Businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of ‘cloud services’ because they not only aid business efficiency, but they also improve profitability.

Having all of your business documents and software stored somewhere on the internet, ready for you to pick out at any time, may seem a little risky at first, but more and more businesses are finding that the benefits of this system are more than outweighing the risk factor.

In a recent survey, it has been found that from a large number of both UK and US companies, up to 88 percent said that cloud services actually saved them money, along with 60 percent saying the cloud has helped to reduce the need to maintain their IT infrastructure. The majority also said the cloud has helped them expand their business and increase profits.

Cloud services can go further than just storing your files; they can also be used to take what are usually time-consuming jobs to a third-party, effectively outsourcing some of your work but on a virtual platform, saving businesses both time and money.

As risky as it sounds, having your data out of the office, there are many ways of keep your files still private to your company, letting you reap the benefits!