Six Ways AWS Improves Your Business Scalability
No company wants to stay the same size forever, but the tipping point when growth becomes rapid can create pains.
Avoid the Hurt
Hardware. Servers. Data centers. What were formerly major-league problems in the involving large capital expenses, arduous approval processes, and long procurement cycles are now a lot more manageable due to the cloud capabilities of AWS. Every company is going to have growing pains, but in this case, less is more. Read on about how your firm can save a ton of time, money, and headaches by modernizing your approach to infrastructure and harnessing the advantages of the AWS cloud.
1. Reduce Costs
First, a huge bonus of cloud adoption done right is the ability to save money. Whether you're a small-to-medium business (SMB) or a global behemoth, compute, data storage, and management come with costs. Being able to scale each up and down with the swipe of a finger instead of having to purchase physical servers and the capability to run them is an enormous step forward to managing costs effectively.
2. Respond More Efficiently to the Needs of the Business
The AWS cloud unleashes agility. Cloud infrastructure changes are smaller, incremental expenses eliminating capital expenses and the often associated and painstaking approval processes and procurement cycles. Additionally, cloud infrastructure changes can be made ‘now', enabling IT to quickly meet the constantly changing needs of the business.
3. Improve Operational Efficiency
The back end of your business might be unseen to your customers, but it's the backbone of your company and can be plenty pricey when critical systems like ERP applications start bogging down. Moving your business to the cloud ensures your applications have the resources they need when they need them. It also allows you to only pay for services you need and eliminate any hardware costs that might hold you back while you invest in the operations and technologies that are key for business growth.
4. Reduce Operational Expenses
Some businesses can struggle to pay for a host of workstations that need to be frequently updated and modernized. As technology evolves, it can make for a remarkably short shelf life for each incarnation of your hardware. But with AWS, those days are behind you in the form of desktop visualization services. Application management and deployment becomes much easier when you aren't having to constantly check if your hardware systems can handle the latest software versions.
5. Lower Maintenance Costs
Some businesses can struggle to pay for a host of workstations that need to be frequently updated and modernized. As technology evolves, it can make for a remarkably short shelf life for each incarnation of your hardware. But with AWS, those days are behind you in the form of desktop visualization services. Application management and deployment becomes much easier when you aren't having to constantly check if your hardware systems can handle the latest software versions.
6. Data Migration Made Easy
Holding massive amounts of data is something many systems were never designed for based on when they were built. That means loads and loads of extra hardware just as a catch-all for your needs. AWS gives companies the fantastic ability to expand and contract how much space is needed for data storage in close to real-time without needing to pay for more than you are using – and garner intelligence from that data.
Make the Most of ERPA + AWS
If your company is searching for answers on how to make the most out of AWS, contact ERPA today so one of our professional consultants can break down how to effectively utilize this cloud environment.
