Cloud computing has been described as the future of IT infrastructure provision and a boon for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) with ambitious plans for rapid expansion.
Speaking to Automation World, ERP chief executive officer Anthony Chirchirillo said that adopting cloud computing was a strategic decision that helped it tackle the inherent SME problem of having limited resources.
He claimed his company was unable to afford the high salary of a dedicated IT professional, so IT outsourcing was the best option.
“This is technology of the future, particularly for SMEs that don’t have the deep pockets to invest in IT to grow their businesses,” he told the news provider.
He added that the return-on-investment exceeded 50 per cent and cloud computing helped drive revenues at the firm up by 17 per cent.
Recent research from The Open Group showed that forward-thinking firms need to do more to measure the benefits – and shortcomings – of their new cloud computing solutions if they are to extract the best returns from the technology.
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