Should I Use Cloud Services for My Small Business?
The Cloud Is Here to Stay.
Companies that use cloud services leverage the huge infrastructure of the cloud providers, getting 99.9 percent uptime, system redundancy, access from anywhere, and lower ongoing maintenance costs. In deciding whether or not the cloud is right for your business, we recommend evaluating whether or not you need a server. For example, if your industry-specific application doesn’t offer its software in the cloud and requires you to have a server, then you already need a server and should take advantage of it. You probably don’t need the cloud. Another thing to take into account is whether you’ll be storing very large data files, which most cloud environments struggle to accommodate. In calculating your business’s cloud viability, compare the cost of a six- year server to the cost of comparable cloud services for those six years. It’s also important to consider what type of support will be needed for both solutions over that same period, which can be difficult. The cloud may seem like a trend, but it doesn’t show any signs of going away anytime soon. Whether or not it’s right for your business is dependent on many factors, but it’s certainly worth considering.
These days, the “cloud” is all the rage. As cloud services expand and proliferate, more and more business owners are transferring line of business applications to the cloud. This has many people wondering, “Should I be hopping on the bandwagon? Do cloud services make sense for my small business?” The answer depends on your business environment, the size of your company, and what types of applications your business uses in its day-to-day operations. When a company decides to implement cloud services into their workflow, it essentially means that, instead of having an application that you use hosted in your office, you use the same application hosted by an outside provider, through the internet. The simplest example is email. Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Office 365 are all examples of popular cloud services for mail. You access these programs through your browser or email client, but the back-end servers running the programs are hosted by the providing companies in a remote location.
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Bacon and Spinach
FRITTATA
Recipe inspired by paleoplan.com.
Ingredients:
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4 cups spinach, chopped
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12 large eggs
⅛ teaspoon sea salt, or to taste ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
½ cup full-fat coconut milk 6 slices bacon, chopped
Directions:
4. Add the spinach to skillet and cook until just wilted. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet and season with salt and pepper. 5. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until eggs are set. 6. Top with cooked bacon before serving.
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Whisk the eggs with the
coconut milk in a large bowl. Set aside. 3. Cook bacon in a skillet till crisp.
Remove bacon from skillet and set aside. Leave fat in skillet.
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