Top 5 Benefits of a Cloud Deployment for your MEP Business
Viewpoint recently announced their MEP Estimating solution is now available in the cloud, providing users a worry-free IT experience that is configured, managed and supported by Viewpoint. For more information, please visit MEP Estimating.
Why would a business choose a cloud deployment?
A cloud deployment brings MEP contractors a convenient, affordable and on-demand infrastructure as an alternative to having to configure, optimize and back-up in-house software applications. Leveraging a cloud platform gives MEP contractors several distinct advantages including smaller expenditures for IT resources, hardware and maintenance. Additionally, with a cloud deployment, multiple users can access and update their data without purchasing licenses for different applications.
Here are 5 ways a cloud deployment can benefit your MEP business:
1. Ease of Use – Though often overlooked, this is “easily” the most powerful benefit. The cloud’s true
potential is to provide more than a web-based version of an application— its true potential is the ability to host ALL applications, and make them as easily accessible to the end user as if sitting in their office.
2. Cost savings – Most software vendors operate on a subscription basis, charging monthly, quarterly, or annually for their services, so expenditure on software, hosting and support is more predictable. With less investment in hardware, there is less depreciation of company assets and immediate expensing of operational costs.
3. Increased Flexibility – New software can be implemented more quickly, with training and ongoing support delivered on demand. Little or no capital outlay is required for new hardware or software, as access is usually via a standard internet browser. Pay-as-you-go services can be turned on and off quickly, and processing power, memory, and bandwidth, can be scaled up or down as needed.
4. Improved Reliability and Security – Software services are provided 24/7 from highly resilient data centers with security, back-up, and secondary systems that would be difficult even for the largest corporates to replicate. Cloud storage offers better disaster recovery, with automatic back-up and improved security.
5. Lower Risk Transfer – Responsibility for ensuring constant availability of data to a project team is transferred to a specialist third party. This third party is less likely to become embroiled in any construction disputes which may arise between the construction businesses, providing higher levels of neutrality and trust.
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