AHEAD IN THE CLOUD Gain an edge by bringing the benefits of cloud computing to your business 95% of people have used the cloud but don't know it 152 Top 5 reasons to use the cloud 1 Flexibility It's ideal for businesses with fluctuating bandwidth demands, and is easy to scale up or down. 2 Disaster recovery This is usually included when cloud technology is installed with third-party expertise. 3 Automatic software updates Suppliers take care of all updates, including security, rolling these out regularly. 4 No need for hardware You no longer have to worry about equipment costs. 5 Cloud-based workflow Being able to share documents from anywhere makes working practice easier and more collaborative for your team. Apps people didn't know were part of the cloud * Netflix * iCloud * Dropbox