We offer job applicants to opportunity to have their articles published here on the ForceBrain.com Blog to increase their visibility in our organization and in our cloud computing community. This entry was submitted by William Egan, a fluent web developer, new to Force.com.
1. Reduction in System Maintenance
Moving an organization’s applications to the cloud will eliminate the need for update functions to run on individual computers. When it’s time for a security update, a bug fix, or the introduction of new functionality an application is updated in the cloud without any intervention from the user. In the case of security updates and certain bug fixes, users do not even need to be aware that an update has taken place.
2. Increased Accessibility
Applications and files that exist in the cloud can be accessed from any place that has an internet connection. This allows for increased productivity and greater flexibility for mobile and offsite employees.
3. Ease of Scalability
As a business grows and the need for additional server space grows, Salesforce can easily grant that business the additional resources faster and cheaper than purchasing and installing a conventional hard drive.
4. Current Computing Trends
The availability of computers designed for a specific purpose, like netbooks, require much less processing power than desktops and laptops. This trend lends itself to the cloud computing model where most of processing is done on the server and not the computer.
5. Cost Reductions
The items listed above are only a few of the many Force.com cost benefits that will lower an organization’s daily operating costs. As long as moving applications to the Force.com cloud saves money while continuing to provide an organization’s IT needs, the trend towards cloud computing will continue to grow.
Author: William Egan
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