It’s a sight that has become all too familiar this winter. Strong winds, flooded streets and fallen trees. Storm Imogen is another name to add to the list of uncharacteristically extreme weather in the UK.
The Independent claims that the cost to the UK economy of the flooding over the Christmas period could reach £6bn. “Economists have predicted that the recent flooding will hit Britain’s GDP by 0.2 per cent due to businesses being forced to close, loss of agriculture output, and people not being able to go shopping and travel.”
In rebuilding from these disasters, it is paramount that we prepare for the next ones. The UK government already has already pledged £2.3bn towards flood defences across the country. Blocking flood waters from entering homes has to be of utmost importance – but what of the costs of lost business days?Fortunately, technology has the answer. It’s called the cloud.
Across the country, thousands of businesses use the cloud daily. Secure servers in datacentres host business data and applications, allowing users to access that data anywhere. Where in the past secure data is stored on the end-user devices which can be lost, stolen or damaged, the cloud stores data remotely and that data is backed up regularly.
When entrustIT began trading in 2006, our mission was to lead the way in providing businesses with a simple, affordable cloud IT solution. 10 years later, with ISO 27001 industry standards of security and thousands of users accessing our servers daily, we feel we have achieved that goal.
When the next disaster strikes, make sure your business is covered. Cloud Hosted Desktops liberate all office data and apps to the cloud, allowing them to be accessed anywhere, anytime on virtually any device.
Can’t reach your office? You can continue your work from home.
Company PCs damaged? Relax in the knowledge your data is safe and secure in the cloud.
Looking to move into the cloud? Let entrustIT take you there. From our offices in Hampshire, UK and Boston, MA we provide Hosted Services to Europe and North America. With services such as Hosted Desktop, Hosted Email and on premise support, among many others, there’s a solution to fit any problem.
For a consultation with no obligation, call us on 0330 002 0045 or email us at sales@entrustit.co.uk