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Expansion of new solution options means that more enterprises across industries and sizes can access the cloud. It also means lines have blurred between solutions used by large enterprises and available access from smaller companies. This section deals with the ways in which cloud has shifted both in size and specialized offering, and what it means for verticals and companies of varying sizes.
In a sense, solutions have become more democratic, and there’s been a huge shift in the power of computing and what’s available to smaller companies. Thanks to the cloud marketplace, software that was only available as a very expensive, large enterprise solution, is now much more readily available.
Small companies can access the cloud and do trial engagements; they can buy one or two seats in software, instead of a thousand-seat financial commitment. That’s an amazing shift in the business landscape, and a very empowering one for smaller businesses.
The other paradigm shift is not only in the scale of solutions and what’s available; the need for IT support has changed radically, as well. Smaller companies don’t need an IT department to install and run these solutions. Partnering with a reliable external expert can often provide them all the support they need to select, install and maintain a key software solution.
The only times enterprises run into issues with cloud costs, deployment or other issues is when they try and completely “DIY.” Cloud may have radically democratized solution availability, but there are still complexities in the selection, installation and management process that should not be overlooked.
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