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Hybrid Cloud vs. Multicloud: Which Solution Best Suits Your Business?

ROBIN HAU | April 5, 2019 | 393 views

Once viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism, cloud computing has become ubiquitous. Whether you’re uploading a fresh photo to Instagram or slogging through an Excel spreadsheet with Office 365, the cloud is an intrinsic part of our personal and professional lives. At its most basic level, the cloud is remote computing powered by the internet. Essentially, a connection to the internet allows us to access the files and applications we need and the processing power we want. In a 2015 study by Xero, 23.5 percent of small business owners were running at least one-quarter of their business in the cloud; just 18 months later, that figure had increased to 71 percent.

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