Discover 6 reasons why construction companies should ignore the bull and adopt Cloud technologies today.

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6 REASONSWHY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
SHOULD CONSIDER THE CLOUD
Read these reasons why construction companies
should be adopting Cloud technologies now.
01 THE CLOUD WILL KEEP
YOUR PROJECT DATA SECURE
34%of companies believe adopting Cloud technology
will have a negative effect on their security posture.
By 2018, more than half of organisations will use security
services firms that specialise in data protection. Worldwide
spending on information security has increased year on year
and will grow a further
8.2%in 2015.
02 DATA IS KEPT IN THE SAME PLACE AND
IS ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO REQUIRE IT
Cloud technologies simplify data access through
centralisation, helping boost productivity.
61%of businesses say the Cloud has increased employee
productivity.” – The Evolution of the Cloud – Verizon.
There is a skills shortage and recruitment
issues are looming in the industry.
03 ADOPTING CLOUD TECHNOLOGY
WILL ATTRACT A YOUNGER WORKFORCE
In 2013, the amount of young people taking on apprenticeships in the industry decreased by
14.6%.Younger employees prefer working for construction companies that offer
flexible working solutions.
04 CONSISTENT SYSTEM AVAILABILITY
Cloud technologies for construction companies
are resilient, even if disaster strikes.
CLOUD SERVICE AVAILABILITY SHOWS AN
AVERAGE OF 7.738 HOURS UNAVAILABILITY
PER YEAR OR 99.91% AVAILABILITY.
– Downtime Statistics of Current Cloud Solutions – International Working Group on Cloud Computing Resiliency.
05 FASTER SETUP OF PROJECTS AND BETTER COLLABORATION
64%of businesses say that cloud-based collaboration
tools help businesses execute projects more quickly.
06 BETTER COLLABORATION ACROSS
MULTIPLE SITES AND WITH THIRD PARTIES
The Cloud’s online access means you can
collaborate with your subcontractors,
wherever they are.
TAKEAWAYS
They will keep
your project data
secure.
They attract
younger employees
and new talent.
They offer better
accessibility to
essential data.
They improve
system
availability.
Cloud technology has received a bad press lately because of several high profile
security risks. But this is no reason not to adopt such technologies because:
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