Should All Businesses be Using The Cloud in 2025
The short answer is yes—all businesses should use the cloud in 2025. We could end the article there, but we won’t. Instead, we’ll tell you that 94% of companies worldwide are using some form of cloud computing (there are many). 60% of corporate data is also stored in the cloud. In fact, the average enterprise uses 1,295 cloud services, and 92% use a multi-cloud approach (more on that later). So, we guess we’ve answered how many companies are using cloud computing—read on to learn why they are and why you should.
The Cloud is Safe Storage
Generally speaking, cloud storage is safer. Only 27% of businesses have had security breaches in their cloud public infrastructure, with phishing being the primary attack—74% of brands dealt with phishing attacks. It’s also worth noting that 23% of loud security breaches come from cloud misconfiguration, leaving vulnerabilities. Still, it’s not all doom and gloom. Gartner recently introduced a new SASE network and security category to improve cloud security posture and access. If you’re asking the question “what is sase?”. It is an acronym for Secure Access Service Edge.
And yes, we can’t deny that the cloud isn’t vulnerable, but we can argue that every method of data storage is now. Hackers are becoming more advanced, gaining access to technology they didn’t have before, and making data storage, to be frank, a nightmare. At least the cloud uses advanced encryption and strict security measures.
More often than not, the issue is the individual cloud setup.
Cloud Computing Potential is Massive
Cloud computing is pulling in revenue you wouldn’t believe—by the end of 2024 (very soon), it should generate $675 billion. According to some forecasts, it’ll be worth $947.3 billion by 2026.
The ability to manage and work with large datasets is one of the most defining features of a cloud service. Businesses today have to deal with huge volumes of structured and unstructured data daily, with data stored by companies on the cloud predicted to reach 100 zettabytes in 2025. Traditional data storage methods can only do so much – the cloud doesn’t have that issue. These platforms are regularly updated to accommodate these massive sets of data.
We also think it’s a massive driver of remote working and international relationships. Workers don’t need to be physically in the workplace to have their files and applications—necessary for their work, and meetings and document sharing can happen anytime, anywhere.
Multi-Cloud Approaches
The multi-cloud approach is where it’s at.
There are three types of cloud computing:
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Public Cloud
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Private Cloud
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Hybrid Cloud
Within those three types, there are four main services:
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
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Software as a service (SaaS)
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Serverless computing
Businesses are no longer confined to a single cloud vendor, dispersing their workloads through cloud-based products like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. AWS is the largest public cloud provider, taking 32% of the market share.
The greatest strength of this strategy is redundancy. In the event that one provider goes down or has an issue, normal operations can be carried out on another platform. And, multi-cloud strategies benefit companies by enabling them to focus on particular services they desire.
Still, using several cloud environments can be complicated and would need appropriate tools and experience – most companies outsource cloud storage management and their cyber security posture.
Or if they want to do it themselves, cloud management platforms ease this task by offering a single interface for monitoring and controlling resources across various providers.
Flexible and Scalable Solutions
Cloud technology is essential for any business using continuous highly engineered assets like IT infrastructure and applications, as it has a pay-as-you-go feature.
Unlike cloud services, conventional systems use a hardware setup that requires a hefty investment for maintenance and upkeep. Companies can, however, increase or decrease their requirements based on demand without loss in performance using the cloud.
SMEs save tons of money by not having to physically expand their structures due to using cloud products – on average the savings are about 20%. Rather than purchasing dozens of servers or overhauling their current information technology systems, businesses can simply click a few buttons to boost their storage or processing capabilities.
Basically, the cloud will grow with the business.
Better Big Data Insights
Big Data in business models is a big trend. And the cloud loves big data. The volumes of data produced daily are growing at an unmatched rate that traditional data storage tools and technologies cannot handle – the average business is handling 162.9TB of data. Cloud platforms provide the computational and storage resources necessary for efficient handling of large amounts of data.
Cloud-oriented intelligence technologies like Salesforce and AWS allow companies to leverage their data to generate insights that were previously unattainable. For example, businesses can monitor consumer behavior, refine supply chain management, and accurately predict market shifts.
Providers of cloud services also now deliver prepackaged artificial intelligence and machine learning services to aid businesses and increase efficiency. Automation possibilities are virtually limitless, looking at everything from targeted advertisements to the maintenance of machinery systems.
So, yes, every business needs the cloud, and almost every company is using at least one of the cloud services. The innovation potential is endless.