In the process of selling our home, we were required to have a mold inspection. During the inspection, I started speaking with their agent and he began to describe how they were looking to hire as business was growing monthly; which I found surprising in this economy. So I asked what was contributing to this growth? The answer was simply, technology. They had build a new web site and incorporated SEO and lead generation tactics to bring in new leads. But the main reason was the cloud: they moved all their services online which allowed the agents to input data in the field, from their cell phones, tablets or from home. Utilizing this new technology, he was able to double the number of cases he handled in a week.
I asked him how he felt working in the cloud and he looked confused. Not unusual with so many mixed messages about the cloud that we are inundated with. Notwithstanding the ‘to the cloud’ mantra promoted by TV ad campaigns from Cisco and Microsoft, cloud computing is no different from electricity, or as Siamak Farah, InfoStreets; CEO said in a recent article, like water.
And, will provide 3 game changing benefits to your business.
