The large number of SME entrepreneurs who are the driving force behind the national micro-economy is inseparable from their tenacity and persistence in entrepreneurship and business development. They certainly already have systems in place to monitor their businesses, whether IT-based or manual.
However, the challenge for them arises when they use a particular system that requires significant investment to build, both in terms of infrastructure and software applications.
The emergence of Cloud solutions amid the urgent need for systems in SMEs has been well-received by SME entrepreneurs. They benefit from the following value-added features:
SME Entrepreneurs Consider Expensive IT Infrastructure
It is unfortunate if we purchase expensive IT infrastructure because the price is based on the US dollar exchange rate while the rupiah is unstable, so SME entrepreneurs need solutions that do not require large initial investments.
Pay Per Use
SME entrepreneurs can calculate how much they have to pay and they don’t have to dig too deep into their pockets, because they use capacity according to their needs. This is very beneficial for them.
The cloud supports the high mobility of SME entrepreneurs by allowing them to access systems anytime and anywhere
SME entrepreneurs rarely stay at their desks. They actively monitor their businesses wherever they go and whenever needed. As a result, they often use smartphones or tablets to access their systems. The cloud enables them to run applications either through installations or directly via a web browser.
No need to worry about hardware and IT expertise
The cloud eliminates the need to manage hardware or hire dedicated IT professionals. Cloud providers handle maintenance and ensure systems run 24/7 throughout the year. By transferring these responsibilities to the provider, entrepreneurs can focus fully on growing and managing their business.
In the event of a natural disaster, the system will continue to operate normally.
Disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and fires can disrupt business operations at any time. These events can damage physical infrastructure and lead to data loss, including critical financial and operational records.
The cloud protects business data regardless of location. Even if a disaster impacts the physical business, the system continues to run. This allows entrepreneurs to recover faster and maintain business continuity.
SME entrepreneurs have manual/traditional systems
Many entrepreneurs still use manual or traditional systems and even rely on their own memory, and their businesses certainly run normally. An example of the weakness of this approach is that when the entrepreneur is sick, the business does not run on that day. In fact, if the entrepreneur incorporates their traditional system into IT, in this case cloud services, then the business will continue to run even if the entrepreneur is sick.
Elderly SME Entrepreneurs
Many older SME entrepreneurs face challenges in using cloud services. Therefore, cloud providers must be careful in building a system that is as simple and easy to use as possible so that age is not a barrier for entrepreneurs to use cloud services.
In fact, if entrepreneurs optimize their existing cloud systems, it will accelerate their business in terms of operations, development, and business continuity so that their businesses always run normally.
The keyword in this blog is: “If all entrepreneurs optimize the use of cloud services in their systems, then watch for the national economic revival that will occur.”
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Purwandi – Engineer Indonesian Cloud