Cloud Solutions. When should your company invest in them?

Business development can be so dynamic that the need to upgrade the IT environment arises sooner than expected. If your company is starting to feel the limitations of its on-site infrastructure, it’s a sign that it’s time to explore cloud solutions. It’s not so much about keeping up with trends as it’s about achieving real gains: from promoting growth to flexibility (including operational flexibility, which is often underestimated) to gaining a competitive edge.

What do you gain from cloud solutions for businesses?

Cloud solutions for businesses are all about scalability, availability, and automation. With the cloud, you’ll be able to respond faster to market demands, manage IT resources more efficiently, and reduce operational costs, especially with a well-planned architecture and a head-led migration. And then you’re left with integrating all the systems and introducing automation – in the right hands, such a process will go without major challenges.

We must pause here for a moment because it seems extremely important to us that the technology itself is only half the story. Equally important is an innovative, businesslike approach – choosing the right model (public, private, hybrid?), planning for data migration, securing business continuity, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations. You won’t do it without a strategically selected team.

It is in these aspects that we support our customers, as we strive to be not only IT service providers but also strategic partners. Our experts, with an average of 11 years of experience, can help with architecture planning, process automation, and optimization of the entire IT environment.

How does deploying cloud solutions for businesses work?

One example of a successful implementation of cloud solutions is a project carried out by j‑labs, for the banking sector: Project aiming to automate the process of providing credit scores for business clients. The client required a solution that would enable credit decisions to be made while maintaining high standards of security and scalability. Generating activity reports within the system was also key. In response to these needs, we refined existing code and integrated data from multiple systems to create a cohesive, cloud-based, tailored system: agile, dynamic, thoughtful at every level. The thought behind the process was to automate the company’s processes further and enable expansion into new regions.

When is it worth switching to the cloud?

Suppose you notice any of the following in your company and feel that the current infrastructure is holding you back. In that case, it’s time to consider investing in cloud solutions for your business.

• Your systems are no longer efficient as the number of users or transactions increases.
• Maintaining the IT infrastructure is consuming an increasing amount of time and resources.
• You want to bring new products and services to market faster, but technology issues are holding you back.
• You need a flexible environment for software testing and development because you feel you have reached a plateau.
• You’re considering scaling your business, locally or globally, but are holding back from taking the necessary steps due to fear of being unprepared.

If you’re worried that the introduction of the cloud is a big step, that… speaks well about you. Indeed, the move to the cloud will not be a straightforward decision. It’s a comprehensive process that requires careful planning, but it shouldn’t hinder business growth; instead, it should enable decision-makers to allocate resources wisely. Misconfiguration, lack of encryption, and lack of automation are mistakes that can happen, but they shouldn’t. That’s why it’s so important to have the support of experienced professionals like j‑labs developers.

We’ve written more extensively about this, for example, in the article Migrating Legacy Systems to the Cloud: A Step-by-Step Guide. Also, take a peek at the post about the legacy system and how it affects (and often negatively affects, though we don’t realize it) modern businesses.

We support companies at every stage of transformation

At j‑labs, we understand that every company has unique needs. Therefore, we do not offer a one-size-fits-all cloud deployment scheme. Instead, we expertly support the technology side and deliver high-quality solutions. Our 11 years of experience translate directly into code quality. Through the work of our software engineers with senior experience, we provide not only high-quality code but also strategic advice that realistically translates into business value.Want to work together? Contact us – together we will design a solution that will pay off in the future.