AWS Smart Business Blog
Small and Medium Manufacturers: Are You Putting Your Data to Work?
Running a manufacturing business takes gut instinct coupled with experience to navigate changing markets. It is challenging to be resilient in the face of volatility and competitive pressure. But challenges bring opportunities, and today’s small and medium-sized manufacturer has a new tool to add to the toolbox—data. A lot of data. So how do you […]
Three Reasons Small and Medium Businesses Should Use the Cloud to Improve Manufacturing Efficiency
Did you know 61% of small businesses say their supply chains have been disrupted by the pandemic and worker shortages? As a result, 63% say they had to alter their supply chains in the past six months. This impact has forced businesses to refocus on how to improve operationally. For small and medium-sized businesses especially, […]
Five Ways Small and Medium Businesses Can Keep Data Safer and Save Money
Small and medium-sized businesses are committed to protecting the security of their company and customer data, often at great cost. Keeping data safer and saving money while doing it is challenging with traditional IT models. Expert staff is required to constantly monitor traffic, regularly update software and hardware with the latest patches, and comply with […]
A Simple Way for Growing Businesses to Migrate Their Data to the Cloud
It should come as no surprise that cloud adoption is growing year-over-year as customer’s needs continue to evolve. Specifically in Germany, I am noticing automotive, healthcare, fintech, and other companies of all sizes are already benefitting from reduced infrastructure costs and complexity. But this trend is much wider and global in scale. So why haven’t […]
Accelerating Cloud Innovation for Small and Medium Businesses
Nearly every small and medium-sized business (SMB) leader has heard the cloud can save them money, but there’s more to it than the benefits of getting out of buying, managing, and maintaining hardware. For example, one of our customers, Mindable, is leveraging the AWS Cloud to change how they innovate their business. The results are […]
Cloud Benefits: From ‘Total’ to ‘True’ Cost of Ownership
For small and medium businesses, cost shouldn’t be a significant barrier when evaluating the benefits of migrating to AWS. In fact, the most common questions typically include: “How much will the migration cost?” “What do we need to account for in ongoing costs?” “What is the best way for us to establish our budget to […]