Demystifying cloud computing and big data for small and midsize businesses

Cloud computing and big data are no longer just buzz words, they are driving business transformation even for small and midsize businesses. By bringing together business applications and familiar productivity tools, the Microsoft cloud offers the insights you need to better understand your customers and drive your success.

Intelligence as an advantage. Everything around us is measured, effectively making every business now a data-driven one. How can that be used to your advantage? Intelligent business solutions combine people, data, systems, and processes for a real-time view of what’s going on. Watching these data shifts leads to more successful decision-making, such as where and how to engage customers and which services to offer.

Clear view of business performance. Microsoft Dynamics and the Microsoft Cloud bring together operational power and customer insights to give you a holistic view of the data that makes up your business and your customer decisions. With that 360-degree view, you can identify time and cost savings, areas for performance boosts, and manual processes that can be automated for efficiency.

Transforming your business with data. Shock Doctor saw huge improvements in financial management and tangible time savings by automating manual reporting processes, reducing month-end closing time by 50 percent and recovering up to 400 hours/year in time spent processing transactions. And with the ability to capture operational and customer data in real time, they’re now able to provide a level of service to their customers that sets them apart from competitors.

Are you ready to use data to transform your business? Microsoft solutions for small and midsize businesses help you get more out of the data you already have and put it to work for you. Learn more about the power of the cloud for gaining key business insights.