Cloud and Start Up, the 4 reasons for a perfect combination
They are young, full of ideas and energy. Who are we talking about? Startuppers, often very well-informed talented young people who would do anything to see their creature explode. Cloud Computing is part of the project from the very first moment, so much so that it makes it seem unusual when a startup is not a Cloud native. In fact, most of them choose Cloud infrastructures from the very first moment of life.
That’s because the cloud has revolutionized the way businesses operate. Just think of companies like AirBnB, Monzo Bank, and Lyft that have been able to grow and innovate quickly, backed seamlessly by their secure, agile, and flexible cloud infrastructures.
Danilo Poccia, principal evangelist, Serverless at Amazon Web Services explained it in great detail. And we will be guided by his words and try to explain why start-ups choose the cloud.
First of all, it’s a question of “money“
When you start a business, whether you produce goods or services, what is absolutely necessary is to have excellent cost control. As Danilo Poccia explains, startups only pay for the services they use and this is one of the main features of the Cloud.
You don’t need to invest large sums of money because you can have the computational power you want because, for example, you only need it for an hour or two. Cloud Computing is perfect because it is not capital intensive for those who use it, and it adapts to how a startup normally works: with little money.
Grows with you
One of the main and fundamental features of the Cloud is scalability. What do you mean? When is a system scalable?
A system is defined as scalable when it is able to increase or decrease its performance on a predefined scale. The increase or decrease in performance is determined solely on the basis of the availability of the system at a given time and the needs of those who have requested the specific service.
This means that, even more so for ambitious and hungry startuppers, it is possible to scale quickly, having the ability to add or remove resources to better meet ever-changing business needs.
If you have time, don’t wait for time
One of the advantages of relying on the Cloud is because of its agility. Just think of how much it costs in terms of time to physically install hardware and software resources in the company. Weeks, to be optimistic.
Timing that, nowadays, is hardly compatible with the speed of modern business, while thanks to the cloud it is possible to obtain large amounts of computing resources from your provider in a few minutes, usually with a few clicks.
Not to mention that larger cloud computing services run on a worldwide network of secure data centers, regularly updated to the latest generation of hardware, so theoretically faster and more efficient.
Better to stay safe
One of the issues widely addressed in the business world is that of security. It is clear that it does not matter the size of the company or the number of people who make it up, safety is a priority in any case.
Keeping your data under control is especially important for a start-up that has to make its way through the mare magnum of business and cannot afford damage of any kind, especially to its image.
Amazon Web Services, for example, enables its customers to scale and innovate, while maintaining a secure environment. Customers only pay for the services they use, which means they can have the security they need, without the upfront expense and at a lower cost than in an on-premises environment.
That said, none of this would be possible without a cloud service provider that can support the growth of a company or start-up in a professional and secure way.
Companies, whether large or small, are part of our social fabric and must always be supported and accompanied on a path of stable and lasting growth.
In fact, it is no coincidence that the Head of State Sergio Mattarella, on his trip to America that will also stop in Silicon Valley, which has become the home of hi-tech ingenuity and catalyst of the world’s brains, has chosen to meet the startuppers and the Italian community that does research in that prodigious corner of the Golden Country.
