Partnering with a managed IT services provider (MSP) enables a business to enjoy a suite of benefits, including predictable budgets, reduced IT costs, effortless scalability, and enterprise-grade cybersecurity. But not all MSPs can deliver on their promises.

For the past few years, the number of businesses adopting cloud technology has been soaring. According to a recent survey, 93% of organizations today are using cloud services while 70% have already adopted a cloud-based infrastructure to modernize traditional IT setups like on-premises software.

According to Pew Research, 77% of Americans own a smartphone. And with the increasing affordability and accessibility of cloud technology for businesses small and large, a huge chunk of mobile users regularly connect to work from their devices.

Smartphones and tablets have improved business productivity tremendously, and as cloud specialists ourselves, we recommend mobile-optimized solutions on a daily basis.

It seems everyone is using the cloud in some form, and with good reason, too. Migrating your business applications to a hosted environment has the potential to greatly reduce costs and maintenance requirements while also giving your business the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a more flexible and more mobile workforce.

Over the past few years, machine learning and artificial intelligence have come to dominate the rapid evolution of technology. With pioneers like Microsoft, Google and Amazon now integrating AI with many of their industry-leading technologies, it’s only reasonable to expect this trend to have a growing impact on the way organizations all over the world function in the future.