If your datacenter runs IBM i, cloud hosting can allow your IT staff to focus more on productivity and application development. Having to procure your own hardware for your computing environment can be costly and time consuming, and the maintenance work required for old hardware can often be even more so. By transitioning to a cloud-hosted environment, you can shift your IT budget to an operating expense rather than having to purchase replacement parts.

Of course, one of the greatest benefits of switching to cloud hosting for your computing environment is that it allows for maximum scalability. When you manage your own infrastructure, every time you need to add additional resources for improved storage capacity or computing power, you have to find the necessary hardware, purchase it, install it, and make sure everything is working properly before you can take advantage of its capabilities. With cloud computing, adding resources is as simple as contacting your hosting provider to have them allocate more of their public cloud for your environment. You can even have it scaled back when you no longer need it, rather than having unused hardware tying up your company’s capital in depreciating resources.