In fact, analysts at IDC say that cloud computing is becoming the ‘de facto standard for software delivery.’ Here are ten essential cloud apps that are helping businesses to grow faster.
- Office 365 Microsoft’s online productivity toolkit includes email, calendars, Skype for Business and Office productivity applications: all you need to run your business in the cloud. Office365.com
- Buffer Take the stress out of social media by buffering up your posts in advance. Buffer.com
- OneNote Microsoft’s digital notebook synchronises your notes across PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones. You can even access your notes on the web.
- OneNote.com Build better relationships with your customers and make sure the whole sales team is working together with Dynamics CRM Online. www.microsoft.com/en-gb/dynamics/crm.aspx
- PickFu.com Fast, cost-effective feedback and market research online.
- If This Then That. Thousands of apps have APIs now and If This Then That is the glue. For example, whenever you take a picture on your Windows Phone, IFTTT can post it straight to Twitter automatically. ifttt.com
- OnDrive for Business Store your files securely in the cloud using Microsoft OneDrive; get 15GB free for personal use or up to 1TB of storage with OneDrive for Business as part of Office 365. OneDrive.com
- Turbine Take care of time off requests, purchase orders and expense claims online. TurbineHQ.com
- Yammer Like a kind of Facebook for business, Microsoft’s Yammer app lets employees share information, collaborate on projects and improve communication. Yammer.com
- Calendly Wouldn’t it be great if people could check your availability and book calls or meetings easily? Now they can with Calendly. Calendly.com