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Growing Number of SMBs Going 'in the Cloud'

Many small- and medium-size businesses are choosing on-demand security services over both hardware and software solutions. Though all options are constantly changing, on-demand services can take a great deal of weight off the shoulders of a CTO, IT administrator, or small business owner by providing instant service that is automatically updated, and relieve IT employees of several duties including scanning the network for viruses, tweaking email filters, and updating software. These services can also provide enterprise-class security, business continuity, instant messaging, email, Web filtering, hosted office, and archiving while alleviating the costs of managing hardware and software. On-demand services can be set up within minutes of being purchased, without any on-site installation required. In addition, email and instant messaging can be archived and spam can be blocked, so more attention can be paid to business matters.

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