Cloud Computing Q&A

I have used a number of cloud tools over a number of years. I have used Evernote, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Asana, Trello, Kartra and more. 
Ultimately, which platform is right for you depends on exactly what you want your cloud storage to do. 

A small business owner should consider:
Who needs to access the files?
What level of security do you need?
Are you using it with a team?

Some of the platforms I have listed aren’t strictly considered to be for cloud storage. Asana and Trello are considered to be project management tools, however, they both allow you to upload and share files with certain members of a team or project which I find brings an extra level of awesomeness to cloud storage. 
Evernote is my long-term love and is essentially a way to store files across devices - so files can be accessed whether you’re on your own device - laptop, mobile, tablet. You can also log in to Evernote from a browser window from any computer anywhere, 
Google Drive is my preferred option over Dropbox. Especially based on pricing. Google Drive offers 1TB for a few dollars a month. 
Kartra is a fully integrated email service which includes membership platforms and Amazon file storage for video and file storage. 
 

There are loads of tech experts and journalists online. If we are talking about experts specific to cloud computing, Amazon’s people are pretty active on Twitter, giving updates on their Amazon Web Services and also technology commentaries. You can try Jeff Bar, their tech evangelist. Another one is David Linthicum, Deloitte’s Chief Cloud Strategist. He tweets a lot of his articles, commentaries and opinions, so he is worthwhile to check out. Or try following tech journalists who cover cloud computing for small businesses.

I think you should consider moving when you need your email to integrate with your other google applications, e.g. calendar and if you want a more professional email. 

Pros.

Instead of @gmail, you can have @yourdomainname. 

Cons.

Not much of a difference so same cons as gmail.

It seems all rosy, except for maybe sercurity issues and data storage issues. You just need to be clear on where your data is stored and how it is to be handled by the company you are using.

This article is quite useful:

http://www.filiwiese.com/transitioning-to-a-google-apps-account/ 

My typos are getting worse! Apologies.

We use GSuite for emails and Google Drive for file sharing and storage. Trello to keep track of leads and for task management amongst the team. Calendly is my saving grace when it comes to organising meetings with clients - I can only imagine how much time this saves me given booking in time with me, let alone busy clients can be a nightmare. This program allows the client to book in a time directly into my calendar and all availabilities are synced. I can also block out time that I'd "prefer" not to have meetings like Friday afternoons. We use Xero accounting software and Falcon.io/Later for scheduling and reports as well as MyGuestlist/Mailchimp for PR mailouts and analysis, text campaigns, newsletters etc. 
 

SAASU as alternative to Xero.

Mailchimp for email marketing.

Zoho for entry level CRM capabilities.

Just to name a few...