Thanks to cloud computing, Vietnamese executives can manage their companies from anywhere using Microsoft’s reasonably priced software.

According to Microsoft’s newest statistics, at the moment there are 1.2 billion people using Office, in 140 countries and 107 languages around the world.

The Office apps have been downloaded 340 million times to mobile devices running iOS and Android. It is estimated that two thirds of all data is being kept and transferred through Cloud solutions around the world.

How can companies join this trend? Will the large amount of data be a hurdle to their growth? Microsoft Office 365 is the perfect solution integrating cloud computing, tailored exclusively for the needs of business customers.

Distributed in Vietnam by CMC Telecom, Office 365 is expected to create a revolution in the IT management of Vietnamese enterprises.

How do companies benefit from cloud computing?

According to Vu Minh Tri, Microsoft Vietnam’s general manager, Office 365 is a set of cloud computing services that supplement companies’ experience of using IT services from A to Z, from integrating the whole set of familiar office tools, namely Office Pro Plus, to managing personal information/messages stored in the cloud (Exchange Online) or internal Portal online for companies (Sharepoint Online), the online data storage system (OneDrive for Business), and the online conference app (Skype for Business), to bring flexibility to all company staff. Working from anywhere and at any time has never been so easy and professional.

In addition, Office 365 also provides a social network for businesses (Yammer), a virtual secretary (Delve), and a presentation support tool (Sway) with a friendly interface and familiar gestures.

CMC Telecom, as the strategic provider of Microsoft, aims to help companies and office workers shift digital data usage to the cloud, increase productivity everywhere, and sync all devices to increase the competitiveness of companies.

IT solutions upgrade companies?

Global economic integration and competition are driving companies to change.

IT is one of the primary areas a leader should pay attention to because it impacts the whole system of employees, operations, and information management.

According to a new study produced by Vmware by surveying 64 IT managers and company leaders in Vietnam, as much as 52 per cent of Vietnamese enterprises want to use cloud computing in their IT infrastructure and 87 per cent of them believe in the role of cloud computing in encouraging innovation.

However, 59 per cent of the employees said that they are not equipped with the necessary technology to work “anywhere at any time” (according to New way of Work, by Microsoft).

What is the reason behind Vietnamese companies’ limited access to cloud computing services? High initial investment costs? Security concerns? Subpar IT resources not meeting requirements?

Ngo Trong Hieu, CEO of CMC Telecom, said that Office 365 is a reasonable investment. It is deployed quickly, secure, and is easy to manage.

In the future, not only small and medium-sized and foreign companies in Vietnam, but government agencies too will find cloud computing the greenest, most sustainable use of IT both on a local and the global scale.