Cloud computing and small businesses: Basic rhetorical analysis

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SUBJECT: Cloud computing and small businesses
Cloud computing is now an important part of businesses regardless of the size as they seek to link employees or multiple offices. The Guardian newspaper focused on the role of cloud computing for small businesses. The main target audience are the owners of small businesses who have not adopted cloud computing. The benefits of using cloud computing range from facilitating the storage of information, to running software. In addition, cloud applications help to minimize costs, as there is shared information on a single network, easily accessible to many people at the same time.
To lay emphasis on the relevance of cloud applications, the authors assert that the growth in the industry is approximately 30%, with storing information virtually now a top priority in many businesses. Furthermore, the authors also highlight that cloud computing need not necessarily only facilitate storage of information. There can be transfer of information through remote operation of computers. Indeed small businesses can have the same advantages, as a big corporation as cloud computing increases efficiency, but the scale of operations is small to the extent that it is easier to monitor activities.
To highlight on the applicability of cloud computing across various industries, the author aptly use the farming industry. Even after mechanization of farming, the industry has not utilized computers like in many other industries. Farmers are typical small business owners who also need to store and process data and c loud computing comes in handy for such workers. The potential to bring efficiency is to this industry is enormous, with many farmers resulting to manual data computations as they dot see the benefits of using computers. However, with specialized programs and cloud computing processing information would help farmers to keep track of their f...