How Cloud-Based Technology Makes the Mergers & Acquisitions Process Frictionless

Erin Jarboe

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In today's data-driven world, merging with or absorbing another company can seem stressful, to say the least. Fortunately, cloud-based technology makes it simpler than ever to integrate the infrastructures of two or more companies. It provides several benefits that allow companies to enhance their own operations, even in the middle of a merger or acquisition. Visit: http://www.interlink.com/m&a/

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• Publié par: interlink
• Publié le: 25 avril 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• Langue: English

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How Cloud-Based Technology Makes the Mergers & Acquisitions Process Frictionless IŶ todaLJ’s data-driven world, merging with or absorbing another company can seem stressful, to say the least. Fortunately,cloud-based technologymakes it simpler than ever to integrate the infrastructures of two or more companies. It provides several benefits that allow companies to enhance their own operations, even in the middle of a merger or acquisition.

Technology Gives Options to Companies Undergoing a Merger

TodaLJ’s teĐhŶologLJ alloǁs ďusiŶess oǁŶers to deterŵiŶe hoǁ theLJ ǁaŶt to ŵerge their data, prograŵs, operatioŶs, aŶd infrastructure. For example, when a company acquires another organization, it may choose to leave its infrastructure completely independent of the one acquired and simply build connectivity between them. On the other hand, it may decide to migrate both infrastructures to the cloud. Lastly, in some cases, the acquiring company may want to migrate only oŶe ĐoŵpaŶLJ to the Đloud, theŶ iŶtegrate that serǀiĐe iŶto the other’s oŶ-site infrastructure. The availability of these options allows companies to determine which type of integration would best suit their needs for both current and future needs.

Cloud-based Technology Makes Integration Faster

WheŶ it Đoŵes to iŶtegratioŶ, it’s iŵportaŶt tointegrate quickly. Among the most important things to assimilate right away are email domains, directory services, address lists, calendar sharing, and more. These things can all determine how efficiently a company runs immediately following a merger or acquisition.Cloud technologyallows this information to deploy to all users seamlessly, which means every stakeholder and employee associated with the company will have access to up to date information in real time.

Cloud-based Technology Improves Scalability

Mergers and acquisitions indicate growth, which means it becomes necessary to scale software systems. For example, a company with 500 people using a specific type of software may suddenly double, which means the software will need to

be deployed quickly and efficiently to the new employees. Cloud technology makes scalability easy and painless. Acquiring companies can increase their cloud-based subscription on-the-fly to match their current number of users. With access to subscription-based cloud services, sharing information with employees and stakeholders becomes a simpler process. It provides everyone with access to the data they need to keep the company running smoothly, avoiding downtime and interrupted productivity.

Cloud-based Technology Negates the Need to Worry with Hardware and Apps

In traditional, non-cloud mergers and acquisitions, you must consider a variety of factors–especially when it comes to thehardǁare aŶd the apps ďeiŶg used. For edžaŵple, if LJou’re douďliŶg the ĐapaĐitLJ of LJour ĐoŵpaŶLJ through aŶ acquisition, you may find yourself thinking about douďliŶg LJour serǀer ĐapaĐitLJ. With Đloud teĐhŶologLJ, this siŵplLJ isŶ’t necessary. You can easily scale and extend applications into the cloud using cloud-computing services like Microsoft Azure. You only need to create a plan to complete the integration and then move forward. This allows you to focus your attention on the more important business focused tasks.

Cloud technology provides companies with quick deployment of services, software, and empowers employees–both current and newly acquired - with the information and tools they need post acquisition. It resolves concerns surrounding servers and applications because they are readily available in the cloud. Finally, it allows everyone access to pertinent information in real time, which keeps your company running, even during the deployment phase.

Look to Interlink to help you outline the options based on your future goals and current infrastructure. Contact us today at http://www.interlink.com/m&a/contact-us/.