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Algo rhythm: Small and medium-sized businesses path to cloud

83% of enterprise businesses say cloud solutions have helped their business recover from Covid-19

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54% of traditional SMBs believe cloud solutions have aided their recovery

Shivani Shinde
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make up a huge part of the economy, but SMBs face unique challenges when it comes to running their business and selecting technology solutions. 

The Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to adapt and rethink how they operated, which included a reassessment of their technology infrastructure and use of cloud services. 

They, however, also face unique challenges when it comes to selecting technology solutions as a survey by DigitalOcean, along with research agency AspenFinn, shows:
KEY FINDINGS
27% of traditional SMBs, 31% of tech-focused SMBs, and 24% of enterprises list pandemic recovery as their biggest challenge
Cloud adoption:
83% of enterprise businesses say cloud solutions have helped their business recover from Covid-19
69% of tech-focused SMBs agree with the findings
54% of traditional SMBs believe cloud solutions have aided their recovery
52% of traditional SMBs consider themselves a cloud native business compared to 
71% of tech-focused SMBs and 86% of enterprises