CLOUD COMPUTING CAN EMPOWER SA ENTREPRENEURS 22 October 2014: Small businesses that use more than two types of cloud services grow 26% faster and are 21% more profitable on average than those that don't use cloud tools, according to a new report from Google and Deloitte which surveyed over 1300 IT decision makers in six countries including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. South African business owners and entrepreneurs should learn from the results of this survey and utilise cloud computing to their advantage.  This is according to Athol Wesselink, Chief Engineer at OpenWeb, a nationwide internet service provider (ISP) who says the use of cloud computing makes it more affordable for start-up businesses or Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) to establish a small office or to work from home. “Users can benefit from several technologies, cut costs and focus on their core business instead of being impeded by IT obstacles.” W...