Traditional business applications and platforms are complicated and expensive. Explore the next evolution in computing.
Cloud Computing: changing the way we use computers forever
With cloud computing a business can run all its software online and store company data on secure internet servers. This enables firms to do away with costly and space consuming IT hardware or expensive software purchases. It can save companies a great deal of money - allowing them to grow much faster.
How important is Cloud Computing?
It is essential that small and medium sized businesses do not underestimate the importance of cloud computing. The business world has changed forever - it is about facing outwards rather than inwards. Save9 Cloud offers fully virtualised hosted desktop solutions that are designed to replace traditional in-house IT systems.
Online software applications and services, rather than locally installed computer software, opens up new possibilities for businesses to dramatically reduce upfront software purchases and ongoing upgrade costs. This new ‘pay-as-you-go’ internet model is being embraced by companies worldwide so that they can offer their office workers full versions of their favourite business applications. Nearly every software application is available covering the latest word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics and accounts software packages from top software vendors such as Microsoft and Apple Computer. All a company needs is an internet broadband connection, some computers and a Cloud Computing provider such as Save9.
How it works
As a Microsoft online business partner, Save9 offers one of three Save9 Cloud Computing options. Here is a basic diagram of how the Microsoft BPOS option works in a modern organisation:
Cloud Computing: how relevant is it to my business?
Cloud Computing is changing the way we use computers forever. Online software services, rather than locally installed software, opens up new possibilities for businesses to control IT costs while continuing to enhance employee productivity.
The Past...
Before the internet became an essential business tool, companies would buy expensive desktop PCs, laptops and servers then pay for lots of software applications to run on them (office suites, anti-virus, accounts, email server, CRM and so on...). After this significant expense the costs began to rise - IT experts were paid to install and look after your technology; then the software vendors would charge you for annual upgrades and new features. It just seems that as you grow your business your IT costs spiral out of control. So when will it all end? Right here...
Today...
Make cloud computing work for you. Get in contact with Save9 and we'll setup a complimentary 30-day demonstration for you. You'll get a chance to see the business benefits of online business applications without any purchase risk involved.
What cost savings does Cloud Computing provide my business?
- No up-front software purchases ever again
- No annual software upgrade fees ever again
- No onsite IT professional install costs
- No expensive server hardware costs (simply not required)
- No expensive PC upgrade costs (older PC's work fine)
- Reduced ongoing IT support costs
What software is available on the Save9 Cloud?
Save9 can provide your organisation with all of the following online enterprise-class applications plus bundled security services starting at £9 per user per month based on a 12 month contract. Don't forget that all you need is an internet connection and a low-powered PC running IE or Firefox for each member of staff.
- Microsoft Office 2007 online (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access & Publisher)
- Anti-virus and Anti-spam online (Trend Micro & McAfee)
- Data Encryption online (PGP)
- Off-line backup tool
- Microsoft Exchange Online
- Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services
- Microsoft SharePoint Online
- Microsoft Office Live Meeting
- Microsoft Office Communications Online
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
- Sage Accounts Online
- Sage CRM Online
For new members of staff just buy a PC, laptop or netbook and use a free web-browser to connect to your secure Save9 Cloud service.
Devising your Cloud Strategy
At Save9, we believe that the advent of cloud computing does not necessitate that existing (or legacy) IT assets be moved into the cloud, as it makes more sense to extend to the cloud as opposed to migrate to the cloud. We think that eventually, a hybrid world of on-premise software and cloud-based services will be the norm, although the balancing point between the two extremes may vary greatly among organisations of all types and sizes. Save9's intention is to provide a platform that can support the wide range of scenarios in a hybrid world, spanning the spectrum of choices between on-premises software and cloud-based services.
Save9’s cloud platform, from this perspective, does not have to replace your existing on-premises software products such as the suite of Windows Server products, but rather, completes the spectrum of choices and the capabilities required for a Software as a Services (SaaS) model.