What do hosted solutions offer a smaller business?
Answer: Reduction in the overall cost of ownership of IT.
* Reduced costs invested in IT infrastructure
* No upgrade management required
Hosted solutions run on remote servers as opposed to your in-house infrastructure. Running your solutions from remote servers reduces expenses by reducing hardware and software maintenance and upgrade requirements.
* IT resources are reduced or freed up to focus on core systems
* Administrative tasks reduced
Why spend valuable resources developing and managing in-house solutions when they can be implemented immediately without even any installation effort?
* Manageable costs with no up-front investment
* No minimum periods or termination charges
The hosted model does not require you to purchase the software you are using. Solutions are delivered on a rental model where you pay a monthly fee based on the level of usage. This financing model significantly changes the entire economy of software development and availability.
* Quick implementation of new solutions
* No compatibility issues
* Scalability - add more users quickly and easily
Immediate availability to relevant staff whenever and wherever the solution is required.
* Backup and security all taken care of by the hosting provider
* Reduced downtime - guaranteed levels of service
* No support overhead
Service level agreement with your hosting provider in place as standard
* Full support for mobile staff - satellite offices, at home, travelling
* Extended accessibility to customers and suppliers
You control who has access to your applications without any need for additional software installations
With the Software-as-a-Service model, smaller businesses enjoy access to the kind of scalable solutions that are usually only available to large corporations. The cost structure is ideal for organisations who don't want to tie up large amounts of working capital or resources in IT infrastructure.
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Click here to read about the benefits obtained by one of our customers, Enable Scotland.
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