TechTorus Consulting offers a range of services designed to assist your organization with deployment of Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint Online and Exchange Online. Whether you need full migration support, provisioning assistance or plan to self-deploy and just require some “ask the expert” assistance, we’ve got a service that will fit your needs.
Cloud Services Consulting
Deciding to start the move to the cloud is a daunting task – especially when you have the responsibility of data security and availability for an entire organization. But the potential benefits of a cloud strategy – including cost savings, upgrade ease, availability – are clearly worth evaluating. With a planned, staged transition based on your current hardware, security issues, architecture, and integration priorities, your move to the cloud can be a strategic advantage.
The concept behind cloud computing is simple: it lets you run computer applications over the Internet, without having to buy, install or manage your own servers. You can run your company’s IT operations with nothing more than a browser and an Internet connection. Applications, operating systems, servers and network switches all reside out of sight and within the metaphorical cloud, the Internet and are managed by your cloud computing vendor.
A New Way of Doing Business
Cloud computing turns conventional software delivery on its head in a number of ways:
- Low overhead:- Upgrades, maintenance and system administration take place in the cloud and are managed by the vendor, so you don’t have to spend nights or weekends supervising a new version upgrade or a failed server. One industry analyst study found that cloud-based business software cost 50% less than on-premise software over a four-year period for a 100-employee company
- Ease of access at anytime, and from anywhere:- Cloud computing is “always on,” making it easy to grow your business and support remote workers and locations, or support a highly mobile sales or service team, because people can access the cloud any time, day or night, from any browser, desktop or mobile device around the globe, 24×7
- High availability:- Cloud software architectures are designed from the ground up for maximum network performance, so they frequently deliver better application-level availability than conventional, on-premise solutions
- Optimized performance:- The cloud adjusts to your performance needs, dynamically assigning server cycles whenever and wherever you need them, and automatically adjusting to spikes in your business
- Subscription-based pricing:- You pay as you go, often on an annual basis, unlike conventional systems where you have to make a major up-front investment in licenses, hardware and software. You benefit from better cash flow and far greater IT flexibility
- Energy savings:- By eliminating the need for on-premise hardware, cloud computing reduces overall server room power consumption/ as well, which can save a mid-size businesses a sizeable amount every year
You’re in Control
Best of all, cloud computing lets you focus on your business. You don’t have to use valuable IT resources to keep business systems on life support. Instead, you can re-deploy them to focus on more strategic business initiatives while leaving your cloud computing vendor to worry about scalability, security, uptime, application maintenance and system upgrades.
