What is cloud
The ‘cloud’ simply refers to a network of servers (away from your premises), hosted on the internet – and used to store, manage and/or process data in place of local servers or personal computers. By hosting data in the cloud, it enables on-demand access to a shared pool of networks, servers, storage, applications and services.
The benefits of moving to the Cloud with a Managed Service Provider
Cloud allows companies to avoid upfront infrastructure costs and the ongoing replacement of hardware (Opex vs Capex costs).
Cloud provides flexibility on cost options with different models which can include ‘Pay as you Go’.
By sharing resources, cloud technologies rely on economies of scale which make cloud very cost effective.
Cloud enables businesses to run applications faster with improved manageability and less maintenance.
Cloud technology also enables organisations to scale computing needs up or down quickly to suit the demands of the business.
Cloud backup takes away the pain of physically managing tapes being carried offsite. Backup can simply be programmed.
security benefits of the Cloud
- Reputable MSPs use large cloud computing providers
- Costs can be spread across several customers
- You would benefit from advanced computer security, network security and information security measures
- You would have multiple firewall support
- We provide encrypted private networks
- We offer 99.9% SLA availability
- Your data can be stored offsite UK, or UK + Europe storage
- We offer host intrusion protection
- We provide log management
- You will have heightened security and threat management service opportunities
10 Things you need to know about deploying Microsoft office 365
Office 365 is a best-in-class productivity solution that allows you to work and collaborate anywhere on your favorite devices with trusted applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook powered by business class e-mail. With Office 365, you can join and host more productive meetings and securely store and access your documents whenever you want. In the browser, on your desktop, or on your mobile device, you’ll benefit from a consistent experience with advanced tools across platforms, including Windows, iOS and Android. Whatever you and your colleagues are working on, the fully integrated experience that Office 365 delivers will help you accomplish what you need to get done to move business forward.
Even organisations with no previous investment in Microsoft will find that Office 365 has a lot to offer in terms of comprehensiveness, security, support for “hybrid” implementations and more.
- No one size fits all
- Premise, Cloud or Hybrid
- Preparing your infrastructure
- Provisioning your Office 365 environment
- Migration your Email
- Custom Intergrations
- Compliance
- Support
- End Point configuration
- The future
migrating to the cloud
The ‘cloud’ simply refers to a network of servers (away from your premises), hosted on the internet – and used to store, manage and/or process data in place of local servers or personal computers. By hosting data in the cloud, it enables on-demand access to a shared pool of networks, servers, storage, applications and services.
The first thing that any organisation needs to consider when looking at migration options to the cloud is
- To review whether your current IT roadmap meets your business strategy?
- To identify which components of your IT infrastructure could most benefit from being migrated to the cloud?
In order to determine what cloud solutions are appropriate for you, this will be dependent upon the following.
- What applications are you running?
- What data do you hold?
- What are your internal technical capabilities?
- What is your current data security set up?
- What backup schemes do you have in place today which are fit for purpose?
Below is an example of some further considerations to think about when looking at cloud based solutions
How much of your infrastructure is running operations?
Application operations for things like development and test and disaster recovery can tie up more than 50% of your infrastructure.
This is a great place to start. Moving non-production application operations to the cloud has the lowest business impact, highest value - and offers you the quickest win.
Are you running packaged applications like Office, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Dynamics, Sage, Mitel etc.?
Consider running your packaged applications as a service, like Office 365. Cloud application services can help you manage access to thousands of cloud applications.
Are there new applications that you are looking to get or need to support?
Avoid unnecessary retrofitting, consider the cloud for your new application development projects. Cloud application services give you the building blocks to save even more time building web and mobile applications for any platform.
Do you have any custom applications which need to have a highly scalable capability?
These can be expensive and quickly become capacity constrained. It makes sense to run these applications in the cloud. Other custom applications that you’re already running can be lower priority.
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So use the cloud where it’s going to benefit your organisation the most. To help find the answers to these questions - and gain confidence in your migration journey, talk to our cloud sales team.
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