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Maintaining and upgrading basic core infrastructure services is time consuming while at the same time service level expectations are increasing due to the critical nature of these services. Where is time better spent, maintaining these systems or contributing to IT services that differentiate your business? Can you keep up with all of the changes and demand your business has?
With Online services you can quickly provision new services and users that integrate with your existing infrastructure with high standards of reliability and security. Eliminate specialized solutions for email filtering that take up network bandwidth, avoid the ongoing expense of adding new hardware and labour for upgrades, pay on a subscription basis as an operational cost instead of capital expenditures, and get the latest in collaboration software.
Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS)
BPOS is a set of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft, and consists of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office Live Meeting, and Office Communications Online. It fits businesses of all sized from 5 users to 50,000.
Software Plus Services
Microsoft’s approach is to use software plus services. This allows you to use your existing desktop applications such as Outlook and connect to cloud based messaging and other collaboration applications, all while integrating into your existing Active Directory Domain.
Deskless Worker option
For workers that need limited access to applications there are versions of hosted Exchange and Sharepoint that provide rich browser access but at a fraction of the cost of the full online desktop suite. Take advantage of this unique subscription model to save on normal full licenses that would be required for desktop users.
Inexpensive
When you factor in all of the costs for comparable internal services Online can save you money. You will be surprised and to put it into perspective, it is less than a monthly phone bill, offering a whole lot more functionality
Be more strategic and offload commodity infrastructure services.
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