Cloud Solutions

Hosted solutions can provide parts of an organization’s IT infrastructure in a managed environment accessed remotely via a secure internet connections. Rather than purchasing and maintaining the systems and software necessary to run your business on-site, this technology is made available in a “Cloud” of online resources. While the term “Cloud" is failry new marketing term, “hosted solutions" have been around since the beginning of the Internet. While originally only delivered as “website hosting", companies can now remotely store and access their data and supporting systems safely and securely – saving time, space and expense.

Although cloud services originated as website and basic email solutions, they now offer businesses a host of advanced options, such as servers, applications and desktops. We work with many different managed and hosted solutions providing email, virus protection, data security, IP telephony, backup solutions, and much more.

Office 365 is a cloud-based subscription service that brings together the best tools for the way people work today. By combining best-in-class apps like Excel and Outlook with powerful cloud services like OneDrive and Microsoft Teams, Office 365 lets anyone create and share anywhere on any device.

Google Cloud Platform, offered by Google, is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products, such as Google Search and YouTube. Alongside a set of management tools, it provides a series of modular cloud services including computing, data storage, data analytics and machine learning.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a secure cloud services platform, offering compute power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality to help businesses scale and grow. Explore how millions of customers are currently leveraging AWS cloud products and solutions to build sophisticated applications with increased flexibility, scalability and reliability.

Is cloud a fit?

There are undeniable benefits to Cloud computing but that doesn’t mean that making the decision to migrate is an easy one. Our unbiased experts are here to tell you whether migrating is the right solution for you.

Cloud Solutions?

When you think of a managed or hosted solution, you should consider several factors: hardware, power, cooling, operating system, software updates, software licensing, performance and support.

Private Cloud

Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including availability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture. Unlike public clouds, which deliver services to multiple organizations, a private cloud is dedicated to a single organization, and should be considered for some solutions.

Public Cloud

A public cloud is one based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as applications and storage, available to the general public over the Internet. Public cloud services may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model. Microsoft, Amazon and Google provide some of the most popular Public Cloud Services

Essentially running on Microsoft Azure: Office 365 is a cloud-based subscription service that brings together the best tools for the way people work today. By combining best-in-class apps like Excel and Outlook with powerful cloud services like OneDrive and Microsoft Teams, Office 365 lets anyone create and share anywhere on any device.

BYOD: Placing limits

BYOD: Placing LimitsIn our recent blog, we talked about the data security concerns that BYOD can bring to your workplace. There is another factor that needs to be considered before adopting BYOD. How much Bring Your Own can your IT department support? Supporting too many different operating systems, hardware models…

BYOD can have some downsides

Employers know that employees prefer BYOD policies and that they can increase productivity. However, BYOD can have some downsides. Probably the most prominent concern among those who have to address the BYOD issue is the increased risk to data security. Obviously, the more devices you have with the ability to…

Adopting a BYOD policy

Employee convenience is touted as one of the primary drivers for adopting a BYOD policy. However, just because it can make life easier doesn't mean employees don’t have serious concerns about the implementation of BYOD in the workplace. From the employee perspective, there are downsides.One particular issue that arises with…