Benefits
Back in June 2008 Gartner said “Cloud Computing heralds an evolution of business IT that is no less influential than e-business” The popularity of Cloud Computing has since continued to grow even despite the recession
Because it provides solutions to problems that previously could only be resolved by large enterprises with unrestricted budgets.
Reliable : Improve the reliability of your IT systems, ensure that your staff can work uninterrupted without the ‘server down’. ThinkGrid’s hosted solutions offer 99.99% availability backed by a Service Level Agreement.
Cost Effective : Rather than investing in depreciating assets, which require high capital expenditure initially and then continue to be a drain on your resources, choosing Cloud Computing means you no longer have to splash out on PC infrastructure or office applications. Instead, a transparent subscription-per-user model ensures predictable costs and great value for money.(see cost comparison)
Flexible : Access your Business IT from anywhere, from a different desk or a different office, from home or from an hotel. Colleagues working in different offices can easily co-operate. Ensure that your mobile workforce is connected. Take advantage of flexible working arrangements.
Secure : With Cloud Computing, you have much greater peace of mind over the security of your data. Your data can all be held in one place and is constantly backed up across multiple data centres. Removing the risk of loss of important data through hardware failure, equipment loss or inadvertent deletion.
Scalable : Our services are fully scalable both up and down. Add additional PCs or phones as and when you need them. Stop the service if someone leaves. If you need more disk space, RAM or CPU this can be added almost immediately, and with no capital expenditure.
Maintenance Free : Reduce the time consuming and expensive overheads of maintaining your IT systems. The service is managed and supported 24/7 by ThinkGrid leaving you free to focus on your core business.
Business Continuity : Statistics show that 80% of businesses, without a comprehensive business continuity plan, fail within 3 years of suffering a major data loss. Using Cloud Computing many of the goals of a continuity plan are achieved.
Up-to-date : Remove the concerns and costs of updating your software, only to find a few months later it has to be done again! ThinkGrid will ensure all the appropriate updates are applied ensuring that you do not fall behind your competitors.
Professional Support : Central to the philosophy of TouchCloud is the importance of customer service. You can feel assured that you will always get responsive, professional support.
