IT is changing. Servers & data storage are now a utility like electricity, gas & water & many more companies are deciding to move to Cloud Computing for their business data backup
Cloud Data StorageCloud Computing is based on virtual servers from which you can run your normal business applications. These virtual servers are provided as a direct alternative to the traditional on-site or data centre hosted servers and are accompanied by appropriate storage, security, and networking facilities.
Fully managed IT infrastructure service hosted on the most advanced and resilient platform globally.
Secure platform design with firewall and VPN connectivity and physical and virtual security benefits.
One fixed monthly fee, including all server, storage, firewall and network changes and you only pay for what is used.
Platform can be scaled up and down as required to enable business growth and 24/7/365 pro-active monitoring.
Small and medium-sized companies will find Cloud Computing an attractive proposition because we have simplified the buying options and removed the need for you to configure the service yourself. You can also take advantage of the free of charge audit to ensure what’s built is sized appropriately and configured correctly. Our partners, working in collaboration with the largest public cloud infrastructure service in the world; Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Small and medium-sized businesses that currently are not using an in-house IT solution (no servers, no web server, or no PBX system) and are likely to move straight to the Cloud, ‘leaping over’ intermediate in-house IT solutions.
Small and medium-sized businesses that currently have in-house solutions but are moving or planning to switch to hosted services when it becomes time to upgrade their legacy infrastructure and IT solutions.
Small and medium-sized businesses that are already using some form of cloud services and may need new and expanded cloud computing. For example, a business using web hosting may want to purchase mobile optimisation to complement their website.
We make it simple; traditional public cloud services can be complicated to setup and unless you have specific knowledge and experience within the business, the cost of misconfiguration can be expensive and time consuming to put right.
Cloud Computing removes the server-based operational and support burden from within an organisation’s IT spend, resulting in a reduced overall spend on IT and/ or a better use of time by focusing on business-centric activities rather than server hardware.
Some businesses need the flexibility to buy services as needs dictate, which is particularly the case for small businesses where the option to test new applications, that need dedicated computing and storage requirements, can be difficult to justify.
From start-ups to multi-national corporations to governments, millions of active customers trust AWS every month as the cloud platform for their business’ future. Their approach to product development and delivery is fundamentally different than other IT vendors, which has allowed AWS to ensure that its customers have the broadest, deepest, and most secure platform to build transformational applications and services since 2006.
*The Gartner document is available upon request.
Cloud computing backup is a managed ‘Backup as a Service’ (BaaS) product that allows your organisation to automate the backup of the data stored on your servers onto a secure and highly resilient storage facility within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure in the UK. The service is affordable for businesses with limited IT budgets.
It’s important to keep a copy of files offsite. Even if business files are backed up on a file server, a flood, fire or theft could destroy the computers and backups. Keeping backed up files in the cloud ensures data is safe no matter what is going on at your office.
Whatever size your organisation, ensuring you have a regular and reliable backup of your company data is critical. Statistics show that many businesses in the UK, without an effective backup and disaster recovery plan, fail to recover after suffering serious downtime. Traditional backup solutions have been widely used by businesses in the past but have not been without their risks. Cloud backup now offers businesses a solution they can rely on in protecting their data.
An automated service that once set up will ensure all your selected files are backed up to the cloud automatically on a daily basis. Backups can also be started manually when needed, which can be used to mitigate risk in the case of a major system change or planned downtime.
Keeping backed up files in the cloud ensures data is safe no matter what is going on at your office. So should a disaster occur such as fire, flood or theft, destroying on-site backup hardware, you can rest assured that your data is always protected with restoration being quick, simple and efficient.
Secure and effective backup needn’t be expensive. With increasing pressure being placed on already stretched IT budgets, finding a solution that meets both your backup requirements and budget constraints is important. With no capital expenditure and you only pay for your storage requirements, making it a cost-effective and scalable backup solution for your business.
One of the biggest challenges with traditional backup solutions is the ability to accurately estimate storage capacity, resulting in large upfront expenditure to allow for potential data growth or a solution fast outgrown. With cloud backup, you pay for the capacity required for the length of the contract and our partners accommodate any incremental changes using compression and de-duplication to effectively manage that storage capacity for you.
We’re here to give you independent expertise and advice whilst also freeing up your internal team to concentrate on management reporting etc. Depending on the challenges facing your organisation, you might want to take advantage of some or all of the following services;
• Billing, supply and service analysis & benchmarking
• Supplier analysis & benchmarking
• Competitive tendering, procurement & provision
• Savings audits & ongoing supply chain management
Procuright will help you objectively evaluate how well your organisation is currently making use of technology and deploying it. And because we’re external to your organisation and independent, with no supplier or technology bias, you can be confident you are getting advice that is in the interest of your business. We're also strategic thinkers and hands-on implementers, familiar with all the latest supply chain tools, techniques and technology so unlike most outsourced procurement functions, where the deliverable is often a recommendation, our team and partners will roll up their sleeves, get stuck in and implement the right solution.
