Do I still need a server?
Is a question we are asked a lot.
For many years, servers were the only way an organisation could achieve a robust and resilient centralised storage of data, manage printing solutions, deliver business-grade email and run a key line of business applications.
For many years, servers were the only way an organisation could achieve a robust and resilient centralised storage of data, manage printing solutions, deliver business-grade email and run a key line of business applications.
The answer is…
In certain circumstances, yes and in others, no. Let us explain.
When considering a part or full move to the cloud, several considerations are unique to every organisation, and companies like IT Champion use a discovery process to identify what elements of your organisation can move.
The major considerations are:
Bandwidth: upload and download speeds
Applications like Sage that share a central database and has multiple users need access.
The numbers, percentage of users and their locations.
AutoCAD, Adobe packages need to be taken into consideration.
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Let us introduce the Cloud
Cloud computing is where you access services that sit outside of your organisation, via the internet. Most of us have been using cloud computing in various forms, as internet connections get better and cloud storage becomes cheaper, more things become viable. Consumer-based products – such a Facebook – sit on servers that are accessed via the internet. Gmail and Yahoo are ‘hosted’ email solutions that sit on servers with varying degrees of inbuilt security.
For many businesses, a steady migration of some of their services to the cloud has been underway for years. Customer Relationship Management (CRM), accounts packages like Xero, and file storage such as DropBox, have been making huge inroads into organisations of all sizes and with them came a new pricing model.
Software as a service (SaaS) is a service delivery model that allows users to purchase the products they want with the flexibility of a subscription-based pricing model. In 2010 Microsoft launched Office 365 and Azure as their offering to deliver a SaaS solution for the products they sold.
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Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 gives you freedom and flexibility. Traditionally these applications would have sat on a server or computer, now they are cloud-based making them available anytime, on any device with a web browser and a licensed user account.
These are the top apps M365 includes:
Microsoft Office
Desktop and web
Exchange
Business-grade email that would previously have needed to sit on your server
SharePoint
A secure place to store, organise, share, collaborate and access information
OneDrive
A place where your documents are automatically backed up to the cloud and accessed from almost any device
Teams
Collaborate on projects, make video and audio calls, exchange chat messages, conduct online meetings and collaborate live on documents
Azure
Microsoft 365 relates to the applications, Azure is the infrastructure that replaces your servers.
Microsoft 365 relates to the applications, Azure is the infrastructure that replaces your servers.
With Azure, you pay by the minute for the services you use. Giving you the instant flexibility to wind up or down infrastructure optimising server performance to handle all periods of use effectively and efficiently.
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Get the most out of your IT investment, know you are working more efficiently, confirm or challenge the guidance you have been getting when you take up this offer. Our Workplace discovery session explores how you work, the technology you use and identifies any challenges or pain points you may have. A high-level report will identify any opportunities for enhancement, solutions you may like to consider and beneficial ways of working.
We know it’s all about trust
Zero Risk Guarantee
We are the region’s only managed IT support provider to offer a zero-risk guarantee.
We are committed to providing the best IT support in the industry – we stake our reputation and our hard-earned cash.
The IT Champion ‘zero-risk guarantee’ states that if you do not see satisfactory results within 90 days we will give you your money back.
We know that choosing the right IT provider can be daunting. To eliminate the stress, and uncertainty, of hiring a competent IT support company, we offer our clients the zero-risk guarantee on all our managed IT support plans.
60 Second Challenge
We work hard to ensure that one of our front line team is available in under a minute.
On average, our front line team answers calls in under 15 seconds and we are consistently rated as very easy to get help from via our closed-ticket surveys.
If one of our customers thinks we didn’t hit our 60-second target when they called us (within our working hours), we’ll send them a little something that’s sweet or healthy in recognition of how important we take the challenge.
Award Winning
We are exceptionally proud to have won awards locally, regionally and from within our industry.
Being recognised by CloudTango as one of the top 50 Managed Service Providers (MSP) of the UK in 2021 is a great accolade to our work. Exeter College and ourselves being shortlisted as the small employer of the year in 2020 for our work with apprentices over the years. In 2018, we won the business service category of the Exeter Living Awards.
Our Fresh Approach
From the first time you talk with us to speaking with one of our friendly frontline technicians, our refreshing, open and friendly manner underpins the ease of doing business with us.
We do everything within our control to ensure your IT remains stable and secure. If there is an issue, we will actively attend to it within clear time frames. Keeping you updated, owning responsibility for any issues that we should have prevented.
