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In House versus The AppsFarm Model
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Technology
procurement
The merits of outsourcing - concentrating on
core competencies by contracting outside specialists to perform all
non-essential functions - are today widely acknowledged by business.
And in the IT industry this outsourcing is
becoming increasingly selective. Businesses now outsource specific elements of
their IT infrastructure to a third party, including provision and operation of
the data network, monitoring of service levels experienced by users, and
increasingly the provision of specific applications themselves.
At AppsFarm, even if you have an in-house IT
expertise, we can assist in the daily operations and support of your business'
application needs. This allows your IT personnel
to focus on strategic
initiatives that are core to your business development. Alternatively, we can provide an all encompassing
IT support and design network for your business. The choice is yours.
Below lists a guide to the procurement and use
of your computing equipment and software.
Of
course it's a plug for AppsFarm, but
it also is an indicative illustration of what is required should your business
wish to maintain your IT needs in-house. We have also provided an example of
setting up the Microsoft Exchange Service which will hopefully provide some
insight into the difficulties of keeping IT in-house.
| Task |
In-house |
In-house
dilemma |
AppsFarm
Solution |
| Technology
Evaluation |
Decisions
regarding what hardware and software are needed for your business both
currently and potentially. |
Are
these requirements capable of my business changing and is the retailer
really looking after my needs? |
We
will provide an initial consultation to overview your business'
technology needs.
You
may trial some of our applications free for the first month to ensure
that you get the most for the least cost. We
also have affiliations with hardware vendors which means that we
can get a lower price than you would otherwise.
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| Acquisition |
Decisions
regarding installing and receiving the equipment. |
What
assistance is provided in obtaining and then setting up your business
hardware and applications? |
AppsFarm
provides access to the latest applications and provides on-line
training on how to set up your hardware and install and use the
applications.
Our
in-house
experts
are
also
available
to
provide
support
and
advice
as
necessary
at
no
extra
cost.
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| Financing |
Decisions
on how to purchase: lease/up-front. |
My
business would prefer to lease due to the upfront costs but don't wish
to pay high levels of interest. |
AppsFarm provides web enabled
applications on a monthly pay as you go basis. This allows you to
easily budget your IT costs and make investments that are core to your
business success.
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| Migration
and
set-up |
Decisions
on transferring data (data migration) and employee access. |
Ensuring
correct data migration from backup disks and
restricting
access to
by
user
is
a
complicated
process. |
AppsFarm can assist in the data
migration process to ensure all internal data is transferred in a fast
and safe way.
We also can restrict
employees/contractors to certain data by limiting access through
username and password.
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Read
more
about
the
benefits
of
using
AppsFarm
to manage
your
IT.
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