| Task |
In-house |
In-house
dilemma |
AppsFarm
Solution |
| Maintenance/
Tracking
|
Decision
on database for maintaining computer equipment and software including
warranties, repairs and new equipment. |
Setting
up database and maintaining on a regular basis and ensuring correct
data management. |
With AppsFarm TechAway, we can
provide assistance in this area by delivering a database and
maintaining it. We can place orders on your behalf and
take
advantage
of
our
purchasing
power
to
obtain
discounts on
your
behalf.
|
| Support |
Decision
on hiring specialist IT staff who can provide day to day support on
applications and business IT needs. |
IT
personnel are demanding high salaries, state-of-the-art projects, and
rewarding work environments. |
AppsFarm enables businesses to
move their scarce IT resources from application maintenance projects
to cutting edge or strategic projects.
AppsFarm provides 24x7x365
application technical support as part of the service.
|
| Upgrades |
Decision
on whether the benefits outweigh the extra cost of upgrading
applications. |
This
can be a timely process and involves staff training and the additional
up front cost of the software. |
AppsFarm can provide upgradeable
applications for your business overnight at no extra cost to the
standard monthly fee.
We provide on-line
training and can assist in providing an in-house session.
We also provide details of the
improvements of the upgrade and, based on our knowledge of your
business' IT needs, whether this would be beneficial.
|
| Increased
Software
Usage |
Decision
on taking on extra staff and the subsequent IT costs involved. |
This
involves purchasing and installing the new employee's equipment and
software. |
AppsFarm can provide your new
employee with access via username and password within 24 hours.
By using the AppsFarm model
budgeting IT costs is easily achieved.
|
| Decreased
Software Usage |
Decision
on the costs v benefits of disposing of out of date software or
reducing employee levels. |
The
costs of reducing staff means wasted resources that were previously at
their disposal. Also whether disposing of software and data migration
issues to new software usage. |
AppsFarm can quickly stop the use
of the applications by outgoing employees. This will ensure that the
data
are
kept safe and your IT costs are reduced immediately.
AppsFarm can assist in the data
migration process from one software application to another.
|
| Licensing
Compliance |
Licensing
procedures must be met with each new employee and the purchase of
additional equipment (e.g. laptops). |
The
additional cost and compliance with each new member of staff and/or
piece of equipment |
AppsFarm's partnership with
software vendors means we look after compliance issues. All your
business needs to concern itself with is providing details of the new
employee and they will have access almost instantaneously.
|
| Changes |
Decisions
on moving offices or distributing employees geographically. |
In
IT terms, the employee may lose resource contact plus the standard
costs of displacement |
AppsFarm's anywhere, anytime
technology
makes geographical dispersion
a
non-issue.
All
your
applications
and
data
are
available
anywhere,
anytime.
|
