In this new clip, ONIT Technology Solutions shows you how auto insurance giant GEICO is adopting a DevOps strategy and transitioning development to Microsoft Azure. With the Microsoft technology stack and ecosystem behind it, GEICO is moving to the cloud with a focus on greater efficiency, superior application availability, and lower costs.
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When a small company finds itself growing, it often faces serious challenges in maintaining an IT infrastructure capable of keeping up with the rest of the business. Leveraging cloud implementations can provide huge benefits to companies facing these challenges. Here are five strategies for moving your business to the cloud.
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In this video ONIT Technology Solutions takes a look at how Microsoft Office 365 helps solo entrepreneur Bryce McDonald tap into the power of the cloud to manage the vendor and customer relationships that help him scale his home-based wakesurf board making business, DAY 1 Wake, out to the world – without sacrificing the thing that matters to him most, his family. Contact us today to find out how we can help you do the same.
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Cloud computing is a concept that could possibly save your business quite a bit of money on software, hardware, upgrades and services.
Instead of purchasing hardware and software for your office, you can use “the cloud” to put your programs on a highly secure “super-server” online. All you need is an Internet connection to your office and you’re good to go.
There’s a good chance that MOST of the software applications you use every day are now “software as a service” applications. In other words, you don’t have to install them on your server or PC – you simply access the software on a pay-as-you-go model for only the licenses, space and features you use. This gives you the ability to access highly sophisticated software and functionality at a fraction of the cost – or even for free – and without long-term commitments.
It is quickly becoming unnecessary for some businesses to purchase and maintain an on-site server. Now companies can host one or more of their applications, data, e-mail and other functions “in the cloud,” in off-site, highly secure, high-availability “utility” companies that have far more power and resources than you could ever logically have on-site as a small business. And with devices getting cheaper and Internet connectivity exploding, cloud computing is suddenly a very smart, viable option for small business owners.
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An increasing number of businesses are allowing and even asking their staff members to bring their mobile phones or mobile computers to work. You can find clear advantages, but additionally hazards that could not be as apparent.
You might have seen an increasing number of your workers or associates taking their computing devices to work, be it their smart phone, tablet or notebook computer. Or maybe in some other businesses you might have observed, they already have allowed folks to choose which device they bring as they are accustomed to it at home. You probably will not be aware of it, however this is all an important part of a substantial tendency known as the “consumerization” of technology, in which the effect of consumer IT is being significantly experienced at work and it is being also implemented as part of an IT managed services. With the broad access to inexpensive but powerful mobile devices and internet services, an increasing number of persons are becoming exposed to the most recent technology at their home first, adopting them at a speed much faster compared to what the majority of companies can handle.
This tendency and also the raising complexity and sophistication of young workers and their disappointment with the gear offered to them in the workplace, is forcing certain firms to embrace a “bring your own device” or BYOD strategy including it, since day one, on a managed services strategy. Based on investigations by technologies analyst organization Gartner, end users will very soon be responsible for 55 per-cent of a company IT procurement decisions, ultimately taking and using their devices on company networks. In the meantime, around one-third of today’s young employees, not only would like to work with the computer system of their preference, but additionally wishes control over the programs they normally use.
Reductions on capital expenditures and training fees for using company equipment: Compensating workers by means of variable work time, subsidized acquisitions, coverage as well as other benefits.
Fewer administration headache: Effectively allowing staff to choose what to utilize, releases the organization from some overhead and administration obligation.
Enhanced staff satisfaction: By providing workers the independence to employ equipment and software they prefer.
Nevertheless, before you decide to consider allowing workers to bring their own personal devices to the workplace, keep in mind that there are down sides, and at times, real threats in doing so, including:
Non-standardization of equipment , operating systems , and programs. When your company procedures need that some devices are integrated with others, then BYOD may over time, actually raise IT administration expenses and reduce performance. Most of the time this can be controlled when paired with a managed services strategy.
Opening your network to virus or safety vulnerabilities and breaches. Every time your workers take their digital devices to work, essential management safety is reduced. Consumer gadgets usually don’t make use of similar bullet proof defense technology required by companies.
Leak of private or proprietary data. Personnel will normally do what they want with the information on their digital devices, even when it doesn’t belong to them or it’s against the organization guidelines. Employees may also lose valuable business information if they misplace their individual devices.
Reduced economies of scale in procurement. In essence, mainly because everybody is purchasing devices independently, you pass up the opportunity to consolidate acquisitions and reduce investment costs for your company.
Have you implemented a BYOD managed services strategy at work? Considering it? Concerned about this trend? If you wish to understand BYOD better in order to outline a plan for your team, contact us and discover precisely, how we are able to help.
