1. Fact
Sheet
Efficiency. Visibility. Control.
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With rapid changes in the business landscape shaking up the market,
it is becoming more and more important to ensure that your business
has the appropriate IT infrastructure in place to remain efficient,
competitive and profitable whilst delivering the high-levels of service
that many clients and staff now expect.
However, the resources required to deliver such an infrastructure
can be expensive in both time and cost, often requiring specialist
knowledge to deploy and significant funds to maintain.
Hosting solutions provide all the benefits of the latest technology
without the significant capital investment and deliver an IT solution
without the in-house headaches.
Facing a major investment in IT infrastructure?
Ensuring your IT infrastructure remains up to date is a significant
investment and often a challenge for businesses with a limited IT
budget. All computer hardware is considered a cost not an asset
and depreciation is high. A server or PC is typically worthless once
it is about 36 months old and many organisations do not realise the
importance of a homogeneous and streamlined approach to IT.
Anti-Virus software is just one example of a technology that requires
the use of a single product across a network. If it’s not streamlined
across the organisation, contrasting and conflicting products can result
in compatibility and support issues for the entire network, adding
further cost.
With Advanced’s hosting services, there are no large up front
infrastructure costs, you do not have to invest in servers, software,
security tools, system upgrades or backup facilities, it’s all included in
your monthly rental fee.
Investing in costly in-house IT skills?
With an in-house solution, it is not only the infrastructure that
requires investment. Maintaining on site IT resource also has a cost in
recruitment, retention and on-going training for maintaining future IT
“know-how”.
Through Advanced’s hosting services, you have full access to highly-
trained technical experts, so the resource implications of buying and
maintaining your own IT network are eliminated.
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2. Burdened with time consuming IT administration?
Maintaining an in-house IT infrastructure is a
time consuming process. The time taken in the
administration and maintenance of any IT equipment
will invariably have a financial impact.
If your company does not have dedicated IT staff
to support an in-house system, it means that the
administrator of the IT infrastructure may not be
properly trained, or are taking time out of their
day, which in turn prevents them from working
productively in their normal role.
With Advanced’s hosting services, you will not have to
worry about security issues, setting up new users, or
maintaining space on the system. Also, back-ups are
automatically done for you on a daily basis to protect
against system failures and data loss.
Is IT downtime costing you money?
Any business that relies on constant, real time access
to their business information will, at some point, suffer
from downtime or failure of their IT infrastructure.
Any disruption, specifically to file servers or email
systems, can cause great disruption to the business,
with most staff being unproductive while the system is
restored.
The Advanced hosting environment uses the latest
server technology and will guarantee a minimum
availability based on published SLAs. Users will always
have access, as it is a ‘highly available’ system that is
not compromised by a single server failure.
Looking for a flexible working environment?
With the rising cost of facilities management there
is a growing desire by many companies to replace
the model of one person/one desk with a “hot desk”
environment and encourage “remote working”.
‘Hot desking’, and the security systems necessary
to allow remote access to your network require a
complex software infrastructure that ensures everyone
gets the same level of functionality from each machine
they use.
The Advanced hosting service allows you to utilise
communal PCs providing users with the same access
to data irrespective of their location. A home office,
hot desk, hotel or internet café, can all provide secure
access to your hosted environment.
Concerned about your disaster recovery plan?
A good disaster recovery (DR) plan will keep your
company up and running through most interruptions
like bad weather, pandemics and even power failures
at your offices.
Ensuring a complete backup is available is a
necessity that many see as a luxury. Without
adequate protection, significant business downtime
and potentially a loss of data could be experienced
following a disaster.
The impact of such a significant period of downtime,
combined with data loss can be terminal for a
business, and as such looking to ensure a strong
DR plan is in place should be a high priority for
organisations.
With Advanced’s hosted services, the system will
continue to be available in the event of business
interruptions such as power failures or flooding at
your premises. All you will need is a new location, an
internet connection and PCs to access the network to
continue operating.
In addition the Advanced hosted service provides
instant, real time protection so you never have to
be involved in the backup process for your servers,
which ensures your data in the hosted system will be
protected.
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3. Hosting 101
A managed hosting service, such as Advanceds, allows
you to use a server in a secure data centre leaving
the management, maintenance and backup of the
equipment to the hosting service provider. Access
to the operating system, software and your data is
via a secure internet connection providing anytime,
anywhere access.
The service is completely scalable and provides all the
technical expertise and resource that you are unlikely
to get with an in-house server, without significant
investment. Management of the server includes
monitoring to ensure the server continues to work,
backup services and installation of security patches.
Advanced Hosted Services
Advanced Hosted Services has been designed to host
your core software applications on dedicated, powerful
servers in a highly secure, scalable Data Centre, so
there’s no need for any expensive server equipment
in your organisation. We have a straightforward
pricing plan that delivers predictable monthly fees and
includes software upgrades & licence costs.
We offer hosting solutions for Advanced products,
Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Exchange for
email, security software (anti-virus) and other desktop
applications such as Adobe PDF, all delivered as a
managed service over the Internet.
Our service ensures your IT systems and software
applications are physically secure including
protection from external threats posed
by viruses/hackers. Regular
maintenance is part of the service
alongside complete backup services.
Key Benefits
• Pay a simple monthly fee per user
• Anywhere, anytime access
• Device independent - access from Desktop PC,
laptop, phone or tablet
• Eliminate worries about upgrades and licence costs
• Maintenance, development and support of busi-
ness-critical applications and the infrastructure that
supports them looked after by experts.
• Sophisticated physical and virtual security protects
your data
• Access to highly trained IT consultants that ensure
you are given the best technical advice possible
• Automated tape backup and off-site data backups
provide additional security and peace of mind
• Highly reliable service - Planned schedule of main-
tenance to ensure systems are stable, secure and
fast
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4. About Business Solutions
Advanced Business Solutions, an Advanced Computer Software Group plc company, provides leading integrated business applications and services that enable
public, private and third sector organisations to retain control, improve visibility and gain efficiencies whilst continually improving corporate performance.
It’s award-winning software systems comprise core financial management, procurement, human resource and payroll systems, integrated with a range
of collaborative, document management and business intelligence solutions . It also provides managed and bureau service options.
Advanced Computer Software Group plc is the UK’s leading supplier of software and IT services to the health, care and commercial sectors.
It comprises 3 main divisions and has 7000 customers and 800 staff worldwide.
For more information
Advanced Business Solutions is a brand name of Advanced Business Software and Solutions Limited, registered in England, company
number 03214465. Registered office: Munro House I Portsmouth Road I Cobham I Surrey I KT11 1TF.
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Advanced Business Software and Solutions Limited recognises the trademarks of other companies and their respective products in this document.
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