What is Cloud Computing? Answering Questions About Cloud Power for Small Business by your Denver IT Support Specialists at North Star, Inc. Visit http://www.nssit.com Presentation designed by Social Media Virtual Assistant: Andrea Kalli at www.virtualassist.net

1. ANSWERING QUESTIONS
ABOUT “CLOUD POWER” FOR
SMALL BUSINESS

2. Presented by
NORTH STAR, INC.
DENVER IT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS
Helping your Organization to be
More Productive
NORTH STAR, INC.

3. Offering you answers
to the questions
you may have about
cloud computing.

4. Does my
business
need
the cloud?

5. Even more important
than which service you
might choose is the
question of whether or
not it’s time to
transition to
the cloud.

6. Only after that question has
been answered will the choice
among cloud-based
services matter.

7. So, let’s ask a few more questions that will
help you decide…

8. Would you prefer
pay-as-you-go
services over
investments in
applications?

9. Would you rather
pay for the
storage you need
than invest in
servers and other
hardware?

10. Would you like to
save space in
your offices rather
than building a
server room?

11. Would you like to
have all of your
productivity apps
available for your
mobile team to use
24/7, 365?

12. Would you like to be
able to use the most
versatile computing
system on the
market at all times
from any location?

13. If you answered yes to any
combination of these questions you
are a good candidate for the
transition to Cloud Power.

14. When should I
move my
business to
the cloud?

15. Once you decide to make the move to cloud-
based computing, the time to transition is
sooner rather than later.

16. like, right now.

17. If you are already
running a server-
based, on-site system,
the transition to the
cloud can be
made gradually,
a few users at a time.

18. This will allow every member of your
team to adjust and adapt over time,
helping to prevent glitches.

19. If, on the other hand, this will be your first
move into server-type computing, using
Microsoft servers rather than your own, the
transition should be made by the
entire team collectively.

20. Transition from on-site IT
solutions gradually to avoid
potential problems

21. Transition to cloud-based server
solutions as a team if you do not
currently rely on in-house solutions

22. The sooner you make
the transition to cloud
power, the sooner you
gain access to the
most versatile server
technologies
available today

23. Which cloud-
based service is
the best for
my business?

24. The particular Microsoft cloud-based
service you choose will depend upon
the needs of your organization;

25. ...the level of
functionality
you seek,

26. ...the amount of
data storage
you need,

27. and whether or not you are looking
for an alternative to purchasing the
Office suite of productivity tools
for each of your users.

28. Each offering from
Microsoft has
advantages and it is
even possible to
mix and match
from among
the three.

29. Office 365 – beginning at just
$4 per month/per user, your
organization will have access to
every function available…

30. …within the Office
productivity platform rather
than repeatedly paying for
the software program.

31. Microsoft SkyDrive –
free online storage
up to 7GB, with
reasonable rates for
greater volume

32. and access to the full
complement of Office
productivity tools, as
well as the
free suite of
Web Apps.

33. Windows Azure –
for mega-storage
and massive
computing power
in anextremely
secure online
environment.

34. For more information to
answer your questions
about Cloud Computing,
visit our website to
read our ongoing
article series.
http://nssit.com/tag/cloud-computing/

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