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Cloud Computing is Budget Computing for SMBs

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I am new here I just wanted to say hello to everyone and look forward to meeting and sharing info with all 🙂

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Posted : 13/06/2008 6:56 pm
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Today, as we have a hard-hitting competitive business environment; the survival is for the toughest only. Only those can survive who have an increasing customer intimacy and business receptiveness and who has an effective grasp over using smart technologies.
Every businessman’s prime goal is to accomplish the target of high financial gains and lower costs. The objective cannot be achieved unless and until the available resources i.e. human and material ones are managed and utilized efficiently.
In the current era of technology, management of organizational resources has become colossal task. Companies have to spend an ample of budget for the purchase of business management solutions and the integration with the existing IT infrastructure.
The cost factor can only be justified once the system is up and running and producing results. It is also said that most businesses go into slump by choosing wrong business management system. The term is known as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) which has remain the main concern for both end users and solution providers as it is the point of differentiation for both.
Every time an organization thinks of taking up a management system, it starts with the thought of how will it benefit the business, either in monetary or operational basis. In case if the business is slumped it will be considered as an unwise expense that was taken up by them. That’s why many SMB’s are reluctant to even be negotiated for Business Management Systems.

Ever since Software as a Service (SaaS) on-demand web-based/client model applications have been introduced in the market, business organizations have become autonomous in executing various tasks smoothly with less man power or heavy IT investments.

Millions of dollars are spent by the corporations on licensing, surveying and implementation of the business management system available by different vendors in the market now. And if the buyer is not satisfied he has to stick with the solution till expiration of the license. That is where SaaS business management systems provide opportunity especially to SMB’s to manage their business operations and to achieve bigger targets at a very affordable price.
Traditional, desktop based software have been overtaken by web-based applications which most commonly regarded as “online”, “hosted”, or “on-demand applications”. Owing to the increased dependability on the Internet and World Wide Web, today we see more and more businesses signing up with SaaS model applications readily available on the web for taking care of CRM, HRM, document management needs, contacts etc.
Why? Not just because they save time, effort, cost but also because SaaS applications offer benefits to business due to their multi-tenant efficiency, flexibility and scalability features. During the current economically turbulent times, it has become even more imperative to lead the race of time and be the priority choice for every opportunity and every customer interactions than it was ever before. Furthermore, it is best to utilize a system without having to make hefty investments on software which otherwise can be expensive to install, administer and maintain. Who needs initial big investments or suffer headaches of maintenance or fear the risk of losing your data, simply sign up with our services and access your data in a safe medium with pay as you go facility. No rules, no contract.

Vision Online Business Management System has been designed to fill the gap between various entry-level and multifarious high-end system. A cost effective management solution for your small or perhaps medium sized organization, Vision is a sophisticated business management tool packed with innovative features, facilitating with productivity-enhancing benefits and an array of customization options to befit your diverse business needs.
Unlike some other software options, Vision is an all-in-one-solution, eradicating the need for purchasing other system modules separately for taking care of further different organizational/business tasks.

With Vision you do not have to purchase any software or switch from your old system or implement anything additionally. Vision is a pay-as-you-go service, starting at a monthly cost of $39, yes just that! In contrast with others, licensed Business Management applications usually require a hefty license fee in advance, followed by smaller monthly maintenance fee which can usually sum up to be approximately 15-20% of the total license fee. Imagine that!

Vision’s in-built six outstanding modules comprising of Project Management, Field/Support Services, Document Management, HR Management, Customer Relations Management, and lastly, Accounting Management, come along with a set of fully integrated and interlinked system developed to streamline your business, increase productivity, and boost your revenue.

Along with the ease to set up and built-in security system, you can tailor your unique business needs with Vision’s customizable and scalable business solutions. Its powerful modules work seamlessly together in order to deliver incomparable performance, reliability, and add value to your business.

Vision Online Business Management System allows your employees to collaborate and share vital information and systematize their work in a single real-time system. You can keep a track on all the functional and financial activity going on around your entire organization. Armed with that knowledge you can improve your processes - your entire company becomes smarter about prospects and customers and your ability to meet their demands and exceed expectations.
Vision helps you maximize your customer relationships and other prospect opportunities that come your way. You can effortlessly streamline in-house employee or client communications in order to improve sales and service productivity which ranks up your overall business effectiveness and achievability.

If you want to manage all your documents and projects in one place without losing any essential data and keep a track of time and budget, Vision qualifies for being your ultimate choice for meeting all your unique business demands.

Enhance your sales and marketing efforts with an automated system that facilitates you in providing a better decision-making aptitude. Furthermore, it helps you stay updated with up-to-the-minute information and details any time.
Vision enables you to forecast, track and administer your revenue plan, underlying projects in pipelines and other business goals.

Without installing any hardware or software, only an internet connection can help you make it all doable with your Vision Business Management Solution, amplifying your business processes and workflow within fewer resources. This way, you can access your information, share and save data accordingly from remote locations without having to be restricted to your organizational or business premises.

When you can easily get most of your work done with Vision’s multiple-tasking Online Business Management System, then why spend heavy funds and make investments on purchasing individual software to manage different organizational tasks?

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Topic starter Posted : 09/03/2010 9:50 am
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Re: Cloud Computing is Budget Computing for SMBs

Hello Friends
For government agencies, cloud computing isn't just intriguing; it also should be strongly considered, according to two public-sector decision-makers who recently made the leap, speaking at the Managing Technology conference Wednesday, March 17.

Utah CIO Steve Fletcher and Kevin Crawford, assistant general manager of Los Angeles' Information Technology Agency, answered questions from the public and private sector related to cloud-hosted e-mail and Web applications. With nearly all states grappling with budget cuts, more are looking at using IT differently to save money.

Fletcher and Crawford shared their experiences and gave advice on implementation and challenges faced. Here are some of the highlights:

• What aspects of cloud computing should be considered before an implementation?
Fletcher, who pushed Utah into starting a "private cloud" hosted by the state for e-mail and Web apps, said there are four main points agencies should look at first: security, data ownership, transferability and disaster recovery. People in government are generally skittish about trusting a private company with the public sector's data, Fletcher said, but with ongoing needs to reduce costs and improve services, cloud computing provides IT services in a cheaper, more effective solution.

• What did elected officials want to know before jumping on board?
When L.A. was considering switching e-mail services from GroupWise to Google's Gmail, Kevin Crawford and his colleagues were flooded with questions, he said. They mainly focused on "who can see what, when, why and where?" Officials saw the proposed change as either a money saver or threat to public safety, he said, and he had to explain the "nitty-gritty" details of the contract to ease their minds.

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Posted : 29/03/2010 11:40 am
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Re: Cloud Computing is Budget Computing for SMBs

Small and medium sized businesses can take advantage of the great benefits of cloud computing. SMBs often have small IT departments with limited resources. It would be impossible for these smaller enterprises to emulate the productivity of massive IT outfits with huge budgets. Cloud computing brings the same technology used by big business to SMBs with low costs and simple scalability. Multi-billion dollar corporations have held the IT advantage for as long as this sector has been around. However, the playing field is starting to change. Enterprise technology is now available to everyone at far lower prices than what big businesses pay for exclusive services.

SMBs have to work on limited budgets, and it can be tough to keep up with the major players in any given market. Still, cloud computing is changing the way things are done for many small and medium sized businesses. Web-based services now offer great infrastructure for all your business needs. Many services are free, and others come at a surprisingly reasonable price. Not only are these services dynamic and customizable for each individual business, but they are also scalable. You can set up a framework that suits your business perfectly, and you can do it on a tight budget.

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Posted : 28/07/2010 3:16 pm
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