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» Writing the business case
» “Selling” the proposal to management
» Sending out the request for proposal (RFP) to potential vendors » Reviewing and vetting the bids received
» Selecting and contracting with the selected vendors
If you are running a small business, don’t make the mistake of thinking that just because you don’t do all the tasks that large companies do, your IT infrastructure cost will be negligible. You may not house a roomful of servers with technicians, but the time you spend maintaining even two servers — maintaining, patching, fixing, calling tech support, missing or forgetting an anniversary dinner in the process — all adds up to not just hard and soft costs but also productivity loss.
Office 365 saves you from all these troubles. Highly trained engineers are working and available ‘round the clock to ensure your services are up and running so you don’t have to worry about it.
So instead of doubling up as the IT guy, you can now relax and just focus on grow- ing your business. And of course, have enough of a work/life balance so you won’t forget your next anniversary.
Your Emails Got (Almost) Obliterated
Office 365 is the caretaker of your email data in Exchange Online. Regardless of whether your data is highly confidential or low priority, your data is stored, backed up, replicated, and protected in redundant remote data centers accessible any- where there’s an Internet connection. With a 99.9 percent uptime, financially backed service level agreement, you know that Microsoft is better positioned to help you avoid business disruptions due to a malfunctioning in-house email server than you or your IT team.
So don’t wait until it happens again — move to Office 365 now before an email disaster causes work stoppage and customer dissatisfaction.
You Love Paying Only for What You Use
Most of us have enjoyed the benefits of “on demand” movies and TV shows from our cable and streaming companies. The model is simple. You sign up for a service and you get access to movies and TV shows that you can watch at your leisure.
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