Microsoft and their partners have got themselves into an enviable position. They have the market-lead in providing technology solutions to the business community. But until now, the emphasis has somehow slipped away from obtaining the most out of the software products. In general most software solution products are only at 20% utilisation in the business environment.
There has been a recent national press campaign organised by Microsoft Ireland, and supported by their Gold Certified Partners. This campaign is not about trying to encourage businesses to “buy more”. Instead it is geared to helping identify ways to utilise technology to work more efficiently. By concentrating on your current IT investments, it is possible to suggest solutions that would help decrease costs and improve productivity. Examples include:
- Unified Communications. Pulling all the communication technologies together, such as email, video, web conferencing, voice, fax, instant messenger. Reducing your organisation travel costs alone, by being able to communicate effectively both within your organisation and externally, can be huge.
- Virtualisation. Its green, its highly cost-effective, and its such a no-brainer on how to position yourselves for the future. Having to never again rely on hardware and software being tied together provides untold benefits such as cutting data centre costs and maximise ROI.
- Security. Keeping on top of security is essential. While the short-term cost reductions are tempting, any security breach would result in an exponentially higher cost. But there are clever ways to utilise the Microsoft security solutions that do not cost the earth.
- Business Intelligence. Pulling the various pieces of information together to provide you with the knowledge to make the right business decisions is not easy. But Microsoft Gold Certified Partners do this for a living. Designing a centralised resource system is achievable and a highly efficient way to help you make faster and more informed decisions.
- Collaboration. Having to search for information. Not being able to share information with geographically-challenged employees. Losing control over mailboxes, shared workspaces etc. All these need to be sorted, with the help of your existing technology. It requires procedures, planning and controls. But the results can be startling as business users start to feel they are working together again as a team.
The above are just some of the possibilities. To uncover what the options are for you, you need to speak to a trusted advisor. One with the certification that proves this company has a proven track record in delivering results that ultimately you can take the credit for.
Article written by Neil Stone-Wigg of IT Focus. IT Focus is a Microsoft GOLD Certified Partner with a large client-base throughout Ireland.
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