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Cloud Computing Email Hosting

Cloud computing continues to increase in popularity amongst businesses large and small. If you are deciding whether to migrate your email to the cloud you have probably asked the following questions:

  • Should I use cloud computing for email hosting?
  • What are the benefits of cloud email hosting?
  • How do we move our emails to the cloud?
  • What should I know about using cloud email hosting?

The following information may help you to answer the above questions. Using cloud computing for email hosting means there are no more servers to maintain in house. All installation and server upgrades are performed for you. This reduces the need for in-house IT support.  This can save your business a great deal of money.

The benefits of cloud computing email hosting apart from the cost is it is ideal for small businesses as you can ‘pay as you grow’. Traditional email hosting can often tie you into long term contracts cloud email hosting is scalable and you can move up or down when you need to.

In a recent survey by Mimecast questioning 565 respondents on cloud computing. 33% are using the cloud for email management and 26% are using cloud computing for email archiving. The research also uncovered 70% of those questioned were planning to increase their use of cloud computing making use of further cloud computing applications.

Once you have decided to move your email service to the cloud how do you do it? This is something Catalystic can do for you. Our team of experts are helping the cloud computing revolution and continuously perform email cloud computing migrations on businesses from 5 – 500+ employees. We will talk you through all the options and help you to make the right choice for your business and budget.

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02.10

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Cloud computing for small business

Cloud computing can be an excellent way for a small business to reduce costs and increase efficiency. The use of cloud computing is increasing however many small businesses are still unsure of what it is and how beneficial it can be.

Cloud computing, is when IT services are delivered via the Internet. The benefit of using this technology is the small business no longer remains responsible for IT maintenance, software upgrades and system issues. All of these activities become the responsibility of the service provider. This reduces the need for an in-house IT department saving costs. This is the main reason that software as a service and cloud computing is so appealing to small business.

Examples of cloud computing for small business

There are many ways in which cloud computing can be utilised by small businesses. Here are some examples

  • Virtual servers – Data can be hosted on a third party server requiring no need to maintain a server in house
  • Software – Software solutions can be developed and hosted by another company. No upgrades or maintenance are needed if provided through cloud computing
  • Network storage – All data can be stored in the cloud and synced to allow employees access from anywhere with a web browser
  • Collaboration – Employees can communicate and work together on projects in a very easy way

If you are contemplating migrating your IT services to the cloud to talk to Catalystic we can help you. Our dedicated team of cloud computing experts can help advise you which IT services would benefit your business and make you cost savings.

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01.10

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Google Apps Set-up Service

Are you looking to move your business to Google Apps? Catalystic offer a Google Apps setup service that will make your move to the cloud quick and easy. Cloud computing offers great cost and savings benefits, Google Apps is the perfect solution for businesses looking to communicate and collaborate more effectively.

Google Apps is set up on your domain where employees can have 25GB of email storage. Gmail offers advanced SPAM filtering and if you prefer to use Microsoft Outlook as your email client you can still do this. Google calendar allows for meetings to be easily scheduled between different people and Google Talk allows for people to send instant messages to each other.

Moving to Google Apps from Microsoft or IBM is easy. Use a professional cloud computing company to set up Google Apps and everything will be handled for you. There will be no hassle for you and you will receive support during the setup process. Get your employees set up using Google Apps with the minimum of disruption to them and your business.

There are many apps available to companies looking to move to the cloud. Cloud computing companies will be able to advise you which tools will be most suitable for your business. The range of apps available is very exciting and for those businesses who don’t want the expense of running a small business server cloud computing is ideal.

Contact Catalystic today to discuss our Google Apps setup service.

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01.10

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Cloud Computing Services for Universities

Cloud computing services continue to increase in popularity. Google Apps offer fantastic tools to organisations for messaging and collaboration. Google Apps works well for businesses but Universities can also use the tools which include Google Mail, Docs, Sites and Chat.

Many UK universities have already signed up to the Education Edition including The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Portsmouth and De Montfort University.

Being a student needs organisation. There are lectures to attend, coursework to do and project work in groups is a requirement on most courses. Not to forget all the societies, sporting events and socialising that needs to be done.

Google Apps gives these Universities access to email, messaging and shared calendar, enabling students to schedule lectures, communicate and collaborate with lecturers and each other to organise work and events.

By signing contracts with Universities Google are firmly establishing a connection with thousands of people who will take Google Apps with them into their professional career.

Samantha Peter, business development manager at Google Enterprise says that students can take their account with them after they graduate, they can keep access to their work and effortlessly stay in touch with tutors and friends.

The universities who have implemented Google Apps have nothing but praise for the product suite. Google has the resources and time to invest in development of email systems and other collaborative tools. Universities can save time and money through switching from traditional in-house IT solutions.

Google Apps is gaining momentum in the workplace too as an alternative to Microsoft’s enterprise software. The Guardian News and Media Group and Teh Telegraph both use the Google Apps platform.

If you would like to find out how to migrate to the cloud contact Catalystic today for further information on how your business can utilise cloud computing to save time and money.

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01.10

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Google Apps Company UK

If you have made the smart decision to migrate to the cloud you will now be looking for a company that can provide your business with all the apps you will need to collaborate and message.

Google Apps provides UK businesses with a range of features that will help to save time and money. Google Apps premier edition is great value for money at only £33 per user per year.

Business Email Hosting

Google Apps is a great email hosting service each employee will get 25GB of storage for emails. You can still use Microsoft Outlook if this is the email client you are familiar with. There is also the option to access emails on the go with Blackberry, iPhone and other mobile devices too.

Your business needs a Google Apps Company it can rely on. The service level agreement provided by Google is extremely good with 99.9% uptime meaning your business doesn’t have to worry about downtime issues. Research has found that Microsoft Exchange server typically has 60 minutes of unplanned downtime per month, where as  Google Apps customers are only likely to experience a quarter of this.

If you are currently using Microsoft Exchange server it couldn’t be simpler to move to Google Apps for your business. If you want to save time Catalystic can migrate all of your employees to Google Apps so you can enjoy the cost savings even faster.

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01.10

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Google Apps Email Delegation

What is Mail delegation?

This nifty feature allows you to grant access to others (for example administrative assistants) in your domain to your emails. You may wonder why you would need email delegation but it can be good if a colleague is on leave you can access their email account without them having to reveal you their password.

Mail delegation was introduced to the Google Apps suite as it is very useful to administrative support staff. This functionality allows assistants to screen and send email on behalf of others. To help customers comply with regulations that may exist specific to their industry, email retention has also been added so IT administrators can set up policies to determine when email will be purged.

The introduction of these advanced features makes Gmail and the Google Apps product suite even more appropriate for a businesses email hosting service. Gmail is an ideal solution for business email hosting, whether your business is a one man band or a large multi-national corporation.

If you are interested in finding out how you can use Google Apps top improve your business efficiency contact Catalystic today. We can help you migrate to the cloud and set-up email delegation.

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