Who is ThinkGrid?
ThinkGrid provides business IT on Demand service to organizations all over the world through their innovative cloud platform, which enables IT related organizations to embrace cloud computing simply and easily, and delivers real services and benefits for small, medium and enterprise businesses. ThinkGrid was the first company to connect businesses, the IT channel and the cloud together, and operates the largest of such platforms globally. After reviewing many services and recognizing the strength of their platform Paragon System Solutions has partnered with ThinkGrid in order to bring the benefits of Cloud Computing to our customers.
You Would Have to be CRAZY Not to Want Guaranteed Uptime, Improved Security,
Business Scalability On Demand and Still SLASH IT Costs!
I know what you are thinking: “If it sounds too good t….” but just stop there for a moment. Cloud Computing is a new term, but the idea of centralizing IT infrastructure in order to maintain better control and cut costs has been in practice in the enterprise for years. Maintaining their servers in strictly controlled datacenters keeps data safe, while using limited desktops or thin clients to connect to applications running on terminal servers keeps maintenance and licensing costs down. Small Businesses usually do not have this option due to a lack of budget and in-house knowledge. They stick their server in a closet or maybe an empty cubicle somewhere out of the way and have no other option for their employees but expensive desktops that are hard to maintain and keep secure. Paragon System Solutions has partnered with ThinkGrid, one of the largest providers of hosted services to small businesses, to offer a better option. Paragon vOffice, powered by ThinkGrid, is a set of cloud computing services designed to bring enterprise level services to the small business. Without having to build your own datacenter, or purchase any server hardware at all for that matter, cloud services from Paragon and ThinkGrid provide your business with near 100% availability, secure redundant servers, desktops that are fully managed and backed up and most importantly a stable platform for you to run your business on. All without the heavy up front capital expenses, you only pay for what you use when you use it and scale your business on demand.
Plug the Desktop Leak!
The desktop or laptop is the lifeblood of employee productivity, but if they are not properly maintained they can become like an open faucet, flushing your hard earned revenue down the drain. The Garner Group estimates that the desktop you bought last month for $400 will end up costing you close to $6000 by the time your done with it. Hosted Virtual Desktops reduce this cost by 50%!
Your Email is Way too Important for You to Have In House!
If your company is like most, email is a CRITICAL part of your organization's productivity. Late, missing or lost emails can mean missed opportunities, angry customers and even lost revenue. These days, running your own email server is akin to running your own payroll, or filing your own corporate taxes. Sure you COULD do it, but in the end its probably cheaper and less risky for you to outsource it to an expert. Hosted Exchange from Paragon and ThinkGrid provides you with a secure, always on email and collaboration environment that is accessible from anywhere in the world.
Your Business and Employees Demand That Your Servers and Applications Are Always Available!
Properly housing, running, maintaining and backing up a server to ensure that it is running and available for your most critical business applications is a time consuming expensive task that requires specialized knowledge and training. Available for a low predictable monthly cost, Paragon's vServers are delivered with near 100% availability from ThinkGrid's cloud platform. Housed in ThinkGrid's secure, fault tolerant Datacenters you never have to worry about your server's security, maintenance or backup, it is all taken care of for you. .
Tape is Outdated.
Tape backup solutions are expensive, hard to maintain and extremely unreliable. Besides, we all know you don’t swap those tapes out as much as you should and you leave them in the office to boot, rendering them useless in a disaster. vBackup, our cloud backup service powered by ThinkGrid eliminates the hassles of dealing with tapes and provides the security of an off site disaster proof storage facility for your data.
Don’t Buy Your Software, Rent It!
Software is expensive. Microsoft Office alone, considered a must have for most corporate desktops, can cost up to $600 per license. If an employee needs Project or Visio then you are almost up to $1000 in software costs alone. vApps from Paragon and ThinkGrid provide a cost effective alternative to the standard licensing model. On-demand licensing allows you to pay for only the software your business needs at the time, making it an operational expense, rather then a huge up front cost.