Cut 10% or More From Your Business Budget in 3 Easy Steps

The Cloud has earned a great deal of attention in 2012, most recently when the U.S. General Services Administration, or GSA, saved more than 90 percent in energy costs after moving from physical IT servers to cloud-based systems. Through both email and collaboration cloud migration from Vorsite, you can cut 10% or more from your business budget in only a few simple steps.

Step 1: Make a List of Your Current Document Management Issues

Whether you feel like you spend your entire day in your email inbox (when you’re not micro-managing team meetings), feel locked in your office, or don’t like paying high energy bills every month, there are ways you can save money, save time, and help your business grow to new heights. Vorsite encourages all business owners to objectively list all of the ways that document management sucks up the work day. Some of the common issues our customers cite include:

  • Large on-site servers make for high energy bills and wasted space.
  • Multiple IT employees suck up payroll, but are necessary for security.
  • Your email inbox quickly fills with needlessly CC’d emails.
  • Your customers complain about not having enough access to invoices and other important documents.
  • Employees can’t work from home, prohibiting you from cutting overhead without losing profit.
If your business suffers from any of these problems (or many more), Microsoft cloud-based strategies are the cheapest, fastest, and most-reliable option.

Step 2: Test New Software Before You Buy, Free of Charge

Vorsite understands how hesitant some small to mid-sized businesses can be to embrace the cloud. Thankfully, business owners can try Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Windows Intune, two of our most popular products, free of charge for a full 30-days. Vorsite recently assisted Suquamish Tribe with cloud consulting services, with dramatically positive results you can read about here.

Step 3: Contact Vorsite for Cloud Consulting Services

Even small businesses can handle an enormous amount of online documents, such as email or employee records. Those that don’t regularly utilize digital paperwork may be wasting valuable time and resources attempting to manage a staff and business offline. Cloud Consulting Services are performed with a detailed five-step approach:

  1. Assess: The cloud assessment methodology addresses all potential barriers to your successful Microsoft Cloud migration, whether they’re financial, technical, or functional.
  2. Prove: You receive a full measurable plan for growth focusing on initial investments and a proof of concept on your chosen solutions selected during the assessment phase.
  3. Deploy: Flexibility, consistency, and speed are important during the actual deployment phase, which is why Vorsite leverages a Microsoft deployment methodology.
  4. Customize: Vorsite offers a host of customizable options for cloud customers, including apps like SharePoint, Windows Azure, and SQL Azure
  5. Manage: Never worry about your PC health again — Vorsite uses Windows Intune to manage your security, software updates, and network maintenance for you.

Vorsite is skilled in working with small to mid-sized businesses that want to cut overhead and operating costs to help their businesses grow. With a dedicated Microsoft partnership, you can be sure that cloud-based solutions for your business or organization will revolutionize the way you handle the digital side of your company, something from which your customers and employees will immediately benefit.

Getting Ready for Office 365

Image: Office 365

Office 365 is the next generation of productivity-based cloud services from Microsoft. It is geared towards all business, from a one-man show to a global organization. As a small business, it seems a little unreal at times to grasp the concept of having access to the same tools as Coca-Cola, but therein lies the beauty of Microsoft’s services – scale.

Cloud technology helps your business easily scale up or down and relieves your staff from making ongoing technical decisions about servers and bandwidth.

What cloud services are offered with Office 365?

Image: @Exchange Online
E-mail, calendar and contacts with current antivirus and anti-spam solutions. Includes the ability to get email on virtually any mobile phone and options for voice mail, unified messaging and archiving.

Image: Fingers typing on a keyboardSharePoint Online
Create sites to connect colleagues, partners and customers. Includes enterprise social networking and customization options.

Image: Two men on a laptopLync Online
Instant messaging, presence and online meeting experiences with screen sharing, voice and video conferencing.

Image: Microsoft Office Professional 2010Microsoft Office Professional Plus
The desktop version of the favorite productivity tool in business is now part of the complete Office 365 offering.

Office 365: A Few Plans to Consider

Small Business Solution
Microsoft’s cloud services plans are customizable based on your business needs.

Office 365 Small Business Plan

Enterprise Solutions
Microsoft’s cloud services plans are customizable based on your business needs.

Office 365 Enterprise Plan

Aaron Nettles, CEO Vorsite CorporationNeed help choosing the right plan?
Contact Aaron Nettles
anettles@vorsite.com
(206) 781-1797


Resources

Find out more information about the Microsoft Small Business Plan

Discover more Enterprise Plans

4/22 Webinar: Key Reasons for Small Businesses Moving to the Cloud

Why should small businesses consider moving to cloud computing or Microsoft Online Services critical to a long-term success? Want to gain your competitive advantage in 2010?
As a Microsoft gold certified partner, Vorsite is hosting a special edition webinar to help you navigate through the cloud.  Register Now!

Key Reasons for Small Businesses Moving to the Cloud:
SharePoint Online Solution ShowcaseÂ
    Date:  Thursday April 22, 2010
    10:00 am – 11:00 am PST
    Presenter:Diane Gallagher, Vorsite CTO.
    Agenda:

  • Less IT spend, more investment in your business operation and customer acquisition
  • Stay nimble as your business grows
  • SharePoint Online Solutions Showcase

 

Microsoft Exchange Online mailbox is now 25GB per license: bigger mailbox, better productivity!

Learn More… Try 30-day BPOS free trial software http://www.TryMSOnline.com, or contact the Vorsite Online Services team(800) 218-7260 x101, TryMSOnline@vorsite.com

Move to the Cloud and Get $250 Cash Back!

Special Promotion Ends Soon:  Move to the Cloud and Get $250 Cash Back!

Vorsite Announcing $250 Cash Back with Subscription of Microsoft Online Services- Business Productivity Online Suite, Offer Expires March 31st 2010.

 Call (800) 218-7260 x101 to find out more!

Get started now:

  • Applicable Online Services:  Business Productivity Online Suite or stand-alone services (excluding Live Meeting)
  • Customers:  Customers with subscription of 25 seats or above
  • Call Now: Call (800) 218-7260 x101 or email trymsonline@vorsite.com ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Painless Migration: 

Vorsite’s BPOS Migration QuickStart services moves our customers business onto the Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Services Suite (BPOS). One of our experienced BPOS consultants will work with your company to ensure a painless transition while providing the knowledge to maintain your new services moving forward.

Call (800) 218-7260 x101 or email trymsonline@vorsite.com.

For more information, go to http://www.trymsonline.com

Feb Webinar Series: SharePoint Online Quick Start

Check out Vorsite’s Feb webinars that may benefit you to have more insights about Cloud Computing with Microsoft’ Online Services. 

1. Sharepoint Online Quick Start 

Wednesday February 10, 2010
11:00 am – 1200 pm PST

Time to recharge/update your Sharepoint knowedge!

Come join us to learn Product features, increased productivity, case study, and what to expect in migration.   Hear the real world example how Sharepoint Online can benefit your business, save cost up to 30%.

2. On-Premise vs. In the Cloud with Microsoft Online Services

Wednesday February 24, 2010
10:00 am – 11:00 am PST

  • On Premise vs. In the Clouds
       What Services Can You Move to The Cloud?
       What  is Your Business Priority Moving to The Cloud? 
  • Microsoft Online Services
       BPOS is The Right Choice for You.
  • Migration Process and What to Expect
       How Do You Start With Migration Process?
       Microsoft Has Tools for You to Migrate.
       Partner with Vorsite to Jump Start Your Migration.
  • What is Your Next Step?

Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Reduce IT Cost?

Learn to Reduce IT Cost by 30% with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite – Register Free Webinars Now!

  • Jan 13th, Wed – Business Productivity Online Suite 101. Learn more!
  • Jan 14th, Thu – SharePoint Online 101.  Learn more!

Or, go to TryMSonline.com for 30-day free trial of Business Productivity Online Standard Suite!

Vorsite Presents: On Premise or In the Clouds with Microsoft Online Services

 
Vorsite is one of Microsoft’s leading Online Services Partners that has helped over 80 organizations move to the cloud in 2009.
In this event, we will discuss the right combination of on-premise and cloud-based solutions, and showcase Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Services.

When/Where
Date: Wednesday January 27, 2010
Welcome Reception: 11:30 AM PST (lunch will be provided)
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Microsoft Corporation, 205 108th Ave. NE, Suite 400, Bellevue, WA 98004
Cost: Free

Registration: Click Now!

*We will be giving away a free BlackJack smartphone at the end of the session for an early bird registrant!

What is this event for?
It will be a discussion about cloud services, the business value to your organization, and how Microsoft’s Online Services offering for SharePoint and Exchange can reduce your IT cost by 30%.

Why Attend
1. Moving to the cloud? Find the right combination of on-premise and cloud-based solutions for your organizations.
2. Understand how to reduce your IT cost by 30% with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite.Â
3. Explore the latest Microsoft Online Services, including Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, and Microsoft Office Communications Online.
4. Learn the migration process and deployment timeline.

Learn More… http://www.TryMSOnline.com, or contact the Vorsite Online Services team,(800) 218-7260 x101, mailto:TryMSOnline@vorsite.com

Two webinar offerings: Learn how to increase your business productivity with Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS).

Here is your last chance in 2009 to learn how to increase your business productivity with Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) – Register Now!

How do you realize new efficiency?  Cost cutting is not a long-term winning strategy.  To build a sustainable competitive advantage, companies must ultimately do two things- increase productivity and find ways to deliver new value to customers.

Vorsite Corp. offers two webinar series for you to learn about Microsoft Online Services.  In the webinar series you’ll be shown simply and clearly:

Streamlined communications. Your users can work with the same rich clients they already know and use—all within an integrated experience, from virtually any device, in almost any location.
Simplified management. Provide the tools your organization needs without requiring ongoing upgrades or installations. Microsoft Online Services put our IT resources to work for you.
Business-class security and reliability. Work with confidence knowing that these Online Services from Microsoft run on a network of world-class data centers protected by multiple layers of security, operational best practices – all while providing 99.9% uptime.

Webinar Series : Business Online Productivity Suite 101

When:  Wednesday, Dec 16

10:00-11:00 AM PST 

Webinar Series: SharePoint Online 101

When:  Thursday, Dec 17

 10:00-11:00 AM PST

"Send on behalf" and forwarding is available with BPOS

Did you know… 

These two features are server side and can be enabled within Exchange Online.  How? Open a support case with Microsoft and specify the accounts you would like set up for either feature. 

Not subscribed to Microsoft Online Services yet?  Take it for a test drive today!  Learn More at www.trymsonline.com or contact us at trymsonline@vorsite.com .

SharePoint Online and Office SharePoint Server Feature Comparisons

Depending on your business requirements, making a decision of whether you should host SharePoint on-premise or in the clouds can be tough.  We found the Microsoft SharePoint® Online Standard Service Description  document, detailed and helpful.  Jump to Appendix B. for a feature comparison between Office SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online Standard and SharePoint Online Dedicated.  Below is summary of  Appendix B. from the May 19, 2009 version.

Break Out of Features by

  • Collaboration Feature Comparison
  • Portal Feature Comparison
  • Content Management Feature Comparison
  • Search Feature Comparison
  • BI Feature Comparison
  • Business Process and Forms Feature Comparison

Interested in trying out SharePoint Online? sign-up here for a 30-day Free Trial.