What they say about cloud computing in Marlborough
Builder
•Traditional remote
access expensive
•Server has been
reduced to a glorified hard drive
•If starting from
fresh would go complete cloud based
•Still uses standard
broadband. Response times are fine.
•Manage log-on
licences to reduce cloud cost
•Online version of
accounting package is highest spec version
Winery
•Off loaded email
exchange to free up the overworked server
•Immediate aim is to
offload hardware to reduce cost
•Reduce travel cost by using
Skype
•Reduce telephone cost by using
VoIP
•IT consultant will become a
project leader
•In their view fibre-optic cable
is needed to create efficiencies
Financial Services
•Whether we log-on at
work, the laptop at home, or ipad when out of town, we see the same
desktop. Documents, email, accounting.
•Security is great
because no files are downloaded
•We never see a
computer technician because we do not have any PC's or a
server
