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# Cloud Computing

Cloud computing eliminates the need to buy a boxed software product or physical servers and replaces it with a subscription service.

Our approach to cloud computing is to combine business acumen with technical expertise. Our Cloud migration projects are professionally managed from Initiation, through Planning and Execution.

We offer you the agility of an SME combined with the experience of professionals that have worked in international corporates and can leverage Best Practice processes and Project Management methodologies.

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## Cloud Computing explained

Cloud solutions are predicated on an operational rather than a capital expenditure model. Cloud computing eliminates the need to buy a boxed software product or physical server which will deprecate over time and replaces it with a subscription service.

There are two keep types of cloud computing that we specialise in deploying. One is called Software as a Service (SaaS) and the other is called Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). There is a third type of cloud computing which is Platform as a Service (PaaS) and we’ve included an explanation of PaaS below:

## Software as a Service (SaaS)

We specialise in helping organisations migrate their email and Office applications to Office 365. Our customers pay for Office 365 via a subscription that is charged on a per user per month basis.

If someone leaves, the license is no longer chargeable; if someone joins, the new license is only chargeable from the day it is activated. This type of cloud solution is called Software as a Service (SaaS).

## Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

If a customer’s server is end of life or if a customer simply wants to avoid the considerable expenditure involved in buying a physical server, we can deploy Azure Virtual Machine. This type of cloud solution is called Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).

IaaS can reduce and even eliminate the need for physical servers and is also beneficial to companies that need a temporary server solution because they want to host and test a new software application. Essentially you pay for your virtual server on a per use per month basis and the cost is calculated based on how much data you need to access, how often and where it is stored.

## Platform as a Service (PaaS)

For customers that are developing and deploying applications, there are cloud-based solutions which provide a complete framework that developers can use, and it’s called Platform as a Service (PaaS).

PaaS provides all the elements that you get from an IaaS solution including virtual servers, data storage and networking security, but crucially it also includes middleware such as development tools, Business Intelligence services, database management systems and much more.

PaaS is designed to support the complete web application life cycle: building, testing, deploying, managing, and updating.

## Why should you move your data to the Cloud?

Businesses embracing Cloud technologies typically achieve cost savings, see an increase employee productivity, improve security and benefit from a more flexible and scalable approach to their IT.

### Cost Savings

Cloud computing puts the control of IT spend back in your hands. It enables you to rent software applications, so you only pay for what you use via an annual or monthly subscription.

It empowers you to replace obsolete and expensive physical servers with virtual machines that will never age and go end of life.

### Data Security

It provides unparalleled security that is continuously reviewed and enhanced, deploying updates and patches without you needing to worry. Its archiving and storage facilities are limitless in size.

### Scalability

Cloud computing is predicated on only paying for what you use, so as your organisation changes you can easily turn your subscriptions up or down.

### Productivity

In this age of remote working, cloud technology enables you to work anywhere from any device. All you need is the Internet and you can safely and quickly access your files, folders, documents and software apps.

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## How we help businesses migrate to the Cloud

We offer you a proven track record in implementing Microsoft’s Cloud technologies for our clients. You will benefit from a consultancy, planning and delivery process that will be tailored to your business needs.

### Experience

Small businesses and PLCs alike come to us for help.

We have helped businesses from industries as diverse as Healthcare, Architecture, Engineering and Financial Services to migrate to Microsoft Office 365 for their email and office applications.

We recently helped a building maintenance company streamline their server infrastructure by decommissioning ageing physical servers and migrating applications and data to Azure. We are also expert in the deployment of SharePoint and OneDrive as well as Teams and can guide you though the process of migrating your data to the Cloud.

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### Project management

Our Cloud migration projects are professionally managed from discovery, through planning and execution so that you are always reassured and kept informed.

From our initial meeting with you through to an in-depth audit of your infrastructure and the development of your Project Plan, our services are highly professional.

All project phases and project deliverables are contained within AutoTask, our Professional Services Automation software, so that tasks can be assigned, tracked and delivered.

### Technical Know How

Our Engineers are qualified. And once they’ve taken one exam they start studying for the next.

To provide you with the right Cloud solution, be it Office 365, Teams or Azure, we need to know that technology inside out by keeping up to speed with new developments.

Technology constantly changes and with Westlake IT as your partner you can rest assured we have the know how to recommend and configure the right solution for you.

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