When you plan to acquire a business application, you may have to choose between hosting it in the Cloud or on your on servers. Here are some key considerations to help you make a decision.

1. Cloud or on premise? …
The choice is yours!
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2. Cloud or on premise? The choice is yours!
• When you plan to acquire a business application, you
may have to choose between hosting it in the Cloud
or on your on servers.
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3. • What questions do you need to answer before
making any decision?
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4. Cloud – some basic definitions
Before we start, here are some basic definitions.
• Cloud-based applications: an application running on / with
computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as
a service over a network (typically the Internet) (see wikipedia).
There are quite a few versions of a cloud infrastructure: public
cloud, hybrid, private cloud, racks... For the sake of simplicity, we
will consider cloud in its most simple form, in which the application
is hosted on the datacenter's servers.
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5. Cloud – some basic definitions
• On premise application: the application is hosted on your own
servers, under your complete responsibility.
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6. 5 reasons to choose the Cloud
version
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7. 5 reasons to choose the Cloud version
1. Speed - You need a system installed as soon as possible
2. Mobility - Your users will access the application mainly
from outside of your office
3. Lack of resources - You do not think you have sufficient
technical ability in-house
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8. 5 reasons to choose the Cloud version
4.
Lack of infrastructure - You do not have the necessary
computer infrastructure (servers, bandwidth,...) and you
do not want to invest in this area
5. Short term fix - You do not wish to manage this setup in
the long term (security, physical time, software
redundancy, maintenance...)
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9. 5 reasons to choose the on
premise version
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10. 5 reasons to choose the on premise version
1. The marginal cost of adding a new application to your
existing servers is low
2. You have the necessary resources (technical and
human) to manage such a system especially regarding
security and data recovery
3. You need to integrate with other management
systems such as ERP, invoicing... which are already
installed on your servers
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11. 5 reasons to choose the on premise version
4. You work with very sensitive data which is highly
dependent on local legislation regarding its confidentiality
5. You will be able to modify the infrastructure in order to
respond to user’s requirements, particularly in terms of
mobility
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12. Nikec Docstore is an application designed for professionals which allows storing
any type of file, accessing them remotely from a computer or an iPad and sharing
them with authorised colleagues or clients. By combining ease of use and the level
of security required in the exchange of working and sensitive documents Nikec
Docstore is ideal for mobile professionals and collaborative work. Plus the
application is available on premise or in cloud (SAAS), so you always keep full
control of your documents. For more information, please
visit: www.docstorepro.com
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13. Contact
For more information please visit www.nikecsolutions.com
Address:
52-54 Gracechurch Street,
London, EC3V 0EH
Contact numbers:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7621 2350
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7621 2360
Email:
info@nikecsolutions.com
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