Find new profitability with e-automate Cloud
Unleash new growth with e-automate cloud services
Say goodbye to resource-heavy, on-premise business management and hello to a fully-connected ecosystem. Access critical business data anytime, anywhere. Eliminate IT burdens and free your team to focus on what they do best—driving managed print services revenue.
Why move to e-automate cloud?
Before making the decision to move a critical managed print services system to the cloud, here are some factors to consider:
Factor | Cloud | On-premise |
---|---|---|
Expense | Subscription-based model is a fixed expense, positively impacting cash flow. | Capital expenses for hardware, software, and IT personnel can be unpredictable. |
Accessibility | 24/7 access from anywhere, anytime. | Access from a machine with a downloaded program. |
Downtime | Low downtime rate. Redundancy and failover precautions through multiple geographic regions. Fixes and enhancements automatically deployed. | Planning for maintenance, upgrades, and patches is necessary. Unplanned outages disrupt entire business. |
Security | Highly secure with superior security applications and regular auditing maintained by providers. | Secured with business-grade antivirus, malware, intrusion prevention, and firewall. |
Disaster Recovery | Automatic nightly backups to Tier 1 data center. | Questionable backup reliability, dependent on human planning and execution. |
Obsolescence | Business model relies on continuous infrastructure investment. | Hardware depreciates and becomes obsolete, requiring large IT investment. |
Control | Control of business data is secured without requiring control of hardware and software implementation. | Complete ownership and responsibility of hardware, software implementation and data security. |
Ongoing cost | Monthly subscription fee includes product access, 24/7 security, product updates, and support. | Outright cost for software maintenance, security, hardware, IT training, and retention costs. |
Reduce your operating costs, scale faster, and increase data security
An industry report found that up to 50% of IT costs are saved by using cloud-based solutions.
A recent study showed that 82% of organizations using cloud platforms report faster application scaling compared to on-premise solutions.
Percentage of small business owners that suffer catastrophic data loss end up going out of business within 1 year.
e-automate Cloud experts can help.
Our team is ready to guide you through your move to the cloud.
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Cloud FAQs
It's normal to be cautious about moving critical business systems from an on-premise instance. We heard these concerns from e-automate users who are now reaping the benefits of ECI cloud services.
What if there is an outage and I lose service
The risk of outage is significantly less in the cloud than in an on-premise environment. ECI cloud environments have substantially more redundancy than what is found in typical on-prem environments and currently provide uptime reliability greater than 99%.
Cloud migration is too expensive.
Moving to e-automate cloud services is going to eliminate the upfront costs of hardware and software licenses. You only pay for access to e-automate. You'll also enjoy a substantial reduction in IT maintenance costs incurred by your on-premise system.
I don't want to lose control of my data.
You won't. You retain ownership and control of your e-automate data in the cloud.
My data is safer on-premise.
Keeping your e-automate data on premise may feel safer, but sadly, the odds are against you. Data breaches are more likely to occur with in-house IT teams that do not have access to resources for robust security protocols.
Moving to the Cloud is easier than you think
Moving to e-automate cloud does not have to be disruptive to your business. Our migration team has developed streamlined processes to help execute your transition with ease. They'll help with pre-planning and guide you through every step.
Invest in your business
Reduce your IT spend and put those dollars into business growth. Redirect those investments to other areas of your operation and supercharge the growth of your revenue.
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