Your own server in the office
- Data location
- On your own premises
- Costs
- Purchase plus maintenance
- Remote access
- Via VPN
Best suited for
Large data volumes, local specialist software
Cloud & Microsoft 365
Cloud and Microsoft 365 – work flexibly, keep control of your data.
Your own server, a virtual environment or Microsoft 365: we find the solution that fits your data, your team and your budget.
Cloud or your own server – which suits your business?
The cloud pays off when your team needs to work from anywhere, costs should be predictable and nobody wants to look after server hardware any more. Your own server still makes sense for large volumes of data, specialist software or strict requirements. Often a combination of both is the best solution.
Our advice is independent and not tied to any single provider. For data that should not leave Austria, we run storage and virtual servers in our data centre in Vienna. For email, documents and collaboration, most of our clients rely on Microsoft 365.
Our cloud services
From virtual servers to a secure Teams workplace
- Licensing advice: which plan for whom
- Setting up Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive
- Security with multi-factor authentication and policies
- Ongoing management of users and licences
- Several virtual servers on one piece of hardware
- Faster recovery when something goes wrong
- Less hardware, lower electricity costs
- Modernising old physical servers
- Cloud storage in our data centre in Vienna
- Virtual servers and desktops
- Access from the office, from home and on the move
- Your data stays in Austria
- Moving email mailboxes to Microsoft 365
- Transferring file servers to SharePoint or the private cloud
- Planned without downtime, often outside office hours
- Training for your team
What we pay attention to
Cloud – but secure and well thought out
- Clear permissions: who may see and share which data?
- Multi-factor authentication for every account
- A separate backup of Microsoft 365, independent of Microsoft
- Documentation of all accounts, licences and settings
- Transparent, scalable monthly costs
In brief
What is virtualisation?
Virtualisation means that several separate servers run as software on shared hardware. Instead of three physical servers, there is one powerful machine in the server cabinet.
This saves on purchase and electricity costs, and a virtual server can be restored or moved to other hardware much faster if something fails. Read more in our article How server virtualisation cuts IT costs.
Comparison
Your own server, private cloud or Microsoft 365?
Private cloud (Vienna)
- Data location
- Data centre in Vienna
- Costs
- Monthly, scalable
- Remote access
- Yes
Best suited for
Sensitive data, specialist software, working from anywhere
Microsoft 365
- Data location
- Microsoft data centres
- Costs
- Monthly per user
- Remote access
- Yes
Best suited for
Email, documents, Teams, collaboration
How we work
Into the cloud in four steps
Analysis
Which data, programs and ways of working are there? What can go to the cloud, and what should stay in-house?
Concept
We recommend the right combination and define costs, permissions and security.
Migration
We migrate mailboxes, files and servers – planned carefully and with as little disruption as possible.
Support
We manage users and licences, back up the data and keep everything up to date.
Microsoft 365 backup
Data in the cloud needs its own backup too.
Microsoft keeps the service running. But deleted mailboxes or accidentally overwritten files can only be recovered to a limited extent. We additionally back up Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams in our Vienna data centre.
More about backup- Separate backup of emails, files and Teams
- Restore individual items
- Storage in Austria
- Checked daily
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft 365 is a subscription package from Microsoft with email (Exchange Online), Office programs such as Word, Excel and Outlook, Teams for meetings and chat, and OneDrive and SharePoint for files. Depending on the licence, security features are included as well.
Which Microsoft 365 licence do I need?
That depends on whether your team needs the Office programs on the PC, how much storage is required and which security features you want. After a short conversation we recommend the right plan – often a combination of different licences is enough.
Is the cloud secure?
The large providers protect their data centres very well. Most incidents are caused by stolen passwords or incorrectly set sharing permissions. That is why we set up multi-factor authentication, clear permissions and a separate backup.
Where is my data stored?
With Microsoft 365, in Microsoft’s data centres – for European customers usually in Europe. In our private cloud, the data is stored in our data centre in Vienna, and therefore in Austria.
Can I move my practice or law firm software to the cloud?
That depends on the software. Some programs are available as a cloud version, others run well on a virtual server in our private cloud, and some still belong on a server in-house. We clarify this with you and the vendor.
What does switching to Microsoft 365 cost?
Licence costs depend on the number of users and the chosen plan. On top of that comes a one-off effort for setup and migration, which depends on the amount of data and the number of mailboxes. You receive a transparent quote in advance.
What is the difference between OneDrive and SharePoint?
OneDrive is each person’s personal storage. SharePoint is intended for shared storage for teams and departments, with its own permissions. Teams uses SharePoint storage automatically.
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