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The mission of
SOAPware’s Hosting Service (SHS) is to replace your local IT
department/consultant by providing all your computing needs.
Think about
computing needs as a utility. You shouldn’t have to worry about how the water
gets to your faucet; you don’t need to know about all the filtration systems,
the pumps, the chemicals needed, the upkeep of the infrastructures of pipes,
elevation grades and pressure differentials between the water treatment plant
and your tap. What you do need and expect is to turn on the tap and receive
clean, filtered, properly pressured water. When you turn on the light switch you
don’t have to worry about generating your own electricity or how the power
company safely delivers it to you at the correct voltage -- you just expect it
to work. We want you to have the same ease of use with your computing
needs. You should not have to employ IT staff, or worry about hardware and
software upgrades, backups, failover systems and high availability architecture
systems. You should simply connect to your service and use it, and never have to
worry about all the complicated technology that it takes to make for a smooth
workflow.
SHS offers a
complete desktop replacement for you. No longer do you have to keep your
workstations, servers, and software up-to-date -- we provide the entire desktop
environment for you. Not only can we host SOAPware applications, but we can also
host third party billing systems, office software suites, and almost any type of
business application on our servers. We provide this with virtual servers that
offer from 4 Gigabytes of memory to 16 Gigabytes. Data storage can be almost
limitless. Our virtual servers utilize from 4 to 8 processor cores allowing for
a multitude of applications to be run simultaneously without any performance
degradation. We can keep your software updated at your request with our own
highly trained IT staff, or by working with your third party vendors. In our
environment, if hardware fails, your virtual server can be back up and running
in hours rather than the days or weeks common to repair with traditional
hardware. The connection to SHS is provided via two large, enterprise-class
internet connections that maintain connectivity constantly, and security is
assured with both physical and software security measures.
By utilizing
Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection Client, you don’t have to learn a new
operating system, as the familiar Windows desktop is utilized allowing for fast
acclimation. Local resources like printers and local hard drives can be accessed
reliably and securely within the Remote Desktop Client. The copying and pasting
of text or files from your local device to the server is also available.
One of the greatest benefits is that your desktop looks the same no matter where
you connect -- from the office, home or out on the road. Your server is always
available to you with no regard as to your physical location. This can be
reassuring to those in highly mobile environments, or areas with high risk to
natural disasters. Comfort can be found in knowing that no matter from
where you are when you connect, your virtual desktop will always have the same
look and feel.
We can even help
you with local client network setup. This can include leasing of equipment and
consultation for selection of the proper hardware to connect to the virtual
server; however specialized equipment is not needed as 99% of all Windows
Operating Systems in the workplace already have by default the Remote Desktop
Client installed.
How can this be
affordable? How can enterprise level service be offered at local network prices?
It’s a matter of scaled economics. Let’s take that analogy of generating your
own electricity: how expensive would it be to buy generators, fuel, transformers
and special load balancing equipment to keep your facility running on clean
reliable electrical power? A lot! But the utility company does it on such a
large scale that it can offer better quality and a consistency that would be
unmanageable and unaffordable on an individual scale. The same principle of
scaled economics holds true with our services. We purchase resources on a
massive scale and allocate a portion of that to the virtual desktop, thus
providing you with huge resources at a very reasonable price.
And because of
the centrality and architecture of our system, the operational costs are
minimized, providing the backbone for the affordability of the SOAPware Hosting
Service.
It is our desire
to remove both the cost and the technical barriers, so as to provide you with a
service that’s dependable, reliable, and affordable. We allow you to focus on
what you do best, and not worry about unfamiliar technology.
shsgroup@soapware.com
800.455.7627 ext. 301