Part 2 – IT cost reduction ideas: email in the cloud

Posted by Gareth Everson on 12th November, 2009. Communications & IT.

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Yesterday I launched the IT cost reduction ‘ideas’ series. This follow-up article today explores some of the more intangible benefits of cloud-based email communications.

As an IT cost reduction solution, utilizing cloud computing should achieve the same or improved communication results at lower costs. The path to IT cost reduction starts with a change of focus. Instead of looking for cheaper ways to do the exact same thing that you’re already doing, should you be seeking out new methods altogether?

In addition to the IT cost reduction that you will enjoy with web based email you may also have the opportunity to integrate your efforts with a variety of other services as well:

Amazon promotes the platform-independence of its platform; indeed you can even run SAP using the service. Around 60,000 different customers use Amazon Web Services, and most of them are not the startups that are normally associated with on-demand computing. Rather the biggest customers in both number and amount of computing resources consumed are divisions of banks, pharmaceuticals companies and other large corporations who have tried Amazon Web Services once for a temporary project, seen the flexibility and potential of the solution and then continued to use it.
Google promotes the collaboration aspects of its service, offering email, calendar, document sharing and sites within its simple ‘Apps’ package. UK-based Rentokil Initial is about to consolidate 40 email systems and roll out Google Apps to 35,000 employees in 50 countries. Even with 15,000 staff on the road, all the same web based email services can be used to keep up to date with everything in the connected world. Rentokil Initial follows Telegraph Media Group and Guardian News & Media as other high-profile converts. JohnsonDiversey echoes similar sentiments in this video.

One of the new methods of IT cost reduction that you can utilize to great benefit is cloud based email and collaboration solutions. You reduce your capital investment by a substantial degree, keep your organization lean and flexible, free up your internal computer network and take advantage of affordable or free resources that ultimately improve your bottom line.

Yesterday I launched the IT cost reduction ‘ideas’ series. This follow-up article today explores some of the tangible and intangible benefits of cloud-based email communications.

In addition to the IT cost reduction that you will enjoy with web based email you may also have the opportunity to integrate your efforts with a variety of other services as well. For example, with Gmail you have the ability to take advantage of many of Google’s other services as well, all of which can be seamlessly used with one another. Examples include the Google Calendar, Google Docs and more.This allows your entire office to stay on the same page. Even if you have multiple offices throughout a region or throughout the world, you can all utilize the same web based email services to be kept up to date with everything you need. There are some very expensive virtual office providers that do this same thing. But when you’re looking for IT cost reduction, you can achieve the same results with web based email and office providers, utilizing cloud computing to keep your business as lean as possible.The path to IT cost reduction starts with a change of focus. Instead of looking for cheaper ways to do the exact same thing that you’re already doing, you should be seeking out new methods altogether. One of the new methods that you can utilize to great benefit is web based or cloud based email marketing. You reduce your capital investment by a substantial degree, keep your organization lean and flexible, free up your internal computer network and take advantage of affordable or free resources that ultimately improve your bottom line.

In addition to the IT cost reduction that you will enjoy with web based email you may also have the opportunity to integrate your efforts with a variety of other services as well. Google promotes the collaboration aspects of its service. UK-based Rentokil Initial is about to consolidate 40 email systems and roll out Google Apps to 35,000 employees in 50 countries. Even with 15,000 staff on the road, all the same web based email services can be used to keep up to date with everything in the connected world. As an IT cost reduction solution, achieving the same results with web based email and office providers, utilizing cloud computing to keep your business as lean as possible.

Amazon promotes the platform-independence of its platform; indeed you can even run SAP using the service.

Beyond email, the three leading companies are showing that enterprise-scale services can be delivered from the cloud and at the same time deliver substantial IT cost reductions. All charge pennies per CPU hour or gigabyte of storage.

The path to IT cost reduction starts with a change of focus. Instead of looking for cheaper ways to do the exact same thing that you’re already doing, you should be seeking out new methods altogether. One of the new methods that you can utilize to great benefit is web based or cloud based email marketing. You reduce your capital investment by a substantial degree, keep your organization lean and flexible, free up your internal computer network and take advantage of affordable or free resources that ultimately improve your bottom line.