Cloud Hosting vs In-House On-Premise “Self Hosting”
| Online Advantage Cloud Hosting Solution | Customer “On-Premise” Self Hosted Solution |
|
|---|---|---|
| The Online Advantage = | You focus on your business | |
| Server Platform |  |
Capital Expenditure |
| Multiple Cluster Of Servers | |
Budget Dependent |
| High Availability VM’s | |
Normally Single Server |
| 24×7 Hardware Maintenance | |
Same Day or 4 Hour Response in Office Hours |
| Hardware Upgrades | |
Capital Expenditure |
| Redundant Firewall Capacity | |
Capital Expenditure |
| Redundant Routers & Switches | |
Capital Expenditure |
| Fully Managed Backup Library | |
Capital Expenditure |
| Windows Server Operating System | |
Customer Licen$ed and Managed |
| Firewall Software | |
Customer Licen$ed and Managed |
| Anti-Virus Software | |
Customer Licen$ed and Managed |
| Back-Up Software | |
Customer Licen$ed and Managed |
| Database Software | |
Customer Licen$ed and Managed |
| Software Updates & Maintenance for Above Software Products | |
Customer Managed |
| Performance Monitoring | |
Customer Managed |
| UPS & Diesel Generator Back-up | |
Capital Expenditure |
| 24×7 Security, Air Conditioning & Fire Protection Systems | |
Capital Expenditure |
| Computer Room & Racking | |
Capital Expenditure |
| Online Advantage Hosting Fee | Paid Monthly In Advance | Up-Front License Fee |
| Additional Users | Can Increase On Temp Basis | Purchase More Licenses And Increase Database License |
| Help Desk Support | |
Paid Quarterly In Advance |
| Remote Access For Support | |
Customer To Arrange & Manage |
| Online Advantage Upgrades | |
Annual Maintenance Contract or Purcha$e Separately |
| Services To Upgrade Online Advantage | |
Additional Fee To Install |
| Daily & Monthly Data Back-Ups | |
Controlled (or not) By Customer |
| Off-Site Data Back-up | |
Controlled (or not) By Customer |
| Online Advantage – Production & Test | |
Additional Fee To Install |
| Retain Multiple Years Of Monthly Back-ups | |
Controlled (or not) By Customer |
| Secure Copies Of Application Software | |
Controlled (or not) By Customer |
| e-Mail Facilities | |
Customer To Make Own Arrangement |
| Electronic Document Delivery via e-Mail &/or Faxing |
|
Customer To Make Own Arrangement |
| Web Page hosting | |
Customer to Make Own Arrangement |
| e-Commerce Portals | |
Customer to Make Own Arrangement |