If the former applies to your customers, they have probably already thought about whether a Cloud would be a more cost-effective alternative or supplement to your on-premises infrastructure. The short answer to this question is: yes, it definitely would!
But we also know that this answer alone will not help you or your customers. That's why we want to support you as your partner in realizing the cost benefits of moving all or part of your IT landscape to the Netstream Cloud to your customers.
Parallels between Cloud and leasing
Imagine you are leasing a car. What are the advantages for you? With a leasing contract, the focus is on your use and enjoyment of the vehicle, not its ownership. This means you avoid high one-off purchase costs and finance your car on a monthly basis. At the same time, you benefit from an up-to-date model. "It's similar when switching from on-premises to Cloud technologies - except that the customer can also switch models on a monthly basis with us," says Alexander Burkert, Head of Sales & Marketing at Netstream. "Your customer pays us monthly for their Cloud infrastructure and only for what they actually use."
Reduction in longer-term fixed assets
In the on-premises infrastructure, the purchase of new hardware such as computers, printers, on-premises software or servers leads to an increase in longer-term fixed assets. From a business point of view, this means tying up capital and thus reducing liquidity while at the same time incurring business risk, because an advance payment is made before sales.
The complete or partial switch to the Cloud , on the other hand, leads to a reduction in fixed assets. This is because the monthly costs for the Cloud count as ongoing operating or administrative costs. Admittedly, this all sounds very financially technical. Alexander Burkert explains the importance of this aspect as follows: "We believe it is important for our partners to highlight this point to their customers. After all, shifting costs from fixed assets to ongoing operating costs is very interesting from a business perspective, as it avoids high one-off investments. It also gives your customer the opportunity to make investments in their core business."
In terms of costs, the Cloud is ahead in the long run
Next, your customer will certainly be interested in the following specific questions: What about the costs? Does a switch from on-premises infrastructure to Cloud mean potential savings for my company?
The Cloud scores points for the fact that its costs are generally significantly lower in the long term than those of an on-premises solution. This is because Cloud services do not require server rooms or maintenance. Cost-intensive additional services such as repair, replacement and license fees are also eliminated. And as your partner, Netstream takes care of the complete maintenance and administration of the Cloud for your customers.
The savings potential for your customers with the Cloud at a glance:
- Server hardware and UPS
- Redundant emergency / back-up infrastructure
- Maintenance contracts
- Power consumption
- Personnel costs
It pays to take precautions
The damage caused to companies by digital blackmail with so-called encryption Trojans (ransomware) is forecast to reach 20 billion dollars in 2021. Alexander Burkert sees ransomware backup protection as a worthwhile investment that pays off: "Our Cloud services provide you and your customers with comprehensive protection. They help you to save costs in the long term with a secure backup architecture in the event of a ransomware attack."
Time is money - the Cloud as a time-saver
As this year in particular has shown, the unexpected often happens: suddenly the majority of employees are working from home and accessing company data via the internet at the same time. If the infrastructure is then located in the on-premises data center, performance is often impaired due to the insufficient resources of the on-premises infrastructure. The result: processes slow down and cost valuable working time. In addition, dissatisfaction spreads throughout the organization and motivation suffers. Alexander Burkert is familiar with this problem from many customers. However, this situation can be avoided with a complete or partial switch to the Cloud . "This is because the Cloud allows you to use technologies such as GPUs flexibly in order to meet increased requirements. In addition, the simple creation of virtual machines and additional resources offers your customers the option of flexibly covering their performance peaks or availability requirements. This saves them expensive working time and allows them to remain flexible in any business situation."
Entrepreneurial agility as an added bonus
What is difficult to represent in figures should nevertheless be taken into account when asking customers about costs: the ability to flexibly expand and reduce the IT infrastructure for new projects at any time with a Cloud. This factor is playing an increasingly important role in today's disruptive markets and has an enormous impact on a company's ability to innovate. In reality, many companies have IT infrastructures that restrict business growth due to their rigidity. Alexander Burkert sees the agility of the Cloud as an important additional bonus that speaks in favor of a complete or partial switch. This is because it offers companies an enormous strategic advantage and increases their competitiveness in the long term.
Contact us
Have we made you curious? Find out more about the benefits of the Netstream Cloud and a partnership with us. Alexander Burkert and his team look forward to hearing from you!
All potential cost benefits at a glance
- Leasing aspect:
the latest model at low acquisition cost - Financial aspect:
Shift from fixed assets to current costs - Savings aspect:
lower costs in the longer term compared to on-premises - Precautionary protection aspect:
Cost savings in the event of a possible attack by ransomware - Time-saving aspect:
faster work with flexible working models - Agility bonus aspect:
Increased innovation capability through flexible adaptation of the service package
