Lotus Foundation Start
IBM Lotus Foundations Start offers companies with little or no in-house technical expertise the essential software required to run a business. It can be launched within 30 minutes and leverages self-managing and self-healing capabilities that minimize the need for human intervention.
IBM Lotus foundations start enables customers to do email, create and share documents, centrally manage files, store and secure business data, control access to information, connect offices and employees and protect their network and systems from unwanted disruptions and intrusions. Additionnally, it serves as platform for customers to run native Linux and Lotus Domino applications and Microsoft Windows applications within a VMware container.
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Solution Business Benefits |
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• Lack the technical expertise to favorably leverage technology. • Unathorized network intrusions, viruses and spam threaten security of business information and disrupt productivity. • Downtime and/or loss of data impede business continuity and profitability. • Time and expense of dealing with multiple technology vendors and products. • Valuable time is lost when employees are out of the office. |
• Minimizes IT hassle by automating many IT tasks: no in-house IT skill needed. • Quickly sets up a security-rich company network – includes firewall, antivirus, and antispam. • Protects and stores data with frequent automated backups. Complete system restore can be done in minutes. • Software appliance solution – one vendor, one solution. • Connects remote employees with anytime/anywhere access. |
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Key questions to ask to identify a project
| 1. | What would you do if you could focus more on business rather than worry about IT? |
| 2. | What benefits would sourcing your technology needs from a single vendor provide? How could you benefit from a single technology solution to address your IT needs? |
| 3. | What is your data backup strategy? What would you do if you lost all of your business data? |
| 4. | How do you prevent unauthorized access to your systems and network? |
| 5. | What methods do you use to limit spam and catch email viruses? Where does network security rank in terms of importance? |
| 6. | How would you business benefit if employees could connect remotely? |
| 7. | How do unexpected costs associated with additional software purchases not covered by your base solutions affect your budget? |