benefits of hosted epm why online as opposed to onsite?

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Benefits of Hosted EPMWhy Online as opposed to Onsite?

1.1. FastFast

2.2. ReliableReliable

3.3. FlexibleFlexible

4.4. Business ValueBusiness Value

Hosted EPM is …

Deploy in days, not weeks

Leverage EPM experts, best practices

Stay hosted or migrate onsite

Faster ROI


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1. Hosted EPM is Fast

On-line within days, not weeks - On-line within days, not weeks - you realize EPM business you realize EPM business advantages sooneradvantages sooner

The data center is on an The data center is on an Internet backbone – users see Internet backbone – users see exceptional performance, even exceptional performance, even when connecting remotelywhen connecting remotely

Our support staff are EPM Our support staff are EPM experts – your questions are experts – your questions are answered quicklyanswered quickly

“We were able to start collaborating right away”


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Leverage best practices inLeverage best practices in

You can allow customers, vendors, You can allow customers, vendors, and partners to access and update and partners to access and update project information without letting project information without letting them inside your corporate firewallthem inside your corporate firewall

We maintain industry-leading We maintain industry-leading uptime through redundant CPUs, uptime through redundant CPUs, drives, and hot spare serversdrives, and hot spare servers

“EPM just works. We don’t have to worry about the plumbing.”

2. Hosted EPM is Reliable

• Integrating• Upgrading• Tuning• Maintaining

• SQL Server• Project Server• SharePoint• Terminal Services• Active Directory• OLAP• Active X• Office Web Comps.


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3. Hosted EPM is Flexible

The EPM-specific data center The EPM-specific data center infrastructure is scalable. You infrastructure is scalable. You can start small, then grow your can start small, then grow your deployment on your timeline. deployment on your timeline.

Contracts are month-to-month. Contracts are month-to-month. You can migrate to your own You can migrate to your own data center at any time.data center at any time.

You can add extensions to the You can add extensions to the EPM solution and/or connect to EPM solution and/or connect to corporate software at your site.corporate software at your site.

Buy Microsoft licenses up front Buy Microsoft licenses up front or rent them on a monthly basisor rent them on a monthly basis

“I can access and update project data anytime”


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4. Hosted EPM creates Business Value

No need for on-site IT No need for on-site IT infrastructure or added capital infrastructure or added capital expendituresexpenditures

No need for additional IT staff, No need for additional IT staff, software specialistssoftware specialists

Flexible, scalable solutions that Flexible, scalable solutions that grow with yougrow with you

Faster ROI than traditional on-Faster ROI than traditional on-site deploymentssite deployments

“Online solutions fit my business needs”

“This the fastest wayto realize the benefits of EPM” Tim Low, Microsoft product manager


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About Project Hosts

10,000+ EPM users serviced to date10,000+ EPM users serviced to date

Fortune-500 and Government customersFortune-500 and Government customers

Mid-Sized companies and MCP’sMid-Sized companies and MCP’s

Microsoft uses Project Hosts to:Microsoft uses Project Hosts to: Demo EPM worldwide in 5 languagesDemo EPM worldwide in 5 languages

Deploy instant hosted pilots for top MS customers Deploy instant hosted pilots for top MS customers

Manage projects that involve customer collaborationManage projects that involve customer collaboration

Provide top partners with controlled access to beta codeProvide top partners with controlled access to beta code

Project Hosts is the leading expert in managed hosting of the Microsoft EPM Solution

benefits of hosted epm why online as opposed to onsite?

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