Software as a Service

Software as a Service is a software delivery method that offers access to software and its functions remotely as a web-based service.

TSG can provide this service for businesses using a number of Microsoft products, all of which are listed below. If you are interested in this service but unsure which product is best suited to your business requirements, please use the 'Contact us' button below and one of our experts will get in touch with you.

Microsoft Office 365

What is Microsoft Office 365?

Office 365 is Microsoft’s brand new product which puts business productivity into the Cloud for a set monthly cost per head. It brings together Microsoft Exchange Online for email and calendars, Office SharePoint Online for portals, document sharing and team collaboration, Lync Online for 1 to 1 text/voice/video chat, Windows Live messenger and Office Pro Plus for the local desktop.

These applications all combine to create a suite of messaging and collaboration tools, delivered as an easy to budget subscription service.

Who would use Microsoft Office 365?

Microsoft have bundled together this unique set of powerful online tools as part of its Cloud offering to allow small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) the ability to use high end business products on a manageable pay per use model.

Benefits of using Microsoft Office 365

Flexible payment plans help avoid on-going maintenance and initial high capital outlay costs
Real time scalability via a front end portal allows users to be added or deleted easily
As part of the Office 365 suite, you get full access to: Microsoft Exchange 2010 online, Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Lync online, Office Professional Plus

Microsoft Exchange Online

What is Microsoft Exchange Online?

Most companies use Microsoft Exchange as their back office email solution with Microsoft Outlook as the front end desktop application. Outlook delivers feature rich content to end users, whether it be a straight forward email, booking an appointment in a diary, or sending out a meeting request to a team of people via your calendar, all of this and more is available with Microsoft Exchange.
TSG Cloud Exchange Online is simply Microsoft Exchange hosted on the Internet in a secure data centre. There is no capital outlay for hardware or licencing and installation takes a fraction of the time a typical on-site roll out would require. To get up and running all you need to do is decide how many users in your business require a mailbox (plus Microsoft Outlook) and TSG will take care of the rest.

Who would use Microsoft Exchange Online?

Software as a Service (SaaS) and Hosted Exchange are ideal options for companies who are considering upgrading their current system hardware and wish to take advantage of improved features of new software releases. It is also a perfect fit for organisations who feel that they are too small to use business class applications such as Microsoft Exchange within their business. A full set of scalable features on the most up-to-date software, companies can therefore enjoy the benefits of this software without the headache of large capital investment, lengthy installation periods and the on-going support of both hardware and software.

Benefits of using Microsoft Exchange Online

• Access your email, calendars and contacts from anywhere with an internet connection
• Remotely access information securely even when out of the office - using smart phones, PDAs or laptops
• Secure connections into data centres
• No complicated links needed for remote offices or remote workers

Microsoft SharePoint Online

What is Microsoft SharePoint Online?

TSG can now offer Microsoft SharePoint as a Cloud hosted solution on a Software as a Service (SaaS) per user/per month payment model. Using Cloud technology SharePoint will be delivered to your business via a standard web browser so deployment is quick and easy, and as is a hosted solution even remote users will be able to benefit from unlimited available bandwidth for downloading documents.

SharePoint will offer your business a collaboration platform to share ideas and expertise, create custom solutions for specific needs and find the right business information to make better decisions.

Who would use Microsoft SharePoint Online?

SharePoint is suitable for any size of business and with the new Hosted SaaS model the technology is even more affordable, as there is no initial capital outlay on hardware, licencing or initial implementation costs.

Benefits of using Microsoft SharePoint Online
 

• Securely share knowledge and information, automate business processes and manage important documents
• Create secure dashboards to give users permission for viewing sensitive information
• Monitor marketing campaigns and check sales pipeline leads
• Choose from 40 SharePoint templates to create your intranet brand

Microsoft CRM Online

What is Microsoft CRM Online?

Microsoft CRM 2011 Online is the latest CRM Software tool using Microsoft technology. Provided as a “hosted service” on our Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, no additional hardware or software is required.

Hosted CRM 2011 provides businesses with an easy to use and extendable customer management system which, at its most basic level, offers the ability to manage existing and potential customers, from initial contact right through to purchase and post sales activity.

Who would use Microsoft CRM Online?

Microsoft CRM Online gives businesses the opportunity to use enterprise software on a pay per use basis, without the large capital investment in hardware and licencing costs.

Benefits of using Microsoft CRM Online

• Improve management of leads and close more business deals
• Identify and create market groups to provide more focused marketing campaigns and increase inbound leads
• Respond faster to customer service issues
• Easily access your CRM system remotely