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OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up?

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Folks,

Right now we are using an email provider and Dropbox for our start-up
company. However, we'd like to get a more integrated solution that has
all under one roof and preferably does not engage in vendor-lock. For
example, a solution that requires MS-Outlook is not a good solution.

What we need:

1. Email for a few guys. Accessible also from the road via laptop or
smart phones.

2. Calendar and task sync'ing. I am not such a fan of that since I
perfer paper for this but the others would like it.

3. Web site hosting.

4. File storage and collaboration in an organized fashion, automatic
backups and all that. Access possible via smart phones.

5. Secure (encrypted) data transfer between server and our computers.

6. Automatic backups, including a routing option for that to one of our
computers.

7. The whole thing needs to be controllable for setup and changes by
people with limited or almost no IT know-how.

8. No onerous requirements on the PCs such as Java, Active-X or wide
permissions for auto-updates.


I've looked at a few packages such as these:

http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/benefits.html

https://www.1and1.com/cloud-server-config;jsessionid=B91C582C4665245EF8D1D9C325A871B9.TCpfix242b

Microsoft seems expensive and you get sort of a leased access to their
office suite. That probably justifies the high price but we don't need
it and we do not want to pay monthly leases for people who never use it.
Also, they seem to require MS-Outlook and that's a non-starter.

As for 1&1 I use one of their smaller web hosting deals sind about a
decade, happy with it. But I don't know how easily sich a big system is
maintainable by non-IT guys such as me.

Any comments? Other ideas?

-- 
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

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OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-12 16:43 -0700
  Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Martin Riddle <martin_rid@verizon.net> - 2013-09-12 20:05 -0400
  Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Jamie M <jmorken@shaw.ca> - 2013-09-12 19:36 -0700
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-13 17:53 -0700
  Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? chris <meru@devnull.com> - 2013-09-13 18:41 +0000
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2013-09-13 22:22 +0100
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-13 17:54 -0700
  Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Fred Abse <excretatauris@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-13 14:50 -0700
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-09-13 15:43 -0700
      Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2013-09-14 00:29 +0100
        Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-14 11:08 -0700
      Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> - 2013-09-15 15:23 -0400
        Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-09-15 20:17 -0700
          Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-16 07:47 -0700
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-13 17:54 -0700
  Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? nico@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) - 2013-09-14 00:16 +0000
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-13 17:57 -0700
      Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Jamie M <jmorken@shaw.ca> - 2013-09-14 18:06 -0700
        Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? chris <meru@devnull.com> - 2013-09-15 15:13 +0000
          Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Jamie M <jmorken@shaw.ca> - 2013-09-15 15:28 -0700
        Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-16 07:32 -0700
  Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2013-09-16 09:54 +0300
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? Joerg <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-16 07:40 -0700
    Re: OT: Cloud IT structure for a start-up? T <kd1s.nospam@cox.nospam.net> - 2013-09-18 11:43 -0400

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