The following table for example gives the costs for a typical 5 user business on roadtowork.com compared to the costs associated with setting up a network internally. Even if you have your own network in place already, given all the benefits of hosting data offsite coupled with the superior service and equipment offered by roadtowork.com, it is clear there is only one winner!
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Hosting Your Own Server |
Roadtowork |
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Server with 3 x 36Gb hard disks
Remote Access Server with 2 x 18Gb hard disks
Monitor
Firewall
Broadband line
DLT Backup Drive
22 Backup tapes
UPS
MS SBS Server for 5 users
Microsoft Office Pro for 5 users
Veritas Backup Exec software
Build and configuration of network and two servers
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£1,600
£1,000
£100
£400
£1,000
£650
£150
£400
£400
£1,600
£400
£2,500
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£-
£-
£-
£400
£1,000
£-
£-
£-
£-
£-
£-
£950
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| TOTAL - Comparisons |
£10,200 |
£2,350 |
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Ongoing maintenance costs
NOTES: |
£416.67
est @ £5,000 p/a (£416.67 pcm)
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| TOTAL - Maintenance costs pcm |
£417 |
£380 |
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