Owning ServerS vs. ManAged Hosting

With Electronic Health Records, a server outage means you cannot get to your critical patient charting, prescription, and revenue data.  So, should you own and house your own server, or outsource to ACCA CloudNET Managed Hosting?  Consider:

Start up Cost - Capital Expense vs. Operating Expense

Although owning your own server can seem like a stable, long-term solution, the costs associated with implementing it can be expensive. A Managed Hosting environment eases this burden by providing a server as a service, using your internet connection/s  instead of an internal network to connect securely with your server. This enables practices to reduce their Capital Expenditure and spreads the costs over the term of the contract as an Operating Expense.  Most importantly, this allows practices to realize Return on Investment (ROI) at a faster rate.

Overall Maintenance

One of the key considerations is the cost of efficiently and effectively housing and maintaining a server, and the risks if this is not done properly.   Choosing to own your own server assumes you have a round-the-clock air-conditioned, secure area for the server to ‘live.’  If the server must also be accessed by other offices or staff ‘on the road,’ the server will require redundant power (rarely available in conventional office space) and at least two Cable or DSL connections with business-level (more-expensive) bandwidth.  At least once per month, a qualified technician will need on-site physical access to the server for security patches, backup verifications, and  upgrades. Over a five year period, those on-site visits can often cost more, cumulatively, than the actual server.  An “Emergency” situation can also be exacerbated by the availability and travel time necessary to get a qualified-technician to your site.

By selecting a ACCA Managed Hosting solution, your server, and data, ‘live’ in a Data Center—a facility dedicated to nothing but housing servers. A Data Center has redundant power, redundant bandwidth, and could continue to run unaffected by a regional power outage up to 30 days. With 24/7/365 security, and technical staff on-site, Cloudnet offers the safest, most cost-effective way to host your critical systems. Monthly fees include ALL service items to the server’s hardware and operating system, so costs are both predictable and manageable.

Maintaining Practice Focus

ACCA's Managed Services team focus on the overall health and maintenance of your server, so you can focus on healthcare. Isn’t it about time?  Speak to a ACCA account representative now to start realizing the benefits of ACCA CloudNET.

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