Belt tightening seems to be the mantra of almost every business at the moment. But how can you reduce IT costs to make sure your company is lean and mean, without affecting performance.

Is it possible to reduce your IT expenditure by doing more with less? Are there clever ways to make the most of your existing IT assets?

Flexible and affordable IT solutions from Microsoft can help your whole business run more efficiently and economically. Continue reading to see how we can help you cut costs, not performance — all by making the most of your existing infrastructure. Or contact us. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the savings you could make.

Read on to see how we can help you cut costs without cutting corners

• How Windows Server helps you reduce costs through increased power savings (PDF)
  Windows Server 2008 delivers new features and technologies which increase server efficiency and cut costs, while reducing power consumption and minimising environmental by-products.
• How Windows Server 2008 delivers business value — free whitepaper (DOC)
  Windows Server 2008 helps small-to-medium businesses optimise internal IT resources and eliminate the costs of external consultants, by offering powerful administrative capabilities ‘right out of the box’.
• How System Center Essentials helps manage and resolve your IT problems (DOC)
  Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 addresses common challenges faced by IT staff in mid-size businesses. It ensures systems are configured and managed properly in their environments, while troubleshooting problems related to mission-critical applications.
• How virtualisation technologies from Microsoft simplifies your IT and saves money (DOC)
  Virtualisation technologies from Microsoft allow you to reduce costs and operate more efficiently. They provide powerful, tangible ways to streamline many time-consuming processes, and minimise the resources needed to deploy and manage IT resources.

CASE STUDIES:

• Paul Smith: fashion designer improves branch office administration with flexible server solution
  To improve management and stability of its remote infrastructure, Paul Smith implemented the Server Core option from Windows Server 2008. Benefiting from hardened services and installing only the server roles required at each location, Paul Smith has reduced risk of attack, and software maintenance is smoother and easier.
• Warwickshire County Council: more than 250 schools access applications from a central virtualisation hub
  Thanks to a solution based on the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system, students and staff from more than 250 schools across Warwickshire can find the applications they need through a central virtualisation hub. This has dramatically reduced the cost of onsite software, deployment, and maintenance, while increasing data security.
• John Lewis Partnership: expects to improve network security, as well as cutting costs and carbon emissions
  To take the next step to improve its network operations, the company which operates John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets chose Windows Server 2008. They now expect to improve security and increase productivity, as well as reducing energy consumption and costs.
• Tube Lines: maintenance company for railway lines enjoy faster connections and improved stability
  Tube Lines provides maintenance and support services for the London Underground. By implementing Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services on 64-bit servers from HP, the company expects to decrease terminal services hardware by 80 per cent; making management easier and cutting costs.
• Kenes International: conference company improves IT management with new tools
  Kenes International needed a unified framework to help maintain 18 servers and 150 computers. Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 is now saving the company an estimated 180 hours per month; allowing IT staff to manage technology more proactively, while reducing their need to travel to support a remote office.

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

• Discover more about Microsoft Windows Server 2008
  Designed to power the next generation of networks, applications and Web services, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet. Visit our product specific site to learn what it can do for your organisation.