Server-Free Document Hosting

                             By Tim Nissen

Amongst the advancing demand for off-site hosting of companies’ must-keep information, two options have manifested enabling you to offer this client retention and reoccurring revenue service.

My place or yours?

If you trust the hosting trend will continue, and you’re OK with the upfront infrastructure investment (real estate, redundant server capacity, dedicated Internet bandwidth, secure document management software, etc.) and operations additions (tech and sales staff, marketing budget), building your own hosting business makes sense. Margins are maximized, and you’re in control of all facets (for better or a bit the bitter…).

If you have an aversion to commitment (I understand…), or aren’t currently in position to incur the admittedly substantial cost, may want to 3rd party (Server-Free!) your hosting program. A rapidly increasing collection of dedicated document hosting colleagues are developing throughout North and South America, many being traditional paper & tape records storage centers who have added this ‘Instant Document Access’ ability to their services portfolio (I spoke to one the other day who has recently entered the biz, and are fiscally fitted they did – Florida Data Bank of Tallahassee – www.floridadatabank.com). Margin’s are lower, but so are your costs; it’s a push that will allow to survey the service’s potential in your neighborhood.

One of these options will work for you, and further your value to your clients, and them to you. It’s your operational call; both can bolster your business.

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Tim Nissen is a representative of DocuLex, Inc.  Contact him at (863) 619-2638 or email: tnissen@doculex.com