Benefits of Hosted EPM Why Online as opposed to Onsite?

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Benefits of Hosted EPMWhy Online as opposed to
Onsite?
Hosted EPM is Deploy in days, not
weeks Leverage EPM experts, best
practices Stay hosted or migrate
onsite Faster ROI

• Fast
• Reliable
• Flexible
• Business Value

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1. Hosted EPM is Fast

• On-line within days, not weeks - you realize EPM
  business advantages sooner
• The data center is on an Internet backbone
  users see exceptional performance, even when
  connecting remotely
• Our support staff are EPM experts your
  questions are answered quickly

We were able to start collaborating right away
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2. Hosted EPM is Reliable

• Leverage best practices in
• You can allow customers, vendors, and partners to
  access and update project information without
  letting them inside your corporate firewall
• We maintain industry-leading uptime through
  redundant CPUs, drives, and hot spare servers

EPM just works. We dont have to worry about
the plumbing.

• SQL Server
• Project Server
• SharePoint
• Terminal Services
• Active Directory
• OLAP
• Active X
• Office Web Comps.

• Integrating
• Upgrading
• Tuning
• Maintaining

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3. Hosted EPM is Flexible

• The EPM-specific data center infrastructure is
  scalable. You can start small, then grow your
  deployment on your timeline.
• Contracts are month-to-month. You can migrate to
  your own data center at any time.
• You can add extensions to the EPM solution and/or
  connect to corporate software at your site.
• Buy Microsoft licenses up front or rent them on a
  monthly basis

I can access and update project data anytime
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4. Hosted EPM creates Business Value
Online solutions fit my business needs

• No need for on-site IT infrastructure or added
  capital expenditures
• No need for additional IT staff, software
  specialists
• Flexible, scalable solutions that grow with you
• Faster ROI than traditional on-site deployments

This the fastest way to realize the benefits of
EPM Tim Low, Microsoft product manager
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About Project Hosts
Project Hosts is the leading expert in managed
hosting of the Microsoft EPM Solution

• 10,000 EPM users serviced to date
• Fortune-500 and Government customers
• Mid-Sized companies and MCPs
• Microsoft uses Project Hosts to
• Demo EPM worldwide in 5 languages
• Deploy instant hosted pilots for top MS customers
  
• Manage projects that involve customer
  collaboration
• Provide top partners with controlled access to
  beta code