@raesmaa asked, Top 10 things you don't have to do in the "Clouds"

If you go hosted...

#1 Depending on titles: Buy Software

Buying more software annually without the ability to manage it effectively means that organizations are buying blind and wasting money. To manage this common issue GoIWx provides many key software services – connectivity, OS platform, data security, data backup and software asset management – into our managed services that dramatically improves the way we purchase, upgrade and administrate Microsoft software.

GoIWx identifies and tracks your Microsoft application titles for you...

• Buy software more cost-effectively
• Have 100% visibility of installed Microsoft products
• Avoid buying unnecessary software
• Save on asset management costs
• Improve use of upgrade entitlements
• Reduce cost of software ownership
• Have better managed volume contracts

#2 Patch Software

#3 Upgrade Software

#4 Run a datacenter

#5 Manage your backups

#6 Upgrade PCs. If a PC dies, replace with an inexpensive "thin" client

#7 Manage your network

#8 Dedicate space on Premise for servers

#9 Purchase Hardware

#10 Pay staff to perform server updates, replace PC components.