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Hi all,<\/p>\n
We have a client who wants to move away from a on site server to access documents,<\/p>\n
We looked at Dropbox and SharePoint, but the client at the moment as around 15TB of data which will only grow,<\/p>\n
SharePoint would cost them around £1,700+ a month if they went to SharePoint,<\/p>\n
Are there any cheaper alternatives out that that you guys use,<\/p>\n
Client wants to move away from VPN to the server and access all documents from the cloud?<\/p>\n
Thanks in advanced<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"answerCount":6,"datePublished":"2024-01-10T10:19:57.000Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Karl.Thompson","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Karl.Thompson"},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Hi all,<\/p>\n
We have a client who wants to move away from a on site server to access documents,<\/p>\n
We looked at Dropbox and SharePoint, but the client at the moment as around 15TB of data which will only grow,<\/p>\n
SharePoint would cost them around £1,700+ a month if they went to SharePoint,<\/p>\n
Are there any cheaper alternatives out that that you guys use,<\/p>\n
Client wants to move away from VPN to the server and access all documents from the cloud?<\/p>\n
Thanks in advanced<\/p>","upvoteCount":3,"datePublished":"2024-01-10T10:19:58.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/accessing-documents-via-cloud/965045/1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Karl.Thompson","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Karl.Thompson"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
depends whats on the fileshare<\/p>\n
CAD - look at a cloud based PLM<\/p>\n
Other stuff look at the use cases for the files, a saas based Document managements system may help but it maybe time to look at the file layout, who has access and the the process flows are.Lift & Shift geneerally doesnt work well.<\/p>\n
Accounts data should be in a ledger system<\/p>\n
HR in a HR system<\/p>\n
A general ERP move might be better (eg Netsuite)<\/p>\n
Dont forget any legal requirements like GDPR as they move.<\/p>\n
Alfresco maybe worth a look for their hosted DocMgmt but you’ll still need to think about file layout and access<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2024-01-10T11:41:58.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/accessing-documents-via-cloud/965045/2","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"maxsec","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/maxsec"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
What kind of documents are these? Are they all MS Office?<\/p>\n
Can you not move older documents into a cloud archive? That would probably save you quite a bit of money.<\/p>","upvoteCount":0,"datePublished":"2024-01-10T11:45:48.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/accessing-documents-via-cloud/965045/3","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"studiotwo","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/studiotwo"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Hi both, and thanks for the quick reply,<\/p>\n
Basically they are anything from word and excel documents to Pictures to power points, just your normal day to day documents etc,<\/p>\n
They could move old documents to archive which they would have to decide on this, but you know what clients are like, “oh we need everything”<\/p>\n
SharePoint would be idea for them the way it works, but is too expensive for them.<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2024-01-10T11:50:36.000Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/accessing-documents-via-cloud/965045/4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Karl.Thompson","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/Karl.Thompson"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Cloud storage is an absolute minefield. Costs can be very difficult to calculate without a huge amount of research.<\/p>\n
Some cloud services charge by the amount of data you STORE, whilst others charge for the “Bandwidth” you use.<\/p>\n
Have you tried reaching out to a reseller? They will probably be able to help you focus your requirements and find the best solution.<\/p>\n
Here are the different types of Azure Storage: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/category/storage/<\/a><\/p>\n