Scanning To The Cloud
It’s a fact, even though we live in a digital world, most businesses continue to deal with mountains of paper. Statements, bills, receipts, photographs, notebooks, papers, etc. are still crowding our “in-boxes” and storage areas. The ideal “paperless” society is still somewhere in the future. The cost efficiencies from eliminating or reducing paperwork can, in some cases, be enormous, not to mention the convenience factor and potential conservation impacts. Microtek is ready to help!
After consulting with you as our client, Microtek’s first step would be to scan any and all documents, photographs, books, etc. that we agree are viable candidates for paper elimination or reduction. Once scanned, Microtek can return the finished digital images via FTP, or with storage media – on a CD or DVD, on a USB flash drive, or on an external hard drive. Microtek can also go a step further and host your data for you on a totally secure cloud source repository. With this service you would have continuous access to your scanned images, including the ability to view, print, and email. Sounds pretty good, right?
But what exactly does “host your data for you” mean? It’s fairly easy to understand the concept of hosting your data on your own computer or servers, but the idea of an outside entity doing this can be rather unsettling for some of our clients. Rest assured, countless individuals and companies, including Microtek customers, take advantage of outside hosting services, also known as clouds.
The basic concept of a cloud is that of a network of connected servers. Servers can be thought of simply as computers that provide data and/or services to other computers. While some people can be uncomfortable with using a cloud type of hosting service, there are actually numerous advantages including extremely high security, cost effectiveness, and easy access. Even though it is not infallible, cloud security is actually the best available for your data and is something that Microtek recommends. Let Microtek help you today!
For questions on scanning and hosting plans offered by Microtek, please contact Mark Sandheinrich or Aaron Liess at 800-264-2808 or 314-872-3322, or email us at sales@microtekstl.com. Thank you!
