Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Deployment Options to Suit the Way You Want to Work
Microsoft Dynamics CRM v4.0 is specifically designed to provide you with more options than conventional applications for deployment.
With Microsoft Dynamics CRM you can deploy:
- On Premise
The traditional approach with the application hosted on servers on your own premises, managed by your own IT team. You own the hardware and software and administer the application. - Hosted
An increasingly popular choice for businesses. Your business invests in the software but the server infrastructure is provided and hosted off site by a third party. Maxima's own Managed Services division is able to offer a complete hosted solution for clients wanting to deploy Microsoft CRM using this approach, with our own world-class data centres - Software as a Service (SaaS)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM as a subscription service. Your business subscribes to your own customised CRM environment paying a monthly fee per user. The solution is hosted in one of Maxima's secure data centres and access is enabled via the internet. You pay according to the number of users, with no IT overhead to administer the solution - a true turnkey approach to CRM. SaaS is a great way to overcome the capital cost barrier to CRM projects. The subscription costs can be treated as a monthly expense and great ROI results are returned with no capital outlay.
Limitations?
None! All the deployment options provided by Microsoft Dynamics CRM v4.0 are all available to you whether you deploy on premise, hosted, or using SaaS. You can still access the solution within Outlook, via a browser or through portable devices.
Flexibility?
What if your business changes its mind about deployment or your business needs change? No problem. Microsoft CRM can be migrated from a hosted solution to on-premise or vice versa, using fully supported migration tools. So you might decide to start a deployment using a hosted model, then migrate to on-premise. The choice is yours.
