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What ever happened to all that talk about everyone telecommuting?

About a decade ago it seemed like everyone was speculating they'd get to telecommute- at least one day a week.  While that possibilty didn't reach as deep into the work force as thought, what has become a reality is that most workers, especially small business owners, are required to be in more places, more often.  And when away from the office it doesn't really matter if the data you need is at the office or not... just as long as you can get to it.  Fortunately the "Virtual Office" is quite the reality and permits any worker to be "in the office" no matter where they are.

When thinking about the components necessary to have an office one will list: phone lines, phone system/PBX, email, website, contacts management/CRM, and backups (to name a few).  In the past there was no alternative except to find the capital to purchase a server(s) and manage all these things on-site or in your home.  Oh, and let's not forget finding the necessary talent to put the puzzle together and make sure it stays together... unless you're stubborn enough to think the time you spend doing it yourself is better spent here than actually growing your business.  If still thinking in this outdated paradigm it's time to update your perspective.

Meet the Virtual Office comprised of a suite of Hosted Services each available ala carte and delivered to your small business by Web-Kong.

• Website: Content Mangement System hosted and managed by Web-Kong.
• Email: Included in all web hosting packages.
• Email Security and Compliance: Google Postini.
• Web Filtering and Compliance: Kaspersky Hosted Security.
• Customer Relationship Management/CRM: Microsoft Dynamics Online.
• Backups: MozyPro Online Backups.
• Phones Lines: Cost saving VoIP Services.
• Phone PBX: Online PBX.

Alternatively available is the Business Productivity Online Suite by Microsoft.  This service bundles all the following:

• Exchange Online.
• SharePoint Online.
  
• Microsoft Online Communicator.
• Microsoft LiveMeeting Online.

Whether choosing one of the bundles or choosing ala carte, everything necessary to virtualize your presence is available.  You can use these services from your traditional office or be 100% virtual and appear to have an office when in reality you could be working from anywhere!  Your home, a coffee shop, or the beach!

But the true benefits come in regards to confidence and security.  When managing your own services there's always the wondering if things were really backed up and when, not if, your server will go down.  Using Hosted Services you're subscribing to enterprise calss service with 24/7 support and monitoring.  You have available to you the level of service you thought you never could afford for your small business needs.

The sooner you embrace the benefits of Hosted Services the sooner you can have a competitve edge in managing your small/medium business.