Microsoft Online Services: When Server Down Time is like a Tree Falling in the Woods

If a server goes down and no one is there to see it, is the server really down?

– Ancient Wise Bear

Server failing in the woods?

If your server is failing, you’re definitely not out of the woods. If you don’t notice your server is down, it is very much like a tree falling in the woods—if no one is there to hear it, it is like it did not happen. But just the same, if it is like it did not happen, then of course no one is there to fix it… not that a tree falling could be fixed, but fortunately servers are not generally made from trees, and if they are, overheating is the least of your concern.
BPOS bears know the importance of reliable uptime. If we want to get more done with our time before winter is upon us, we have to have the resources when and where they are needed to prepare ourselves. There will always be a winter, just as there will always be a summer (let’s not go into 2012 or Y2K direction with this). The important thing to know is that regardless of whatever you might have going down, be it servers, trees, or beehives, there are repercussions to excessive downtime, and it is a measurable offense worth gnawing at to improve.
The Microsoft Cloud with 99.9% uptime (financially-backed to-boot) is every business bear’s answer to reliable service. Whether you’re on a last minute deadline before the salmon swim upstream or you are against competition that is getting teeth-bearing and ferocious, you need to have the edge to get things done and be prepared for the seasons.
Just as bears need to be able to effectively communicate with their cubs when danger is near, so too does effective communication need to be always available for other business bears. Exchange Server and Office Communications Server are prime examples of software that can improve communication, but if they are down or unavailable, it can be costly—especially when even more business bears become involved.

Small Business Bears and Enterprise Salmon Hunter Online Services

If you are looking for a smaller cub-size investment, or a grizzly grapple at powerful tools, Microsoft BPOS has the SharePoint, Exchange, Live Meeting, and Office Communications Server tools in a cloud-hosted environment to make every business bear have better access to resources, when and where they are needed.
When a server fails and nobody is there to see it or hear it, does it really fail? Yes. That is why BPOS bears have learned to move to the cloud.

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