Organizations can save money and simplify the management of their business information systems by using 'applications hosting' from a third party such as Lexius Technologies. We take a pragmatic approach to applications hosting, to ensure businesses get the mix of managed services and internal support that works best for them.

Modern businesses use an ever increasing range of complex enterprise IT applications to improve business performance. Many of these applications enable companies to share vital information between departments or business areas - for example between the supply chain and finance, or between marketing and sales - as well as between the organization and its customers, suppliers and partners.

Traditionally, businesses have decided either to manage these applications in-house or to outsource them to a third party. This is often a difficult choice.

Managing applications in-house involves taking on and training staff to support them. But outsourcing an entire IT infrastructure is a step too far for many companies, for strategic and security reasons.

Outsource IT, but outsource selectively
Lexius Technologies offers companies a way forward. We provide application hosting, which enables organizations to selectively outsource aspects of their information systems including the hosting and management of business-critical applications. This complements a range of services from Lexius Technologies that can provide and manage a business network.

This approach enables organizations to make the most of their existing investment, and supplement it with Lexius Technologies expertise where necessary. The organization can strike the balance it chooses between the cost savings of outsourcing IT and the control of keeping work in-house.

Lexius Technologies works with customers to decide which applications would most benefit from being managed and hosted externally, rather than trying to take over their entire IT infrastructure in complex outsourcing deals.

Taking the strain
There are other ways in which Lexius Technologies hosting can help businesses manage their IT infrastructure better. For example:

• Businesses can use Lexius Technologies services to ensure their business continuity, by mirroring and backing up their operations to an offsite Lexius Technologies data center.
• Lexius Technologies can help 'take the strain' for businesses that are finding it difficult to handle several complex business-critical applications. The company draws on its ability to manage applications, host them in a secure center and link them to a high capacity network to provide help for companies whose IT needs are growing rapidly.
• Companies can use Lexius Technologies to consolidate applications in one centrally-hosted platform

This balanced approach gives organizations control over their IT, how they grow their internal infrastructure, staff skills and also enables them to access Lexius Technologies services when they need to.