When looking to deploy VOSS in your organization’s environment, there are several things to consider before choosing the right hosting option. The uptake of cloud computing has risen exponentially due to the advantages of flexibility, agility, and capacity to scale, saving time and money. This has led to cloud-based hosting being a preferred strategy for many organizations. The next decision is how to consume software solutions from the market: Truly on-premises, private cloud customer hosting, or to choose a SaaS service from a vendor.

This decision does raise a range of security and compliance topics that need careful thought; from connectivity to where and how your data is stored. These are key considerations when deciding where your UC and collaboration solutions will be hosted, as well as the tools to manage them. For some organizations, hosting is familiar and offers a greater level of control and security that SaaS offers may not. So the key question is, in order to achieve your business goals, which one is right for you?

Fortunately with the VOSS suite, you have the choice to deploy and manage the right mix of UC and collaboration solutions with the required management stack; whether that means on-premises, in your private cloud, or as a public cloud SaaS service.

Self-hosting

The VOSS suite can be deployed as a self-hosted model for the types of deployments that require it. This can make sense when security or specific geographical compliance requirements are paramount and dictate this type of solution. This provides the option to deploy on-premises or in your private cloud instance (all major clouds supported).

The private cloud option is increasingly popular to leverage the economic benefits of the cloud while retaining the control and ownership of an on-premises solution. It means you can benefit from the extensive capabilities of the VOSS suite to manage the environment while meeting the required security and compliance requirements that may dictate a self-hosted solution.

Additionally, with VOSS you can choose to have a managed platform. This means you can realize many of the benefits of a SaaS solution while leveraging your preferred hosting architecture. This includes activities such as upgrades, platform maintenance, and enhanced support and troubleshooting. This can give you the best of both worlds in terms of the SaaS operational model with the ownership and controls of a self-hosted solution.

SaaS model

The VOSS suite is also offered in a SaaS model to be consumed from a VOSS hosted and managed cloud solution. This offers a fully turnkey solution with the lowest operational impact as the platform is hosted and managed externally. Where required, there may need to be on-premises components for certain capabilities that need to occur from within the environment – such as collection from on-premises equipment and experience/synthetic testing. This can be a great solution when your UC and collaboration solution is entirely in the cloud or has the flexibility to provide a cloud management option when you are in a hybrid state with a mix of on-premises and cloud solutions.

The VOSS SaaS offer also streamlines the deployment process of introducing the suite into your environment, helping you realize the value and benefits of the suite in your environment faster. It also reduces the overhead and coordination of resources, and decreases internal dependencies and costs.

The choice is yours

We see increasingly that UC and collaboration solutions deployed in enterprise environments are a mix of on-premises and cloud, so there is no one single approach that works for all. The regulatory, compliance, and geographic requirements vary widely, so it’s key that a solution meets all of your needs. At VOSS we embrace this and provide the layer of management to help make these solutions successful, while enabling the agility and flexibility to evolve quickly as needed. As a result, we support the full range of deployment models needed to meet these varying needs.

Model

Benefit

Consideration

Self-hosted

• Security and control: Maximum – Data can be stored how/where needed, ownership and controls are yours. Fits into existing processes and controls.
• Customization: Allows for tailored monitoring to specific needs.
• Managed option: VOSS-managed option to realize operational benefits of a SaaS model and maximize value.

• CapEx and OpEx: Requires investment in hardware, software, cloud hosting, and IT staff for maintenance.
• Complexity: Managing and maintaining the monitoring infrastructure adds complexity and requires a high level of IT expertise.

VOSS SaaS

• Cost saving: No operational hosting or management costs of solution. Maintenance of the solution is handled by VOSS.
• Time saving: Deployment is often faster with pre-install configuration. Faster time to value and benefit.
• Enhanced support and troubleshooting: Customer success engagement to advise best practices and ways to streamline processes based on use of the system.

• Security and connectivity needs: May not meet all security and data handling requirements – e.g. specific geography.
• On-premises elements: On-premises data collection options – on-premises UC apps, synthetic/experience testing.

To discuss your options in more detail, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!