Cloud Computing with Google Apps at the Severn Partnership

Severn Partnership and Cloud Computing

Severn have fully moved to the 'Cloud'. 

For many years Severn have used cloud computing for many of its administrative tools such as its online schedule board. They have now fully moved to a 'Cloud' based communication system with all emails now streamed through the Google cloud system. All 30 members of staff moved smoothly to the new system, with emails converting from @severnpartnership.co.uk to @severnpartnership.com.

Severn have also recently upgraded their IT system with a state-of-the-art server with 24Gb of RAM and dual processors, 8Tb of data storage with high speed SA hard drives in a RAID system designed to achieve optimal data security.

All these improvements allow the Partnership to continue to offer Quality Data, Measured Safely and Delivered Professionally on Time.

Using cloud computing for business efficiency

Severn Partnership were early adopters of cloud computing to aid scheduling of surveyors and equipment  - answering the age old question of: 

Who is where, using what equipment, driving which vehicle, doing what and when for whom ?

Why ? - to allow seamless scheduling of resources and ensure that planning survey activities goes as smooth as possible.  We were looking to avoid any double booking of time and enable real time scheduling between all management personnel.

Business linked picked up on this an asked Nick Blenkarn for advice & pointers...

Cloud computing also introduced us to working efficiently with collaborative documents - eradicating duplication of effort and numerous confusing revisions of spreadsheets or DOCs flying around by email.

Get your head out of the clouds and get it in the cloud.

Business link article on cloud computing for SMEs