The Walker Group Introduces Cloud Computing Services

FARMINGTON, Conn., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Walker Group, formerly Walker Systems Support, has announced their entrance into the Cloud computing market with their new Cloud Hosting service offerings.  Cloud computing is quickly evolving into a valuable and high-demand business strategy because it offers considerable cost savings, reliability, scalability, and reduced maintenance.  This is becoming more and more appealing to business owners who are striving to improve productivity while simplifying their IT responsibilities. 

Katherine H. Emery, President and CEO of The Walker Group, says that "Throughout our 30 years in business, Walker has yet to see an emerging technology that offers so much potential to radically change the industry's approach to IT as Cloud computing has.  We are excited to be able to harness this capability and offer such beneficial services to our clients and partners." 

A sampling of The Walker Group's Cloud Hosting service offerings include:

IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service):

The very foundation of Cloud Hosting, IaaS lets you replace server hardware with a robust virtual infrastructure.  Your business can now order the same server resources (processing power, memory and storage) for a low monthly cost, eliminating the need to buy or maintain hardware or worry about power consumption, bandwidth, and security of your systems.  You can maintain full control of the software and data on your hosted servers, with the flexibility to update your hardware as needed without the additional investments in your physical equipment.

ITaaS (Information Technology as a Service):

With ITaaS you'll receive all of the benefits of IaaS with the added value of Walker's expert management of your Cloud Hosting environment, including operating systems, upgrades, patches, configurations and backups.  Additionally, Microsoft and other select licensing are included as part of the monthly fee, eliminating costly up-front licensing fees and the hassle of tracking annual renewals.

Disaster Recovery (DR) Hosting:

Walker DR Hosting gives you the peace of mind of knowing that your critical systems are continuously replicating to our off-site data center, making them available should you ever need them. If your on-site systems go down due to any type of disaster (communications, power, site destruction, hardware failure), your company's irreplaceable systems and data will always be waiting and available. Your workforce can begin working almost immediately and avoid costly downtime and loss of productivity.

Hosted Exchange:

Walker Hosted Exchange offers all the features of an on-site Exchange server with the added benefits of no upfront investment, built in Spam filtering, increased mobility, and no maintenance or upgrades necessary. As the size of your workforce changes you can easily add or remove mailboxes to accommodate. With Walker Hosted Exchange you'll save significant time and resources by not having to manage the server day-to-day yet will have secure access to your email folders, contacts, and calendar anytime, from anywhere in the world.

About The Walker Group

The Walker Group, formerly Walker Systems Support, is a leading Information Technology Services company located in Farmington, CT.  Walker's comprehensive IT services range from network systems support to cloud computing services, IT Security, IT Management and Web Interactive services.  As a Social Enterprise, our focus is on building partnerships with our clients with emphasis on making a positive impact on our world.  This year, Walker will celebrate its 30th anniversary of helping businesses throughout the Northeast get more from their technology investments with the High-Tech Support and Human Touch companies deserve.

SOURCE The Walker Group