Check out these 9 ways moving your office to the cloud can save you time, money, and hassles — and give your clients more benefits too.

1. No server to maintain  

   MR9 is hosted in the cloud — eliminating the need for your own server, data storage, and IT staff.

   Instead, MR9 runs on Microsoft Azure Cloud Services . This network of remote servers hosted on the internet stores, manages, and processes MR9 data — instead of using your server or personal computer. It’s always up and always on — no worries about server crashes. And no need to buy and maintain server hardware, move your MR9 Server to new servers, or upgrade to the latest version of SQL Server software.

   And because we maintain your MR9 system you always have the latest version. You don’t have to do any MR9 updates yourself. Finally, you no longer have to manage an outdated application (MR8) — or deal with the issues and errors associated with that program.

2. Better disaster recovery  

   MR9 is protected by Microsoft Azure’s high availability and redundancy processes, which means your MR9 data is duplicated on multiple servers in real time. If the active server should go down, another server takes over with no loss of data.

   This is better than a back-up system, which only saves data up to a specific point in time, so any data entered since the last back-up is lost if something happens to the primary server. With MR9 the most you will have to do is re-log in and keep working.

3. Repository storage included  

   Your repository is in the cloud too, so you don’t have to worry about those files either. No need to maintain your own data storage facilities or use a 3rd-party data storage site. It’s all part of MR9.

4. More secure  

   MR9 is more secure than an in-house system in many ways. One way is open port security: If you're trying to log in remotely without a secure connection, you do not need to keep the well-known default SQL port open; nor do you need to keep any custom ports open for MR9 Repository downloads. (And that’s one less thing you need IT to do.)

   And since it's on Microsoft Azure Cloud Services, it has security and privacy safeguards beyond what a single court reporting agency could provide.

   Need more reassurance? OMTI is SOC 2 compliant.

   Find out more about MR9 security  

5. Economical & scalable  

   MR9 saves you money in three areas:

   1. Direct costs — such as on-going expenses for electricity to power your server, HVAC to maintain the proper environment in the server room, even the server room itself or other dedicated spaces, such as for your file repository.
   2. Indirect costs — such as IT staff to maintain all of that third-party hardware, troubleshooting its problems, fixing software bugs and coordinating with OMTI Support.
   3. Hidden costs — such as low productivity due to server downtime or remote connection problems.

   Its scalability means you don’t have to waste money on things you don’t need:

   • You can add or cancel user licenses as needed. The basic system includes one user license.
   • MR9 also includes 100GB of cloud storage in the basic system. As your business grows, you can add more storage in 500GB increments. If later you don’t need extra storage, you can cancel those additional increments.
   • You can add or delete plugins that add extra capabilities on a monthly basis.
6. Work from anywhere  

   With your MR9 system in the cloud, you and your staff are not tethered to an in-house server. MR9 is browser based — as long as you can access the internet on a desktop computer or laptop you can work from wherever you want.

7. One-source solution  

   Just like MR9’s Form Templates function eliminates the need for a word processor, MR9 eliminates the need for other 3rd-party software, such as SQL Server, or 3rd-party cloud storage or hard disk space in-house for repository files. You don’t have to spend time contacting other service providers to fix issues with their hardware or software.

8. Better service for your clients  

   If you have MR Connect online offices, those pages load faster than MR Web pages did with an MR8 subscription. This improved performance is because MR9 SQL Server resides next to the Web Server in the cloud so information is relayed quickly.

   Your MR Connect site content is safeguarded to the highest level, just like the rest of your MR9 data. And your clients get the fastest downloads possible (depending on their internet connection speed).

9. No need to move or re-install  

   Without a physical server, you never have to deal with server crashes, upgrading server hardware, or moving/re-installing your MR9 Server. You never have to transfer your MR9 database to another computer in your system and have it re-attached. And with Azure’s high availability and redundancy processes, you never need to restore your MR9 database from an earlier back-up.