Cloud Computing - NIST Definition

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model promotes availability and is composed of five essential characteristics, three service models, and four deployment models.

What Leongatha Refrigeration say

25% increase in billable hours due to IMS

Built by a trady for tradies

IMS got us organised

Always up to date

“I-Man’s support is invaluable, couldn’t fault it"

Built by a trady for tradies

That ‘s what Teresa from Leongatha Refrigeration says. She’s right! The key reason why IMS works so well is that Guy Arrowsmith the director of I-MAN, has a background in the trade. He has worked first hand as a plumber and knows the needs of the industry from the perspective of employee and employer.

IMS works alongside you, tracking your business processes so you don’t have to stress about it. “Taking the time to implement IMS to its full potential is the key”, says Theresa. If you invest in the initial outlay and take the time to train up staff and link it into your existing accounting packages, IMS will change your business process and allow you to do what you do best....

IMS goes Green

The current trend for many companies is to make the shift towards a greener approach to business practice. Leongatha Refrigeration is no exception. Offering renewable and sustainable options for their clients, they believe that in-house business practice should reflect their green approach.

IMS plays a large role in moving towards a paperless office. A fully automated system ensures that staff can receive jobs, log hours and order stock all online. Back ups are made off site and the need for the print out of documentation is only occasional.

Saving a tree or two every year by using IMS is certainly a step forward in responsible business practice. However, the benefits of accessing your entire business online, being able to check orders, cash flow, stock and staff at the click of a button has more advantages than just being green! Reduced phone bills are just one!

IMS gets cool with Leongatha Refrigeration

The suspicion that your billable hours are not as much as they should be haunts many business owners. Let’s face it, that alone can make or break you! Tracking hours is a difficult process for any service-based business. Attempting to recall hours at the end of the working day or worse still at the end of the week, inevitably results in inaccuracy. More often than not, a very conservative estimate of chargeable hours ends up costing your business.

For Leongatha Refrigeration, the implementation of IMS has resulted in at least 25% revenue increase due solely to more accuracy in tracking billable hours.

Although according to Theresa Doohan, productivity was not the only motivating factor for implementing IMS. The business organisational process for Leongatha Refrigeration had become difficult to manage on a day-to-day basis. More and more time was being invested in paperwork when time in business development and strategy was being lost. Barb Sauvarin, business manager for Leongatha Refrigeration, sums it up; “IMS got us organised”. No more loose job cards and pieces of paper, everything is automated and organised. Business process for Leongatha Refrigeration.... it’s a breeze.

Cloudstorming IMS Style

There is a new kind of storm brewing in the IT world and IMS is at the eye of the storm. This IT revolution transforms the way we think about our business hardware requirements. IMS does not require highend servers or regular software upgrades. We rely on just one element in your business, an internet connection.

Save yourself a packet and see the benefits of our business management tool that is based in an online cloud environment. It’s an IT revolutionary concept and we are proud to offer cutting edge technology that is effective and most importantly cost savvy.

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Slash your tax bills with IMS!

IMS can be used as a marketing tool to help win valuable new business. The end of year tax time is one of the peak stress times in any business. Paperwork that lies un-entered since January, lost invoices and chargeable hours that have never been logged, one big disaster.

The worst-case scenario is that you back up the trailer and load paperwork liberally, spin it round to the accountant and watch your money fall out the back as your accountant breaks into a cold sweat. Organisation is the key to minimising your tax and accounting fees. Organisation also ensures you are in the best position to make last minute smart tax decisions.

IMS is the ultimate weapon against office chaos! Taking the time to set up IMS properly ensures that you get the best out of it. It will save you a bucket of time and stress at the end of each financial year.

Using IMS to its full capacity means, you have logged every hour both billable and non- billable for the whole financial year. You can track profit and loss on individual staff, monitor stock and control your finances with instant updates on your net position. Utilising the company diagnostic features you can run full reports at anytime from anywhere to know exactly where you stand.

No longer does the end of financial year need to be a huge stress. Call I-Man now if you need additional assistance to get your IMS working to peak performance. A little work now will save you weeks of pain and lost income later on.