“My Strength Is Software Development And Business Development. I Had To Find A Partner With Strong AS400 And IT Knowledge To Setup And Support My IBM Server.”
Background
Travis Rozean is president and owner of Business Decisions LLC, a Kansas based Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) provider of oil and gas renditions for tax returns. The software does all the calculations accurately, efficiently and stores the information year to year so information only needs to be entered once. The easy to use software generates schedule calculations quickly, which allows for comparison and review of the guide schedule calculations or other calculations as necessary for submission. Business Decisions helps make these comparisons and gives assurance the tax bill is not overpaid.
As Travis explains, “My father and I sold our software company back in 2007. I decided to buy a portion of the software back and host it for my clients.”
No IBM AS400 Or IT Background
“My strength is software development and business development. I had to find a partner with strong AS400 and IT knowledge to setup and support my IBM server. I had learned from the oil industry about sub-contracting…you don’t really own any service…you basically subcontract everyone out. I got to thinking that I’ll just try that approach for my software.”
Online Search For Hosting
“I got online and started searching on Google for iSeries and AS400 hosting. Cloud400 was way up high on the search….right on top. I usually don’t go past page 2 with Google when I am searching stuff. I wrote down all the hits that I got from my search.”
Most Hosting Providers Don’t Reply To My Request
“During my Google search I wrote down a lot of companies. I didn’t even get call backs from half of the hosting providers I contacted. A number of them wanted me to go through email…and then I never heard back from them.
“One company actually sent back an email that said something like, ‘times are good so we’re choosing our customers.’ So their reply to me was that they would not be able to help me.
“I remember one company that did get back in touch with me, the cost was a reach. A bigger issue for me was they made it feel like I would not be able to get through to an actual person for help. I would get thrown around to talk to lots of different people.”
“Cloud400 Really Stands Out”
Travis continues, “Cloud400 really stood out from the crowd of the vendors I talked to. I found the Cloud400 people were very personable and responsive.
“That’s the main thing I liked about Cloud400. I could get through. I could get my questions answered. And the comfort level that was there…that Cloud400 knew what they were talking about. Cloud400 is pretty fair on pricing, too…and was willing to work with me. Another company was too firm in their approach so they kind of limited their value to me.”
Cloud400 Answers The Call
“I remember I had a meaningful conversation with Cloud400. A big difference with Cloud400 was I could get through to someone to talk about what I needed. And actually getting through to someone who could tell me about Cloud400, how it worked and how much it would cost.
“They were knowledgeable and could answer my questions quickly. The people I spoke to were attentive and flexible. Easy access to someone who could help me was a really big thing.
“Cloud400 offered a 60-day free trial to make sure everything would work for me. And it was affordable.”
Cloud400 Engineers – Problem Solvers I Could Count On
“When I finally did move forward with Cloud400, I really liked the engineers. They were problem solvers that want to get down to the main goal and accomplish that. Then they follow through and get things done. I have met people that try to fake it. With Cloud400 I knew I was working with guys I could count on.
“It’s a partnership in business is how I see it.”
Local Hosting Of Windows Apps Avoids Code Rewrite
“Cloud400 was also able to locally host my Windows apps so I did not have to rewrite my code.
“The way we set up the Windows servers with Cloud400 it is more secure and faster. It’s very fast. It may even be faster than it was.”
Safe, Secure Data Center
“I know my system is in a safe, secure data center. It’s a former bank vault so I feel pretty safe nothing will happen…like a storm or tornedo. Cloud400 manages daily backups with VTL, so I feel pretty safe with that, too.”
Good Experience. Smooth As Possible.
“It’s been a good experience. When I look at how everything went down, it went about as smooth as it could.
“The Cloud400 team was knowledgeable, responsive, reliable, helpful and friendly. I could tell these guys really knew what they were doing.”
Travis Rozean Recommends Cloud400
“I would definitely recommend Cloud400. In fact, I already have. I told the company that sold my software back to me how great my experience was. Cloud400 setup was easy. Prices are fair. It seems smart to team up with Cloud400 for small to medium IBM AS400 users instead of buying a new server every 4 to 5 years.”