QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service provides you with a new way to install, maintain and update the most advanced version of QuickBooks. Intuit has teamed up with one of the leading authorized providers of hosting for QuickBooks – Right Networks—to offer Enterprise Solutions customers an exclusive new service.
With the new QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service, you purchase a license to (if you don’t already own a license) QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions software and the monthly hosting subscription. Intuit (with Right Networks) install and maintain the software on servers for you! You can easily access your company files anytime and from anywhere that has an internet connection1. All you need on your computer is a simple client program (Remote Desktop) that is built into Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
As a Hosting Service customer, you don’t have to spend time installing your QuickBooks software on multiple computers in your office. In fact, once your account is created, you can be up and running in no time! And because your data is stored on Right Networks servers, you can stop worrying about the cost of expensive servers or hiring IT professionals to support your QuickBooks software. Even ongoing maintenance can be painless—Right Networks will take care of the updates, backups, and maintenance so that you can get back to running your business.
Q: What does "hosting" mean?
Q: Do I need a VPN?
Q: How will I back up my data?
Q: How will I perform software updates and maintenance?
Q: Do I need my own server?
Q: Do I have to be running Windows in order to use the hosting service, or will it work
with Mac and Linux?
Q: How and from where can I access my QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions data?
Q: Is hosted QuickBooks faster than running QuickBooks on my own PC?
Q: What is the difference between QuickBooks Online Edition and QuickBooks Enterprise
Solutions Hosting Service?
Q: Why should I choose QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service?
Q: Do I have to purchase QuickBooks software before I can have it hosted?
Q: Will my data be protected?
Q: How protected are your hosting facilities?
Q: Can I host additional programs in addition to QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions?
Q: What is the difference between Intuit Data Protect (Online Backup) and QuickBooks
Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service?
Q: What does QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions look like in the hosted environment?
Does it behave differently?
Q: How does QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service work with my email?
Q: How will QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service work with Online Banking
and Merchant Account Services?
Q: Can I use a credit card scanner on my PC with QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions
Hosting?
A: Hosting simply means that the QuickBooks software and data files are stored, accessed and run on a service provider’s (Right Networks) servers, rather than on your own PC. You connect via the Internet to the service provider systems to access and run your QuickBooks software and your data files.
A: No, a VPN is not required. All you need is your login and password to log into the hosted environment from anywhere with internet access and the Remote Desktop program.
A: With Hosting Service, your data is backed-up nightly and retained for 90 days so if you accidentally delete a file, we may be able to restore it for you.
A: You don’t have to! With your applications running in Right Network’s data centers, you no longer need to install and maintain them on your own computer. All you need on your PC is a simple client program (Remote Desktop) that is built into Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
A: No, Right Networks hosts your QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions on protected and redundant servers for you. You’ll get all the benefits of anytime anywhere access for your employees in remote locations, without the upfront investment in servers.
A: The QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service allows for the hosting of Windows-compatible versions of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions software. You will be able to connect to Right Network’s systems using Windows, Mac or Linux PCs.
A: With your applications and data hosted, you can connect to it at anytime from anywhere with an Internet connection1 using a simple client program (Remote Access) that is built into Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 and can be downloaded for other computers. Simply connect to the system, and your applications will be ready for you to use just like when they are running on your PC. There's virtually nothing new to learn because your applications work just like you're used to them.
A: As with any Internet-based service, you will need a good Internet connection in order to utilize QuickBooks in a hosted environment. While experiences may vary, some customers have noticed an increase in speed when switching improved speed and functionality when switching to a hosted environment.
A: QuickBooks Online Edition is a fully web-based accounting software solution for early stage businesses that are up and running but that do not require advanced features and functionality. QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service allows for the fully advanced functionality of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions to be installed and managed for end-users by a third party, Right Networks, who provides users access to a protected server via the Internet. Users access their QuickBooks Enterprise software on that server via the internet using a user name and password to log into the server. While the key benefits of remote access and managed service are similar between QuickBooks Online Edition and hosted QuickBooks desktop software, the features, functionality and hosting platforms differ.
A. We have been listening closely to you, our customers, and recognize that there is a need for an Enterprise Solutions hosting solution that will provide you with remote access, hassle free software maintenance, and secure backup. To provide you with our QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service, we have teamed with Right Networks, one of the leading QuickBooks hosting providers. Right Networks hosts your data on a fully clustered, fault tolerant, end to end redundant infrastructure with no single point of failure. This allows for rolling upgrades and updates without bringing services offline—which means less downtime for you!
A: Yes. As an end-user, you must have a valid license for user of the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions software that you choose to access via the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service. If you have already purchased valid QuickBooks Enterprise licenses for your users, you can provide your licenses as you sign up for the Hosting Service, and we will host the corresponding copies of QuickBooks for you.
A: With Hosting Service, your hosted data is protected by encrypted communication, firewalls, multi-layer access controls, and encrypted backups. In addition, hosted data is automatically scanned using enterprise-class anti-virus technology.
A: With QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service, your applications and data are kept in top-of-the-line data centers that provides true enterprise-class scale and reliability.
A: QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service will provide you with the built-in functionality of Microsoft Word and Excel; however, if you would like to have additional programs hosted, you may contact Right Networks directly to set up these programs in their server environment for an additional fee.
A: Intuit Data Protect is an integrated service for QuickBooks users that allows you to back up your data either to your local computer or online. If you are currently use Intuit Data Protect, you can continue to use it with QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service; however, the Hosting Service also provides nightly backups for your convenience.
A: Your QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions software looks, feels, and acts the same way in the hosted environment as it does when it runs on your local computer. As soon as you login to the client program, you will have full functionality of your QuickBooks.
A: With QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service, you have several email options. You could use QuickBooks email services, configure QuickBooks to use web mail, or add Outlook to your Right Networks account2.
A: There are no differences in how these services work with QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service. You should expect the same functionality with Online Banking or Merchant Account Services as you do on your local system.
A: Yes, with QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Hosting Service your credit card scanner will work exactly as it does on your local computer.
Disclaimers:
1. Hours exclude occasional downtime due to system and server maintenance.
2. Please work directly with Right Networks to set up hosting for programs outside of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions.