About

In the beginning, businesses bought their technology in lots of boxes.

There was a box for the phone system (PABX).
There was a box for the email (email server).
There was a box for the database (CRM server).

It added up to a whole bunch of expensive boxes that needed to be paid for upfront, stored, protected and maintained – and then replaced every three or so years. This cost lots of money and effort.

Now, businesses can enjoy the best IT services without having to pay for the boxes. Already, companies in Australia and around the world are saving millions of dollars buying their IT this way. This site is dedicated to helping businesses find internet-based (or "cloud") services which are the right fit for them.

Give your business the latest technology for the lowest cost. That's how IT should be.

And forget the boxes.

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Who is Box-Free IT?

Editor Sholto Macpherson This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Sholto is a journalist, presenter and public speaker with 10 years' experience writing about IT for enterprise and consumer audiences. He has written for many publications including the IT section of The Australian and IT business magazine CRN Australia, which he edited until 2011. Sholto is a passionate advocate of cloud computing and its potential to transform small businesses.

Adviser David Solsky

David is the co-founder and CEO of Global Carbon Systems, cloud-based carbon management software. David has built several successful Australia and New Zealand businesses in the information and data management sector. This included Databank Technologies, a startup which became the Australian market leader in disaster recovery and information management services, and was subsequently sold to a listed multinational company.

Adviser Nick Beaugeard

Nick is a technologist and entrepreneur with 20 years’ IT experience. He is CEO of HubOne, one of the first cloud resellers in Asia and a Microsoft gold partner. Nick previously started an IT services company and within three years sold it to global integrator Dimension Data. Nick also worked at Dimension Data Global as managing director for Microsoft solutions.