A great option for small companies or proprietorships that would benefit from web enabled access to business content. The right person with the right skill set can deploy, develop, and manage the entire appliance. Deployable to the Cloud or to normal hardware depending on your needs. Ideal for running just an internal content delivery system.

Components are designed to deliver and maintain content for both mobile and desktop access. No duplication of resources, the same information is made available whether mobile or at a desk, and only one interface for users to learn. Alleviates the need to sync design or content between platforms and adheres to Google's "mobile first" policy.

Wow! A component such as your forum(s) is starting to maximize the current configuration and page load times are increasing. No problem. Major components are separable and even some sub-components such as the forum(s) in the example can be seamlessly run on their own appliance. Maximizes resources while minimizing overhead.

Core functions of the appliance are: enabling web viewable information for mobile and desktop; issue tracking; and invoicing. Most often, one of the components is heavily used and the other two not so much but they are still needed. This efficient and economical design allows for one location and one IP address to be used which reduces associated costs.

The selected components are among the best in class, open source, widely used and well supported. Developing and finding the resources to meet your needs couldn't be made much easier. The impact of switching resources is minimized as the component skill sets are ubiquitous which reduces site specific learning issues. Flexible options keep you in control.

Employees that have the desire to learn and have the required basic skills can train in a "cloned" environment to become a greater asset and increase corporate stability. No need to get a contractor or hire a permanent position if some marginal duties can be allocated across existing personnel. Skill development is an attractive recruitment tool and reduces turnover.

The system-level backup can be restored automatically on any installation of the same type of virtual appliance, regardless of the underlying hardware or location. This allows you to build an actual image "sandbox" of the real environment for training, development, or QA testing. It also facilitates quick prototyping of appliance customisations.

Except for ongoing content development, once you get the appliance up and running there is not much to do other than minor maintenance which requires a reduced skill set. This allows for maximum flexibility with respect to human resources, i.e. contract any required implementation  resources and then minimize ongoing costs by using existing staff.