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Therefore Online through Canon IMS: Canon’s information management platform in the cloud, with no servers to run and a monthly or yearly subscription.

Therefore, without the local infrastructure

Therefore Online delivers the same document management, workflow and capture as Therefore, as a cloud service. It is offered as a single edition, nearly identical to the Business and Enterprise editions of the on-premises version, and is run on Microsoft Azure by the Therefore team itself, so server maintenance and updates are no longer your concern.

Developer
Therefore Corporation (Austria), part of the Canon Group
Category
Cloud document management and workflow (SaaS)
Hosting
Microsoft Azure, managed by the Therefore team
Licensing
Subscription, monthly or yearly; named or concurrent users, from one user
Delivered by
Canon IMS, under one contract with SLA

The Content layer of the Canon Information Orchestration Framework

Canon organises information management in four movements: Capture, Content, Communicate and Process. Therefore Online is Canon’s own Content platform in the cloud: one controlled home for documents and records, fed by capture and connected to workflows and systems of record.

The same system of record as on-premises, without the infrastructure to maintain.

Let someone else run the servers

Information management should save time, not cost it. With Therefore Online, the Therefore team handles server maintenance and updates, so your IT team can focus on work that moves the business forward.

Scales from one user to the whole organisation

Start with a single user licence and add as many as you need during the contract. Whether you store 1,000 documents or a million, the platform grows with you, with named licences for regular users and concurrent licences shared across occasional ones.

SEE IT IN ACTION

See Therefore Online in action: request a demo

See how a document is captured, stored and approved in Therefore Online, without any local installation, live with a Canon IMS consultant.

Predictable costs instead of a large investment

Flexible monthly or yearly subscriptions replace up-front capital investment. You get enterprise-grade information management immediately, with a cost model you can plan.

Secured by experts and by Azure

Therefore Online is managed by the people who know it best, on the security of the Microsoft Azure platform. Authorised users reach it from anywhere over secure connections, with the same permissions, retention and audit trail as Therefore on-premises.

Same platform, so you can move either way

Because Therefore Online is functionally close to the on-premises editions, workflows and ways of working carry over. Organisations can start in the cloud, or move an existing Therefore environment there, without changing how people work.

Key benefits

Operational agility: No servers to maintain or update: the Therefore team runs the platform for you.

Scalability: From one user to enterprise scale, and from a thousand documents to millions.

Reduced costs: A subscription instead of an up-front investment, with a predictable cost model.

Improved security: Expert management on Microsoft Azure, with secure access from anywhere.

Canon IMS: one partner, one contract, one point of accountability

Canon IMS takes responsibility for your Therefore Online environment from first analysis to daily operation: advice, implementation, support and managed services under one contract with agreed service levels.

Advice and consultancy: We look at your documents, users and processes and at whether cloud or on-premises suits you best, and tell you honestly whether Therefore Online fits.

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Implementation and migration: We design your workflows, integrate Therefore Online with your core systems and go live in phases.

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Support and maintenance under SLA: Support, maintenance and upgrades with agreed response and resolution times.

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Managed services: We operate and monitor Therefore Online for you, on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid.

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Where it fits

Therefore Online is our choice for organisations that want one system of record for documents and workflows in the cloud, without managing infrastructure. Organisations that must keep everything on their own servers choose Therefore on-premises; where content must run anywhere from on-premises to hybrid, IRISNext is an alternative.

We propose what fits your process, not what we happen to sell.

Frequently asked questions

Why choose Therefore Online through Canon?

Therefore Online is developed within the Canon Group, and Canon IMS delivers it end to end: subscription, advice, implementation, support under an SLA and optional managed services, under one contract.

What is the difference between Therefore Online and Therefore?

Therefore Online is the cloud edition, managed by the Therefore team on Microsoft Azure. It is nearly identical to the Business and Enterprise editions of Therefore on-premises, which runs on your own servers.

How is Therefore Online licensed?

By subscription, monthly or yearly. You can start with a single user and add users during the contract, choosing named licences for regular users or concurrent licences shared among occasional users.

How secure is Therefore Online?

Therefore Online is managed by the Therefore team on Microsoft Azure, with secure connections, role-based permissions, retention policies and audit trails. Therefore Corporation is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022.

Can we move from Therefore on-premises to Therefore Online?

Yes. Because the editions are functionally close, existing ways of working carry over. We plan the migration of documents, workflows and integrations with you.

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Talk to us about Therefore Online

Tell us what you are trying to solve. If Therefore Online is the wrong fit we will say so and point at the one that is.

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