"What is Cloud Computing and what does it mean to you???” Mark Munson
Dec 27, 2015
"What is Cloud Computing and what does it mean to you???”
Mark Munson
Software Acquisition and Deployment
Traditional/Onsite• Onetime Costs:
• Software Licensing• Hardware• Implementation and Training Services
• Ongoing Costs:• Annual Software Maintenance• Server Support• Application Support• OS Support• Security• Connectivity• Power
Onsite Hardware Model
Software Acquisition and Deployment
Hosted
• Onetime Costs:• Software Licensing• Implementation and Training Services
• Ongoing Costs:• Annual Software Maintenance• Server Hosting and Support• Application Support
Hosted Hardware Model
Software Acquisition and Deployment
Cloud/Online•Onetime Costs:
• Implementation and Training Services
•Ongoing Costs:• Software Subscription
20 User CRM 3 Year Comparison
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On-PremHostedCloud
The Cloud…How it works
Why now?
• Continuous improvement in internet connectivity especially in rural areas
• Subscription pricing figured out
• Software vendors desire to make cost of entry lower and capture more of SMB market
• Server Virtualization
• Multi-tenancy
Benefits of the Cloud
Pros and Cons
Where is the market?
IDC Research
Forrester predicts that the worldwide market for cloud computing products and services will reach $241 billion in 2020, up from $40 billion 2010
What applications are ready???
Now• Email/Calendaring• Web-based Meetings• Collaborative Solutions• Storage• CRM• Basic Accounting and ERP
Coming Soon• Customized and Configured
• Accounting and ERP
Evaluation Criteria
• Long term stable solution
• Financial viability of company
• Customer Service Response
• References
• Data access and back up plans
• How they handle moving off of platform
Don’t Ignore Process
Three Clouds Apps to try today
• Dropbox• Web-based file hosting service that uses cloud computing to enable
users to store and share files and folders with others • http://www.dropbox.com/
• CRM• Offers customer relationship management and CRM Online solutions
for sales, customer service, and marketing.• http://crm.dynamics.com/en-us/home
• Office365• Microsoft Office collaboration and productivity tools
delivered through the cloud• http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/online-software.aspx#fbid=
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Questions & Answers
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