You've Decided The Cloud Is Right For Your Organization. Now The Hard Part.

You've Decided The You've Decided The Cloud Is Right For Cloud Is Right For Your Organization. Your Organization. Now The Hard Part.Now The Hard Part.

@ReichentalFebruary 14th, 2012

What we’ll cover What we’ll cover today:today:FlavorsFlavorsPlan & preparePlan & prepareConsiderationsConsiderations

Let’s agree on what Let’s agree on what we mean when we we mean when we discuss discuss cloud cloud computing.computing.

Cloud computing is Cloud computing is computing as a computing as a service.service.

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Do you BYOD?Do you BYOD?Consumerization is a Consumerization is a cloud driving force.cloud driving force.

Sure, cloud is an IT Sure, cloud is an IT play.play.But it’s much more But it’s much more than that.than that.

Lower cost.Lower cost.Greater agility.Greater agility.

Do the math.Do the math.ON PREMISEe.g.Hardware+ Application+ Support+ Upgrades+ Maintenance+ Backups= TOTAL

CLOUDe.g.Subscription Fees+ Interfaces+ Support+ Limitations+ Loss of control+ Downtime= TOTAL

VS.

Start easy.Start easy.Gain confidence.Gain confidence.

Sales Marketing HR IT Payroll

CLOUD

CORE

OUTSOURCE

Sales Marketing HR IT Payroll

Define Processes & Interfaces (Pre-automate if possible)

CLOUD

CORE

OUTSOURCE

Sales

Marketing HR IT

Payroll

CLOUD

CORE

OUTSOURCE

Sales

Marketing HR IT

Payroll

CLOUD

CORE

OUTSOURCE

IT

IT

ServiceA

ServiceB

ServiceC

ServiceD

Your Organization Business XYZ

Your Organization

Service C

Business XYZ

ServiceA

ServiceB

ServiceC

ServiceD

Case studies.Case studies.

In this new world, the In this new world, the CIO (and others) can CIO (and others) can identify new business identify new business opportunities.opportunities.

Bring the Bring the organization organization along along together.together.

But what about risk?But what about risk?

Summary.Summary.ConsumerizationConsumerizationData Center Data Center New functions New functions New opps New opps

Start easyStart easyDo the mathDo the math

Weigh the Weigh the risksrisksComponentize the Componentize the businessbusinessBuild new Build new opportunitiesopportunities

Let’s continue the Let’s continue the conversation conversation @Reichental@Reichental