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Patrick KeatingTerritory Manager, New EnglandCloudStrategies [email protected]

Intro to the Cloud

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Agenda

• Who are we?– CloudStrategies

• Cloud Computing – Value Proposition

• Overview of Office 365

• How to Get Started

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CloudStrategy Credentials Microsoft NY Metro – FY ‘11 Cloud Partner of the Year

Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Microsoft - Tier 3 – Cloud Champions Partner Microsoft – Cloud Accelerate Partner Rackspace – Platinum Partner

Founded by former Microsoft employees to help Microsoft bring their cloud solutions to the marketplace without conflict from legacy business models

Helped over 200 clients make the move to Microsoft Online Services

Run 100% in the Cloud on Office 365 and Rackspace Cloud Solutions

Top 5 Microsoft Partner for number of clients moved to the cloud

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Before we Start – Let’s Put Your Mind at Ease

• This isn’t an all or nothing proposition– Move what makes sense – when it makes sense– Hybrid approaches allow for some systems to remain

onsite as others move to the cloud.• This is already proven – safe and secure

– Massive redundancy decreases your risk and improves your Disaster Recovery and Business Continuance

Many large companies have already moved– Coca-Cola, Energizer Holdings, GlaxoSmithKline– More than 40M Paid-Users are in production on

Microsoft’s platforms

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Ask the Right Questions to Get the Right Solutions

• How can my organization best leverage the cloud?

• Is this a business or technology decision?• What specific business benefits can be gained?• Must we move everything all at once?• Where/when should we start moving to the cloud?• What applications or systems can move now?• What should we plan to move in the future?• Will performance improve or suffer?• Is our data safe and secure?• What costs or savings will be incurred?

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Our Focus• CloudStrategies delivers rational cloud service

strategies for forward thinking businesses

• With our help you will– Unravel the cloud and clearly understand the options and opportunities– Assess which parts of your environment belong in the cloud– Understand how these can free capital and enhance your business

agility– Select the appropriate service providers and service offerings for your

business– Plan and execute your adoption of online applications and services

• This allows you to – Focus on your core strengths and business– Reduce risk, cost and complexity– Scale your services and costs on a monthly basis

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CloudStrategy Framework

A proven process to develop, deliver and maintain your business’s optimum computing environment

Tenants Business is the focus, technology is just a way of making it the

best it can be Build a strategy to achieve both immediate savings and long term

advantage Ensure you have a plan for achieving and sustaining maximum

value from your technology © 2009 - 2011 Cloud Strategies LLC. All rights

reserved.

Identify Plan DeliverOffering

CloudStrategy Business Analysis

CloudStrategy

Roadmap

CloudStrategy

Blueprint

CloudStrategy

Implementati

on

CloudStrategy

Training

CloudStrategy

Support

Outcome Identify Value

Current & Future States

Timeline Services

Configurations

Deliver Solution

Optimize Productivit

y

Maintain Alignment &

Value

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UNDERSTANDING THE CLOUD: Characteristics of the Cloud

*National Institute Of Standards and Technology v15 - Please refer to Appendix for detailed information on characteristics

On-demand self-service

Broad network access

Resource pooling

Rapid elasticity

Measured service

5 Key Characterist

ics


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Software as a Service

SaaSInfrastructure as a

Service IaaSPlatform as a Service

PaaS

UNDERSTANDING THE CLOUD: Cloud Services Models

Rent an Application

Key Characteristics• Network- based access• Central management• One-to-many delivery model • Centralized feature updating• Integration into a larger

network of communicating software

Applications• Communications• Productivity• Collaboration• Billing & payment processing• Identity and relationship

management• Web-based patient and

provider services

Data Centers on Demand

Key Characteristics• Resources delivered as a

service• Dynamic Scaling• Variable cost• Multiple tenants on

same infrastructure• Enterprise Grade Infrastructure• Unlimited computing power

Applications• Servers• CPU• Storage• Data Center Facilities• Discrete application testing

The Tools You Need on Demand

Key Characteristics• Services to Services to develop,

test, deploy, collaborate, host and maintain applications

• Web based user interface tools• Multi-tenant architecture• Integration with web

services and databases

Applications• Collaborative research• Care Coordination• Apps shared by many

simultaneously• Social networks & online

communities• Porting on-premise, line-of-

business applications to the cloud


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UNDERSTANDING THE CLOUD: Deployment Models

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Public cloud: The cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large industry group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services.

Private cloud: The cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise.

Hybrid cloud: The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for load-balancing between clouds).

Community cloud: The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may be managed by the organizations or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise.

Deployment Models

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Deployment Choice


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Cloud Benefits

Business Goals Cloud Benefit

Reduce Costs of IT Systems

• Significant Cost Reduction in per user costs• Repurpose IT Resources for more strategic

purposes

Deploy Solutions Faster • Cloud Solutions are already deployed• Deploy in days and weeks vs. months and years

Reduce Risk • Cloud Platforms have more redundancy for better business continuance and disaster recovery

Remove Platform Migration Challenges

• Leverage New Platforms without Technical Learning Curves

• Notes & GroupWise to Exchange• Old Exchange to New Exchange

Increase Productivity & Collaboration

• Leverage new collaboration tools• Increase accessibility from remote sites• Extranet solutions with 3rd parties

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Partnership for Successful Solutions

Cloud Strategies (Solution Advisor)

Cloud Solution Provider

Business in Need

of Solution

Cloud Solution A Cloud

Solution B

Cloud Solution C

Cloud Strategies:• Works with Client to

• Create a strategy • Identify opportunities• Evaluate actionable options

• Introduces appropriate Solution Providers

• Works to facilitate smooth implementation

Cloud Solution Provider:• Delivers Cloud Solution Directly

to Business• Contractual Relationship

between Business & Provider• May provide some compensation

to Cloud Strategies

Business / Client:• Leverages Independent Business

and Technical Expertise from Cloud Strategies

• Utilizes Cloud Solution(s)

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Next Steps?

• Funding support for CloudStrategy Business Analysis & POCs– Your organization may qualify for MS Funding

towards services related to a Cloud Assessment or POC Program

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