Welcome

Agenda

• What is Cloud Computing?• Benefits & Concerns• Security & Backups• Examples

– Retail Business– Service Business

• Next Step• Q&A

What is Cloud Computing?

Benefits

• Access Anywhere• Security• Cost Savings• Productivity• Scalability• Staff Recruitment• Flexible Working• Customer Satisfaction• Global Markets

Concerns

• Internet Connectivity• Security• Portability• Dependency• Knowledge and Integration

Security & Backups

Google Apps• Replicated in multiple data

centres• Broken into pieces and filed

under random file names• No one server contains all

your data• Multi-factor authentication

??• USB (66% lost)• Email• Laptop (1 in 10 stolen)• Single password usage• Single store of data

Example

I want to build a service business

What do I need?

• Attract new leads & customers• Follow up and Organise• Quote• Some way to communicate with my customers• Accounts and Invoicing

Attract

Organise

Quote

Communication

Accounts

Plugging It Together

Awesome! O wait there is more

• Receipt scanning• Financial Management tools• Franchise reporting• Social sharing• Dashboard

Example

I want to build a retail business

What do I need?

• E-commerce platform to sell from• The ability to accept payments• Some way to communicate with my customers• Accounts and Invoicing

E-commerce

Payment

Communication

Accounts

Plugging It Together

What about if I open a store?

How do I manage all these customers?

Awesome! O wait there is more

• Receipt scanning• Package fulfilment• Label and packing printing• Social sharing• Dashboard

Next StepWorkshop Friday 9th November at The College

Review

Investigate

Implement

Why The Cloud?

Questions?