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New Computing Models, and What They Mean to the Small and Mid Sized Business Consumer
How your business can make practical decisions between “The Cloud”, Utility Computing and Hosted Services
Panelists
Jeff Winn, CPA Account Executive
Adam BellusciDirector of Engineering
Kevin EllisVice President - Sales
Business Computing’s Major Paradigm Shifts
1960’s and 1970’s− Mainframe / Centralized Computing
1980’s and 1990’s− Client - Server Computing− Local and Wide Area Networking
2000’s and Today− “As a Service” Computing− Web based business technologies (Web 2.0, etc)
2010’s and Beyond− IT as Utility− “The Cloud”
The Cloud Hype is in High Gear - 2010
Technology Hype Cycle
The Cloud Hype is in High Gear - 2011
The Cloud = Utopia?
Cloud Computing – Key Concepts
Cloud Architecture Lightweight Entry / Exit Elastic / flexible Multi Tenancy Reliability and Business
Continuity User Experience
Mobility Device Independence
Economics CapEx converted to OpEx Consumption based /
metered Reduced IT overhead
costs Applications
Maintenance Security
Cloud Computing is a way of doing business, not a destination.
Cloud Computing – Deployment Types
• Public Cloud• Third Party• Off premises
• Private Cloud• Virtual
Infrastructure• On Premises
• Hybrid Cloud• Best of Both
Thrive believes that Hybrid Clouds are the best way for SMBs to adopt business work flows to The Cloud.
Public Cloud – Service Models
Software as a Service (SaaS)− Most common / well known model− Ex. Salesforce.com & NetSuite
Platform as a Service (PaaS)− Solution stack in the Cloud− Ex. Amazon / Google
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)− Combination of Hardware and Cloud Services− Thrive
Business Process as a Services (Cloud Enabled Services) − Cloud Inputs/Outputs− Hubcast
Cloud Computing – Common Issues
Cloud Architecture Compliance Privacy Security Sustainability Siting
User Experience Availability Performance Support
Applications Open Standards – no
established common standards
Open Source Software
Authentication, no single sign on
Cloud Computing has a lot of promise, but there are several factors to consider before adopting
Questions To Consider: Cloud Services or Offerings
What kind of Cloud is right for my business?− From a P&L perspective, does your business have a higher
tolerance for Capital or Operational expenditures?
− Have you considered current business workflows, identifying ones that are critical to ongoing business operations?
− Have you analyzed the IT cost per user per month for those critical workflows?
− Can you recover business critical workflows in under 48 hours in the event of hardware or site failure?
What kind of Cloud is right for my business?− Are your business and IT operations governed by regulations
specific to the industry in which you do business
− Do matters related to data privacy and security impact or influence your customers or your ability to bring on new customers?
− Do you have an existing IT staff?
− Has your business recently made a large investment into IT infrastructure?
Questions To Consider: Cloud Services or Offerings
Questions To Consider: Cloud Services or Utility IT Offerings
How Can My Business Begin Leveraging the Public Cloud?
− Have you talked to the providers of your business applications about the availability of their products as SaaS offerings?
− Have you considered other options from companies who have similar products offered as SaaS?
− Have you considered leveraging Infrastructure as a Service for critical IT elements that you may lack internal expertise to support?
Questions To Consider Relative to Cloud Services or Offerings
Is it time for my business to create a Private Cloud?− Have you started Virtualizing your current IT infrastructure as
new servers are brought online?
− Have you performed or had an IT provider perform a Cloud readiness assessment on your existing IT infrastructure?
− Is your IT infrastructure resilient enough to keep all business critical functions online if you lose a network server?
− Can your employees access productivity data and applications from anywhere they have an Internet connection, from any device they choose?
Questions To Consider: Utility IT or Hosted Services
Is my business a good candidate for these types of services?− Does your corporate HQ’s power, connectivity, or environmental
controls impede your ability to keep your IT services online?
− Does the idea of having IT equipment “under lease” as opposed to owning it appeal to you or turn you off?
− Do you currently maintain internal SLA’s to your employees around uptime, repair time, and other metrics around IT availability?
− Are you presently on a 3 year hardware refresh cycle? Is a 3 year refresh cycle something that appeals to your business or is advantageous to it based on your needs?
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