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Cloud Based DRAmericas Online Forum WebcastNovember 2014

Nicole KimProduct Line Marketing Manager

Agenda

1 Overview on Cloud-Based DR

2 Introduction to the Customer Panel

3 vCloud Air Disaster Recovery - Common DR Use Cases

4 Summary

2

Today’s DR Options

Cloud-Based DRTraditional Disaster Recovery with a Service Provider

In-House DR solution (secondary site)

3

Readily Recognized Benefits

Cloud-based DR solutions offer:

More agility

Faster implementation

No need for in-house DR infrastructure or upfront costs

Reduction in internal resources hours to support DR plan

Cloud-based DR allows companies to eliminate:

Secondary sites (DR data centers)

Servers

Storage

Off-site backup tapes

4

Introduction to Customer Panel

Planview

• Jerry Sanchez, Chief Information Officer (CIO)

• Software as a Service

• Global leader in portfolio management and project collaboration

• Located in Austin, Texas

• Originally an on premises software offering on project/portfolio management, Planview has now converted into a Software-as-a-Service offering

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MIT Media Lab

• Michail Bletsas, Director of Computing, research scientist

• University research lab at MIT

• Independent research lab at MIT that creates disruptive technologies.

• Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts

• MIT Media Lab supports more than 350 projects that range from digital approaches for treating neurological disorders, to advanced imaging technologies that can “see around a corner”, to the world’s first “smart” powered ankle-foot prothesis.

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National Physicians Services

• Bryan Graven, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

• Healthcare technology company

• One of the largest healthcare information technology service companies in U.S.

• Located in Hartford, Connecticut

• Supports physicians with integrated clinical and business solutions –ranges from consulting application services to support and analytics and reporting

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Disaster Recovery Use Cases

Triggers

Dated Infrastructure

Inadequate RPO & RTO

Costly CAPEX

o Didn't understand requirements o Didn't have fully baked DR service that fit needso Didn't fit business objective of moving away from CAPEX investment

Other Vendors:

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Triggers

Limited Resources to Manage DR

Tiered DR Solution

o Not a fit for VMware infrastructureo Required learning curve for users

Other Vendors:

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Triggers

Dated Technology No Time for Maintenance

Unsustainable CAPEX

Unsuccessful Failover

o Pricing varied with capabilities with no ideal fito Didn't understand requirements for healthcare vertical and need for specific complianceo Lacked proper support for engineers who weren’t comfortable with varying platforms and assessing additional work needed to deploy DR solution

Other Vendors:

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Summary

COST EFFICIENTMatched Planview’s business objective of moving away from CAPEX investments

RELIABILITYA sound partnership that fulfill Planview’sDR needs

TECHNOLOGYAn easy fit to existing vSphere platform

First step in Hybrid Cloud journey - will drive transition to leverage vCloud Air for additional production needs

vCloud Air Disaster Recovery

• MINIMAL MAINTENANCE Simple deployment and management

• EASE OF USE Same toolset, no training time required

Added layer of protection for critical data to minimize operational impact

vCloud Air • Disaster Recovery

SCALABILITYEase of growing alongside National Physician Services expanding business needs

SUPPORTResponsive, easily accessible and due diligence in ensuring the solution was a solid fit with a smooth deployment

COST EFFECTIVENo more need to further invest, manage, maintain and support an unreliable solution

Organized path to get to a Hybrid Cloud model

vCloud Air Disaster Recovery

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