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Michael Kemps, CEOTed Glutz, Director of Sales & MarketingInnovative Computing Systems, Inc.

MOVING YOUR LAW FIRM TO THE CLOUD: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

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• What Does Innovative Computing do for its Clients• Investing in Success: Before• Investing in Success: During• How Can the Cloud Benefit Your Law Firm?• Investing in Success: The Path They Took• Investing in Success: After• Questions?

– Please add chat questions throughout!

WHAT DOES INNOVATIVE DO FOR YOU?

• Since 1989 Innovative has been the trusted partner to law firms and legal departments that want to define or improve a comprehensive IT strategy; implement, integrate and support best-in-class technologies; or leverage the power of cloud computing.

• Innovative Computing is deeply committed to maintaining long-term strategic relationships with clients to ensure the highest levels of success with their IT initiatives.

• This commitment is reflected in Innovative Computing Systems being named as a vendor who provides exceptional customer service in the ILTA/Inside Legal Technology Purchasing Survey for three years in a row.

INVESTING IN SUCCESS

• Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato (FRBC) has spent more than 35 years serving clients who include financial institutions, multinational corporations, local businesses and entrepreneurs.

• The firm’s attorneys practice in the areas of financial services, creditor rights, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, business reorganizations, real estate and employment law.

INVESTING IN SUCCESS: BEFORE

WHY SO THREATS MANY REMAIN UNDETECTED

• Desktops were 5–6 years old

• Backend was 4–5 years old (VMware + SAN; Exchange, SQL, Elite, DTE,

Equitrac, iManage, American LegalNet, ShoreTel)

• Firm recently moved approximately 15 miles away to a new location

Smaller IT room would not accommodate existing equipment

Space is more efficient with less air conditioning and power



• Tired of investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in CapEx every 4-6 years

• Wanted a recurring predictable scalable expense and infrastructure model

• Needed access to the infrastructure when they moved to avoid down time

• Invested in the new space to maximize use and avoid costly IT investments

• Access to the infrastructure when they move and not experience down time



• Invest in the new space to maximize use and avoid costly IT investments (air, power)

• Wanted to capture the benefits of achieving economies of scale

• Required top tier security

• Wanted to select a strong and prevalent provider

• Required a critical-thinking partner who had experience, and had done the research, analysis, and production use of the solution


INVESTING IN SUCCESS: THE PATH THEY TOOK

INVESTING IN SUCCESS: THE PATH THEY TOOK

Wading through a sea of options

INVESTING IN SUCCESS:THE PATH THEY TOOK


The Contenders – Questions You Should Ask

• How do you compare performance across cloud services?

• Which provider will meet your security requirements?

• Which provider offers the best scalability?

• Which provider offers the best value?

INVESTING IN SUCCESS: DURING

WWW.INNOVATIVECOMP.COM

HOW CAN THE CLOUD BENEFIT YOUR LAW FIRM?

NEXT-GENERATION ENDPOINT PROTECTIONHOW CAN THE CLOUD BENEFIT LAW FIRMS?


NEXT-GENERATION ENDPOINT PROTECTIONSECURITY & COMPLIANCE: A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY


NEXT-GENERATION ENDPOINT PROTECTIONSHIFT IN SPENDING


CAPITAL EXPENSES(CapEx)

OPERATING EXPENSES(OpEx)

PURPOSE To buy assets with a useful life beyond the current year Ongoing costs to run a business

WHEN PAID Lump sum (or financed, with extra charges) Monthly

WHEN ACCOUNTED FOR Over 3 to 10 years, as an asset depreciates In current month or year

LISTED AS Property or equipment, depreciation Operating cost

TAX TREATMENT Deducted over time as asset depreciates Deducted in current tax year

EXAMPLE Buying a laser printer Buying paper and toner for a printer

INVESTING IN SUCCESS:THE PATH THEY TOOK

THE PATH THEY TOOK: RACKSPACE

• Rackspace was founded in 1998 as a managed hosting provider and entered the cloud market in 2008 – and has since exited

• Rackspace offered cloud services in six regions

• Services included Linux and Windows compute instances, object storage, CDN, DNS and more.

• Key differentiators included the company’s trademarked "fanatical support," upgrade path to managed services, and an established track record since 1998.

THE PATH THEY TOOK: MICROSOFT

• Microsoft entered cloud computing with the Microsoft Azure platform in 2008.

• Microsoft Azure is available in eight regions

• Services include Windows and Linux compute instances, CDN, platform as a service (PaaS), object storage and more.

• Key differentiators include global infrastructure, a comprehensive suite of cloud services, and support for Microsoft software

• Massive increases in market share and Gartner Quadrant participation over the last two years

THE PATH THEY TOOK: AWS

• Amazon Web Services launched in 2006 as one of the first cloud infrastructure services, leveraging from lessons learned from the technology developed to maintain Amazon.com.

• AWS offers cloud services in ten regions.

• AWS provides a diverse range of services including compute, storage, security & access, networking & databases.

• Key market differentiators include rapid innovation, aggressive pricing, large scale capacity, many high-profile clients such as Netflix, and a comprehensive suite of services.

INVESTING IN SUCCESS: WHAT THEY DID

• Duplicated on-premises infrastructure in the AWS cloud• Developed a remotely accessible pilot with all

applications available• Rolled to a live pilot with remote access via Citrix desktop• Provided live access to a pilot group over two weekends

with production data• Transitioned their Exchange infrastructure to the Office

365• Kept the infrastructure waiting and ready for their move

and transition

INVESTING IN SUCCESS: AFTER

INVESTING IN SUCCESS: AFTER

• WAN Acceleration vs. Not

• Selection of hosted location affects overall latency and performance . . . not to mention cost

• Disaster Recovery Considerations – snapshots, replication, dual hosted locations

WHATWORKED


INVESTING IN YOUR SUCCESS

• Large data transfers and migrations from the firm to the cloud (SQL databases)

• Transferring data from live real-time databases• Exchange migrations; Outlook in cached mode• Printing, scanning and burning CDs• Import of data – via USB, CD, etc.• Litigation Support data, migration times,

import times

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS


CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUCCESS

• Large data transfers and migrations from the firm to the cloud (SQL databases)

• Transferring data from live real time databases• Exchange migrations; Outlook in cached mode• Printing, Scanning and burning CDs• Import of data – via pen drive, CD, etc.• Litigation Support data, migration times,

import times

CLOUD


CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUCCESS• Number of users, future growth and expansion• Uptime requirements by firm• Amount of data, type of data• Current equipment lifecycle, server and application

versions• Disaster Recovery Initiatives• BYOD considerations• Other Cloud Providers, i.e.: SaaS, IaaS• Telephony (VoIP)• Security Compliance, firm and client requirements and

nature of data stored locally

HOW TOQUALIFYYOURENVIRONMENT


QUESTIONS?

Michael Kemps, [email protected]

Ted Glutz, Director of Sales & [email protected]

NEXT-GENERATION ENDPOINT PROTECTION

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