partnering for success in the cloud
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How cloud-first firms outperform their competitors and achieve exceptional growth and Return on Investment (ROI)
Partnering For Success In the Cloud
Presented By:
Justin Devine
Chief Executive Officer AscentPath,
www.AscentPath.com
516-330-7694 [email protected]
• 2x Better Performance
• 3x Customer Growth
• 94% of SMB cloud adopters report security benefits
• 84% of CIO’s report cutting costs 70%
• Cloud projects deliver 1.7x greater ROI than on premise
• 72% of CFOs say that the cloud is crucial to their strategy
• 50% of cloud firms reduced IT spend by 25% or more
• 62% report privacy benefits
• 75% report improved reliability
• 50% report being able to pursue new opportunities
• Cloud users spend 25% less on what is often the largest cost – Labor
• 36% report improved customer service after cloud adoption
• 43% of SMBs wish they had adopted cloud sooner
• Cloud apps require 80% less support • Cloud apps require 85% fewer
upfront costs• On premise solutions are an average of
1.8 versions behind cloud• On-premise solutions have 20x
more unused licenses• The tax advantages can reduce
projects costs by up to 5%
Why Microsoft?
• 80% of the Fortune 500 are on the MS Cloud
• ~80 million on Office 365
• 1.2 million companies
• 4th most innovative company of 2014
• Fastest growing cloud - 3x Amazon
• Simpler – more focus on high value activities
“Microsoft has created a cloud computing service that makes creating a server as simple as setting up a Word document.”
-Bill Bennet
Case Closed?
1. A Team of Partners
2. Cloud Success Factors
Sauce?Secret
USER ENGAGEMENTPROJECT
MANAGEMENT
HAVE A CLOUD STRATEGY AND PLAN
FOCUS ON BUSINESS PROCESSES
GET THE TIMING RIGHT
RIGHT SIZED PROJECTS
MIXED AND HYBRID CLOUD STRATEGY
Classic
Cloud
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Integrity
Partnership
Business Value First
PM Pays Off
Collaborative
Continuous Improvement
“To transform and continuously
improve strategy and operations
through technology, with a passionate
commitment to adding real business
value for our customers.”
Why AscentPath?
Committed To Our Clients
Justin Devine
Chief Executive Officer
AscentPath
516-330-7694
Partnering For Success In the Cloud