2015 06-02 Improving ROI with IT Cloud Solutions
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This document discusses cloud computing solutions and return on investment. It begins by describing common cloud uses for small businesses like email hosting, file hosting, and phone systems. It then uses an analogy comparing building a house (owning infrastructure) to renting an apartment (using cloud infrastructure) to illustrate how the cloud provides flexibility and reduces maintenance costs. The document also covers topics like security, disaster recovery, case studies, and questions about moving workloads to the cloud. It aims to help businesses decide if cloud computing makes financial sense for their needs and priorities.
2015 06-02 Improving ROI with IT Cloud Solutions
- 1. Thrive. Grow. Achieve. Cloud Solutions and Return on Investment Nate Solloway June 2, 2015
- 2. WHAT’S ON TAP? • What is the Cloud? • Common uses for small businesses • Is it right for YOU? • Email Hosting • File Hosting • Phone systems in the cloud • Case Studies • What is a Private Cloud? • Disaster Recovery • Q&A 2
- 3. WHAT IS THE CLOUD? 3
- 4. NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT INVESTMENTS 4
- 5. 5 Say you just moved to a city, and you’re looking for a place to live Let’s use a simple analogy
- 6. RENT OR BUY? 6 YOU CAN EITHER BUILD A HOUSE OR RENT AN APARTMENT
- 7. DECISIONS, DECISIONS… 7 IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE, THERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE
- 8. 8 But, you get a chance to customize it tile flooring Roof floor plan landscaping windows lighting
- 9. ONCE THE HOUSE IS BUILT, YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE 9 Hire Landscaper Heating and Cooling Gutter Cleaning Water Pay property tax House Keeping
- 11. CONSIDER A BUILDER IN YOUR CITY BUILDS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF APARTMENT UNITS 11
- 12. A UNIT CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED INTO 2, 3, 4 MORE UNITS 12
- 13. 13 YOU CAN MAKE FEWER, SIMPLER DECISIONS YOU CAN START WITH ONE UNIT AND GROW LATER, OR DOWNSIZE
- 14. 14 BUT… YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR UNIT
- 15. PAY AS YOU GO JUST PAY YOUR RENT AND UTILITIES 15
- 16. IS THE CLOUD SECURE? YOU ALREADY THINK SO 16 PERSONAL EMAIL PERSONAL PICTURES VIDEOS PERSONAL FILES BANKING
- 17. DECISION MAKING 17 ARE YOU AT A POINT WHERE A CHANGE OF SOME SORT IS NECESSARY? IF SO, YOU MUST DECIDE ON A DIRECTION. IF NOT, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO WAIT IF YOU ARE NOT INCURRING SIGNIFICANT COST OR PRODUCTIVITY LOSS BY STAYING IN YOUR CURRENT SITUATION. THE EXTERNAL ONE-TIME IMPLEMENTATION COSTS – HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTATION/MIGRATION COSTS THE ONGOING COSTS - MONTHLY HOSTING FEES VS. SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES OR CONSULTANT FEES, ETC. AVAILABILITY OF STAFF TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES TO HOUSE ON-PREMISE SERVERS DESIRE TO SHARE INFORMATION ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND RELATED COSTS - TRAVEL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO CONNECT MULTIPLE OFFICES, ETC.
- 18. CLOUD IS A BUSINESS DECISION 18
- 19. RISK IS A BUSINESS DECISION 19
- 21. WHY IS THE CLOUD SO APPEALING? 21
- 22. NOT ALL CLOUD IS THE SAME 22 https://support.google.com/a/answe r/112445 https://support.google.com/a/answer/112445
- 23. ORIGINAL CASE STUDY (2001) 23
- 24. HOSTED EMAIL OVER 5 YEARS 24 1 user 10 users 15 Users 20 Users 25 Users Google Apps $600 $6,000 $9,000 $12,000 $15,000 RAFFA Hosted Exchange $615 $6,150 $9,225 $12,300 $15,375 Office 365 $600 $6,000 $9,000 $12,000 $15,000
- 25. DO MORE WITH EMAIL • ENCRYPTED MESSAGES • ENCRYPTED GATEWAY • RUGGED SPAM FILTERING • SEND FILES AS LINKS INSTEAD OF ATTACHMENTS 25
- 26. YOUR PHONES IN THE CLOUD 26
- 27. RAFFA CLOUD SERVICES TAKES YOU FROM THIS… 27
- 29. USING THE CLOUD FOR DISASTER RECOVERY OFFSITE BACKUPS INSTEAD OF TAPE REPLICATE YOUR NETWORK TO A PRIVATE CLOUD FOR FAILOVER CONTINUITY EVEN IF SERVERS ARE KEPT IN-HOUSE 29
- 30. QUESTIONS? 30
- 31. THANK YOU 31 Seth Zarny – Partner szarny@raffa.com 301.279.6500 Nate Solloway – Systems Engineer/Outsourced IT Manager nsolloway@raffa.com 202.955.8417