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Cloud Solutions and Return on Investment Nate Solloway June 2, 2015

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

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WHAT IS THE CLOUD?

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NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT INVESTMENTS

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Say you just moved to a city, and you’re looking for

a place to live

Let’s use a simple analogy

RENT OR BUY?

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YOU CAN EITHER BUILD A HOUSE OR RENT AN APARTMENT

DECISIONS, DECISIONS…

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IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE, THERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE

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But, you get a chance to customize it

tile flooring

Roof floor plan

landscaping

windows

lighting

ONCE THE HOUSE IS BUILT, YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE

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Hire Landscaper

Heating and Cooling

Gutter Cleaning

Water

Pay property tax

House Keeping

HOW ABOUT RENTING?

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CONSIDER A BUILDER IN YOUR CITY BUILDS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF APARTMENT UNITS

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A UNIT CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED INTO 2, 3, 4 MORE UNITS

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YOU CAN MAKE FEWER, SIMPLER DECISIONS

YOU CAN START WITH ONE UNIT AND GROW LATER, OR DOWNSIZE

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BUT… YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR UNIT

PAY AS YOU GO

JUST PAY YOUR RENT AND UTILITIES

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IS THE CLOUD SECURE? YOU ALREADY THINK SO

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PERSONAL EMAIL

PERSONAL PICTURES

VIDEOS

PERSONAL FILES

BANKING

DECISION MAKING

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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.

CLOUD IS A BUSINESS DECISION

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RISK IS A BUSINESS DECISION

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LOW HANGING FRUIT

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WHY IS THE CLOUD SO APPEALING?

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NOT ALL CLOUD IS THE SAME

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https://support.google.com/a/answer/112445

https://support.google.com/a/answer/112445

ORIGINAL CASE STUDY (2001)

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HOSTED EMAIL OVER 5 YEARS

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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

DO MORE WITH EMAIL

• ENCRYPTED MESSAGES

• ENCRYPTED GATEWAY

• RUGGED SPAM FILTERING

• SEND FILES AS LINKS INSTEAD OF ATTACHMENTS

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YOUR PHONES IN THE CLOUD

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RAFFA CLOUD SERVICES

TAKES YOU FROM THIS…

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RAFFA CLOUD

TO THIS!

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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

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QUESTIONS?

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THANK YOU

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Seth Zarny – Partner

szarny@raffa.com

301.279.6500

Nate Solloway – Systems Engineer/Outsourced IT Manager

nsolloway@raffa.com

202.955.8417