Exploring The Cloud – A Global Study Of Government’S Adoption Of Cloud[1]
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Exploring the CloudChris Harris
Drivers – Technological Advances. Hardware more powerful, software more capable,
Cloud emerges– Economic Climate - More for your money– Flexibility - Organisations need to be agile – Technically savvy staff/ ‘social networking’ generation– A highly competitive industry e.g.
HP/Dell/IBMMS/Google/CiscoApple/Blackberry/Microsoft/Android
Consequences – More new products and “ways of doing things” than at any other time– New set of challenges – Decision making, implementation, support &
maintenance
Cloud ComputingWhy?
Cloud ComputingWhat is it?
Hardware/Software hosted externally and delivered via the internet
Two broad categories
1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)- Hosted servers/storage. Can be dedicated or shared
Example Providers- Rackspace, 1& 1- Rise, BT, Think Grid
2. Software as a Service (SaaS)– hosted software/applications. Usually shared platform
Example Providers- Google Apps – Online Office Tools- SalesForce - Customer Relationship Management- Microsoft – Online Services (365)
• Its proven – 100 million users (est. 300 million 2015)
• Its familiar – Office/Outlook, eases transition
• 99.9% Uptime, Financially backed SLA
• ISO 2007 Datacentres
• Backup spread over locations
• Email archiving included
• Provides a uniform platform and uniform user experience
• Enables anywhere working, any device, anytime
• Enables shared working but retains individual partner identity, security and control
• Lighter on bandwidth than many solutions, and users can work off line when needed
Office 365Business Ready Service
Office 365What do you get?
Office 365SharePoint
• Keep staff up to date with latest company information
• Provide a collaborative working space for documents
• Reduce the flow and impact of non-essential internal email
• Better navigation & Search- Built-in search feature for all documents and list entries
• Remote web-based access to documents, files, and folders
• User friendly version control and simple document recovery
• Built-in Wiki and Blogging facilities to present company information in more dynamic formats
• Personal site profile features for staff to share interests and experiences
Office 365Exchange Online
• Well-established in “The Cloud”
• Integrates well with existing onpremise systems
• Little change for users
• Very stable and reliable solution
• 25Gb Mailbox limits
• Archiving
• Legal Hold
• Anti Spam/Anti Virus
Office 365Lync
Connect from virtually anywhere• Find and connect with friends and peers using PC, web, or
mobile phone• Join meetings in one click from Outlook
See who’s online• Use the presence indicator to see when associates are online
and available• Set your status and control who sees it so others know when
and how to contact you
Online meetings• Save travel costs by conducting online meetings
including audio, video, and web conferencing• Include up to 250 participants inside and outside of
your business
Get more done in your meetings• Share desktops, files, and presentations online• Invite others to lead and share• See the list of meeting participants; know who is
speaking
Office 365Costs - Product
Office 365Getting Started
• It’s a change in way people work
• It’s a change in the way you think about your ‘network’, and how you store and manage data
• Time will be needed to ensure training is provided, and staff can use the system effectively
SO…
• Planning is King
• Undertake a Pilot
• Work with an experienced partner
• Get managers on board & support staff
Why wouldn’t we do
this?
What will
happen with
legacy apps?
What’s in it
for us?
Could I lower costs
further?
How does it work?
What do we need
to sign up for?
What if later we need to change
direction?
What are the
alternatives?
Where will it go
wrong?
What will it cost?
Your Questio
ns?
How do we pay
for it?
Q & A
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