An Opportunity to Transform Ireland

Paul RellisManaging DirectorMicrosoft Ireland

New Times for all of us

West to East Transfer

Economies still resetting

CLOUD 2000s & FutureCloud Computing, Social NetworksProducts>Solutions>Services

INTERNET Mid ‘90sBrowsers, Email, eCommerce, Hosting, Wi-Fi, Web 2.0

CLIENT/SERVER Mid ‘80s

Distributed Computing

PC & APPS Early ’80s

Word Processor, SpreadsheetsDOS, GUI, Windows

What is Cloud Computing?

“Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like the electricity grid.”

Wikipedia

Our Vision

ON-PREMISES

CLOUD SERVICES

TV/HOMEPC MOBILE

Whatever screen you live and work with

Why The Cloud Now?

NEW ECONOMICS

REDUCED MANAGEMENT

REDEFINING PRODUCTIVITY

“The bottom line: Early adopters are finding serious benefits, meaning that cloud computing is real and warrants your scrutiny as a new set of platforms for business applications.”

“By 2012, 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises

will be using some cloud computing

services, 20% of businesses will own no

IT assets.”

Pay for what you useLower and predictable costsShift from capex and opexAccelerate speed to value

No patching and maintenanceFaster deploymentRobust multi-layered securityReliability and fault-tolerance

Latest software for usersInternet collaboration Anywhere accessInstant self-provisioning

Transformation Opportunities to a Leading Green Economic Force Excellence in

Developer Competency

Excellence in “Atoms to Bits” Competency

GREEN ECONOMY

Transformation : Key RequirementsEducation:1. Embed ICT into Curriculum2. “Softer Skills” – culture, collaboration,

languages3. Build web development into leaving cert

Adoption – put Citizen at the center AND create businesses:1. Health2. Education3. Mobile

Make Broadband availability an even higher national priority

Ireland: Our Heads in the Clouds and our Feet on the ground!

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