How To Cloud Or Not To Cloud

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To Cloud or Not to Cloud:

It’s Your Business Decision

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March 31, 2015

Presented By:

Curtis McCallister, MCSE, CCA

Manager of Technology Solutions

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March 31, 2015

Presented By:

Curtis McCallister, MCSE, CCA

To Cloud or Not to Cloud:

It’s Your Business Decision

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Overview

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Case examples

Is the cloud

right for you?

IT strategies

to consider

Benefits of

the cloud

Cloud

considerations

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• Technology questions

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• CPE Eligibility

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Your Presenter

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Technology Solutions Manager

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Curtis McCallister, MCSE, CCA

Curtis has nearly 25 years experience in the technology industry. He previously worked for the military where he was responsible for maintaining and supporting active operations. As the Technology Solutions Manager for James Moore, CPAs, he applies principles of process improvement to provide consulting, project planning and implementation, and service delivery.

Curtis is passionate about:

• Exceptional customer service • Effective business solutions • Dynamic technology!

March 31, 2015

Presented By:

Curtis McCallister, MCSE, CCA

To Cloud or Not to Cloud:

It’s Your Business Decision

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• What is the cloud?

• Where is it?

• How do we access it?

What is the Cloud?

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Introduction

Hybrid Approach to Cloud Technology

increases efficiency and decreases costs

Cloud

Email Messaging Collaboration

Tools

In-Office

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1. Define Job Function

2. Identify complimentary

technology

• Minimize hardware

• Lower maintenance requirements

• Increase efficiency

IT Strategies

Job Function

Travel

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Security Patching

Operating System Patching

Temporary File Cleaning

Hard Drive Defragmentation

Common Maintenance Practices

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Ancillary Software

• Anti-Virus

• Anti-Malware

Collaboration

Tools - Overview

Collaboration Tools

There are numerous software and tools available to help organizations improve collaboration. These tools are more cost effective and accessible with the cloud.

SharePoint

Lync

Outlook and Exchange

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• Versioning

• Simultaneous Document

Editing

• Document Management

and Work Flows

• How does this tool relate

to the cloud?

Cloud Collaboration Tool #1

SharePoint

Collaboration Documents

Tasks & Projects Business Intelligence

• Real-Time Communication

• Text

• Audio

• Video

• Shared Desktop and

Whiteboard

• Session Recording

• User Presence Aware

• How does this tool relate

to the cloud?

Cloud Collaboration Tool #2

Lync

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• Resource Mailbox

• Presence Aware

• Centralized Calendar

and Contacts

• How does this tool

relate to the cloud?

Cloud Collaboration Tool #3

Outlook & Exchange

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• Implementing these

solutions can be cost

prohibitive

BUT…

Costs

Costs for Enterprise Software

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Costs

Costs for Enterprise Software

Cloud

• Accessing them

through the cloud is

affordable

Benefits of the Cloud

Idea

Decreased

Costs

Promotion Development

Scalability

Access to

Enterprise

Technologies

Minimize

Hardware and

Software

Reduces Impact

During

Downtime

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Benefits of the Cloud

Continued

Increase or decrease your cloud footprint in a

day, not in weeks or months, as your staffing

changes.

On-demand video conferencing and feature rich messaging

solution with archiving, compliance and data retention.

Scalability

Access to enterprise technologies

Benefits of the Cloud

Continued

Less on premise technology

to be affected by a localized

internet or power outage.

Less hardware on premise

to be maintained.

Minimize hardware

Reduces impact during downtime

Costs

Decrease Costs

Minimize hardware

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Considerations

Internet performance

Data access

Cloud Considerations

Cloud solutions are not perfect;

there will be hurdles to overcome

and considerations which need to

be respected.

Considerations

Data storage

Email delivery/retrieval

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• High Speed Internet

• Back-up Internet

• Hybrid Solutions

Other Considerations

• Cloud service providers have

redundant systems that surpass

those of the average organization

• Maintenance is provided

• Secure and reliable

Other Considerations

Continued

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Is the Cloud Right for You?

• Software Compatibility?

• Business Continuity

Requirements?

• IT staff?

Continued

Is the Cloud Right for You?

• Physical Constraints?

• Compliance

Requirements?

• Anything Else?

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Summary

• Moving to the cloud in whole or

in part is a organizations

decision you will need to make

• Hybrid cloud solution can help

improve efficiencies and reduce

costs

• Allow your IT staff to focus on

business critical solutions

Questions

Curtis McCallister, MCSE, CCA

Manager of Technology Solutions

James Moore, CPAs

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Curtis.McCallister@jmcoit.com

352.378.1331 ext. 2255