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
Manager of Technology Solutions
To Cloud or Not to Cloud:
It’s Your Business Decision
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 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!
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March 31, 2015
Presented By:
Curtis McCallister, MCSE, CCA
Manager of Technology Solutions
To Cloud or Not to Cloud:
It’s Your Business Decision
• 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
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
Ancillary Software
• Anti-Virus
• Anti-Malware
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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
• Versioning
• Simultaneous Document
Editing
• Document Management
and Work Flows
• How does this tool relate
to the cloud?
Cloud Collaboration Tool #1
SharePoint
SharePoint
Collaboration Documents
Tasks & Projects Business Intelligence
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• 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
• 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
Costs
Costs for Enterprise Software
Cloud
• Accessing them
through the cloud is
affordable
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Benefits of the Cloud
Idea
Decreased
Costs
Promotion DevelopmentScalability
Access to
Enterprise
Technologies
Minimize
Hardware and
Software
Reduces Impact
During
Downtime
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
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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
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.
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Considerations
Data storage
Email delivery/retrieval
• High Speed Internet
• Back-up Internet
• Hybrid Solutions
Other Considerations
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• Cloud service providers have
redundant systems that surpass
those of the average organization
• Maintenance is provided
• Secure and reliable
Other Considerations
Continued
Is the Cloud Right for You?
• Software Compatibility?
• Business Continuity
Requirements?
• IT staff?
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Continued
Is the Cloud Right for You?
• Physical Constraints?
• Compliance
Requirements?
• Anything Else?
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
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