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The Truth About The Cloud Presenter: Don Thomson, CEO Tai. Rox Software Inc.
Balancing the Hype • Cloud computing is the biggest game-changer since the internet and Y 2 K • Computing in the cloud is slow, expensive, insecure, unreliable and NSA will spy on you
Clear Vision
Vision - Black Elk Speaks What is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow?
Vision Requires Context
#1 Reason • 88% adopted cloud computing to save money • 56% said they actually saved money • Staff hours per year from 25, 000 to 10, 000
Top 5 Cloud Services 1. Storage 2. Collaboration 3. Messaging 4. Office suites 5. Business process applications
Agenda: The ERP Mid-Market • How is cloud computing relevant • Silicon Valley technology, past and present • Rent vs. Buy
The ERP Mid-Market • Runs on Windows • Runs on Microsoft Office • Runs on Excel and Outlook • Software is designed for LANs, not WANs • Is Customized!
Not Relevant to the ERP Mid-Market
Relevant to the ERP Mid-Market • Web Store as a Service (customer self-service) • Approval as a Service (employee self-service) • Analytics as a Service (employee self-service) • Exchange Rates as a Service (automation) • Disaster Recovery as a Service (automation)
Web Store as a Service
Approval as a Service
Analytics as a Service
Customer Self-Service
Employee Self-Service
Employee Self-Service
Exchange Rates as a Service
The Early Vision • Making people’s lives better – home computers.
The First West Coast Computer Faire
The First West Coast Computer Faire
The First West Coast Computer Faire
What Actually Happened • Home computing became business computing
Game Changers
Game Changers
Game Changers
Game Changers
Game Changers “About 80% of all web sites we see on the internet including popular sites like Google, Yahoo, Facebook run on Linux servers. ”
Game Changers
Home Computing
Back to the ERP Mid-Market
Rent or Buy? “Rent 14 foot ladder $72 per week, buy 14. 5 foot ladder $289” - sources: A & B Tools, Sears “Go into any car dealership … lease … everybody makes more money … that way. ” - source: serverwatch. com “Unfortunately, upgrading memory on our rental servers would nearly double our monthly hosting fees. ” - source: stackoverflow. com
Sage 300 ERP 4 User GLAPAR • Purchase with Business Care – 3 years: $28, 036 – 4 years: $31, 648 • Rent from Sage 300 ERP Online – 3 years: $25, 776 – 4 years: $34, 368
Can I Get Rid of My Server?
Can I Get Rid of My Server? • • How do you share your printers and scanner? How do you share your internet connection? Where do you store your spreadsheets? Where do you store your auto-cad files? Do you have a cloud-based email service? Do you have a domain? How is your data backed-up? How are your backups tested?
Does It Make Your Life Easier? • Access anywhere (web browser, mobile device) • Deploy anywhere (data center, on premises) • Connect anytime • Knows where I am • Employee & customer self-service
Rent or Buy?
Rent or Buy?
Rent or Buy?
Rent or Buy?
Rent or Buy?
Rent or Buy?
Vision - Black Elk Speaks A man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.
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