igroup Legacy Applications and the Hybrid Cloud Hugh Valentine Head of Business Development Cloud Point James Lowery igroup Marketing
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about igroup Founded 2005 Based in Cheshire Offices London, Bahrain, Lisbon 24 strong technical team Cloud Point Specialists Microsoft Gold Partners All we do is Microsoft Cloud
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Hybrid Applications All we do is Microsoft Cloud
The Cloud: You Would! Reliability Highly available cloud solutions minimise downtime Data Security Multiple back-ups of data always present Cost Saving Reduced cost of ownership / maintenance Flexibility Ability to scale resource based on requirements
The Hybrid Providing Single Sign On Accessing information simply Connectivity from the Cloud Accessing information externally Leverage existing infrastructure Take advantage of the cloud Skillset Additional value provided by existing skills Compliance Legislation about hosting information outside the UK
Hybrid Cloud On Premise Data Store Files Active Directory Cloud Back-up
Compliance Legislation might prevent data being hosted offshore (e.g. in European / Ireland data centre) Solution: Essential data hosted locally on physical infrastructure / private cloud, applications hosted in Azure Cloud
Common Pitfalls Pay As You Go Model Need governance of usage – scale on demand Not Everything’s Supported E.g. Exchange, Dynamics CRM Skills Gap Not all infrastructure experience translates to the cloud
Our Offering Cloud Point Managed Services for Azure Cloud Control Manages resources, patching, operations monitoring Benefit Existing team are able to focus on IT Strategy
Custom Development of a hybrid environment combining Cloud Point Online Cloud Point 2013 Office 365 Single Sign On - ADFS Real World Case Study ADFS
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