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Making the Cloud Less Cloudy
4/21/2018 Making the Cloud Less Cloudy Webinar: How to Demystify the cloud: separating the sales hype from profitable and practical applications December 20, 2016 Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Webinar Presenter: Mark Jamieson, President & CEO 4/21/2018
Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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90% of all of 2W internal applications are cloud based
4/21/2018 About 2W Tech Certified Microsoft Partner Certified Epicor ERP Partner Cloud Services Provider Design implement and support IT networks Provide ERP development and support for Epicor ERP Client Centric support philosophy Ticketing and project management based support system Budget and Scope based pricing 90% of all of 2W internal applications are cloud based Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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4/21/2018 What is the Cloud? Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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4/21/2018 Cloud Noise Cloud = technology and application that’s someplace else Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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What is the Cloud? Today: The “cloudy” view of cloud applications
4/21/2018 What is the Cloud? Today: The “cloudy” view of cloud applications Break down of various practical cloud applications How this technology will eventually make you more profitable and productive What you need to watch out for Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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The Cloud Marketing Message
4/21/2018 The Cloud Marketing Message Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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What Happens When You Take a Leap of Faith?
4/21/2018 What Happens When You Take a Leap of Faith? Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Iron Cycle Capital investment Services costs Small upgrade costs
4/21/2018 Iron Cycle Capital investment Services costs Small upgrade costs Maintenance costs Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Usage – per user/device
4/21/2018 Cloud Model Usage – per user/device Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Applications delivered via internet connectivity. Browser based
4/21/2018 When You Hear “Cloud” Applications delivered via internet connectivity. Browser based Workstation/app based Co-location Cloud based infrastructure Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Applications Delivered by the Internet
4/21/2018 Applications Delivered by the Internet Browser based Drop Box Google Docs Microsoft 365 QuickBooks online Workstation/app based synchronized through a client on your device Adobe products Epicor Cloud Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Applications Delivered by the Internet
4/21/2018 Applications Delivered by the Internet Pros Always up to date Easily accessible No hardware to manage Cons Multi tenant Shared database May not have independent access to your data Not as flexible Customizations and integrations may be limited Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Co-location “Co-lo” Your server sits someplace else Pros
4/21/2018 Co-location “Co-lo” Your server sits someplace else Pros Some one else is managing your hardware No need for a server room Flexibility to run applications Cons Server may be shared with other companies Lack of control Access Patches/updates to software still need to occur Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Cloud based Infrastructure
4/21/2018 Cloud based Infrastructure A flexible infrastructure (Servers, domain controllers, etc.) Amazon web services (AWS) Microsoft Azure Quickly deployable Easily accessible Flexible on the fly or pre-programed configuration changes Priced like a utility. The more you use RAM, Storage, etc.. the more you pay Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Cloud Justification for Cloud Applications
4/21/2018 Cloud Justification for Cloud Applications Cloud applications = a reoccurring operational fee model Iron in house applications = a Capital model. The 2 models don’t easily compare An effective cost justification needs to compare a longer period of time Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Cloud Justification for Cloud Applications
4/21/2018 Cloud Justification for Cloud Applications Microsoft employees Microsoft 365 $ 15 per month per user = $375 per month Hosted secure Web access to and other office products Access to 5 instances of Office Microsoft for each user Mobile office licenses Assess to other MS applications, Skype for business, SharePoint, one drive storage and many more Spam and malware filter Easy to access and always up to date. 375 x 60 months = $22,500 Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Cloud Justification for Cloud Applications
4/21/2018 Cloud Justification for Cloud Applications In house . 25 employees – 60 month of costs Server refresh $ 12,000 New Microsoft office licenses $5, x 2 = 10,000 Server patches and routine maintenance $100 month = $6,000 60 months = $28,000 Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Impact a Cloud strategy can have on productivity
4/21/2018 Impact a Cloud strategy can have on productivity Reliability Many IT problems will simply go away Safe and Secure More connectivity means more productivity A survey by Frost & Sullivan showed that companies investing in collaboration technologies increased productivity by as much as 400% Flexibility Functionality and Efficiency Flexibility to implement new modules and applications More Disaster resistant More competitive Leverage state of the art technology More nimble More attractive place to work. Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Hidden Pitfalls with Cloud Applications
4/21/2018 Hidden Pitfalls with Cloud Applications The on premise infrastructure changes Connectivity and accessibility Routers and switches, wiring, wireless access points Bandwidth Loss of control Updates Application Databases With flexibility comes inflexibility Internet access is critical Internet failover solution Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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Send email to Mark@2wtech.com or
4/21/2018 Q & A Session Thank you for attending this webinar! If you are interested in learning more about our Cloud program or Cloud technologies in general, please us and we will get you more information. Any attendees that purchase our Internet Failover Device by January 30, 2017, your onboarding fee will be waived. Just mention this webinar! Send to or call him at (312) ext. 8044 Feedback on this webinar is welcome and appreciated! SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT WEBINAR: JANUARY 17, 2017 – MAKE YOUR EPICOR SSRS REPORTS ‘POP’ Your Choice for Customized Epicor and Infrastructure Solutions (312)
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