Embracing the cloud

Embracing the cloud

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  EMBRACING THE CLOUD ManagedService Providers (MSPs)-the trusted, outsourced technology companies that make small business successful.
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  Managed Service Providers(MSPs)-the trusted, outsourced technology companies that make small business successful. They have been driving the adoption of technology for decades. Let’s take a look at the technology they have implemented over the years as they now take on Cloud Computing.
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  The History ofMSPS (OPPORTUNITIES DURING PAST TECH ERRS)
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  VisiCalc opens aworld of opportunity for CFOs and accountants. (1984-86) Financial and operations departments in small business are the first to take advantage of PCs (1988) IBM PS/2 and 286/386 Revolution bring computers beyond the C level to more employees. WordPerfect and Lotus 123 enable word processing and label printing. IBM PC Launched (1981)
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  Large Scale EthernetRollouts Begin Hard disks enable PCs memory management and databases. File Servers created (1990) (1993) NetWare, GroupWise, Windows for WorkGroups get their start (1994) Lotus Organizer enables some corporate and Internet email
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  Windows 95 Launched (1995) Manyexciting PCs needed more RAM, and new PCs featured the new Intel Pentium chips 8MB Upgrade for Windows 95 cost $500. (1996) The Rise of the Multimedia PC: CD-ROMs and Soundcards & Speakers added to desktops “PCS” Cell Phones Launched
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  Palm Pilots andpersonal digital assistant [PDA]-arrive (1997) (1995) Windows NT starting to take market share from Novell NetWare EARLY 2000’S Tape backup gets more sophisticated
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  Windows XP Launched(2002) Fax machine begin to become irrelevant. First SaaS solution gets used by rogue business units (2004)
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  Window Vista Launched(2005) Polycom’s in every conference room
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  iPhone launched (2006) Thebirth of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) (2008) Virtualization projects gain popularity (2009) Laptops make gains on desktops (BYOD grows)
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  Windows 7 Launched(2010-11) Microsoft launches BPOS/Office 365 MPSs lose some email business
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  Video conferences launched Microsoftends the licensing SKU for Microsoft Small Business Server (2012) MSPs begin to wonder just how “partner centric” (2013) Today, CFOs declare the end of physical hardware spending, banks no longer loans for on-premise data centers, and insurance companies demand cloud-based disaster recovery plans. MSPs are rising to the challenge and bringing the Cloud to small business everywhere.
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  TODAY OPPORTUNITY 90% of companiesare using Cloud computing technologies (so far mainly SaaS application) 60%plus of companies have already made secondary shifts following original transition to the Cloud
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  CHALLENGES IT CLOUD CHALLENGES 48%SaaS Integration with legacy systems 40% changes to IT Policy 39% learning curve for the cloud model
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  MSP-NEW BUSINESS MODELS “Build”Model Procure hardware software for cloud construction “Provision” Model Creating and offering a hub for providing vender- based Cloud services to end customers.
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  MSP-NEW BUSINESS MODELS “Integrate”Model Integration/implem entation services for customer’s on- premise or for customized niche vertical cloud needs “Manage/Monitor” Model Ongoing management and support service add, scale and troubleshoot with a recurring per user/seat/device model
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  Cloud Computing isa new era in the technology landscape, and with each new era come new opportunities to create and thrive.
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