Mounil Patel mpatel@mimecast

Welcome to Mimecast

Mounil Patelmpatel@mimecast.com

Should You Trust The Cloud??

All the cool kids are doing it!!!

Why Bother?

No Seriously, Why Bother?

• Changing business dynamics and economies

No Seriously, Why Bother?

• Changing business dynamics and economies• IT needs to focus on service differentiators that drive the bottom

line

No Seriously, Why Bother?

• Changing business dynamics and economies• IT needs to focus on service differentiators that drive the bottom

line• Agility empowers adaptability

No Seriously, Why Bother?

• Changing business dynamics and economies• IT needs to focus on service differentiators that drive the bottom

line• Agility empowers adaptability• Commoditized services can often be delivered cheaper and better

from the outside

No Seriously, Why Bother?

What The Heck Is The Cloud?

Let’s Consider Email…

The Dark Side…

• Commoditization does not equal unimportant

The Dark Side…

• Commoditization does not equal unimportant• Outsourcing isn’t always cheaper

The Dark Side…

• Commoditization does not equal unimportant• Outsourcing isn’t always cheaper• Loss of control and customization

The Dark Side…

• Commoditization does not equal unimportant• Outsourcing isn’t always cheaper• Loss of control and customization• Virtualization doesn’t always add performance

The Dark Side…

• Commoditization does not equal unimportant• Outsourcing isn’t always cheaper• Loss of control and customization• Virtualization doesn’t always add performance• Eventually it lives somewhere and that somewhere is important

The Dark Side…

• Commoditization does not equal unimportant• Outsourcing isn’t always cheaper• Loss of control and customization• Virtualization doesn’t always add performance• Eventually it lives somewhere and that somewhere is important• Exit strategies

The Dark Side…

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys• You don’t have to do it all at once

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys• You don’t have to do it all at once• Hybrid approaches allow for time for maturation

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys• You don’t have to do it all at once• Hybrid approaches allow for time for maturation• Sometimes multiple vendors means more options

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys• You don’t have to do it all at once• Hybrid approaches allow for time for maturation• Sometimes multiple vendors means more options• You don’t always have to sacrifice functionality for cost savings

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys• You don’t have to do it all at once• Hybrid approaches allow for time for maturation• Sometimes multiple vendors means more options• You don’t always have to sacrifice functionality for cost savings• Plan for bad choices

How Do We Do It Safely?

• Have and communicate realistic expectations• Hold the keys• You don’t have to do it all at once• Hybrid approaches allow for time for maturation• Sometimes multiple vendors means more options• You don’t always have to sacrifice functionality for cost savings• Plan for bad choices• Do your research

How Do We Do It Safely?

How Can Mimecast Help?

Massive scalability

Designed for the cloud

ContinuityArchiving

Security

Stores context and every version of

every email

Maximum data security in transit

and at rest

Continuous email policies

during outages

Always-on access to complete email

archive