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Balancing the Hype
• Cloud computing is the biggest game-changer since the internet and Y2K
• Computing in the cloud is slow, expensive, insecure, unreliable and NSA will spy on you
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?
#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!
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)
Game Changers
“About 80% of all web sites we see on the internet including popular sites like Google, Yahoo, Facebook run on Linux servers.”
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?
• 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