CLOUD COMPUTINGANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ANY

DEVICE

WHO AM I?

WHAT’S THIS CLOUD THING?

THE INTERNET

TYPES OF CLOUD

• PUBLIC

– Multi tenant

– Available to all

• PRIVATE

– Built for your business only

• HYBRID

– Mix of Public and Private

WHO’S DOING IT?

WHO SHOULD DO IT?

• Businesses of all sizes

• Standard solutions

• Limited configuration

• Want to collaborate

• 70-80% IT spend = lights on

• Want to spend IT dollars adding value

AND WHEN?

• Upgrade time

• Money saving time

• Collaboration time

• Business time

CONCERNS

• Security

– Data sovereignty

– The Patriot Act

• Migration

– It’s a process for business systems

• The Internet

– What if it’s no good

WHO SHOULDN’T DO IT?

• Businesses without internet access

• Your content is ultra secret

• You employ great IT people who can

provide better solutions and a better price

point

CLOUD COMPUTING HERE &

NOW• Check out this on YouTube

– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eq3Sj1GGs8

HOW IT COULD WORK FOR A

VA?• As a Virtual Assistant you need:

– Both internal and with clients

• Email

• Document storage, management and sharing

• Collaboration and communication

– Time sheeting

– Invoicing

– Financial management

HOW IT COULD WORK FOR A

VA?

Virtual

Assistant

QUESTIONS?