Let The Cloud Weather The Storm?

15 February 2013

Stefan Haase – Divisional Product Director - Data Cloud Services

Webcast Agenda

• Introduction to InTechnology

• The role of IT in 2000/2020

• Predictions

• The concept of Hybrid Cloud

• The relationship of IT and the business

• Questions and Answers

Introduction to InTechnology

• Serving the UK IT market for 30 years

• Unique position in the managed IT services market

• Full range of managed IT services delivered to over 800 UK businesses

The role of IT in the year 2000

IT were keeping businesses going

•Network (LAN / WAN) & security

•Servers & storage

•Operating systems & applications

•Desktops & end point protection

•Independent systems

The role of IT in the year 2020

IT are shaping the business and driving change

•Managing Cloud suppliers

•Reducing operating costs

•Increasing ROI

•Delivering revenue

•Business visionary

What is driving the change?

Need for:

• Business agility

• Cost reduction & Opex models

• Improved efficiencies

• DR and BC planning

• Security & compliance

Predictions

• Gartner predicts worldwide software as a service (SaaS) application revenue will reach $22.1 billion by 2015. Jan ’13

• IDC forecast that by 2014, one-third of all IT organizations will be providing cloud services to business partners rather than providing IT internally Oct-12

So how do we get there?

A new era - Hybrid Cloud

The concept of Hybrid Cloud

•The combination of physical customer owned & co-located solutions and cloud services

•Offering the flexibility if the cloud alongside traditional hosting solutions

•Efficiency / Flexibility / Security

•Accessible on the same network

Hybrid Cloud- Drivers

Where does the requirement for Hybrid Cloud emerge from:

•Budgetary pressures – making the move from capex to opex

•Pressures to move to the cloud

•Business agility & flexibility

•DR & BC protection & reduction of risk

•Predictability of budget

Why Hybrid Cloud? • Best of both worlds - Not pushed into one corner

• Paced journey – tailored to customer requirements

• Reduced risk

• Reliability

• Scalability

• Operational & commercial flexibility

Hybrid Cloud – cost savings

savings

Relationship of IT and the business

IT as an enabler

Integrated with business objectives

Move from cost centre to revenue generation

Summary

• The role of IT is changing

• Key drivers for change

• Concept of Hybrid Cloud

• Cloud benefits

• Availability• Flexibility & scalability• Resilience & Security

ANY QUESTIONS?

Email: contact@intechnology.co.uk

Telephone: 01423 850000

Website: www.intechnology.co.uk

Twitter: twitter.com/InTechnology

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME