6 R Wh Y Sh ld6 Reasons Why You Should Embrace the Cloud Now!

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6 Reasons to Embrace Cloud Computing Now

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C1. Cost

2 Scalability2. Scalability

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4. Usability

5. Security & DR

6. Management

Reason #1: Cost

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CLOUD ROI: EMAIL COST SAVINGS ANALYSIS

Reason #2: Scalability

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Inside the Cloud

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Reason #3: Speed of Technology

Reason #4: Usability

Reason #5: Security & DR

Reason #6: Management

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Risk Mitigation

Have strong SLAs in your contracttiup time

support process

Ask for SAS 70 Type I or Type II or ISO 27K series certs

Visit their data center facilities

Talk to references

Hybrid Strategy

Part Traditional + P t Cl dPart Cloud

Leave some applications with your current infrastructure

Move at least 1 or 2 appsMove at least 1 or 2 apps into the cloud

Allows you to add value to your organization today!

Dip Your Toe In!