transforming cloud data into business insights
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Part 2: ‘Trim the Cloud Fat’ Workshop Series
Transforming Cloud Data into Business Insights
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Meet our Speakers
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Andrew AtkinsonSenior Director, Product Marketing Cloud Cruiser@prdtmktgman
Adam StarlingDirector, Global Solutions
Cloud Cruiser
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Topics for Today
• Cloud’s impact on IT consumers
• Addressing the challenges of cloud data
• Demo
• Wrap-up
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Cloud’s Impact on IT Consumers
IT (ENABLERS)Business (INNOVATORS)
Finance (GOVERNORS)
ACCOUNTABILITY
“I need to justify investments & hold users
accountable”
EFFICIENCY
“I need to optimize and control our
IT resources.”
AGILITY
“I need fast access to services & I need to see
what it’s costing me.”
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Why Cloud Data Alone Won’t Cut It
● Too much data, not enough meaning
● Disparity across cloud providers
● Bills are after the fact…and mistakes are expensive
● Not automated, won’t scale
● IT needs to focus on managing resources, not reports
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Transforming Data into Insights
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normalizationenrichment
relevancy
visualization
Standardize across
platforms, bundles,
measures, and more
Present information
in meaningful,
insightful ways
Add context with
financial and
organizational data
Filter data for
security and
business relevance
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What Are We Going to See in the Demo?
Main dashboard shows relevant charts and insights for particular business users
SmartTags help add business context to cloud data
Widgets create a customized experience for user
Permissions filter information for security and relevancy
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See How Much You Can Save…in Minutes!
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Key Takeaways
● Profile the unique needs of your cloud consumers
● Identify the additional business context required to satisfy those needs
● User permissions wisely:
• Security
• Data relevancy
• Functional champions
● Make cost management easy…or it won’t happen
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Thanks for joining us today! Let’s connect!
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Optimizing Cloud Resources
Thursday, Feb 1810-10:30am PT / 1-1:30pm ET