Post on 13-Nov-2014
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Cloud Computing
What is it – and how can my business benefit?
John Owens
Agenda• What is Cloud Computing?• How’s it tie in with faster broadband?• Google Apps for Business & Google Apps Marketplace• A few online applications• Questions
What is Cloud Computing?
“Cloud computing is the use of computing resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service over a network (typically the Internet).
The name comes from the use of a cloud-shaped symbol”Source - Wikipedia
" Cloud Computing will be as influential as E-business” Source Gartner.com
425 Million users
286 Million users
282 Million users
5 Million business users
1 Billion users
800 Million users
200 Million users
65% Bank Online
150 Million iCloud users
50 Million users
7 Million Business users
Apple – 47,000 apps downloads /minute
Does anybody use Cloud Computing?
3 Million business users
•Potential cost savings•Flexible working – “work anywhere” •Sharing & Filing•Marketing tools•Virtual business
What are the possible benefits?
•Security issues•Cost•Inflexibility•Lack of support•Possible downtime – you need
good, fast broadband connectivity
What are the downsides?
How’s it tie in with faster broadband?
•You need good, fast broadband connectivity to benefit
•The Superfast Broadband for Notts project aims to deliver:
•24Mbps to 90% of county
•2 Mbps minimum to the rest
•The minimum 2Mbps will allow you to use BBC iPlayer….
•Check at www.speedtest.net
• Googlemail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Sites, Google+, Groups for Business & other apps…
• Secure, web based - access your data from anywhere / via Smartphone, Tablet etc.
• Collaborate /share e.g. data and calendars
• Integrate other free /paid for apps from other vendors too
Google Apps
• £33 per annum Premier Edition per user
• 30 day free trial
• 99.9% uptime SLA for Premier Edition users
• Further information: www.google.com/apps
Google Apps for Business
• HUGE range of 3rd party applications
• Often single sign in with Google login
• CRM, Project management, Accounting, Security, Admin etc.
Google Apps Marketplace
A few online applications….
• “Software as a Service” (SaaS)
• Cloud based email with your own domain name
• Web based viewing & editing of Word, Excel, PowerPoint & OneNote
• Shared calendars
• Public Website, etc.
• £3.90 / user /month
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/office365/online-software.aspx
Microsoft Office 365
More Applications…..• Almost all new software is being developed this
way
• Office Productivity Suites
• Accounts Systems
• CRM Systems
• Website Systems
• Financial & Payment Systems
Questions