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Cloud Computing: Myths, Truths and the Future

Introductions

Radiant Technologies Global HQ in San Diego, CA Implementing ERP in mid-sized companies since 1995 Over 40 clients using our software for 8 or more years

What the heck?

When your central servers are in a public area invisible to you, and you can access your system from anywhere.

Two Approaches

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On Premise Cloud

On-Site Hosted Remotely

Systems, Data and Security handled locally

Systems, Data and Security handled centrally

IT Staff Heavy IT Staff Light / Non-Existent

Upfront Cash Expenditures Pay-As-You-Need

Rigid Scalability – one way only! Real-time Scalable (both ways)

Slow Deployment Rapid Deployment

Unlimited Customizability Best Practices

Upgrade Incrementally Upgrades Automatically

Why Finance Loves the Cloud

Keeps Balance Sheet clean of non-revenue generating Assets

Becomes a Variable Expense on Income Statement and are more controllable and make profitability much more manageable

Capital Resources are kept available to invest in Revenue Generating Assets

IT Stays Lean, Mean and a Value AddedROI.

Effects of the Cloud

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000

$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000

Total Software Revenue Forecast for SaaS (Cloud) De-livery

within the Enterprise Application (Gartner Group)Software Markets, 2007–2013

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Virus Protection

Backups

Switches

Power

Communications

Data

Firewalls

Virtualization Software

Servers

UI License

Terminal License

SQL License

Windows License

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