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E N T E R P R I S E C L A S S H O S T I N G S E R V I C E S | D E L T E K A C C E S S A N Y W H E R E A N Y T I M E Application Specific Hosting Services: A Case Study with John Burson Controller at Architecture + Copyright 2009 TBS, LLC
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E N T E R P R I S E C L A S S H O S T I N G S E R V I C E S | D E L T E K A C C E S S A N Y W H E R E A N Y T I M E
Application Specific Hosting Services:
A Case Study with John BursonController at Architecture +
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Application Specific Hosting
• Your software is hosted off-site by a third party• You retain ownership and control of your software• You select who you want to consult on your software• You receive support directly from your software vendor
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John Burson – Controller at Architecture +
• Headquarters in Monroe, Louisiana– Architecture/Interiors– Civil Engineering– Structural Engineering– Construction Administration
• Founded in 1971 with merger of Johns and Neel, Architects and Rivers and Heuer, Architects
• 45 employees– Approximately 6 to 10 working remotely at given time
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Our evolving application hosting experience
• First encountered Deltek® in 1998 through their acquisition of Harper and Shuman
• Initially utilized Deltek Advantage in-house• Purchased Vision upgrade in 2002• Installed Vision upgrade in July 2004 off-site on dedicated
Aplus.net server– Positive: Allowed for remote access– Negative: Difficult to secure
• 2005 purchased and installed a HP server and began running Vision in-house– Positive: Easier to secure– Negative: No remote access, Maintenance
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Our final switch
• Looking to have a system that was– Easier to maintain– More secure data and system backups– Free up our internal IT resource– Allow remote workers to have secure access– Have similar or lower cost of ownership/operation
• Met TBS at Deltek Insight 2007 – Las Vegas
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Working with the TBS Hosted Solution
• Up and running in one day• Plus:
– Our Architecture + IT personnel are free to focus on supporting our CADD applications
– The system is secure– The software is always up to date– Hardware versus hosting costs are comparable– Total cost of ownership is lower
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Why Application Specific Hosting?
On-Site Systems Require• Hardware Investment
– Security / Firewall
– Servers
• Annual Maintenance– Hardware
– Operating Systems
• Back Up Systems• Deltek Patches & Upgrades• IT Resources
Hosted SystemIncluded
– Security Included
– Redundant Servers
Included– Hardware & Operating
System Maintenance
Automated & Encrypted
Automatically Applied
24 Hour Support
Control User Access within Applications (only)
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General Benefits of Application Specific Hosting
• Software ownership • Frees up internal resources• Speed• 24-hour, specialized support • Ease of implementation• Tried and tested implementation templates• Secure remote access • Constant and secure data back-up• Software that is always current• A scalable solution• Power savings / lower carbon footprint• Option to host in your own facility• Greater ROI – Lower on-site infrastructure and support costs
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TBS Solutions
• Deltek Hosting Partner – 4+ years• Focused on Deltek – Deltek Background• Class A Data Center(s)
– Nodes on the Internet• Providing Hosting to approximately 400 Deltek clients
– Over 13,000 Users Everyday– All sizes (10 – 3,500 employees)
• The Deltek Partner’s Partner – Supporting Multiple IT Service Providers & CPA Firms
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Enterprise Class Deltek Hosting Services
• Deltek Time & Expense – over 10k users• GCS Premier – Windows & Mac Accessible• Costpoint – Windows & Mac Accessible• Cognos• Vision• EPM
Automated Encrypted Backups
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TBS Technical Specifications
• Class A Data Center(s)– Low Latency / High Bandwidth Network– Multi-factor Authentication Access to Facility– Cisco Powered Network
• Security– Hardware Based Encryption– Intrusion Detection– Multi-layer Security
• Hardware– IBM, Sun, Cisco– Xenon Multicore Servers (16/32 GB RAM)
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Deltek Access - Anywhere / Anytime
• Software Ownership without the IT Investment– Increased Security– Maximize your Return On Investment (ROI)
• Zero Hardware Investment• Immediate Access• Predictable and Affordable Cost Model
• Work from home or your favorite coffee shop
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Thank You
Joe Jezior
703-444-6562 x302
www.tbs-llc.com
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Jay Ethridge
703-444-6562 x301
www.tbs-llc.com
