Wtc slides
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Welcome
Agenda
• What is Cloud Computing?• Benefits & Concerns• Security & Backups• Examples
– Retail Business– Service Business
• Next Step• Q&A
What is Cloud Computing?
Benefits
• Access Anywhere• Security• Cost Savings• Productivity• Scalability• Staff Recruitment• Flexible Working• Customer Satisfaction• Global Markets
Concerns
• Internet Connectivity• Security• Portability• Dependency• Knowledge and Integration
Security & Backups
Google Apps• Replicated in multiple data
centres• Broken into pieces and filed
under random file names• No one server contains all
your data• Multi-factor authentication
??• USB (66% lost)• Email• Laptop (1 in 10 stolen)• Single password usage• Single store of data
Example
I want to build a service business
What do I need?
• Attract new leads & customers• Follow up and Organise• Quote• Some way to communicate with my customers• Accounts and Invoicing
Attract
Organise
Quote
Communication
Accounts
Plugging It Together
Awesome! O wait there is more
• Receipt scanning• Financial Management tools• Franchise reporting• Social sharing• Dashboard
Example
I want to build a retail business
What do I need?
• E-commerce platform to sell from• The ability to accept payments• Some way to communicate with my customers• Accounts and Invoicing
E-commerce
Payment
Communication
Accounts
Plugging It Together
What about if I open a store?
How do I manage all these customers?
Awesome! O wait there is more
• Receipt scanning• Package fulfilment• Label and packing printing• Social sharing• Dashboard
Next StepWorkshop Friday 9th November at The College
Review
Investigate
Implement
Why The Cloud?
Questions?