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Business World and

Cloud/Azure

Claus Jepsen, Chief Architect

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Get ready for cloud!

* Forrester Research

enterprises will be using Cloud / SaaS ERP by end 2016*65%

General deployment options for Enterprise software

PublicCloud

Private / Dedicated

CloudOn Premises

Shared by many customers Dedicated to one customer

Runs in cloud

Access over internet Private network

Shared infrastructure

Dedicated to one customer

Runs in cloud

Access over internet / Private network

Dedicated infrastructure

Hosted at clients location

Owned infrastructure

Operational efficiency for Enterprise Software

Operating cost

PublicCloud

Private / Dedicated

CloudOn Premises

Why is Cloud becoming so popular?

Cost

• OpEx not CapEx

• Scales up with usage

Technology

• Speed of deployment

• Lower implementation costs

• Allows your IT to help you differentiate

Access

• 24x7 access

• Device independency

Risk

• Technology obsolescence

• Comply with privacy/ security regulations

Business continuity

• Latest innovations always available

• Always on the latest release

• Lower future update migration costs

Always up-to-date

• Redundancy

• Disaster recovery

Over 1500 customers trust the Unit4 Cloud

Sweden UK Netherlands US Norway Singapore

>50>220 >850 >40>20 >250

Rest of world

>20

Poland

>80

Spain

>250

Unit4 Cloud at your Speed

• Enabling your team to fully control your move

to the cloud securely – at the speed you require

With Cloud at your Speed, you have full control of what goes in the cloud, and when it gets there.

• Flexible: you choose if and when totransition to the cloud

• Standardized: Low implementation costs combined with strongly reduced the time to value

• Ready to use: Access your software anywhere, anytime, with any device without delay

• Always up-to-date: Continually benefit from the latest innovations

Unit4 Cloud at your Speed options

Unit4 SaaS

Unit4 Managed Cloud

Upgrades

Azure

On request

Azure and Nordic DC

Automatic

Infrastructure

Services

• Unit4 Business World On!• Unit4 Student Management• Unit4 Financials – planned Q2• Unit4 Travel & Expenses – planned Q1

• Unit4 Business World (Site Edition or earlier)• Unit4 Financials• Unit4 Travel & Expenses• Unit4 Financial Performance Management• Unit4 Property Management

Latest release Contractual supported release

Unit4 Cloud at your Speed options

Unit4 SaaS Unit4 Managed Cloud

UpdatesAutomatic Updates automatic, upgrades on demand

Always on the latest release Use contractually supported releases

Database access No direct access to production database No direct access to production database

Dedicated computing resources Option Option

24x7 support on SEV1 Included Option

TCO €€ €€€

Payment concept Subscription based only Subscription based or perpetual + service fee

Unit4 Business World On!

Migration from on-premises Assessment required Lift and shift as is (under conditions)

AG16 usage Pre-approved listed AG16s only / No new Existing AG16s / No new

Characteristics of Unit4 cloud options

– Predefined SLA

– Credit scheme available

– Infrastructure shared by many customers, results in lowest cost option

– Predefined service offering with Value Accelerators to gain value quickly

– Run in Azure by dedicated Unit4 Global SaaS Ops team

– Fully automated operating environment

Unit4 SaaS


– Same service definition as Public Cloud

– Infrastructure dedicated to one customer

– Results in higher data privacy and workload isolation

– Comes at a higher cost compared to Public Cloud

Unit4 SaaS

Dedicated Option


– Lift and shift existing on-premises solutions

– Benefit from some control over environment details

– Run in most suitable infrastructure given specific customer needs

– Operated by the Unit4 Managed Cloud operations team

Unit4 Managed Cloud

Azure

* Zone readiness date TBD

INDUSTRY

UNITEDSTATES

REGIONAL

Geopolitical zone

Data Location

EUIreland,

Netherlands

USA USA

Canada Canada

Germany* Germany

United Kingdom United Kingdom• Strategic partnership Unit4 – Microsoft

• World wide coverage

• High security / privacy / redundancy standards

Cloud at your Speed scenarios

Managed Cloud

Managed Cloud On Premises

Unit4 Business World On! Site Edition


Unit4 Business World

Unit4 Financials

SaaS

On Premises

Unit4Student Management SaaS

4 steps into Unit4 SaaS

ADD SUPPORT OPTIONS?

Unit4 Student Management


Extra environment

VPN connection

Extra storage

PICK YOUR OPTIONSPICK YOUR SERVICESPICK YOURSERVICE MODEL

Unit4’s Public Cloud on Microsoft Azure

Advanced model

Standard model

SaaSSupport included

Gold support (futuredevelopment)

1 3 4

Dedicated option

2

….

4 steps into Unit4 Managed Cloud

PICK YOUR SUPPORT OPTIONS

Unit4 Business World On! Site Edition

Unit4 Financials

Unit4 T&E

Extra environment

VPN connection

…….

PICK YOUR OPTIONSPICK YOUR SERVICES SERVICE MODEL

Unit4’s Managed CloudManaged Cloud

Support includedManaged service model

24x7 on Sev1Support

1 42 3

Dedicated option

Benefiting from cloud services for existing Business World customers

SaaS Ready

Cloud readiness assessment1

• Level of customization• Way of working• Connections• Localizations• …

• Migration plan(clean-up + remediation)

• Lift and shift

• Select a Unit4 Partner

Unit4 Public Cloud

Managed Cloud

Partner hosting

2

NOT SaaS Ready3

Cloud service models


CATEGORY COMPONENTS STANDARD SLA ADVANCED SLA STANDARD MC SLA

Solution

Upgrade elasticity Allowed to defer max 6 mth Allowed to defer max 6 mth On demand under contracted support terms

International deployment (localization / language packs)3 countries (incl. Home) – additional

localizations at extra charge3 countries (incl. Home) – additional

localizations at extra charge3 countries (incl. Home) – additional

localizations at extra charge

Infrastructure

Environments included Preview + Production Preview + Production `+ Test Preview + Production

Storage (Documents) 250GB 1TB 250GB

Dedicated computing resources No Option Option

Uptime guaranteeYes, target 99,8% (excl. penalty

credit scheme)Yes, target 99,8% (incl. penalty

credit scheme)99,6% (incl. penalty credit scheme)

Single Sign On Yes Yes Yes

Compliance with security standards: SOC1, SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Yes Yes No

Services

Upgrade & Maintenance of application (Technical) Yes: updates and upgrades Yes: updates and upgrades Yes, updates and upgrades

On-going technical operations, performance mgmt., maintenance of all infrastructure components, daily verification of complete and successful backup, testing and verification of database restore process, continuous management and verification

Yes Yes Yes

Compliance management Yes Yes No

Backup & Restore services Yes Yes Yes

Disaster Recovery Yes (RTO=2 days, RPO=4 hours) Yes (RTO=24H, RPO <1 hours) Yes (RTO=24H, RPO <2 hours)

Monitoring program of infrastructure and application Yes Yes Yes

Response time monitoring Yes Yes No

24/7 Support24/7 on SEV1, other PRIx

Office hours24/7 on SEV1, other PRIx

Office hoursOption

PRICE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL FEE INCLUDED

Roadmap


Early adopter General Available Early adopter General Available

Unit4 Business World On! Now Now Now Now

Unit4 Student Management Now Now n/a n/a

Unit4 Financials Q1 17 Q3 17 n/a Now

Unit4 Travel & Expenses Q4 16 Q2 17 n/a Now

Unit4 Financial Performance Management

Q2 17 Q3 17 n/a Now

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