The Truth About

The Cloud

Presenter:Don Thomson, CEOTaiRox Software Inc.

Balancing the Hype

• Cloud computing is the biggest game-changer since the internet and Y2K

• Computing in the cloud is slow, expensive, insecure, unreliable and NSA will spy on you

Clear Vision

Vision - Black Elk Speaks

What is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow?

Vision Requires Context

#1 Reason

• 88% adopted cloud computing to save money

• 56% said they actually saved money

• Staff hours per year from 25,000 to 10,000

Top 5 Cloud Services

1. Storage

2. Collaboration

3. Messaging

4. Office suites

5. Business process applications

Agenda: The ERP Mid-Market

• How is cloud computing relevant

• Silicon Valley technology, past and present

• Rent vs. Buy

The ERP Mid-Market

• Runs on Windows

• Runs on Microsoft Office

• Runs on Excel and Outlook

• Software is designed for LANs, not WANs

• Is Customized!

Not Relevant to the ERP Mid-Market

Relevant to the ERP Mid-Market

• Web Store as a Service (customer self-service)

• Approval as a Service (employee self-service)

• Analytics as a Service (employee self-service)

• Exchange Rates as a Service (automation)

• Disaster Recovery as a Service (automation)

Web Store as a Service

Approval as a Service

Analytics as a Service

Customer Self-Service

Employee Self-Service

Employee Self-Service

Exchange Rates as a Service

The Early Vision

• Making people’s lives better – home computers.

The First West Coast Computer Faire

The First West Coast Computer Faire

The First West Coast Computer Faire

What Actually Happened

• Home computing became business computing

Game Changers

Game Changers

Game Changers

Game Changers

Game Changers

“About 80% of all web sites we see on the internet including popular sites like Google, Yahoo, Facebook run on Linux servers.”

Game Changers

Home Computing

Back to the ERP Mid-Market

Rent or Buy?

“Rent 14 foot ladder $72 per week, buy 14.5 foot ladder $289” - sources: A & B Tools, Sears

“Go into any car dealership … lease … everybody makes more money … that way.”

- source: serverwatch.com

“Unfortunately, upgrading memory on our rental servers would nearly double our monthly hosting fees.”

- source: stackoverflow.com

Sage 300 ERP 4 User GLAPAR

• Purchase with Business Care– 3 years: $28,036– 4 years: $31,648

• Rent from Sage 300 ERP Online– 3 years: $25,776– 4 years: $34,368

Can I Get Rid of My Server?

Can I Get Rid of My Server?

• How do you share your printers and scanner?

• How do you share your internet connection?

• Where do you store your spreadsheets?• Where do you store your auto-cad files?• Do you have a cloud-based email service?• Do you have a domain?• How is your data backed-up?• How are your backups tested?

Does It Make Your Life Easier?

• Access anywhere (web browser, mobile device)

• Deploy anywhere (data center, on premises)

• Connect anytime

• Knows where I am

• Employee & customer self-service

Rent or Buy?

Rent or Buy?

Rent or Buy?

Rent or Buy?

Rent or Buy?

Rent or Buy?

Vision - Black Elk Speaks

A man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.