The Cloud Primer for Dynamics GP Customers Presented by Chris Dobkins President, Njevity, Inc. Tweet During today’s meeting: @GPUG, @IndianaGPUG, @GPchapterIN

Meet Your Presenter Chris Dobkins - Njevity, Inc. 20+ Years in the GP Community Inner Circle, 3 Years Presidents Club, 5 Years Various Dynamics Advisory Boards Managed 400 GP User Deployment on Azure Focused on Njevity’s Cloud Brands for GP/CRM

Our Mission Our Mission To improve the life and success of our Partners and Customers by providing exceptional business application experiences that simplify, inform and delight.

Agenda Is Cloud just another Fad? Finding the right cloud for your business Dynamics GP: Better in the Cloud Timing your move to the Cloud

The Cloud is Here to Stay (Really!) Yes! Really! The Evolution of Cloud The Perfect Storm

Finding the Right Cloud for YOUR Organization

Terminology in the Cloud

PaaS – Platform as a Service 5/5/2018 10:20 PM PaaS – Platform as a Service Hosted Tools and Services Often Requires App Development to Use Payment models vary You Manage the Apps and the Data Not applicable to Dynamics GP Typically see this with Azure and AWS Azure Cloud Services Azure SQL IoT and Machine Learning © 2016 Dynamic Communities. All rights reserved. DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service 5/5/2018 10:20 PM IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service Hosted Hardware No Servers to Buy Diverse Billing Models Less Expensive with High User Counts Unmanaged vs Managed Generally More Complex Servers in the cloud Azure and AWS are the two big ones © 2016 Dynamic Communities. All rights reserved. DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

SaaS – Software as a Service 5/5/2018 10:20 PM SaaS – Software as a Service Hosted Application Pay for Users Flexible Usage Less Expensive with Lower User Counts Any Device / Any Where Built In No Servers to Buy or Maintain Manage, Monitor, Patch and Backup Services Included Generally the least complex Peace of Mind! Application in the Cloud Office 365 Dynamics CRM Trello WunderList © 2016 Dynamic Communities. All rights reserved. DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Private Cloud Dedicated Resources Increased Cost to Scale 5/5/2018 10:20 PM Private Cloud Dedicated Resources Increased Cost to Scale Customer has more control Generally More Expensive Higher Setup Fees Longer Contracts Managed Service Provider / DIY IaaS Co-Location Dedicated Physical Servers © 2016 Dynamic Communities. All rights reserved. DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Public Cloud Shared Resources Highly Scalable Rapid Provisioning 5/5/2018 10:20 PM Public Cloud Shared Resources Highly Scalable Rapid Provisioning Generally Less Expensive Low/No Setup Fees Shorter Contracts Managed Service Provider / DIY SaaS, IaaS, PaaS Azure and AWS Discuss how Azure/AWS are not just hosted VMs – there is big learning curve Intacct, NetSuite, PowerGP Online © 2016 Dynamic Communities. All rights reserved. DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Hybrid Cloud Example: Combination of Public and Private Clouds 5/5/2018 10:20 PM Hybrid Cloud Combination of Public and Private Clouds Combination of On Prem and Cloud Generally Best Value Dedicate the Important Resources Share the Less Important Resources SaaS, IaaS Example: Dedicated GP Environment Shared Identity Providers Shared Front End Servers Shared Backup and Monitoring Equipment © 2016 Dynamic Communities. All rights reserved. DYNAMIC COMMUNITIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Single vs Multi-Tenant Single Tenant Every Customer has their own dedicated Application Instance Upgrades Cost Extra More Customization Options Pay to light up the features you want Multi-Tenant One Application Instance shared by Multiple Customers Data is Gated by Customer Upgrades Included Get New Features Faster Lots of Features Lit Up OOB Fewer Customization Options

Dynamics GP Better in the Cloud

Excited about the Future of Dynamics GP HTML5 Web Client Single Sign On Self Service Workflow Email Workflow Approvals Apps Power BI Jet Reports

The Future is Tech Heavy New Servers Make GP Securely Internet Facing HTML5 Endpoint GP Web Services Endpoint Service Based Architecture (SBA) Endpoint Odata Endpoint Jet Reports Endpoint

Still Excited? Maybe Cloud is the Answer…

Why Companies Move GP to the Cloud All Companies Stay Current Simplify Anywhere / Any Device Tech Heavy Features No Dedicated IT Backups Management Security Peace of Mind Dedicated IT Get to ‘Yes’ Free Up Resources Don’t Like ERP No More Servers

Upgrading to the Cloud

Upgrading to the Cloud Similar to a SQL Server Move The Cloud is your Test Environment Roll Back to On Premise Light Up New Tech Heavy Features

What You Need to Upgrade to the Cloud SQL Database Backups MR Export IM.MDB VPN or SFTP for Integrations with On Premises Data

Simple Upgrade/Migration Experience Never Worry About Dynamics Again! Go Live Light Up New Features Build Cloud Environment Copy SQL Backups Upgrade Validate No different than doing a GP SQL Server Move

Q&A

Contact Info Chris Dobkins, Njevity cdobkins@Njevity.com @chris_dobkins @njevitytogo @PowerGPOnline

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