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1 The Cloud Chris Rothwell Microsoft UK chris.rothwell@microsoft.com@crothwell What it is and why I think it’s interesting.

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3 It’s a Fan!

4 Cloud Computing: Both the applications delivered as services over Internet and the hardware and systems software in datacentres that provide those services. The Cloud: The datacentre hardware and software.

5 You Partners

6 Managed by us. We will manage the hardware, software and administration. Managed by a partner. I don’t want to manage anything at all.

7 IaaS PaaS SaaS Infrastructure -as-a-Service Platform-as-a- Service Software-as-a- Service

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10 REDUCED MANAGEMENT NEW ECONOMICS INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

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12 Usage Compute Time Average Inactivity Period Compute Time Average Usage Compute Time Compute Time Average Usage

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15 1.On-premises, off-premises, or a combination of both based on your needs. 2.Enterprise-class services with no compromises to availability, reliability or security. 3.Consistent, connected experiences across device or platform.

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17 Business Productivity Online Suite Charities Pricing Amendment Commercial Consumer (Free)

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21 “We did a business case for the next five years. We estimate that we will achieve a return on our investment in the [cloud] project within two years. Over the next five years, we estimate that we’ll be saving approximately 20 percent in overall costs.” Joakim Pettersson-Winter, Chief Technology Officer, Swedish Red Cross

22 The Swedish Red Cross One of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's oldest national societies. SRC is the biggest humanitarian voluntary organization in Sweden, with approximately 500 employees, 250,000 members, and 40,000 volunteers Global migration to Microsoft Online Services offering both staff and volunteers interoperable, easy-to-use tools for staying in touch with colleagues across Sweden and in foreign countries. SRC reduced travel and hotel costs while enabling collaboration among staff and volunteers in different locations. Employees are freed from the confines of the office to be more productive while on the road, in meetings, or training volunteers in the field, increasing overall productivity. IT benefits from a simpler way of consuming and managing technology. IT staff now provide tools that add value to the services that SRC delivers to the field. … and SRC is saving money that it can now redirect toward its humanitarian efforts.

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24 Where is my data? Is it legally protected? Will I Still Have Control? Should We Go ‘All In’ Or Hybrid? Is my broadband connection enough? Is It Secure? What if anything goes wrong?

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26 http://www.microsoft.com/cloudhttp://www.microsoft.com/cloud: Microsoft’s Cloud site http://www.microsoft.com/uk/onlinehttp://www.microsoft.com/uk/online - Find out more about Business Productivity Online http://office365.comhttp://office365.com – pre-launch page for Office 365 www.globalfoundationservices.comwww.globalfoundationservices.com – Microsoft Datacentre team Charities Technology Trust page about Cloud herehere

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