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Computing in the Cloud

Computing in the Cloud. 14 October 2011. Cloud Computing in the News. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671. 2. SaaS (Software as a Service). www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671. 3. Cloud Computing Market.

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Computing in the Cloud

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  1. Computing in the Cloud 14 October 2011

  2. Cloud Computing in the News www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 2

  3. SaaS (Software as a Service) www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 3

  4. Cloud Computing Market • UK is a leading adopter of cloud computing with Government introducing early systems • Total spending in 2011 will be £33 Billion • Increasing to £43 Billion by 2016 • Consumers & small businesses will spend the most on cloud services.Source: ITCandor www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 4

  5. Benefits of the Cloud • Connect via any PC, anywhere • 24/7 365 access • Cost savings • Scalable • Efficient • No expense to updatelicences & infrastructure. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 5

  6. Benefitsof the Cloud • Secure • Enterprise level IT for SME’s • Disaster recovery • 99.9% reliable • Energy efficient. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 6

  7. Perceived Negatives • Data security • Physical security. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 7

  8. Servers are the heart of your Business • One day your server WILL fail, it’s just a matter of when • The average business suffers 235 hours a year of downtime • 90% of businesses that suffer severe data loss are forced to close within 2 years. Source: London Chamber of Commerce www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 8

  9. Hosted Desktop • Stress free IT • Access your data, software & files from any PC, anywhere • Always backed up & up to date • Never run out of server space or suffer downtime • Pay as you go • Scale up or scale down as required • No more costly unplanned IT expenditures. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 9

  10. Case Study 1 – Small Start up • Provision of email, accounting, MS-Office and business management applications • No capital investment • No running or management hassles, allowing time to be focused on the new business • Access from anywhere • Scalable – started with 2 users, steadily growing • No in-house IT management. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 10

  11. Case Study 2 – established, medium size • Approximately 35 users • 20 office based • 15 field sales and service • Updated infrastructure • Reduced in-house IT management • Flexible increase or decrease in user numbers. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 11

  12. Case Study 3 – established larger SME • Approximately 90 office users over 5 sites • Plus approximately 200 field users • Updated infrastructure • No in-house IT management • Peace of mind • Physical security • Retired ageing hardware • No need to manage or monitor data backups • Add new acquisitions with ease. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 12

  13. Key Computers • Local IT Experts • Hosted Desktop • IT Support • Software Development ‘Your hosted desktop service has revolutionised the way we work, all our data is in one place and secure, no headaches managing a server on site and no chance of losing the data in the event of a break in or fire. Plus our team can log in literally anywhere in the world, one of our staff lives in Cyprus. Thanks again for the excellent service.’ Project Manager, Medical Pipeline Services. www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 13

  14. Manage your IT the Smart Way with Key www.keycomputers.co.uk 01942 261 671 14

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