Lets talk business: Cloud computing for the small and start up business.

by Paul Wallbank on Apr 05, 2011

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This presentation on how cloud computing can work for small business. was the opening of the 2011 City Of Sydney's "Let's Talk Business" series. ...

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This presentation on how cloud computing can work for small business. was the opening of the 2011 City Of Sydney's "Let's Talk Business" series.

Lets Talk Business is a program of four practical learning and networking events at Sydney's Customs House to provide the most up to date information and case studies on digital technology transforming the way Small to Medium Enterprises do business.

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Lets talk business: Cloud computing for the small and start up business. — Presentation Transcript

The Networked Business How cloud computing is revolutionising business

What is the cloud?

Millions of computers working together

Shared services

redundancy

Cloud computing is nothing new

Return to early days of computing

Client server

Expensive

PCs took over in 1990s

Scalability

No capital cost

More flexible

Can change with business plans

Teamwork

Business relies on collaboration

PC based software works against this

Cloud services build in collaboration

Teams are more than your staff

Mobile working

Mobile working has been the weakness of older technology

Remote access has been complex and unrelaible

Accessible Internet makes it possible

Dismantling edifices

IT is a big structure within business

Cloud dismantles most of the barriers

Big business has identified the opportunities

Barriers are falling

Cloud almost eliminates capital costs

Outsourcing services run on the cloud

Startups are using the cloud

You can get ideas to market quickly

Not always free

The Internet has trained us to expect free

Many services have costs

Flexibility is the key

Cloud favours small business

The risks

There are real risks

Any business process involves risk, it’s a matter of identify risks, understanding and managing them

Security

People over estimate their own security

Cloud is generally safer

Complex passwords

Secure logins

Log off shared computers

All cloud services have ToS

These can be arbitrary

Reliability

How reliable is the service provider

SLAs don’t matter

The case for business cloud computing

Flexibility

Low entry costs

Scalability

Accessibility

More information www.paulwallbank.com www.netsmarts.com.au paul@paulwallbank.com twitter: @paulwallbank

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