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Aptera and Microsoft
Business-Inspired Technology Solutions
microsoft
managed
partner
fort wayne
indianapolis
nashville
10 years and
counting
w3 award
winners
communicator
award
winner
platinum
sitefinity
partner
top 100 inner
city
companies
indiana’s 50
companies to
watch
Aptera Inc.
who we are
custom
software
development
business
intelligence,
reporting &
analytics
sharepoint &
collaboration
web site
design &
development
mobile
software
development
inbound
marketing
cloud &
infrastructure
Aptera Inc.
who we are
System
integration &
EDI
Aptera Inc.
presenting the presenters
• 35 Year IT
veteran
• Multiple MS
and ITIL Certs
• Aptera’s Cloud
Architect
• 14 Years at
Microsoft
• Frequent
speaker and
evangelist for
cloud strategy
Mark Gordon
• 14 Year BI
Veteran
• Multiple MS
Certs
• Aptera’s BI
Practice Leader
• Data
Governance
Evangelist
Aaron Crouch
• Information
Architecture/Strategy
• UX/Adoption
• 12 Yr. SP Vet
• Business Focus
• Planning Pusher
• MCITP
• MCSA
• MCSE
• V-TSP
Scott Walsh
Aptera and Microsoft
Business-Inspired Technology Solutions
it depends on
the data
It depends on
the usage
on premises in the cloud hybrid
To capitalize on data, it must be stored
… securely
Spoiler:
Your users
don’t care!
Where should
the information
live?
Data?
Documents?
List Data?
User Profile?
What is
Information?
What is the
question?
What is the
story?
Keeping it under your roof
a fully on-premises approach
keep your
data store on
premises
share only
what you
want in the
cloud
Blurring the line between both worlds
on-premises data meets cloud functionality
power pivot
data model
data
management
gateway
refresh on a
schedule or
on the fly
Grow
• Storage
• Reach
• Capacity
Hybrid
• Management
• Network
• Storage
Storage Infrastructure SQL as a Service
Taking advantage of the cloud
using Azure and Office 365
Aptera Inc.
want to talk more?
Thank You!
Aptera Inc.
want to talk more?
Phone:
(260) 969-1410
On the Web:
www.apterainc.com
blog.apterainc.com
Email:
webinars@apterainc.com
Follow us on Twitter:
twitter.com/apterasoftware

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How to Capitalize on the Growth of Data

  • 2. microsoft managed partner fort wayne indianapolis nashville 10 years and counting w3 award winners communicator award winner platinum sitefinity partner top 100 inner city companies indiana’s 50 companies to watch Aptera Inc. who we are
  • 3. custom software development business intelligence, reporting & analytics sharepoint & collaboration web site design & development mobile software development inbound marketing cloud & infrastructure Aptera Inc. who we are System integration & EDI
  • 4. Aptera Inc. presenting the presenters • 35 Year IT veteran • Multiple MS and ITIL Certs • Aptera’s Cloud Architect • 14 Years at Microsoft • Frequent speaker and evangelist for cloud strategy Mark Gordon • 14 Year BI Veteran • Multiple MS Certs • Aptera’s BI Practice Leader • Data Governance Evangelist Aaron Crouch • Information Architecture/Strategy • UX/Adoption • 12 Yr. SP Vet • Business Focus • Planning Pusher • MCITP • MCSA • MCSE • V-TSP Scott Walsh
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. it depends on the data It depends on the usage on premises in the cloud hybrid To capitalize on data, it must be stored … securely
  • 9. Spoiler: Your users don’t care! Where should the information live? Data? Documents? List Data? User Profile? What is Information? What is the question? What is the story? Keeping it under your roof a fully on-premises approach
  • 10. keep your data store on premises share only what you want in the cloud Blurring the line between both worlds on-premises data meets cloud functionality power pivot data model data management gateway refresh on a schedule or on the fly
  • 11. Grow • Storage • Reach • Capacity Hybrid • Management • Network • Storage Storage Infrastructure SQL as a Service Taking advantage of the cloud using Azure and Office 365
  • 12. Aptera Inc. want to talk more? Thank You!
  • 13. Aptera Inc. want to talk more? Phone: (260) 969-1410 On the Web: www.apterainc.com blog.apterainc.com Email: webinars@apterainc.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/apterasoftware

Editor's Notes

  1. Crouch will take point here Thanks for coming to our webinar If you’ve been to one before, thanks for coming back again If you’re new, thank you for spending some time with us More and more data in the world, in our companies Good stuff in there! Only if we can make it usable, though. Let’s start by introducing ourselves and a little bit about who Aptera is… I know I know… it’ll be short
  2. Crouch Why the are we talking about this? Story about changing “Dealing with” to “Capitalizing on”
  3. Google Youtube Instagram
  4. Google Youtube Instagram Not saying that THESE things are meaningful to you, but… Storage footprint for ERP or MRP system from 15 years ago vs today (CRM, Financial) Meaning of Big Data today vs. Big Data from 15 years ago
  5. Conversation between all 3 of us
  6. What is information? Our focus should be on the decision a user needs to make. Is it data? Is it documents? Is it list data? Is it user profile data? Yes to all How do we evaluate data? What is the real value of the information? What the format of the information? What security should be applied to the information? What is the lifespan of the information (how long is it valid or useful)? Who is responsible for creating/maintaining the information? Who will be consuming the information? What we should be asking, is: What is the question or story that the user needs to see? So, where should this information live? On premises, in the cloud? SharePoint? Warehouse/Cube/MDM This question is about corporate strategy, security, availability, etc. Spoiler! Your users don’t care They think they care, but they don’t! They think they know, but they don’t! Don’t get in this discussion! Demo next
  7. What if you want/need the best of both worlds? Keep your data store(s) on premise Continue capitalize on your existing infrastructure Share only the data you want in the cloud Utilize all of the bells and whistles the cloud offers Hearken back to Walsh’s statement about users not caring where the data lives You don’t have to put it ALL in the cloud Only put the data that you’re comfortable in the cloud Power Pivot Data Model Think of a data model as a portable basket for your data in Excel (doesn’t mean that Excel is the end point) File system SharePoint Email The data can be further manipulated with the model, too. The data is IN the model, now, no longer in the data source from which it originated Can “play” with the data without incurring resource contention on the source system Data Management Gateway Moves on prem data to cloud Only the data you want/need 2 components Server side on-prem Power BI in O365 If you don’t need the data refreshed, you don’t need the Data Management Gate way, but if you do… Drop the DEMO bomb… boom!