1. Small Business
Cloud Solutions
Nate Solloway
September 12th, 2012
Thrive. Grow. Achieve.

2. WHAT’S ON TAP?
• What is the Cloud?
• Common uses for small businesses
• Is it right for YOU?
• Email Hosting
• File Hosting
• Case Studies
• What is a Private Cloud?
• Disaster Recovery
• Q&A
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3. WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
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4. BUZZ WORDS!
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5. Let’s use a simple analogy
Say you just
moved to a city,
and you’re looking
for
a place to
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live

6. RENT OR BUY?
YOU CAN EITHER BUILD A HOUSE OR RENT AN APARTMENT
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7. DECISIONS, DECISIONS…
IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE, THERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT DECISIONS
YOU HAVE TO MAKE
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8. But, you get a chance to
customize it
flooring
tile windows
Roof
lighting floor plan
landscaping
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9. ONCE THE HOUSE IS BUILT, YOU’RE
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE
Hire Landscaper
Gutter Cleaning
Heating and Cooling
Water
Pay property tax
House Keeping
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10. HOW ABOUT RENTING?
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11. CONSIDER A BUILDER IN YOUR CITY
BUILDS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF
APARTMENT UNITS
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12. A UNIT CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED INTO 2, 3, 4 MORE UNITS
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13. YOU CAN MAKE FEWER,
SIMPLER DECISIONS
YOU CAN START WITH ONE UNIT
AND GROW LATER, OR
DOWNSIZE
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14. BUT… YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR UNIT
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15. PAY AS YOU GO
JUST PAY YOUR RENT AND UTILITIES
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16. STAFF ARE ALREADY USING CLOUD
WEBMAIL
PERSONAL PICTURES
VIDEOS
PERSONAL FILES
BANKING
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17. WHY USE THE CLOUD?
EASY AND CONVENIENT
LIKE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR DATA FROM WHATEVER
COMPUTER THEY ARE USING
EASE OF SHARING INFORMATION
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18. DECISION MAKING
ARE YOU AT A POINT WHERE A CHANGE OF SOME SORT IS
NECESSARY? IF SO, YOU MUST DECIDE ON A DIRECTION. IF NOT, YOU
MAY CHOOSE TO WAIT IF YOU ARE NOT INCURRING SIGNIFICANT
COST OR PRODUCTIVITY LOSS BY STAYING IN YOUR CURRENT
SITUATION.
THE EXTERNAL ONE-TIME IMPLEMENTATION COSTS – HARDWARE,
IMPLEMENTATION/MIGRATION COSTS
THE ONGOING COSTS - MONTHLY HOSTING FEES VS. SUPPORT STAFF
SALARIES OR CONSULTANT FEES, ETC.
AVAILABILITY OF STAFF TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND NETWORK
ADMINISTRATION
AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES TO HOUSE ON-PREMISE SERVERS
DESIRE TO SHARE INFORMATION ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC
BOUNDARIES AND RELATED COSTS - TRAVEL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TO CONNECT MULTIPLE OFFICES, ETC.
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20. WHY IS THE CLOUD SO APPEALING?
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21. FILE OFFERINGS
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22. EMAIL OFFERINGS
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23. ORIGINAL CASE STUDY
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24. HOSTED EMAIL OVER 5 YEARS
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25. RAFFA PRIVATE CLOUD
TAKES YOU FROM THIS…
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26. RAFFA PRIVATE CLOUD
TO THIS!
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27. RAFFA PRIVATE CLOUD
CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR NEEDS
AS LOW AS $350 PER SERVER
RAFFA CUSTOMER SERVICE PLANNING, DEPLOYING AND
SUPPORTING YOUR CLOUD
MANAGED SERVICE FOR RAFFA CLIENTS
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28. USING THE CLOUD FOR DISASTER
RECOVERY
OFFSITE BACKUPS INSTEAD OF TAPE
REPLICATE YOUR NETWORK TO A PRIVATE CLOUD FOR FAILOVER
CONTINUITY EVEN IF SERVERS ARE KEPT IN-HOUSE
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29. QUESTIONS?
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