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Microsoft Cloud Services - Walter Benjamin
1. Microsoft Cloud Services Walter Benjamin Regional Technology Manager Microsoft Global Accounts walterbe@microsoft.com
2. “SaaS” Service Delivery “SOA” Service Composition Services Transformation “Web 2.0” Service Experience
3. Power of Choice: Software + Services User Managed IT /Partner Managed “Live” “Online” On-premises Most Flexibility and Control Organizations Subscriptions/Licenses Uniform Service Individuals/SOHO Ad-supported/Subscriptions Cloud Based Services Enterprise software delivered as a service “Desk-less” offering for users with limited needs Rich, enterprise software providing the most capability Consumer or SOHO focused offering Provided by Microsoft Provided by Microsoft (or a partner) Run by Customer Phones PCs Browsers
4. Microsoft Online Services Enterprise class software delivered via subscription services hosted by Microsoft and sold with partners Business Productivity Online Suite
30. 1:1 Audio and Video* Optional capabilities at additional cost
31. Why Customers are Embracing the Cloud Reduce CAPEX & OPEX Latest Versions with No Server Upgrades Predictable & Pay per Use Subscriptions Choice, Flexibility, & Resource Agility Merger, Acquisition & Divestitures Focus on Market Differentiation Energy Efficiency Up and Running Quickly “By 2012, 20% of businesses will own no IT assets.” Gartner, Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2010 and Beyond, January, 2010 The bottom line: Early adopters are finding serious benefits, meaning that cloud computing is real and warrants your scrutiny as a new set of platforms for business applications.”– Forrester, August 2009 Survey of 318 customers on satisfaction with SaaS noted “top 3 pros were no in-house maintenance(57%), shorter rollout(49%), usable anywhere via internet(46%).” Burton Group, “Gartner and Burton Group SaaS Surveys: Same High-Level Findings, Different Conclusions.” Craig Roth July, 2009.
52. Backed by 99.9% uptime SLAFiltering Routers Firewalls Intrusion Detection System System Level Security Application Authentication Application Level Counter-measures Virus Scanning Separate Data Networks Authentication to Data
53. Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy = Choice Dynamic Data Center Hosters Microsoft Online Services Windows & Azure Off-Premise On-Premise Dynamic Data Center Enterprise Virtualize Standardize Automate Microsoft Services
In all serious, Microsoft has been delivering cloud services for several years now. Think of hotmail which is a cloud based email offering for consumers, we have been running that for 15 years. MSN 13 years… Search and Windows Update for more than 10 years. We have tons of learning and innovation from running these offerings, but in terms of strategically betting the company on it, we began the formulation of that about four years ago.