2. “Cloud computing is a model for enabling
convenient, on-demand network access to a
shared pool of configurable computing resources
(e.g. networks, servers, storage, applications, and
services) that can be rapidly provisioned and
released with minimal management effort or service
provider interaction”.
National Standards Institute of Technology

3. Why Cloud?
Cost
Reduction
Agility

4. 3-year TCO comparison
100 User Office Automation
4x
CAPex to
Opex

5. Information Technology rEvolution
Case 1
Ownership Management Location
Customer Internal IT Data-center
Owned*
Leased by Service “Unknown”
Customer Provider

6. On-Premise
Entire System is Managed by Customer
Ownership Management Location
Customer Customer Philippines

7. On-Premise vs Cloud Computing
Accountabilities

8. Service Provider
Scenario 1
External
Datacenter
Ownership Management Location
Customer Service Provider Philippines
Customer
Leased to
Customer
Customer
Owned

9. Service Provider
Scenario 2 - some systems migrated to cloud
Customer
External
Datacenter
Customer
Owned
Transparent
to users
Back-ups
Ownership Management Location
Customer / Serice
Provider
Customer / Service
Provider
Philippines, Singapore

10. Service Provider
Scenario 3 - some systems leased from cloud
Customer
SaaS
Customer
Owned
Ownership Management Location
Customer / Serice
Provider
Customer / Service
Provider
Philippines,
Singapore, Unknown
?
Backups?

11. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

12. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

13. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

14. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

15. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

16. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

17. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

18. Comparison of Accounting Software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_accounting_software

19. Business Opportunities with Cloud
Computing
81% of businesses are
either planning their initial
forays, are in early or
advanced stages of
experimentation or have full
implementations.
KPMG, 2011

20. Information Technology rEvolution
Case 2
Ownership Management Location
Customer Internal IT Internal
Owned*
Leased by Service Online
Customer Provider Anywhere

21. Certifying Cloud-based Accounting
Systems
Accounts Portal
Aplos
BizAutomation.com
Clear Books
DES 1.2
EasyAs
Fetchflow
Financial Force
Freeagent Central
Intacct
Litebooks
Netsuite
Outright
Quickbooks Online
Wave Accounting
Xero
Yendo Accounts
Zoho Books
Large Enterprise
Accounting
Systems
Oracle
SAP 100s
more

22. IRS guidelines

23. Federal Risk and Authorization
Management Program (FedRAMP)

24. Cloud = bring systems closer to users

25. AWS Cloud Computing Shared
Accountabilities

33. mobile
desktop
things