1. The Simplivity ROI
story

2. 2
Hyperconverged IT Infrastructure –
Next Generation
Data Center
 Higher Automation Level
 Less Labor intensive
 More flexible and agile in responding to business requirements
 A Shift of resources for a higher focus on innovations which drive
business
 Communicating benefits of IT investments in the language of CxOs.
• CxOs seek real cost savings and investment payback.
• Technical advantages, have to be balanced vs business justification
ROI Business Case is the translation of our
technical advantages into economical facts

3. 3
Examples for potential savings
IT Infrastructure:
• Avoid Capital Spend on Tech Refresh: Server, Storage,….. (€)
IT Operations:
• Help Desk Savings (hrs -> €)
• Backup Faults Avoided (% ->hrs-> €)
• Opportunity Cost - Time to Recover Data (hrs -> €)
• Training Requirement Reduction (€)
• Consulting Cost Savings (€)
• Vendor Consolidation - Management Savings (hrs -> €)
• Update / Patch Deployment Savings (hrs -> €)
Business Implications:
• IT User Waiting Time Avoided (min. -> €)
• Downtime Reduction (Unplanned & Planned) (h-> €)

4. 4
ILLUSTRATIVE REAL CASE FIGURES

5. 5
ILLUSTRATIVE REAL CASE FIGURES

6. 6
ILLUSTRATIVE REAL CASE FIGURES

7. 7
ILLUSTRATIVE REAL CASE FIGURES

8. 8
Performance/Costs
IT strategy aligned with future business
requirements – a redistribution of resources
Infrastructure
Data
Connectivity
Hosting
Business
DC
Processing
Power
WAN Service/FW- and
Network Security
NAS Storage/SAN
Storage/ Backup/Archive
Server Infrast./
Hostsystem
OS Op./MW Op./
HA-Config Layer
Application
Operation/DB Mgmt.
Operation Layer
DC/Power/Cooling/ Fire
and Water Protection
Access & Security
Virtualization-Layer
Processing
Power
Status
today
ExistingITInfrastructure
SimpliVity
3 FTE
2 FTE
1 FTE
3 FTE
2 FTE
1 FTE
100% FTE

9. 9
Performance/Costs
IT strategy aligned with future business
requirements
9
Infrastructure
Data
Connectivity
Hosting
Business
DC
Processing
Power
WAN Service/FW- and
Network Security
NAS Storage/SAN
Storage/ Backup/Archive
Server Infrast./
Hostsystem
OS Op./MW Op./
HA-Config Layer
Application
Operation/DB Mgmt.
Operation Layer
DC/Power/Cooling/ Fire
and Water Protection
Access & Security
Virtualization-Layer
Processing
Power
Status
today
ExistingITInfrastructure
SimpliVity
3 FTE
2 FTE
1 FTE
3 FTE
2 FTE
1 FTE
4 FTE
1FTE
0,5 FTE
1FTE
0 FTE
1 FTE
+33%
-50%
-66%
-100%
0%
100% FTE 65% FTE
-50%
a redistribution of resources