Is Cloud a "Perfect Storm" or an "Amazing Opportunity" for the IT Channel. It's certainly shaking things up!
Why? Because the delivery model and the business model are changing dramatically and the Channel is being forced by vendors to change the way they do business.
Does this represent and opportunity and how does the Channel best take advantage of the opportunities to resell Cloud services?
In this presentation- Justin Pirie, a SaaS and Cloud expert digs into the issues, presents data from Analysts and suggests a path forward for the Channel.
This Power Point Presentation is about Carroll HS JV/Varsity Patriot Bowling Teams. It is still in the works but this is what I have created so far! This is for a computer class that I am currently taking @ SCC. I also plan to give this to the Bowling Coaches to use @ the banquet if they so desire!!
Believe•Achieve is our motto at Sciennes Primary School and at the P4-7 Assembly on Friday 27th March we celebrated Milenka's international Fencing success and looked opportunities to take part in activities in Edinburgh this Easter,
This Power Point Presentation is about Carroll HS JV/Varsity Patriot Bowling Teams. It is still in the works but this is what I have created so far! This is for a computer class that I am currently taking @ SCC. I also plan to give this to the Bowling Coaches to use @ the banquet if they so desire!!
Believe•Achieve is our motto at Sciennes Primary School and at the P4-7 Assembly on Friday 27th March we celebrated Milenka's international Fencing success and looked opportunities to take part in activities in Edinburgh this Easter,
Adoption Trends for SaaS- Cloud Computing World Forum 2012Justin Pirie
Here is the official blurb for the conference:
• Help your company adjust more readily to new forces and changing situations
• Serve your customers more efficiently and open up communication with them
• Lessen your need for specialized and/or dedicated in-house IT support staff
Microsoft Hosters Sweden- Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Sell CloudJustin Pirie
My Session for the Stockholm Hosting Event on the 12th of April 2012 hosted by Microsoft for Hosters:
15:40-16:45 Del 3: Bli en Trusted advisor för din kund
Låt dig inspireras!
Välkommen på sälj- och inspirationsdag
Varmt välkommen på en sälj & inspirationsdag hos Microsoft som kommer vara till hjälp för dig som Service Provider.
Under dagen kommer vi bland annat gå igenom IT-marknaden, olika affärsmodeller samt vilka leveransmetoder som finns. Vi visar även hur man enklast säljer in olika typer av molntjänster och vi går igenom flera lösningar och produkter från Microsoft.
Moderator för dagen är Anders Trolle-Schultz frånSaas-it Consult med många års erfarenhet avaffärsutveckling för Service Providers.
Gästtalare under dagen är bl a Radar Group,
JSC it-partner samt Justin Pirie från Mimecast som hjälper partner över hela Europa med Cloud strategier.
Under dagen kommer vi bjuda på lunch och fika.
Har du några matallergier, kontakta Anna Jansson.
Agenda
09.30-09.45 Välkomna - Introduktion
09:45-10:45 Marknadsstudie - SMB kundsegment
11:00-11:30 Del 1: Hur gör du som Service Provider mer lönsamma affärer?
11:30-11:45 Microsoft Partner Network
11:45-12:45 Lunch
12:45-14:45 Del 2: Vilka leverensmodeller passar kundernas behov?
15:00-15:30 Partner Story - JSC it-partner
15:30-15:50 Få egen erfarenhet av effektiv produktivitet i Upplevelsen
15:40-16:45 Del 3: Bli en Trusted advisor för din kund
16:45-17:00 Avslutning
När, var och hur?
Datum: 12 april 2012
Var: Microsoft, Akalla
Tid: kl. 9.30-17.00
Kostnad: Kostnadsfritt
IT's role is changing- with the rise of "shadow IT" and BYOD people keep saying the "CIO is dead".
Is the CIO dead? I don't think so- they'll just be doing different things.
What? You'll have to view the deck!
Opening Address: The What, Where, How
and Why of Cloud Computing
Q A clear understanding of what Cloud
Computing is - with examples
Q What are the constituent parts of Cloud?
A detailed overview of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS
- know what you’re looking at and how to
judge it
Q How did we get to Cloud? A journey through
computing history to the Cloud Paradigm
Shift
Q Why is Cloud so important to making IT work
better - A fundamental look at what IT is for
and how Cloud is enabling it
Q How do you manage the risks vs rewards?
What about resilience, service levels and
security: to what extent are they justified
How to Empower and Secure Employees’ Mobile Email in a BYOD World
How do you empower employees yet retain control?
With an estimated 80% of corporate IP stored in email, it is the single most powerful collaboration tool, yet the most important repository to protect. The consumerisation of IT is upon us. Employees are demanding mobile email on corporate devices and with the rise of smartphones, on personal devices too.
What is the best way to approach mobile email?
HostingCon 2011- How Not Just to Survive but Thrive in the Evolving Hosting M...Justin Pirie
Cloud Computing is rapidly evolving the hosting marketplace with the big vendors seemingly eating into the supply chain setting up their own data centers and selling Cloud services direct to the customer. Yet dig beneath the surface and the Channel still has enormous value to add, it's just different to before. Cloud Aggregation represents the fastest single growing segment according to the latest Gartner research- so partnering with ISV's represents a massive potential growth area. Adding and bundling Cloud services can transform low margin capital intensive businesses into much more profitable ones. But not all Clouds are created equal, with organizations having Security, Data Protection, Proximity and Sovereignty concerns; Hosters have a massive opportunity to offer differentiated services and need not compete on price. Anders Trolle-Schultz and Justin Pirie, SaaS and Cloud Experts, will set the scene and take you through the journey of the new Cloud ecosystem and the roles the traditional Hoster can take in the emerging Cloud marketplace.
Cloud- A Technical or Organisational Challenge? Or Both?Justin Pirie
Slides from my recent presentation to the Cloud Circle- Is the Cloud a technical or organisational challenge? It’s probably a bit of both!
· What are the technical realities of developing an evolving IT infrastructure? (integration, interoperability, latency, bandwidth, business continuity, how do you go back to your old infrastructure if you leave the Cloud) In reality how straightforward are these issues to resolve?
· What are the organisational, cultural and political considerations that could derail your initiative? (change management issues/IT resenting lack of control/getting end-user buy-in)
· What about the business processes; how to get Cloud to flow through workflow
· Is security a technical or organisational challenge; the value of encryption versus best practice data governance policies. And what about compliance and data protection?
· Why does the human factor always threaten to derail your initiative?
· What skills will be most important in delivering Cloud success? (debate IT technical integrations skills versus more business integration skills)
· Who is going to make this happen?
The video is on Youtube- here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCB8T2zEkbE
Email.
It's a confusing time at the moment with lots of choices.
Do you stay on-premise or go Cloud or even hosted? What about Hybrid?
With options abound, Justin Pirie, Saas and Cloud Expert lays out the possibilities- starting from where you are today on your journey- understanding what you want from your email and suggesting some answers.
Cloud and the Channel- A Perfect Storm?Justin Pirie
Some people have said that the Cloud represents a "Perfect Storm" for the Channel. What is making that storm happen and where is the space for the Channel? To get to grips these changes we need to understand what are the drivers behind the technological and business model changes that are affecting the industry today. How do they influence what the Channel has been doing and what does it need to do to change? Justin will share insight and experience from over 7 years in the channel before spending the last 5 years at Cloud vendors. This will help you understand where the industry is going and why, as well as the actionable things the channel can do to retain it's place in the ecosystem.
IAMCP European Leadership Summit Keynote
International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners
The Hidden Security Danger – Don’t Let Email Be Your Downfall Justin Pirie
Last year we were speaking to some distinguished analysts in the email space and they had a hunch.
A hunch that end users were using their personal email to work around corporate email systems.
He believed this was because of growth of Social Networks and the blurring of Personal and Work technology. But he didn’t know. This is the guy that sets email strategy for most of the Fortune 1000.
So we wanted to know WHY? Why are users using personal email? Why are they working around their Corporate email systems?
Enter Generation Gmail. An independent survey and report by Loudhouse research comissioned by Mimecast into the usage of personal email for work.
For those of you that wonder what I do for my day job- or are wondering how we help partners at Mimecast- here is my recent presentation on our new Customer Community, Social Media tips for Partners and Events ideas.
The Cloud is creating a “perfect storm” in the Channel business. A lot of the value Partners used to offer Customers is now available through the Cloud without them- Email, Collaboration, Storage and even Authentication!
Not only that, but the shift from traditional licenses, Cap-Ex and Maintenance revenue to Op-Ex or Subscription revenue is wreaking major havoc with profitability and cash flow. If your business is geared towards big, lumpy sales, with healthy margins, shifting to a smaller recurring income is going to disrupt the business model.
And because the technology is changing, to be less technical, with more technical detail abstracted away, the skills partners have been investing in for years are becoming obsolete. The people that provided that service aren’t needed anymore.
But I think the Channel is too quick to look to doom and gloom. They mustn’t forget their USP’s.
They’ve got great TRUST with real customers that pay them actual money.
The stuff Cloud providers CRAVE. They have in fact got a head start in the Cloud Business because the Economics of Cloud are so hard, as they’re discovering for themselves. But the reason Cloud Economics are hard is because it costs Cloud providers money to acquire customers. The Channel has the customers already. There is a perfect fit here if the channel can get to grips with the model.
So what does the Channel need to do to transform? Here is my top ten:
1. Construct a Portfolio of Cloud Services
2. Start eating their own Dog Food- using Cloud their own business
3. Sell Support for Cloud Services- It won’t fix itself
4. Add Services around Cloud- It won’t configure itself
5. Cross Sell, Up Sell- Keep that IT budget but deliver more
6. Do Due Diligence on Cloud Providers- They aren’t all the same
7. Guide Cloud in to Networks Safely- and securely
8. Start Delivering On-Ramp Cloud Services Today- because that is where demand is
9. Leverage On-Prem and Cloud for “Hybrid” Solutions- drive ROI with existing networks
10. Focus on Business Transformation- The future is less IT and more Business
As my good friend Anders Trolle-Schultz says- It’s no longer about “How IT” but “Why IT”.
Damien Behan and Justin Pirie present on Cloud Security- from a customer and an Industry perspective.
Damien Behan leads the IT function at Brodies, focusing on delivering value to the firm through its investment in technology. He is responsible for the smooth running of the firm's IT, while also setting the strategy and aligning it to that of the business. He has a wide range of experience within the legal sector, and specialises in the innovative use of technology to address business requirements. Damien has a keen interest and a wide experience in Knowledge Management and has been involved in driving the use of social software within the firm.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Adoption Trends for SaaS- Cloud Computing World Forum 2012Justin Pirie
Here is the official blurb for the conference:
• Help your company adjust more readily to new forces and changing situations
• Serve your customers more efficiently and open up communication with them
• Lessen your need for specialized and/or dedicated in-house IT support staff
Microsoft Hosters Sweden- Becoming a Trusted Advisor to Sell CloudJustin Pirie
My Session for the Stockholm Hosting Event on the 12th of April 2012 hosted by Microsoft for Hosters:
15:40-16:45 Del 3: Bli en Trusted advisor för din kund
Låt dig inspireras!
Välkommen på sälj- och inspirationsdag
Varmt välkommen på en sälj & inspirationsdag hos Microsoft som kommer vara till hjälp för dig som Service Provider.
Under dagen kommer vi bland annat gå igenom IT-marknaden, olika affärsmodeller samt vilka leveransmetoder som finns. Vi visar även hur man enklast säljer in olika typer av molntjänster och vi går igenom flera lösningar och produkter från Microsoft.
Moderator för dagen är Anders Trolle-Schultz frånSaas-it Consult med många års erfarenhet avaffärsutveckling för Service Providers.
Gästtalare under dagen är bl a Radar Group,
JSC it-partner samt Justin Pirie från Mimecast som hjälper partner över hela Europa med Cloud strategier.
Under dagen kommer vi bjuda på lunch och fika.
Har du några matallergier, kontakta Anna Jansson.
Agenda
09.30-09.45 Välkomna - Introduktion
09:45-10:45 Marknadsstudie - SMB kundsegment
11:00-11:30 Del 1: Hur gör du som Service Provider mer lönsamma affärer?
11:30-11:45 Microsoft Partner Network
11:45-12:45 Lunch
12:45-14:45 Del 2: Vilka leverensmodeller passar kundernas behov?
15:00-15:30 Partner Story - JSC it-partner
15:30-15:50 Få egen erfarenhet av effektiv produktivitet i Upplevelsen
15:40-16:45 Del 3: Bli en Trusted advisor för din kund
16:45-17:00 Avslutning
När, var och hur?
Datum: 12 april 2012
Var: Microsoft, Akalla
Tid: kl. 9.30-17.00
Kostnad: Kostnadsfritt
IT's role is changing- with the rise of "shadow IT" and BYOD people keep saying the "CIO is dead".
Is the CIO dead? I don't think so- they'll just be doing different things.
What? You'll have to view the deck!
Opening Address: The What, Where, How
and Why of Cloud Computing
Q A clear understanding of what Cloud
Computing is - with examples
Q What are the constituent parts of Cloud?
A detailed overview of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS
- know what you’re looking at and how to
judge it
Q How did we get to Cloud? A journey through
computing history to the Cloud Paradigm
Shift
Q Why is Cloud so important to making IT work
better - A fundamental look at what IT is for
and how Cloud is enabling it
Q How do you manage the risks vs rewards?
What about resilience, service levels and
security: to what extent are they justified
How to Empower and Secure Employees’ Mobile Email in a BYOD World
How do you empower employees yet retain control?
With an estimated 80% of corporate IP stored in email, it is the single most powerful collaboration tool, yet the most important repository to protect. The consumerisation of IT is upon us. Employees are demanding mobile email on corporate devices and with the rise of smartphones, on personal devices too.
What is the best way to approach mobile email?
HostingCon 2011- How Not Just to Survive but Thrive in the Evolving Hosting M...Justin Pirie
Cloud Computing is rapidly evolving the hosting marketplace with the big vendors seemingly eating into the supply chain setting up their own data centers and selling Cloud services direct to the customer. Yet dig beneath the surface and the Channel still has enormous value to add, it's just different to before. Cloud Aggregation represents the fastest single growing segment according to the latest Gartner research- so partnering with ISV's represents a massive potential growth area. Adding and bundling Cloud services can transform low margin capital intensive businesses into much more profitable ones. But not all Clouds are created equal, with organizations having Security, Data Protection, Proximity and Sovereignty concerns; Hosters have a massive opportunity to offer differentiated services and need not compete on price. Anders Trolle-Schultz and Justin Pirie, SaaS and Cloud Experts, will set the scene and take you through the journey of the new Cloud ecosystem and the roles the traditional Hoster can take in the emerging Cloud marketplace.
Cloud- A Technical or Organisational Challenge? Or Both?Justin Pirie
Slides from my recent presentation to the Cloud Circle- Is the Cloud a technical or organisational challenge? It’s probably a bit of both!
· What are the technical realities of developing an evolving IT infrastructure? (integration, interoperability, latency, bandwidth, business continuity, how do you go back to your old infrastructure if you leave the Cloud) In reality how straightforward are these issues to resolve?
· What are the organisational, cultural and political considerations that could derail your initiative? (change management issues/IT resenting lack of control/getting end-user buy-in)
· What about the business processes; how to get Cloud to flow through workflow
· Is security a technical or organisational challenge; the value of encryption versus best practice data governance policies. And what about compliance and data protection?
· Why does the human factor always threaten to derail your initiative?
· What skills will be most important in delivering Cloud success? (debate IT technical integrations skills versus more business integration skills)
· Who is going to make this happen?
The video is on Youtube- here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCB8T2zEkbE
Email.
It's a confusing time at the moment with lots of choices.
Do you stay on-premise or go Cloud or even hosted? What about Hybrid?
With options abound, Justin Pirie, Saas and Cloud Expert lays out the possibilities- starting from where you are today on your journey- understanding what you want from your email and suggesting some answers.
Cloud and the Channel- A Perfect Storm?Justin Pirie
Some people have said that the Cloud represents a "Perfect Storm" for the Channel. What is making that storm happen and where is the space for the Channel? To get to grips these changes we need to understand what are the drivers behind the technological and business model changes that are affecting the industry today. How do they influence what the Channel has been doing and what does it need to do to change? Justin will share insight and experience from over 7 years in the channel before spending the last 5 years at Cloud vendors. This will help you understand where the industry is going and why, as well as the actionable things the channel can do to retain it's place in the ecosystem.
IAMCP European Leadership Summit Keynote
International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners
The Hidden Security Danger – Don’t Let Email Be Your Downfall Justin Pirie
Last year we were speaking to some distinguished analysts in the email space and they had a hunch.
A hunch that end users were using their personal email to work around corporate email systems.
He believed this was because of growth of Social Networks and the blurring of Personal and Work technology. But he didn’t know. This is the guy that sets email strategy for most of the Fortune 1000.
So we wanted to know WHY? Why are users using personal email? Why are they working around their Corporate email systems?
Enter Generation Gmail. An independent survey and report by Loudhouse research comissioned by Mimecast into the usage of personal email for work.
For those of you that wonder what I do for my day job- or are wondering how we help partners at Mimecast- here is my recent presentation on our new Customer Community, Social Media tips for Partners and Events ideas.
The Cloud is creating a “perfect storm” in the Channel business. A lot of the value Partners used to offer Customers is now available through the Cloud without them- Email, Collaboration, Storage and even Authentication!
Not only that, but the shift from traditional licenses, Cap-Ex and Maintenance revenue to Op-Ex or Subscription revenue is wreaking major havoc with profitability and cash flow. If your business is geared towards big, lumpy sales, with healthy margins, shifting to a smaller recurring income is going to disrupt the business model.
And because the technology is changing, to be less technical, with more technical detail abstracted away, the skills partners have been investing in for years are becoming obsolete. The people that provided that service aren’t needed anymore.
But I think the Channel is too quick to look to doom and gloom. They mustn’t forget their USP’s.
They’ve got great TRUST with real customers that pay them actual money.
The stuff Cloud providers CRAVE. They have in fact got a head start in the Cloud Business because the Economics of Cloud are so hard, as they’re discovering for themselves. But the reason Cloud Economics are hard is because it costs Cloud providers money to acquire customers. The Channel has the customers already. There is a perfect fit here if the channel can get to grips with the model.
So what does the Channel need to do to transform? Here is my top ten:
1. Construct a Portfolio of Cloud Services
2. Start eating their own Dog Food- using Cloud their own business
3. Sell Support for Cloud Services- It won’t fix itself
4. Add Services around Cloud- It won’t configure itself
5. Cross Sell, Up Sell- Keep that IT budget but deliver more
6. Do Due Diligence on Cloud Providers- They aren’t all the same
7. Guide Cloud in to Networks Safely- and securely
8. Start Delivering On-Ramp Cloud Services Today- because that is where demand is
9. Leverage On-Prem and Cloud for “Hybrid” Solutions- drive ROI with existing networks
10. Focus on Business Transformation- The future is less IT and more Business
As my good friend Anders Trolle-Schultz says- It’s no longer about “How IT” but “Why IT”.
Damien Behan and Justin Pirie present on Cloud Security- from a customer and an Industry perspective.
Damien Behan leads the IT function at Brodies, focusing on delivering value to the firm through its investment in technology. He is responsible for the smooth running of the firm's IT, while also setting the strategy and aligning it to that of the business. He has a wide range of experience within the legal sector, and specialises in the innovative use of technology to address business requirements. Damien has a keen interest and a wide experience in Knowledge Management and has been involved in driving the use of social software within the firm.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
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All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
The Secrets of Successful Cloud Adoption: what they don’t tell you
Cloud has a seemingly unstoppable momentum behind it- but is it clear at the outset what the benefits of Cloud are beyond the shift from cap-ex to op-ex? What exactly are these benefits and how do we access them to adopt Cloud successfully?
Security
Continutity
Archive
There has been so much talk about Cloud over the past few days
The good news is that datacentres aren’t going away- it’s just getting a whole lot more interesting
So- who’s using it?
So- who’s using it?
So- who’s using it?
So- who’s using it?
From the Mimecast Cloud Adoption Survey http://www.mimecast.com/events-press/press-releases/article/view/cloud-computing-delivering-on-its-promise-but-doubts-still-hold-back-adoption/462/
From the Mimecast Cloud Adoption Survey http://www.mimecast.com/events-press/press-releases/article/view/cloud-computing-delivering-on-its-promise-but-doubts-still-hold-back-adoption/462/
From the Mimecast Cloud Adoption Survey http://www.mimecast.com/events-press/press-releases/article/view/cloud-computing-delivering-on-its-promise-but-doubts-still-hold-back-adoption/462/
From the Mimecast Cloud Adoption Survey http://www.mimecast.com/events-press/press-releases/article/view/cloud-computing-delivering-on-its-promise-but-doubts-still-hold-back-adoption/462/
2010 Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging technologies
2010 Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging technologies
Let’s relate that back to the email market
We’re at approximately 4% adoption today according to Gartner
Rising to 10% at the end of 2012
And 30% by the end of 2015- a big shift
Double edged sword
Cloud Represents a Perfect Storm for Channel partners
Oh and subscription businesses are worth 2-3x a services business.
Double edged sword
A shift from Capex
To Opex
A shift in focus
And a shift from a technology focus
To a business focus
So why is the cloud so scary for the channel?
The cloud offers a lot of what the Channel used to.
Disrupts the financial model
And the skills
We’ve seen this before in other industries
Like the travel business- how many people go into a travel agency to book holidays these days?
I can’t remember the last time I went to a travel agency- with kayak and comparison sites- I never go there.
If you do it’s because you want service- a package, a solution, personalised without any hassle
Although cloud adoption has been growing rapidly, it is still unclear where and how the channel can and will add value. Because of this, channel companies have been hesitant to invest, leaving end users with limited access to help when they need it.
Just because Customers could do it themselves
Doesn’t mean they will. It is not the end of the channel. It’s just going to be different
Most people haven’t got the time or inclination to do it themselves. No one would have cleaners or builders if they did it themselves.
The challenges facing enterprises building private cloud services or leveraging public cloud services are significantly more complicated than just the technology. Fundamental change is needed in culture, business models, IT architecture, service management and politics — all opportunity areas for the channel to provide business consulting, but very different from the channel's traditional role.
Greenfield sites
Business processes
Hybrid architectures
Mean professional services
Cloud readyness- tidy up the ecosystem
Carrot and stick
Any company that relies on the product transaction (hardware or software) to drive attached services revenue supported by ongoing maintenance contracts will have to rethink how and what it offers its customers today and in two or three years.
If traditional channel partners don't react quickly enough to the changes in the market, they will be replaced by other channel partners in their accounts.
More and more IT providers are attempting to go directly to end-user customers with their cloud solutions only to find out that customers need more than they are willing to provide. This will mean increasing channel capacity to meet demand.
The two biggest challenges facing IT providers today are the lack of capabilities contained in their current partner ecosystem and the lack of new entrants with the skills required to further the adoption of various cloud services. Without these capabilities, the entire market will have slower adoption, regardless of the service.
Cloud Pro Services in Europe today is $560 million in 2010
European Enterprises Will Spend $8.2 Billion on Cloud Professional Services in 2015
The new IT environments will have elements of traditional IT, private cloud, and public cloud, and management and integration will become a challenge for which European enterprises will typically choose to hire an external service provider, driving further growth in the cloud professional services market."
IDC sees a clear trend that new outsourcing contracts include cloud services, and as much as 25% of cloud professional services will be delivered as part of outsourcing contracts. This has a major influence on the choice of provider for professional services as well as for cloud services: the provider needs to be able to manage both the traditional and the new environment under one contract and needs to be able to migrate larger parts to the new environment during the life of the contract.
"Some believe that cloud is just plug and play, but that is not the case for the more complicated existing or new solutions. So professional services will not go away, but they will change and in the longer run beyond 2015 — when migration is complete — account for a much smaller proportion of IT costs.
"Another important point is that service providers need to prepare for the rapidly growing request for cloud professional services and have the resources available. Right now, demand is mainly for business cases and roadmaps, requiring both business competence and architectural competence, but on a limited scale. But in a just slightly longer time frame, most if not all consultants need to understand cloud. Vendors have substantial investments ahead of them in creating the necessary capabilities to support this rapidly evolving market."
So I think the Channel needs to embrace the Cloud
Or face irrelevance….
So what to do now?
The most important thing is to retain the status of the trusted advisor
Which means you need to be educating the customers, not them educating you
Cloud is an Evolution and a Revolution
So we can’t stay the same can we? Otherwise we could end up like King Canut trying to repel the tide. Obviously the channel needs to evolve
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Cloud Services Brokerage- where you aggregate Cloud Services and provide Solutions to your Clients
Through 2015, cloud service brokerage (CSB) will represent the single largest revenue growth opportunity in cloud computing. The channel has an opportunity to play a significant role in aggregation and brokerage services, yet few have begun to invest in becoming a CSB.
So this brokerage thing- let’s dig into that. Can you really start to make money from selling Cloud Services?
BPOS- year one: 400 seats = £29,629 with £5333 margin
400 seats Office 365 £31,200 with £5,616 margin
400 seats Office 365 with Mimecast £53,050 with £9,926 margin
Or 400 seats with Mimecast: £51,129 and £9,643 margin
400 seats Office 365 £31,200 with £1,890 margin
400 seats Office 365 with Mimecast £52,100 with £6,010 margin 318%
Or 400 seats with Mimecast: £51,129 and £9,643 margin
Eat your own dog food
Selling Support
And Services around cloud offerings
Cross sell other Cloud Services- don’t lose budget
Provide Due-Diligence to choose the right solutions
Bring Cloud to the Customer’s network safely and smoothly
Deliver On-ramp services, that enable customers to get to the cloud
That Leverage Cloud and On Prem – “Hybrid” I hate that term!
More focus on Business Consulting
Customer Outcomes
– not “how IT”
but “Why IT”
Double edged sword
Cloud Represents a Perfect Storm for Channel partners
Oh and subscription businesses are worth 2-3x a services business.
The world is your oyster if you choose to adapt
The Secrets of Successful Cloud Adoption: what they don’t tell you
Cloud has a seemingly unstoppable momentum behind it- but is it clear at the outset what the benefits of Cloud are beyond the shift from cap-ex to op-ex? What exactly are these benefits and how do we access them to adopt Cloud successfully?