This document provides an overview of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud solutions, outlining their benefits over traditional on-premise applications. It identifies key factors driving rapid adoption of SaaS/cloud, such as lower costs, faster deployment, and reduced maintenance responsibilities. The document advises organizations to carefully evaluate solutions based on specialized industry expertise and the provider's operations infrastructure. It also highlights Deltek's SaaS portfolio and world-class infrastructure for supporting mission-critical applications in professional services industries.
Maximising value while migrating your Oracle Estate to Microsoft Azurerun_frictionless
This document discusses strategies for migrating Oracle workloads to Microsoft Azure. It suggests understanding current service level needs rather than historical requirements, auditing Oracle licensing and editions in use, and considering Standard Edition for cost savings of up to 5 times annual maintenance fees. Optimizing strategies include right-sizing Azure VMs, reducing CPU overprovisioning through workload analysis, and understanding support costs to potentially reduce annual spend. The goal is to navigate Oracle migrations to Azure and realize cloud benefits while meeting business needs in an equivalent or more cost-effective manner.
FourNet Microsoft Teams Direct Routing and Contact Centre IntegrationJoshua Bundy ACIM
This document discusses integrating Microsoft Teams with Agile Cloud's Direct Routing and contact center capabilities. It describes how Teams can be used for internal collaboration as well as external calling through Direct Routing. This avoids expensive calling plans. The contact center can then be integrated with Teams to allow customer service via various channels and enable agents to collaborate using Teams. Sprints are proposed to quickly build Teams voice, a contact center, and advanced applications over 10-20 day iterations with no upfront capital costs.
Building Innovative Mobile, Cloud, & Process Applications using SOAManmohan Gupta
Mobile computing, the cloud and process applications open up new ways to increase the business value of your SOA. Watch this webinar to learn best practices for building mobile, cloud and process applications. See how your peers are driving business value with SOA and learn how you can make IT more agile to support changing business needs.
Value Journal, a monthly news journal from Redington Value Distribution, intends to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the June Edition:
• Microsoft, Dell Technologies collaborate to simplify IoT solutions delivery.
• Oracle delivers next set of autonomous cloud platform services.
• Partner profitability - Ramkumar Balakrishnan, President, Redington Value.
• Fortinet report reveals an evolution of malware to exploit cryptocurrencies.
• Dell Technologies Customer Solution Centre opens in Dubai.
• Redington Value partners with Nutanix to deliver enterprise cloud solutions.
• Huawei’s roadshow focuses on driving digital transformation.
• Veeam announces vision for the Hyper-Available Enterprise.
• Micro Focus announces agreement with Utimaco to divest Atalla portfolio.
• Red Hat launches latest version of Red Hat virtualization.
• Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Secdo.
• Nexthink announces integration with Splunk.
The advantage of Red Hat Enterprise Linux over community projectselladeon
The document discusses the advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux over community Linux projects. It notes that while community projects are free, they have hidden operational costs for support, security patches, and upgrades that enterprise subscriptions from Red Hat help address. Studies show Red Hat Enterprise Linux can reduce IT costs by 35% over 3 years compared to unpaid alternatives due to factors like fewer servers, higher productivity, and less downtime. A Red Hat subscription provides not just the product but tools for monitoring, automation, visibility into the roadmap, and long term support that help customers do more with their existing infrastructure.
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the September Edition:
• HPE Acquires SGI for $ 275 Million
• Dell-EMC deal set to close in September
• Oracle Minicluster S7-2 Engineered System
• Trend Micro Achieves recommended status from NSS Labs
• Cyberark secures enterprise cloud orchestration and automation
• Fortinet launches universal wireless access points
Tech Mahindra ' s Managed Platform for Adaptive Cloud (mPAC) Tech Mahindra
This Technology Spotlight discusses the management capabilities enterprises will need to optimize the cost and performance of hybrid, multicloud environments in the era of DevOps and digital transformation.
The document discusses how hybrid IT infrastructure solutions, which utilize a mix of colocated data centers, managed services, and cloud computing, allow organizations to balance IT agility demands with cost constraints. It notes that a recent survey found most companies will rely on a hybrid model for the next 5 years. The hybrid approach allows companies to select the right infrastructure type for each application based on factors like risk, cost, and agility needs. Colocation is often the initial step as it provides control and quick deployment, while managed services and cloud use will grow over time.
Maximising value while migrating your Oracle Estate to Microsoft Azurerun_frictionless
This document discusses strategies for migrating Oracle workloads to Microsoft Azure. It suggests understanding current service level needs rather than historical requirements, auditing Oracle licensing and editions in use, and considering Standard Edition for cost savings of up to 5 times annual maintenance fees. Optimizing strategies include right-sizing Azure VMs, reducing CPU overprovisioning through workload analysis, and understanding support costs to potentially reduce annual spend. The goal is to navigate Oracle migrations to Azure and realize cloud benefits while meeting business needs in an equivalent or more cost-effective manner.
FourNet Microsoft Teams Direct Routing and Contact Centre IntegrationJoshua Bundy ACIM
This document discusses integrating Microsoft Teams with Agile Cloud's Direct Routing and contact center capabilities. It describes how Teams can be used for internal collaboration as well as external calling through Direct Routing. This avoids expensive calling plans. The contact center can then be integrated with Teams to allow customer service via various channels and enable agents to collaborate using Teams. Sprints are proposed to quickly build Teams voice, a contact center, and advanced applications over 10-20 day iterations with no upfront capital costs.
Building Innovative Mobile, Cloud, & Process Applications using SOAManmohan Gupta
Mobile computing, the cloud and process applications open up new ways to increase the business value of your SOA. Watch this webinar to learn best practices for building mobile, cloud and process applications. See how your peers are driving business value with SOA and learn how you can make IT more agile to support changing business needs.
Value Journal, a monthly news journal from Redington Value Distribution, intends to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the June Edition:
• Microsoft, Dell Technologies collaborate to simplify IoT solutions delivery.
• Oracle delivers next set of autonomous cloud platform services.
• Partner profitability - Ramkumar Balakrishnan, President, Redington Value.
• Fortinet report reveals an evolution of malware to exploit cryptocurrencies.
• Dell Technologies Customer Solution Centre opens in Dubai.
• Redington Value partners with Nutanix to deliver enterprise cloud solutions.
• Huawei’s roadshow focuses on driving digital transformation.
• Veeam announces vision for the Hyper-Available Enterprise.
• Micro Focus announces agreement with Utimaco to divest Atalla portfolio.
• Red Hat launches latest version of Red Hat virtualization.
• Palo Alto Networks Announces Intent to Acquire Secdo.
• Nexthink announces integration with Splunk.
The advantage of Red Hat Enterprise Linux over community projectselladeon
The document discusses the advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Linux over community Linux projects. It notes that while community projects are free, they have hidden operational costs for support, security patches, and upgrades that enterprise subscriptions from Red Hat help address. Studies show Red Hat Enterprise Linux can reduce IT costs by 35% over 3 years compared to unpaid alternatives due to factors like fewer servers, higher productivity, and less downtime. A Red Hat subscription provides not just the product but tools for monitoring, automation, visibility into the roadmap, and long term support that help customers do more with their existing infrastructure.
Redington Value Distribution's ‘Value Journal’, a monthly news journal whose purpose is to update the channel on the latest vendor news and Redington Value’s Channel Initiatives.
Key stories from the September Edition:
• HPE Acquires SGI for $ 275 Million
• Dell-EMC deal set to close in September
• Oracle Minicluster S7-2 Engineered System
• Trend Micro Achieves recommended status from NSS Labs
• Cyberark secures enterprise cloud orchestration and automation
• Fortinet launches universal wireless access points
Tech Mahindra ' s Managed Platform for Adaptive Cloud (mPAC) Tech Mahindra
This Technology Spotlight discusses the management capabilities enterprises will need to optimize the cost and performance of hybrid, multicloud environments in the era of DevOps and digital transformation.
The document discusses how hybrid IT infrastructure solutions, which utilize a mix of colocated data centers, managed services, and cloud computing, allow organizations to balance IT agility demands with cost constraints. It notes that a recent survey found most companies will rely on a hybrid model for the next 5 years. The hybrid approach allows companies to select the right infrastructure type for each application based on factors like risk, cost, and agility needs. Colocation is often the initial step as it provides control and quick deployment, while managed services and cloud use will grow over time.
Constellation’s technology will enable the advancement of the digital revolution by creating an ecosystem facilitating decentralized applications throughout a scalable distributed network. Constellation acts as a centerpiece framework that other applications can integrate with, without giving away data security and application dependency. Furthermore, our goal is to leverage existing technologies in distributed computing, big data and machine learning that are widely used among developer communities, and apply them to a decentralized distributed network.
https://runfrictionless.com/b2b-white-paper-service/
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
This document discusses the business drivers and opportunities for cloud computing. It notes that CIOs are looking to cut costs and IT budgets while still driving business value. Cloud computing allows companies to leverage past IT investments and maintain security while increasing access. The cloud is seen as a way to reduce costs and gain a competitive edge. The document also summarizes analyst predictions of strong growth in cloud computing spending and adoption between now and 2012. It outlines opportunities for partners in building applications for the Windows Azure platform and migrating existing applications and customers to the cloud.
Booz Allen Hamilton offers an integrated suite of cloud capabilities, deep subject matter expertise, and unparalleled hands-on experience with a broad range of cloud technology products.
The document discusses how "everything as a service" or XaaS is transforming businesses by allowing them to operate core business functions through cloud-based solutions. These "BusinessCloud" solutions allow companies to both "run better" by reducing costs and gaining efficiencies, as well as "run differently" by developing new business models and ways of operating. Examples discussed include medical management as a service to reduce health plan costs and 3D printing as a service to change dynamics for manufacturers. The document argues that BusinessCloud solutions empower businesses to rethink their operations and gain strategic advantages through new, more flexible operating models.
This document discusses how adopting a hybrid cloud solution can transform an IT manager's role from a reactive maintainer of infrastructure to a proactive leader focused on addressing business needs. It emphasizes that a hybrid cloud, which combines on-premise and public cloud resources, allows IT managers to automate routine tasks and focus on more strategic opportunities through tools that integrate different environments. The document provides guidance on developing an effective cloud governance strategy by focusing on goals, metrics, processes and operations. It also outlines management, builder, developer and intermediary tools that can help streamline processes in a hybrid cloud environment.
Reconciliation is an essential control function in financial services, aimed at eliminating operational risk that can lead to fraud, fines or in the worst case, the failure of a whole firm. And yet, since an early push in the early 2000s that automated parts of the very back-end of the system (cash and custody), innovation in this area has stalled and operations reliant on people power and spreadsheets are prevalent.
https://runfrictionless.com/b2b-white-paper-service/
YASH Cloud Advisory services will help envision your cloud adoption and outline an appropriate strategy and roadmap on how the opportunities and/or transformation can be realized.
Finding the right legal process management toolssarahbrown1
This document discusses options for legal teams to manage case and matter management applications, including traditional on-site deployment, server virtualization, internal clouds, external private clouds, and public clouds. It outlines key differences between enterprise/on-site solutions and cloud/software as a service models, including customization options, business models, IT requirements, and costs. Legal teams must evaluate their needs, processes, resources, and long-term plans to determine the best deployment method.
Netmagic stresses on how switching to the cloud allows organizations to meet their changing needs and goals without large capital or time investments. Read more here!
The Cloud Playbook showcases how Booz Allen’s Cloud Analytics Reference Architecture can be utilized to build technology infrastructures that can withstand the weight of massive data sets - and deliver the deep insights organizations need to drive innovation.
Transforming Business with Citrix: Customers Share Their Stories.Citrix
This document contains quotes from various customers about how they have used Citrix solutions to transform their businesses. Some key points:
- Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority used Citrix Cloud to enable more mobile employees and clients to access applications securely.
- Montefiore Health System was able to rollout an Epic system to thousands of users faster using Citrix solutions.
- Several healthcare organizations discussed how Citrix allows secure mobile access to critical patient information.
- Educational institutions discussed how Citrix extended the life of older devices and improved learning outcomes.
Digitization - What Does This Mean to Internal Audit?jennyhollingworth
Digitization is becoming an increasingly popular term for the usage of technology and digital advances, such as analytics, mobility, social media and smart devices, to radically improve the performance and/or reach of organizations.
Companies across industries are racing to migrate analog approaches to customers, products, services and operating models to an always-on, real-time and information-rich marketplace.
This presentation, originally from a webinar recorded on September 14, 2016, looks at:
What is digitization?
What risks are associated with digitization?
What can internal audit do to help its organization analyze and monitor the associated risks?
To hear the original webinar, please go to http://www.protiviti.com/en-US/Pages/Webinars.aspx
What makes the next-generation firewall better than the traditional firewalls in protecting your data from hackers? Know more information from Netmagic!
This document provides an overview of a presentation on cloud computing in healthcare. It includes summaries of three speakers: John Reza discusses cloud computing benefits for healthcare payers, providers, and PBMs; Noelia Torres defines infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS) and provides examples; and Chris Dauw discusses how platform as a service can be used to develop applications and provide two use case examples, one for Coca-Cola and one for clinical trial management. The document also includes an agenda for the presentation and brief biographies of the three speakers.
Booz Allen's Cloud cost model offers a total-value perspective on IT cost that evaluates the explicit and implicit value of a migration to cloud-based services.
This document discusses Microsoft's cloud computing services and vision. It provides examples of Microsoft's existing consumer and enterprise cloud services. It then outlines Microsoft's commercial cloud services portfolio including applications, platforms, storage, and management capabilities. Finally, it highlights specific cloud-based productivity and CRM solutions from Microsoft and their benefits like accessibility, low costs, and managed reliability.
IT plays a critical role in managing big data and selecting infrastructure to support current and future analytics needs. CIOs can lead IT reactively to needs or proactively implement strategic solutions. This document outlines key elements of a strategic big data analytics architecture, including in-database analytics, in-memory processing, and Hadoop, and criteria for evaluating solutions like analytical speed and flexibility. CIOs who implement strategic solutions that meet business needs can raise IT's profile in the organization.
Understanding Strategies and Approaches to Scaling Agile Across OrganizationsExpertsConsult
Scaling agile across organizations is all about providing flexible and short development cycles that help in responding quickly to customer demands with more predictability, promising them the ability to react quickly based on new information.
In 30 days, OpenText will convert your idea into insight, using OpenText™ Magellan™ machine-learning and text-mining algorithms to unlock the hidden information in your data.
- Gain insight into your top business question
- Advance your business with machine learning
- Map your path to further explore your business challenges
In 2016, cloud technologies went mainstream. But with maturity came the realization that moving to the cloud doesn’t happen overnight. CIOs are prioritizing hosted computing and cloud data storage. But they’re approaching the shift as a gradual, multi-year journey.
Many startups and small businesses will continue to go all-in on cloud. But enterprises will find success in a slow but steady move from on-prem. Hybrid ecosystems—of data, software, and infrastructure—will be the reality for most established organizations.
As this shift to cloud progresses where are things are headed? This paper highlights the top cloud trends for 2017.
Constellation’s technology will enable the advancement of the digital revolution by creating an ecosystem facilitating decentralized applications throughout a scalable distributed network. Constellation acts as a centerpiece framework that other applications can integrate with, without giving away data security and application dependency. Furthermore, our goal is to leverage existing technologies in distributed computing, big data and machine learning that are widely used among developer communities, and apply them to a decentralized distributed network.
https://runfrictionless.com/b2b-white-paper-service/
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
This document discusses the business drivers and opportunities for cloud computing. It notes that CIOs are looking to cut costs and IT budgets while still driving business value. Cloud computing allows companies to leverage past IT investments and maintain security while increasing access. The cloud is seen as a way to reduce costs and gain a competitive edge. The document also summarizes analyst predictions of strong growth in cloud computing spending and adoption between now and 2012. It outlines opportunities for partners in building applications for the Windows Azure platform and migrating existing applications and customers to the cloud.
Booz Allen Hamilton offers an integrated suite of cloud capabilities, deep subject matter expertise, and unparalleled hands-on experience with a broad range of cloud technology products.
The document discusses how "everything as a service" or XaaS is transforming businesses by allowing them to operate core business functions through cloud-based solutions. These "BusinessCloud" solutions allow companies to both "run better" by reducing costs and gaining efficiencies, as well as "run differently" by developing new business models and ways of operating. Examples discussed include medical management as a service to reduce health plan costs and 3D printing as a service to change dynamics for manufacturers. The document argues that BusinessCloud solutions empower businesses to rethink their operations and gain strategic advantages through new, more flexible operating models.
This document discusses how adopting a hybrid cloud solution can transform an IT manager's role from a reactive maintainer of infrastructure to a proactive leader focused on addressing business needs. It emphasizes that a hybrid cloud, which combines on-premise and public cloud resources, allows IT managers to automate routine tasks and focus on more strategic opportunities through tools that integrate different environments. The document provides guidance on developing an effective cloud governance strategy by focusing on goals, metrics, processes and operations. It also outlines management, builder, developer and intermediary tools that can help streamline processes in a hybrid cloud environment.
Reconciliation is an essential control function in financial services, aimed at eliminating operational risk that can lead to fraud, fines or in the worst case, the failure of a whole firm. And yet, since an early push in the early 2000s that automated parts of the very back-end of the system (cash and custody), innovation in this area has stalled and operations reliant on people power and spreadsheets are prevalent.
https://runfrictionless.com/b2b-white-paper-service/
YASH Cloud Advisory services will help envision your cloud adoption and outline an appropriate strategy and roadmap on how the opportunities and/or transformation can be realized.
Finding the right legal process management toolssarahbrown1
This document discusses options for legal teams to manage case and matter management applications, including traditional on-site deployment, server virtualization, internal clouds, external private clouds, and public clouds. It outlines key differences between enterprise/on-site solutions and cloud/software as a service models, including customization options, business models, IT requirements, and costs. Legal teams must evaluate their needs, processes, resources, and long-term plans to determine the best deployment method.
Netmagic stresses on how switching to the cloud allows organizations to meet their changing needs and goals without large capital or time investments. Read more here!
The Cloud Playbook showcases how Booz Allen’s Cloud Analytics Reference Architecture can be utilized to build technology infrastructures that can withstand the weight of massive data sets - and deliver the deep insights organizations need to drive innovation.
Transforming Business with Citrix: Customers Share Their Stories.Citrix
This document contains quotes from various customers about how they have used Citrix solutions to transform their businesses. Some key points:
- Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority used Citrix Cloud to enable more mobile employees and clients to access applications securely.
- Montefiore Health System was able to rollout an Epic system to thousands of users faster using Citrix solutions.
- Several healthcare organizations discussed how Citrix allows secure mobile access to critical patient information.
- Educational institutions discussed how Citrix extended the life of older devices and improved learning outcomes.
Digitization - What Does This Mean to Internal Audit?jennyhollingworth
Digitization is becoming an increasingly popular term for the usage of technology and digital advances, such as analytics, mobility, social media and smart devices, to radically improve the performance and/or reach of organizations.
Companies across industries are racing to migrate analog approaches to customers, products, services and operating models to an always-on, real-time and information-rich marketplace.
This presentation, originally from a webinar recorded on September 14, 2016, looks at:
What is digitization?
What risks are associated with digitization?
What can internal audit do to help its organization analyze and monitor the associated risks?
To hear the original webinar, please go to http://www.protiviti.com/en-US/Pages/Webinars.aspx
What makes the next-generation firewall better than the traditional firewalls in protecting your data from hackers? Know more information from Netmagic!
This document provides an overview of a presentation on cloud computing in healthcare. It includes summaries of three speakers: John Reza discusses cloud computing benefits for healthcare payers, providers, and PBMs; Noelia Torres defines infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS) and provides examples; and Chris Dauw discusses how platform as a service can be used to develop applications and provide two use case examples, one for Coca-Cola and one for clinical trial management. The document also includes an agenda for the presentation and brief biographies of the three speakers.
Booz Allen's Cloud cost model offers a total-value perspective on IT cost that evaluates the explicit and implicit value of a migration to cloud-based services.
This document discusses Microsoft's cloud computing services and vision. It provides examples of Microsoft's existing consumer and enterprise cloud services. It then outlines Microsoft's commercial cloud services portfolio including applications, platforms, storage, and management capabilities. Finally, it highlights specific cloud-based productivity and CRM solutions from Microsoft and their benefits like accessibility, low costs, and managed reliability.
IT plays a critical role in managing big data and selecting infrastructure to support current and future analytics needs. CIOs can lead IT reactively to needs or proactively implement strategic solutions. This document outlines key elements of a strategic big data analytics architecture, including in-database analytics, in-memory processing, and Hadoop, and criteria for evaluating solutions like analytical speed and flexibility. CIOs who implement strategic solutions that meet business needs can raise IT's profile in the organization.
Understanding Strategies and Approaches to Scaling Agile Across OrganizationsExpertsConsult
Scaling agile across organizations is all about providing flexible and short development cycles that help in responding quickly to customer demands with more predictability, promising them the ability to react quickly based on new information.
In 30 days, OpenText will convert your idea into insight, using OpenText™ Magellan™ machine-learning and text-mining algorithms to unlock the hidden information in your data.
- Gain insight into your top business question
- Advance your business with machine learning
- Map your path to further explore your business challenges
In 2016, cloud technologies went mainstream. But with maturity came the realization that moving to the cloud doesn’t happen overnight. CIOs are prioritizing hosted computing and cloud data storage. But they’re approaching the shift as a gradual, multi-year journey.
Many startups and small businesses will continue to go all-in on cloud. But enterprises will find success in a slow but steady move from on-prem. Hybrid ecosystems—of data, software, and infrastructure—will be the reality for most established organizations.
As this shift to cloud progresses where are things are headed? This paper highlights the top cloud trends for 2017.
This document discusses project management strategies for cloud computing projects. It begins by defining cloud computing and its various models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. It then discusses common causes of failure for cloud projects, such as undefined success criteria, unquantified advantages, lack of accountability, and failure to manage applications and costs. The document recommends addressing these risks through effective scoping, change management, and an agile project methodology. Defining strategies, requirements, and risks upfront can help boost success rates for cloud computing projects.
What Does a SaaS Development Company Do A Complete Guide.pdfchristiemarie4
A SaaS development company offers advanced software solutions to make business streamlined. Read the blog to learn several aspects of SaaS developers. A SaaS development company offers advanced software solutions to make business streamlined. Read the blog to learn several aspects of SaaS developers.
IT 8003 Cloud ComputingGroup Activity 1 SuperTAX Soft.docxvrickens
IT 8003 Cloud Computing
Group Activity 1 “SuperTAX Software”
2
SuperTax Overview
Did you know President Abraham Lincoln, one of
America's most beloved leaders, also instituted one of its
least liked obligations - the income tax? In this brief
history of taxes, see the historical events which shaped
income taxes in the United States today.
SuperTax is an American tax preparation software
package developed in the mid-1980s.
SuperTax Corporation is headquartered in Mountain
View, California.
Group Activity 1 “SuperTAX Software”
3
SuperTax Information
Desktop Software
Support MS Windows and Mac OS
Software method: CD/DVD media format.
Different versions:
SuperTAX Basic, Deluxe, Premier, and Home & Business
Used by millions of users and organizations
Group Activity 1 “SuperTAX Software”
4
SuperTAX Project
SuperTAX has hired your group
as a consultant to move their
Desktop Software to a Traditional
IT Hosted Software, available
Online.
Group Activity 1 “SuperTAX Software”
5
For Discussion:
Find the challenges that your team will encounter
attempting to move SuperTAX Software to the new
platform.
Prepared a presentation for the class.
On your Group you will need to define positions.
For example:
Project Manager, Senior Project Network, Senior
Project Engineer, etc.
The complete activity report needs to be submitted
to Blackboard.
Running head: INTERSESSION 4 FINAL PROJECT PROJECTION 1
INTERSESSION 4 FINAL PROJECT PROJECTION 9INTERSESSION 4 FINAL PROJECT PROJECTION
Shalini Kantamneni
Ottawa University
Intersession4 Final Project Projection
Introduction:
In this week we are discussing about which cloud service model we are going to use for the organization. Assuming that the users of the software include both the home users and business users, we are considering the SaaS service model as our cloud service.
Software as a Service (SaaS) Model:
Before deciding the type of service model, company should consider the usage of the software by different users. Assuming that the users use the software once in year and business users may use four times in a year, we are considering SaaS model. Some of the core benefits to consider SaaS are:
· Compatibility where all the users have same version of software
· Global Accessibility
· Patch management and automatic updates
· Ready to use
In this model the users can use the cloud service based on their usage. This will help the organization to reduce the cost in developing and maintaining its servers, operating systems, storage or data storage.
In this service model users can use the application using different web services. Users can use the both application and configure the application based on their usage. For business users SaaS platforms like salesforce.com can be considered as it helps to avoid development of additional programming for the business users. This helps the users to use the application without instal ...
SDS, is a global IT company providing broad range of Technology Consulting, Professional and Outsourcing Services & Solutions to Fortune500 and mid-size companies. SDS, shares over two decades of expertise in successful deployment of IT projects and meeting the talent needs for companies for high quality IT resources through staff augmentation, contractual staffing and managed services program.
SDS, business model of ‘Global Services’ provides clients with the flexibility of time, cost and resources to execute their business needs to fulfilment. SDS’s ability to service from multiple locations coupled with distinct personalization to our clients creates and fosters long term relationships.
Teaming with SDS, helps companies capitalize on the new market opportunities by providing the right mix of services, products, and programs. SDS, puts the client and its employees at the centre of all the business operations and processes.
And…SDS, a Minority Woman owned Small Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE/SBE).’
SDS is an IT consulting company that has been in business since 1994. They provide a wide range of IT services including staffing, project outsourcing, cloud services, business intelligence, database services, web development, and business applications. A client quoted that SDS truly partners with their business for success through commitment and delivering on promises. SDS aims to leverage their experience and employees to provide quality staffing and outsourcing solutions to help clients succeed.
This document discusses DevSecOps on cloud storage security. Some key points:
- DevSecOps is an innovative approach that integrates security testing throughout the software development and delivery lifecycle. It aims to deliver more secure software faster.
- DevSecOps follows the principles of DevOps but emphasizes continuous security. It makes everyone responsible for security.
- Some benefits of DevSecOps include more streamlined speed and agility for security teams, earlier identification of code vulnerabilities, and building security into the process rather than adding it as an afterthought.
- Challenges include the potential inability to fully achieve all DevSecOps principles and the need for cultural and process changes within organizations.
SDS is an IT consulting company that has been in business since 1994. They provide a wide range of IT services including staffing, project outsourcing, cloud services, big data analytics, databases, Java, .NET, web development, and business applications. A client testimonial praises SDS's commitment and partnership. SDS is a minority woman-owned small business that aims to leverage its experienced staff and proven processes to deliver high quality, cost-effective IT solutions and services to its clients.
SDS is an IT consulting company that has been in business since 1994. They provide a wide range of IT services including staffing, project outsourcing, cloud services, big data analytics, databases, Java, .NET, web development, and business applications. A client testimonial praises SDS's commitment and partnership. SDS is a minority woman-owned small business that aims to leverage its experienced staff and proven processes to deliver high quality, cost-effective IT project solutions and services to its clients.
Satnam Data Systems Inc (SDS) is an IT consulting firm founded in 1994 and headquartered in New Jersey. SDS provides technology consulting, outsourcing, and staffing services to enterprise and government clients. It started by offering technology support and programming, and later expanded into strategic consulting, systems integration, and full project outsourcing. SDS aims to leverage its experienced employees and strategic partners to provide cost-effective staffing and outsourcing solutions on-site, offshore, or offsite. Its services include application development, database management, business intelligence, and infrastructure management.
For IT recruiters, and just about everyone who has been interested in tech, cloud is not a new phenomena. However, over the past 18 months, adoption of cloud is growing quickly and is now used in some shape or form by businesses of all sizes around the world.
This issue provides an overview to the rise of cloud, highlights the most in demand IT skills and lists the fastest growing cloud companies by employee.
In this QuickView
- Fastest growing cloud companies by employees
- Most in demand skills, job roles and certifications
- Top employers of cloud professionals
- Is Big-data-as-a-service the next big growth sector?
- Top 5 uses of cloud computing for 2015
The document discusses the evolution of software delivery methods from installed systems to cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. It notes that while installed systems were traditionally used, SaaS solutions provide significant benefits like improved security, seamless data integration, inherent scalability, and lower total cost of ownership. The document compares key aspects of installed versus SaaS solutions and argues that SaaS is now the preferred approach for most asset managers given the advantages it provides.
Software as a Service (SaaS) is one of the fastest-growing divisions in the IT industry. SaaS models, which are centrally located on a remote cloud network, operate on a subscription basis and become useful for many businesses due to their flexibility, cost, and many other reasons.
Newsdata.io is just another example of Saas based product, which in this case is a news API that users use to get required news data through API calls. This is just one simple example of Saas.
In the coming period due to the covid pandemic, many companies will need the remote working of their employees, so the need for SaaS will only increase.
In this article, I’ve included some of the most important trends and growth data for SaaS solutions in 2022.
The document discusses the growing adoption of cloud computing and SaaS models. It notes that while 71% of organizations are still in the education phase of cloud computing, the number planning or implementing initiatives is growing. It also outlines some of the key benefits of SaaS models like reduced costs, faster implementation, scalability, and recurring revenue opportunities. Established software companies are encouraged to develop SaaS offerings to capitalize on these advantages and increase their business valuations.
Choosing DevOps as a Service for Outsourcing: A Decision-Maker's Guidebasilmph
Introducing DevOps as a Service, or DaaS, an innovative and agile approach to software development that programmatically blends development and operational tasks. DaaS has gained critical traction in the outsourcing world, primarily due to its ability to streamline the software development lifecycle (SDLC), hence increasing productivity and reducing time-to-market.
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Situation Overview
Introduction
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solutions
1. 1
White Paper
Written in collaboration
with SaaS Marketing
Strategy Advisors
Evaluating SaaS and
Cloud Solutions:
Guidance for Organizations on Selecting an Effective
Solution
Overview
Organizations of all sizes and across all industries
have been rapidly adopting software-as-a-service
(SaaS)1
and cloud2
solutions to meet critical
business needs.
This paper identifies the significant factors
driving this rapid adoption of SaaS and cloud
solutions, and it presents the key features
and advantages over traditional on-premise
applications.
The paper guides organizations on how to
evaluate SaaS and cloud solutions. Prior to making
a commitment to a solution, companies should
be equipped to make a well-informed assessment
based on relevant criteria.
Based on these criteria, the paper also outlines
the key advantages of Deltek’s SaaS and cloud
offerings.
Why SaaS and cloud solutions are a rapidly
growing market
Having proven themselves over the last several
years as game-changers within enterprise
software, SaaS and cloud solutions are now being
widely deployed by organizations of all sizes
1 Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is an application delivery model
in which software and associated data are hosted in the “cloud”
and accessed by users through the public or a private internet via a
browser.
2 The “cloud” or cloud computing is the use of computing
resources (hardware and software) that are delivered as a service
over a network, typically the public or a private internet.
across all industries. According to Gartner,
the worldwide market for SaaS solutions
accounted for $12.3 billion in revenue in 2011,
and it is expected to reach $22.1 billion in 2015, a
compound annual growth rate of 16 percent.3
For many applications - customer
relationship management (CRM), human
resources management, financial management,
procurement and expense management and
others - SaaS solutions are chosen as often as on
premise solutions. The market for SaaS solutions
is projected to grow significantly faster than
the market for traditional enterprise software
applications and the overall global IT market.4
Worldwide SaaS Revenues, 2011-2015, US$ Millions
2011 2015 CAGR
$12,300 $22,100 15.78%
Source: Gartner
3 Gartner “Forecast: Software as a Service, All Regions, 2010-2015,
1H12 Update.” http://www.gartner.com/resId=1949616.
4 Gartner, July 2012, “ Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending On
Pace to Surpass $3.6 Trillion in 2012” www.gartner.com/quarterly-it-
forecast
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White Paper Guidance for Organizations on Selecting an
Effective SaaS Solution
Cloud solutions
avoid expensive
installation and
implementation
projects that
can often take
many months.
The growth in the SaaS market is driven by
several factors that make it attractive for a broad
range of companies and industries.
Lower initial cost
In most instances, the initial cost of obtaining
SaaS solutions is less expensive than acquiring
traditional on-premise solutions. Organizations
deploying SaaS and cloud solutions avoid large
up-front application license fees, and there is no
need for them to purchase and maintain servers
to run the applications.
Operating expense vs. capital expense
Unlike on-premise applications, purchasing
SaaS solutions allows organizations to account
for them as an operating expense rather than a
capital expense. This is often more attractive for
organizations that prefer a leaner, more flexible
balance sheet.
Lower ongoing maintenance and upgrade
costs
By using SaaS solutions, organizations are not
responsible for on-going software and hardware
maintenance and upgrades. Instead, the SaaS
solution provider maintains the complete solution
to ensure that it is functioning reliably and
securely. This relieves the organization’s internal IT
staff of this responsibility and expense, and it frees
them to focus on more strategic assignments.
Rapid deployment
Organizations can typically deploy SaaS solutions
much more quickly than on-premise solutions.
Because solutions are already running “in the
cloud,” in most instances, organizations can
quickly access them and be up and running in a
matter of hours or days. Cloud solutions avoid
expensive installation and implementation
projects that can often take many months.
World-class security
For many organizations, SaaS solutions provide
better security for applications, data, servers
and networks. Many organizations, particularly
small and mid-sized businesses, do not have the
staff, budget or time to follow stringent security
standards.
Security requirements are often better met
by a SaaS provider, who maintains a dedicated
staff of security experts, follows strict security
protocols, complies with industry standards, and
has documented and proven data back-up and
disaster recovery plans.
Automatic upgrades
SaaS applications are regularly enhanced, and
these upgrades are included in the subscription
fee. This ensures that organizations are protected
against application obsolescence.
Remote access
Because SaaS solutions are generally accessed
via the public internet, organizations can use the
application wherever they have internet access.
Users are not tethered to a particular location or a
particular device. This is particularly attractive to
organizations with employees that work off-site or
in distributed locations.
3. 3 deltek.com
White Paper Guidance for Organizations on Selecting an
Effective SaaS Solution
Case Study – Deltek
solutions optimized
for government
contractors
Having grown to more
than $55 million in
revenues providing
services to the U.S.
government, Guident
Technologies sought
a more complete and
integrated solution to
meet its accounting and
project management
needs. The company’s
reliance on a
combination of separate
accounting, time sheet
tracking and contract
management systems
was inadequate to
support its growth.
Guident opted to
upgrade to Deltek’s
GovCon Essentials
SaaS solution. The
solution, optimized to
meet the particular
needs of government
contractors, allows
the company to easily
connect all elements
in the accounting and
project tracking process.
Guident also values the
ability to off-load the
hosting and security
responsibilities to Deltek.
Evaluating SaaS and cloud solutions
Organizations in the process of evaluating SaaS
and cloud applications should assess certain
criteria that are unique to this particular method
of delivering solutions.
Criteria: Specialized industry applications
expertise
In evaluating SaaS and cloud solutions,
organizations should consider the vendor’s
understanding of the unique needs of their
particular industry. Because the solutions cannot
be extensively customized, organizations should
be certain that the vendor’s solution will meet
their requirements “out of the box.”
Look for SaaS providers that have a deep
understanding of the particular target industry
and have built that knowledge into their solution.
Deltek and the cloud – purpose-built solutions for
project-based businesses
Deltek offers SaaS solutions that leverage the
company’s expertise and deep understanding
of government contractors, architectural
and engineering firms, and numerous other
professional service sectors, such as Tax and
Audit, IT and Management Consulting, Advertising
and Legal. Deltek solutions are designed to meet
the unique requirements of these companies for
CRM/Capture Management, Market Intelligence,
Project and Resource Management, Financials,
Reporting, and Analytics. Listed in the following
table are Deltek’s portfolio of SaaS solutions,
including Kona, Deltek’s social collaboration
platform.
Deltek First For
Government
Contractors
Deltek First for A&E
and Professional
Services Firms
Deltek First GovCon
Essentials
Deltek First Vision
Essentials
Deltek First GovCon
Essentials Plus
Deltek First Vision
Essentials CRM
GovWin from Deltek Deltek First Vision
Essentials Planning
GovWin IQ Deltek First Vision
Essentials Plus
GovWin Capture
Management
Federal AEC Solutions
Kona, Deltek’s Social Enterprise Offering
Kona is a cloud-based, social collaboration
platform designed with people and
conversations in mind. Rather than just
focusing on tasks and the professional
project managers (although this is perfect
for them too), the goal was to establish
a destination for people to connect,
get organized and get things done
across different situations, projects and
“spaces.” Kona enables and empowers our
communities of members to be productive—
individually, within teams or across different
groups—across their projects at work and at
home.
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“With Maconomy
Essentials,
Deltek has truly
redefinedtheway
enterprise-class
ERP is delivered
to professional
services firms.
The cloud
delivery and rapid
implementation
approach,
combined with
outstanding
security,
availability and
performance,
has fast tracked
our growing
multinational
consulting
organization
to proactive
business control
and real-time
business insight.”
»» Henrik Svärdlång,
COO Mantacore,
Sweden
Criteria: Solid operations infrastructure
Organizations will be relying on the SaaS and cloud
provider to deliver the solution via the network.
The provider’s ability to maintain a secure, high
performing solution that is available with minimal
downtime is critical. Organizations should assess
the provider’s operations infrastructure carefully
in evaluating SaaS and cloud solutions.
The Deltek operations infrastructure
Through its own expert IT and security resources
and close partnerships with high-quality service
providers, including Amazon Web Services, Deltek
has established a world-class, global operational
infrastructure to support its SaaS solutions. The
company has demonstrated its ability to provide
high-uptime, reliable performance, easy access,
and high security to a geographically disbursed
user base.
As evidence of Deltek’s capability to deliver
high-quality SaaS solutions reliably and securely,
the company has experienced SaaS subscription
renewals for its ERP offerings of over 99 percent,
putting Deltek among the SaaS leaders in
retention.5
Criteria: Global presence
Organizations operating outside the US should
carefully consider the ability of their SaaS
solution provider to support their requirements
globally. These requirements include technical
capabilities, as well as the ability to meet country
and region-specific regulations.
Deltek is well-established internationally
Deltek is supporting its SaaS and cloud solutions
for many organizations outside the US, particularly
in European Union markets. The company has
developed deep expertise on the functional
requirements of EU-based professional services
firms.
5 OPEX Engine, 2011 Benchmark Survey
Deltek maintains a scalable, secure global
cloud platform in conjunction with Amazon
Web Services that meets the strict regional and
country-specific privacy and data management
requirements.
Criteria: Customer support capabilities
Organizations evaluating SaaS and cloud solutions
should carefully assess the provider’s customer
support capabilities. This is especially true for
applications that are to be deployed broadly to
many users. Organizations with lean internal help
desk resources will need reliable support from the
SaaS provider.
Deltek’s world-class support
Deltek delivers world-class customer service
to support its clients. It provides a full array of
support vehicles, including instant access to
a comprehensive KnowledgeBase, free online
training sessions, membership in user forums, as
well as access to skilled customer care analysts.
Deltek offers proven customer support
processes and sophisticated tools in order to
maximize customer satisfaction. For each of
the last five years, Deltek has been recognized
with the MarketTools Achievement in Customer
Excellence Award for itsr its innovative use of
customer support technologies.
Criteria: Mobile capabilities
Organizations with a distributed workforce where
workers are often away from an office are strong
candidates for SaaS and cloud solutions because
they are readily accessed via smartphones and/
or tablets.
Deltek’s mobile technology
Deltek has developed sophisticated mobile
technologies that are integral to its cloud and SaaS
solutions. These capabilities give professionals
access to vital information and resources
anywhere, anytime, from any device.
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Criteria: Social capabilities
Organizations that require extensive collaboration
to function optimally (a requirement for many
project-based businesses that deliver projects
for their customers) should be supported by
technologies that incorporate social sharing
capabilities. These allow all contributors –
employees, clients, outside experts, etc. – to
interact more productively and keep projects on
track.
Deltek is a collaboration pioneer
With Kona, Deltek has integrated social
collaboration technology directly into its SaaS
and cloud solutions. This technology is easy to
use for all contributors and far more productive
than email. All participants can share information,
monitor status of deliverables, and stay on
schedule.
Criteria: Rapid deployment
A key advantage of SaaS and cloud solutions is
rapid deployment. Once configured, a business
can quickly deploy a solution across its entire
organization. Companies using SaaS solutions
avoid the weeks or months-long deployment
cycle of on-premise applications.
Deltek “pre-configures” solutions
By leveraging its experience across thousands
of implementations across 80 countries
around the world, Deltek “pre-configures” the
implementation of many of its offerings to meet
the needs of specific industries. As a result, an
organization can enjoy the benefits of the SaaS
and cloud solution more quickly and with less
expense.
Criteria: Ability to serve small and
mid-sized customers
For many small and mid-sized firms, SaaS
and cloud solutions can provide an attractive
alternative to the patchwork of point products
– Excel, MS Project, email, and paper – that they
are using to manage their businesses. These
organizations should look for SaaS providers who
have experience working with firms of this size.
Deltek understands small and mid-sized
companies
Deltek can offer an affordable SaaS option
for small and mid-sized firms with limited IT
resources. Deltek has already successfully
attracted over 3,000 small and mid-sized
government contractors, architectural and
engineering firms, and professional services
firms to its SaaS and cloud solutions.
These organizations avoid large hardware
implementation and maintenance expenses, and
they can deploy more secure, reliable solutions
more quickly. They benefit from Deltek’s deep
expertise in meeting their specific industry
requirements.
SaaS expertise
As organizations evaluate SaaS and cloud
solutions, they should consider the provider’s
experience managing a SaaS solution with its
unique business model. A management team with
deep SaaS expertise is better equipped to deliver
better service over the long term.
Deltek is managed by SaaS experts
Deltek has assembled a team that has deep
experience meeting the requirements for a
successful SaaS business. These executives,
who bring a wealth of experience in enterprise
software, understand the critical differences
between managing a traditional on-premise
application business and a SaaS solution
business. These executives have implemented
financial, development, operations, and support
practices that are specifically suited for the SaaS
business model.
“Our decision to
go to the cloud
was based on
a number of
factors; we have
limited in-house
IT resources,
the cost savings
from not having
to manage our
solution on-site will
be significant over
the next number
of years, and we
are now able to
stay current with
the latest releases.
Now that we are
on the cloud,
we are realizing
significant savings,
not to mention
the comfort level
of having Deltek
manage our
solution.”
»» Gail Macejkovic,
Groth Design
Group