7. Emerging Trend
Virtualization
Typical Virtualized
Storage Storage Storage Storage
Software Software Software Software
Operating Operating Operating Operating
System System System
System
Virtualization
Hardware Hardware
Reduce Capital Cost
Streamline Management
Use less energy
11. What Can You Get From the Cloud?
Basic Email Office Applications Web Hosting
Server Hosting Application Development Hosted Software
Platforms
12. Emerging Trend - SaaS
Software as a Service
Microsoft Exchange Email, etc
Small Business Accounting
ERP & Web Commerce
Project Mgmt / Team Collaboration
Accounting / ERP Solution
AICPA Preferred Provider
CRM -Customer Relationship Mgmt
15. Emerging Trend
Open Source Software
Revenues
Proprietary Open
Source
Software
Software
Time
16. What is
“Open Source” Software?
Licensed users get free access to the application source code
Unrestricted rights for modification
Enterprises avoid proprietary lock-ins
Benefit of a global community of developers supporting and
adding to the application.
Not to be confused with Freeware or Shareware!
17. Open Source Software
High Profile Examples
Linux – Operating System
MySQL – Database
WordPress - Blog & Content Mgmt
FireFox – Browser
OpenOffice – Office Productivity
CRM -Customer Mgmt
18. Emerging Trend
Social Media
“You must be online and visible if you want to thrive
and beat your competition”
smallbiztrends.com
Networking Blogging Video
19. Emerging Trend
Laptops, Netbooks, & SmartPhones
Ironically, the “high-end” smart phone market
is also turning into the low-end computing
market.
anthonyfranco.wordpress.com
Laptop sales are outpacing desktop sales in 2009
Laptops - 24 million units in Q1 2009
Netbooks - 6 million units in Q1 2009
Apple & Blackberry - 30% of phone market Q1 2009
iPhone 3GS sold over 1 million units in 1st 3 days
22. List of Emerging Trends
Virtualization
Cloud Computing
Software as a Service
Open Source Software
Social Media
Laptops, Netbooks and
Smartphones
Disruption
23. Summary
Solution possibilities have changed drastically
Think hard before you decide to spend
Make use of what is free
Rent, not buy
Infrastructure
Hosted solutions
Use the power of the Internet to your advantage