2. Giving Shape to the Cloud
Viktor Kovacs
Chief Commercial Officer / CE On-Demand
3. Cloud, Unified and Communication
Defined
• cloud: a visible mass of particles of condensed
vapor suspended in the atmosphere of a planet or
moon
• communication: an act or instance of transmitting
• unify: to make into a unit or a coherent whole
Source: Webster Dictionary
7. Cloud Computing Defined
Cloud computing is the use of Internet-based services to support a
business process. Cloud services typically have the following
characteristics: Easy to deploy
• They can be rapidly deployed,MUCH less are quick to value.
so they
expensive
• There is little or no start-up cost and no capital investment.
• Costs for services are usage based with no fixed
Grows with
commitment.
your business
• Services can be quickly and easily scaled up or down with
no penalty.
Highly mobile
• Services are multi-tenant (many customers leverage the
platform).
• Location independent – operates across multiple platforms
and devices
Source: NIST
8. Unified Communications Defined
Unified Communications (UC) is the integration of real time
Communication
communication services for messaging collaboration and
communications. simplified
• Combination of Voice, Video, and Text to make
communication and collaboration easier
• Consistent User Interface and User Experience
• Can be used across many devices and is not location-
Mobility insured
specific
• Service delivered across one Common Platform
The right
partner is key
Source: NIST
12. What THEIR Businesses Got
• Generali Group
Over 60% IT cost savings and
fundamental transformation of agent
communication model
• PZU Poland
Over 70% IT cost savings in
consolidating agent messaging platform
• Hungarian Water Rescue Agency
Over 1,500 man-day and 30,000 Euros
savings in 6 months through
comprehensive UC deployment
13. Business in the Clouds
Risk Reward Opportunity
Easy to find players
Lot s of talk, Business model sells
with established
little action itself
business base
Cost-effectiveness Find the technology or
Lock-in and
through economies of platform with proven
switching cost
scale migration possibility
The data IS the Device independence Provider
computer – mobility independence
Security and Trusted Cloud Look for trusted, local
Privacy providers cloud players
14. Being Smart about Cloud
• Local cloud services provider
• Local billing and invoicing
• Local customer care
• Local data backup
• Trusted cloud services provider
15. Polish
Informatio
Messaging
n Society doubled
5x increase in Collaboration
e-commerce tripled
5.5x Increase in
E-Banking
17. CE On-Demand
• Cloud services provider currently
operating in 11 countries in Central
Europe
• Messaging, collaboration and
communication services with over 1.5M
accounts under management
• 20+ partners and at least 1 Telco in each
country
• Multiple data-centres in Central Europe
• In-house developed CE On-Demand
Cloud Services Manager™
• ISO 27001 Information Security
Management certified
• Public, private, hybrid cloud deployments