Cloud computing is a rental service of hardware and software, delivered to users via the internet. Cloud is a business accelerator - it provides SMEs enterprise-level applications without the head ache of ownership. During Servcorp's Business shorts event in Singapore, we try to demystify cloud and offer solutions SMEs in Singapore can immediately begin using.

1. WHY IT PAYS
SMEs TO KEEP
THEIR HEADS IN
THE CLOUD

2. ABOUT FUTUREBOOKS
We official started in
May 2011. One of the
first to embrace cloud
computing.
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3. ABOUT FUTUREBOOKS
Help you to market and
sell your firm
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4. WHAT IS CLOUD
COMPUTING?
Cloud computing is the delivery
of computing as a service rather
than a product, whereby shared
resources, software and Wikipedia’s
information are provided to definition
computers and other devices as
a utility over the Internet.
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5. WHAT IS CLOUD
COMPUTING?
Less load, fewer apps
and less data stored on
local devices.
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.com
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6. WHAT IS CLOUD
COMPUTING?
Cloud removes HDDs
from devices and
keeps them in safer,
virtual space.
All benefits of the
device without the
cost and maintenance
of hard disks and
software.
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7. WHAT IS CLOUD
COMPUTING?
Multi-tenancy enables
sharing of resources
and costs, spread across
a large pool of users
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8. CLOUD FACES SOME
CHALLENGES
25% of SMEs are not
aware of the benefits of
cloud.
OpinionMatters UK survey of 250 SMEs 2011
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9. SHORT TERM BENEFITS
OF CLOUD
Turn capital expenditure into an
incremental cost
Quick to register – no installation.
Cost saving
No knowledge or instruction manual.
No ownership or maintenance.
Instant access anytime and from
anywhere where the internet is available.
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10. FEATURES TRANSLATE
INTO ONE BIG BENEFIT
More time and resources
to focusing on core
competency
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11. GROWTH OF CLOUD
COMPUTING GLOBALLY
Awareness of cloud
has been steadily
growing since 2008
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12. GROWTH OF CLOUD
COMPUTING IN INDIA
“The growth rate of
cloud computing in
India is four times
the global average”
- Peter Coffee, Head of
Platform Research,
Salesforce.com
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13. GROWTH OF CLOUD
COMPUTING IN INDIA
$3 billion dollar market
by 2015
50% saving to Indian
enterprises creating in
the process 100,000
additional jobs by 2015
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14. CLOUD GROWTH
SINGAPORE 2011
IBM invest $38 million
in a new Cloud
Computing Data Centre
in Singapore
Dell opens cloud
solution center in
Singapore
http://www.cloudtweaks.com/2011/03/ibm-invests-38-million-in-singapore-data-center-to-address-asia-pacific-cloud-computing-needs/
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15. DIFFERENT KIND OF
PURCHASE
Upgrade is now cloud –
no longer RAM, HDD
and software.
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16. CLOUD SOLUTIONS
FOR SINGAPORE
SMEs

17. WHEN TO GO CLOUD
Starting an new company or division
Large IT investments in upgrades or new
resources Good time to think about
Decision to outsource a greater number of cloud
tasks
Movement towards a decentralised
workforce
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18. CHANGES IN THE OFFICE
Cloud will mean no more
software in a box,
servers, storage discs.
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19. CHANGES IN THE OFFICE
Even telephony is moving
to the cloud
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20. CLOUD SOFTWARE
salesforce.com
Customer relationship
management
For less than S$25
per month.
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21. CLOUD SOFTWARE
Google Apps users get
customised e-mail
addresses, mobile e-
mail, a calendar, IM
access, spam filtering,
Google Docs, and
Google Sites.
For less than S$10
per month
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22. CLOUD SOFTWARE
Microsoft Office 365
users can access e-mail,
documents, contacts
and calendars from any
device that’s connected
to the Internet.
For less than S$10
per month
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23. CLOUD SOFTWARE
Skype
One of the first VOIP
services.
Free and paid
version
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24. CLOUD SOFTWARE
QuickBooks Online.
Optimised for the
Singapore SME market.
Starts at S$10 per
month
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25. CLOUD HOSTING
Cloud hosting is all
about incrementally
increasing fees with
usage.
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26. CLOUD STORAGE
Store files and access
via Windows, Mac,
Linux,iPad, iPhone, and
smart phone.
Free and paid
version
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27. CLOUD PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Basecamp.
Collaborate and project
manage.
Starts at US$49 per
month
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28. REMOTE MEETINGS
Web conference with
anyone, anywhere, in
real time.
Starts at US$5 per
month (save US$10)
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29. FILE TRANSFER
Send any size file or
folder securely across
the internet.
Starts at US$10 per
month
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30. CLOUD TO
REAWAKEN
OUTSOURCING

31. ASSIGN ROLES AND
DERIVE MAXIMUM VALUE
Mobile sales Service provider Management
teams raising like a bookkeeper view reports
cost estimates works remotely via desktop
Cloud provider
Service level agreement
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32. SWITCH SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND PLATFORMS ANYTIME
Low switching costs
forces competition and
higher levels of service
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33. NEW MANAGEMENT
STYLE
Fewer face-to-face meetings and dedicated SME management
account persons. style will evolve to
suit an outsource
Less email communication and more cloud model.
collaboration.
Greater focus on service level agreements
to set expectations and manage processes.
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34. SAFETY TIPS
MIGRATING TO
CLOUD

35. SECURITY BIGGEST
CONCERN
Biggest concern moving
to cloud is security
Chart courtesy of Apollo Research
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36. TRUST IS KEY TO
MOVING TO CLOUD
Money in the bank
wasn’t always money
in the bank
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37. #1. MIGRATE NON-SYSTEM
CRITICAL FUNCTIONS FIRST
Start with non-critical
apps like remote back-up
and accounting
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38. #2. USE 30 DAY
FREE TRIALS
Road test various
platforms before
committing. Make sure it
works for you.
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39. #3. DEMAND SERVICE
LEVEL AGREEMENTS
Establish clear goals for
using cloud platform and
set expectations.
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40. #4. PLATFORM
CERTIFICATION
Prefer service providers
which are recognised by
platform providers
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41. #5. THINK TWICE ABOUT
HARDWARE UPGRADES
Cloud requires less
computing power and
disc space than desktop
apps.
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42. STAY IN TOUCH WITH
FUTUREBOOKS
Email us at
inquiry@futurebooks.com.sg
Follow us
twitter/futureb00ks
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