This document discusses how cloud computing can help businesses keep pace with changing technology needs on a smaller budget. It notes that cloud computing allows software to be delivered and consumed via the web, enabling rapid roll-outs without physical deployments. This shifts costs from a capital expenditure to an operational expenditure model that is based on usage rather than the number of users. Cloud computing helps IT play a more strategic role as a business collaborator rather than just a back-office function.

1. Spencer Ferguson
President/CEO
Wasatch Software, Inc.
October 12, 2011

5. BUSINESS
KEEPING PACE WITH THE NEEDS OF TOMORROW
YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY
TO A SMALLER BUDGET
EXPANDING ROLE
BUDGET
MORE STRATEGIC ROLE
WEARING ONE HAT
BUSINESS COLLABORATOR
BACK-OFFICE ROLE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

6. CLOUD COMPUTING

7. SOFTWARE TODAY SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
APPLICATIONS PURCHASED AND RUN FINISHED APPLICATIONS DELIVERED AND
LOCALLY ON THE CLIENT CONSUMED VIA THE WEB
PHYSICAL DEPLOYMENTS REQUIRED RAPID ROLL-OUT VIA WEB
ONE-TO-ONE MODEL ONE–TO-MANY MODEL
DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE UPDATES AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE UPDATES
CAPEX OPEX
USER BASED USAGE BASED
IT’S ALL ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY

9. Spencer Ferguson
President/CEO
Wasatch Software, Inc.
October 12, 2011