Cloud Computing for NGOs. Delivered at CAP on 5 September 2012

3. Meaning
 History - Purchase
of Software –
Upgrades, Backups,
Data Loss
 What is the Cloud ?
 Cloud = SAAS

4. Extraordinary Improvements
 Ease of Use
 Scalability
 Risk
 Reliability
 Cost
 Freedom from Time
and Space – any device,
any time, any place

5. Ease of Use
Deploy Infrastructure with the click of a mouse
No Cabling, screwdrivers, racking,
Middle of the night
Do it yourself totally

6. Scalability
 Grow as per your requirements
Risk
 Nothing to buy
 Cancel any time
 Change instantly
 Zero Risk

7. Reliability
Enterprise Grade Hardware
Multiple Servers
Customized Backups
Costs
 Pay as you go
 Zero Capital Outlay
 No Contracts

8. Reasons for Growth
 Broadband availability and low cost
 Smart Phones
 Mobility – Workplace / Home / Travel
 No technical hassles
 Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
M icrosoft and H pum $250 m
P p illion into cloud computing
Fujitsu M aking $537 Million Investm in Cloud Com
ent puting
India Cloud Com puting m arket growing @53% annually

9. Myths
 New, Unproven, and Hyped – google, google apps has 4 million businesses
 Loss Of Control – Banks
 Expensive – hardware, infrastructure, backups, upgrades
 Difficult To Customize / Integrate – do we really need customization ?
 Not Feature-Rich
 Requires A Steep Learning Curve
 Unsecure

10. Cautions and Pitfalls
 Costs can go haywire
 Analyse and select a reliable vendor
 Difficult to pull out – all your data on one location

11. Implementation
 Mails
 Document Sharing
 Blogs
 Expert
 CEO
 Product / Service
 Wikis

12.  Social Networks
 Facebook
 Twitter
 Linked In
 Podcasting – podcast.com, itunes.com
 Photo Sharing – flickr.com / picasa.com
 Video Sharing – youtube.com
 Presentation Sharing – Slideshare.net

13.  Box.net
 dropbox.com
 www.skydrive.com
 Office365.microsoft.com
 Gmail.com – docs - templates
 Google.com/apps
 CRM - Salesforce.com
 Project Management – Deskaway.com
 Zoho.com
 Airset.com