These are the slides from our presentation this morning at Roe Park Resort, which saw our partners BT and Microsoft discuss their solutions, and also we gave some insights as to the 7 Deadly Sins of IT, how technology has grown of the last 30 years, to where we're at today.

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Is your business IT fit for 2016?
Patrick Leggett
Sales Director

2. Meet The Team
Patrick Leggett
(Xperience)
Jonathan Eustace
(Microsoft)
Jonny Weir
(Xperience)
Philip Dixon
(BT)
Darron Mark
(Xperience)

3. Agenda
• 09:30 – Registration & Welcome
• 10:00 – Introductions
• 10:15 – The 7 Deadly Sins of IT
• 10:30 – BT - Helping You Run (your business) Faster
• 10:45 – Microsoft
• 11:00 – Break
• 11:15 – Office365
• 11:45 – Panel Discussion
• 12:15 – Summary & Prize Draw
• 12:30 – Lunch
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4. In Flight Announcements
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5. Xperience Group Today
Established in
1969
Lisburn
Peterborough
Glasgow
3000+
Customers
Accounting, ERP
& CRM Software
IT Infrastructure
Cloud

6. DMC Software Solutions
CRM
ERP & Accounts
Xperience Group Today
Xperience IT Solutions
IT Infrastructure, O365 &
Applications
Xperience Dynamics
Construction & Service
Management Solutions
The Cloud Simplified
Cloud Computing, DR &
Backup
DMC Software
CRM, Accounting & ERP

7. Our Core Values
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INNOVATION – we are innovators committed to
addressing tomorrow’s challenges today
PASSION – we are passionate about and
dedicated to our customers
QUALITY – we deliver quality solutions through
exceptional implementation and support
INTEGRITY – we communicate with respect,
integrity, courage and candour

8. Some of Our Clients

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The Evolution of Technology
Where it began to where it is now.

10. The Evolution of Technology
1985
1989
1992
1995
2000
1998
2004
2007
2010
2014
30 YearsBusiness to Consumer
2015

11. The World As It’s Becoming..

12. The World As It’s Becoming..

13. What is ‘The Cloud’?

14. On-Prem Server -v- Data Centre
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Highly Secure
Backup Power Supply
Speciality Fire Suppression
Temperature Controlled
Duplication of Infrastructure Internationally

16. Where Is The Cloud?
Each Red Dot = 1 Data Centre

17. Why Are Businesses Considering Cloud?
• Increased Resilience
• Increased Security
• Reduced Capital Expenditure
• Reduced Responsibility
• Business Continuity
• Competition
• Business Strategy
• Focus on core strengths

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7 Deadly Sins of IT
Darron Mark
Technical Business Advisor

19. “Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”
Henry Ford

20. 1. The Human Element
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• Phishing & Identity Theft
• Transmission of Confidential information
• Outbound Email Filtering
• Password Security Policy
• Intelligently Designed
• Website Access Conditions
The weakest link in any network is
it’s people.
Kevin Mitnich - Hacker

21. 2. Indispensable Employees
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• The “Eggs in one basket” scenario
• Knowledge Fiefdoms
• In-house Envy & Land Grabs
• Specialised Superstars

22. 3. Implementation Failure
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• Cursory Usage
• Lack of Training
• New Staff Inclusion
• Cross Product Integration

23. 4. The Importance of Scale
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• Have You Really Planned For Growth?
• What Does Your Growth Look Like?
• Have You Patched A Solution Together?
A system is only as robust as it’s least reliable
component. Any process that requires human
intervention will be a bottleneck for any
automated processes that depends on it.

24. 5. Failing To Virtualise Through Fear
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• Lack Of Vendor Support
• Server Life Expectancy
• Sandbox Environments
• Cost Management
• Cloud & On-Prem Solutions

25. 6. Pride Creep
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• Admit You Don’t Know It All
• Arrogance & Over Confidence Cost Money
• Lack of Testing & Measuring
• Hiding of Failures In Reporting
• Not Being Honest…
Pride implies a state of completion and
achievement. It exposes an organisation
more to competitors and nastier threats
than any other form of sin.
James J. DeLuccia

26. 7. Lack Of Vision!
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Reticular Activating Systems
• Reasons Come First, Actions Come Second
• The Vision Has To Be Compelling
• Write It Down, Revisit It Daily
• Raise Your Standards, Make Them ‘A Must’
• Goals Are Subject To Failure, Standards Are Not
• Create Positive Rituals

27. Revisit Your Perceptions Today…
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