Alfresco is the largest open source content management company and they now offer their software in the cloud. They provide different cloud options including a free tier and paid premium tiers. Using Alfresco in the cloud allows for scalability, collaboration across locations, and reduces IT costs compared to an on-premise implementation. It works with Alfresco's mobile apps to enable accessing and editing content from any device.

1. Alfresco 4:
Floating on the cloud?
Paul Hampton
Director of Product Marketing

2. Maidenhead, UK Global Headquarters
Atlanta, US Headquarters
Alfresco is now the largest open source
content management company in the world.
Founded in 2005, with offices in London & Atlanta
Over 3.5 million community downloads
250+ global channel partners
2,500 customers in 55 countries, including…

3. The Document Management
Alfresco
Platform Records Management
Web Content Services
Enterprise Collaboration
Open Source Platform

4. Alfresco is now the largest open source
content management company in the world.
• 10 month average payback period
• $1.3 million in IT & training cost savings
• 53% ROI in three years
• Flexibility and Open Standards praised

5. SO, WHAT IS THE CLOUD?

7. It’s a
It’s an It’s IaaS VMWare
outsourced Image
It’s
data center Amazon
It’s PaaS

8. This is a Cloud

9. PaaS, IaaS, SaaS?
Dedicated Hosting Public Public Public
IT Provider IaaS PaaS SaaS
Data Data Data Data Data
App App App App App
VM VM VM VM VM
Server Server Server Server Server
Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage
Network Network Network Network Network

10. Cloud Adoption
• Gartner: “Cloud is highest CIO priority”
– 64% would consider using a private cloud for
ECM
– 30% said public cloud is possible in future
– 6% currently using internal corporate cloud
• Set to double, but outsourced corporate
set to treble (particularly smaller orgs.)
AIIM Survey conducted February 2011

11. Benefits of Cloud
• Save on hardware costs
• Save on software costs
• Save on IT management costs
– No need to manage your own infrastructure
– No need to worry about updates
• Elastic scalability
• Disaster recovery

12. COLLABORATION IN BUSINESS

13. Collaboration in Business
Head Office
Firewall

14. Collaboration in Business
Head Office
Remote Office Firewall

15. Collaboration in Business
Head Office
Partner
Customer
Remote Office Firewall Agency

16. Solution?
Tools Issues
• FTP • Complex
• Email • Lack of security
• Personal tools • Mistakes
• File size limits
• File sharing sites
• Lack of control
• No version history
• No process

17. Corporate Systems
Desktop
WebDAV
CMIS
CMIS
JSR-168
CIFS
Connectors
SharePoint
Protocol
Social Media Channels
CMIS
Mobile
Open Web APIs
WebDAV
Open Web
Web Services
APIs
CMIS-based
Public Alfresco Cloud
CMIS
Alfresco Sync

18. Overview
• Alfresco 4 hosted in the cloud
• Software as a Service (SaaS) solution
– Hosted on AWS
• Three different options
– Free Network
– Alfresco Team Network
– Alfresco Enterprise Network
• New features being added all the time

19. Alfresco in the Cloud
Dedicated Hosting Public Public Public
IT Provider IaaS PaaS SaaS
Data Data Data Data Data
App App App App App
VM VM VM VM VM
Server Server Server Server Server
Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage
Network Network Network Network Network

20. Alfresco ECM
• Collaboration sites • Tagging
• Drag and drop upload • Search
• Access control • Social features
• Version control – Sharing, like, favorite
• Workflow
All the features
• Commenting
you would
• Preview
expect in a
• Document properties
enterprise
class ECM!

21. Sign up for free
http://cloud.alfresco.com/

22. Networks
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23. Networks
alfresco.com perfectimage.biz

24. Networks
Video
alfresco.com Project perfectimage.biz

25. Inviting Users to Your Network
• Create a site
• Invite users
– From your network
– By email address
• Can be both business
and public email
• Receive email
invitation
• Can only see files in
this site

26. …And It Works With Alfresco Mobile
• Find content
– Browse sites and folders
– Search
• View content
– View file information
• Download to device
– Open in app
• Favorites
• Send content to others
• Comment
• Save back

27. Premium Networks
Free Team Enterprise
Network Network Network
Storage 10 GB 25 GB 1 TB
Additional Storage Yes Yes
File Size Limit 50 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Administration Included Included
Branding Included Included
Support 12 x 5 24 x 7
Online Online and phone
Users Unlimited $ per user $ per user
LDAP/AD Support Optional extra Included
Try Premium Networks for free during the beta period

28. Content
Hybrid Cloud Solution ‘Osmosis’
Head Office
Partner
Synch
roniza
t ion
Remote Office Firewall Agency

29. Summary
• The cloud is changing the way companies
do business
• Collaboration is more important than ever
• Alfresco in the cloud is a scalable, robust
ECM hosted in the cloud

30. QUESTIONS?
What to do next…
Sign up for free –
http://cloud.alfresco.com
Download the mobile app –
http://bit.ly/alf-ipad
Watch the videos –
http://bit.ly/Cloud-Start

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