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PLM on the Cloud
Get an overview of how to apply the
Cloud for large scale global PLM
scenarios

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Agenda
 Cloud Adoption
 Drivers & Barriers to Cloud Adoption
 Aras Spectrum Overview
 Global Deployment Scenarios
 Summary
 Questions

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Cloud Adoption
 Adoption is up
 Enterprises are
rethinking IT strategy
 Cloud is not the panacea
for all applications
 Hybrid cloud models
emerging

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Cloud Adoption
2012 Data Center Survey
PRIVATE
PUBLIC

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Drivers
2012 Data Center Survey

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Barriers
2012 Data Center Survey

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Beyond the hype…
 What we’ve done
 What we’ve learned
 Updates
 Where Cloud makes sense for PLM (or not!)

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Aras Cloud Experience
 VM images running on Amazon for customer pilots
 Quick On
 No IT resources required
 Atos Cloud PLM offering
 Proprietary Cloud architecture required minor changes
 Atos markets the solution as Atos-PLM
 Microsoft Azure
 Windows Azure & SQL Azure
 Evaluating Azure for Cloud PLM offering

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PLM on the Cloud
 Cloud based Enterprise PLM
 Truly utilizing Cloud architecture

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PLM on the Cloud
 Cloud based Enterprise PLM
 Truly utilizing Cloud architecture
 Globally Scalable

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PLM on the Cloud
 Cloud based Enterprise PLM
 Truly utilizing Cloud architecture
 Globally Scalable
 Common code & features with on-prem Aras
 Maintain portability
 Keep feature set synchronized
 Handle complex processes and rules
 Integration, federation and extensibility
 Re-use of skills

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PLM on the Cloud
 Cloud based Enterprise PLM
 Truly utilizing Cloud architecture
 Globally Scalable
 Common code & features with on-prem Aras
 PLM-as-a-Service
 Aras is IT / Support
 Instant On/Off
 Full access to customizing tools
 Aras manages upgrades

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PLM on the Cloud
 Does not eliminate PLM process consulting
 Performance is excellent in many scenarios
 Mixed / hybrid configurations make the most sense
 New tools / utilities to manage instances
 Optimizing SQL / Windows for on-site
is different than Cloud

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Why Cloud for PLM

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Rent vs. Own

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Instant Deployment

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Autoscale

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Autoscale

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 Network load-balancer
configured for traffic
Reliability

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Reliability

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More Reach, More Options
Server
VaultVault
Server
Vault
Vault
Vault
Vault
Vault
Vault
Server
Server
Server
Server
 Think of cloud as multiple instant data centers. Aras gives you options:
 Cloud deployment. On premise Vault.
 Cloud deployment. On premise Vault. Cloud replication.
 On premise deployment. Cloud mirror.
 On premise deployment. Cloud failsafe.

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Portable
 Move from On-premise to Cloud
and Cloud to On-premise as needed
 Customizing & adapting to changes the whole time
 Upgrades are taken care of by Aras

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Scenarios where cloud excels

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Scenarios where cloud excels
 Stand Up Fast / Shut Down Fast
 Contract or Project that has a short duration
 Extended Enterprise Supply Chain
 Outside the firewall
 Changing all the time
 Complex conditions and dynamic processes
 Remote Regions
 No IT Presence

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Scenarios where cloud excels
 Design Anywhere / Build Anywhere
 New Contract Manufacturer onboarding
 Stand up PLM in a geography close to
Contract Manufacturer instantly
 Follow the Sun Development
 Automatically scale depending on load
 Saves on underutilized capacity
 Disaster Preparedness
 Data is geo-replicated automatically

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Summary
 Cloud is Here & Growing
 Aras gives you options
 Rapidly respond to changing business environment
 Well suited for scenarios outside the firewall
 Scale up & down automatically
 Portability, no lock-in
 Contact Aras to Begin an Evaluation

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Discussion

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