2010: Presentation on “Windows Azure & MS Online Services” by T.N.C.Venkata Rangan, CMD, Vishwak Solutions Pvt. Ltd. The program was "Benefits of using Cloud Computing for your Business Growth" at "Andhra Chamber of Commerce, Chennai" organized by "Cluster Pulse" and Sponsored by "Microsoft India" on 24.Sep.2010
Venkat is a member of the "Professional Speakers Association of India" and delivers engaging talks for leading corporates and startups. To check his availability contact him through tncv.me or twitter: @venkatarangan.
2. Agenda
• Why Cloud Computing?
• What are the various Microsoft Cloud-based offerings?
• Overview of Windows Azure & SQL Azure
• Overview of Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS)
• How to embrace the Cloud?
• Q&A
3. Cloud IT services are expected to more than triple over the next three years
IT Services Related to Cloud Computing to accelerate to 35.6%
Gartner
Cloud Computing Revenue Growth Projections (2009-2013)
9000
8000
7000 Consulting
Revenue (in $B)
6000
5000 Implementation
4000
3000 Management
2000
1000 Total IT Services Related to Cloud
Computing
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
CAGR
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
Consulting 508 763 1,023 1,365 1,798 37.2%
Implementation 1,555 2,086 2,774 3,735 5,154 34.9%
Management 323 436 593 323 1,114 36.2%
Total IT Services Related to Cloud Computing 2,386 3,286 4,390 5,907 8,066 35.6%
Source: Forecast: Understanding the Traditional IT Services Opportunities Related to Cloud Computing, Worldwide,2009-2013, Gartner (October 2009)
4. “Packaged” Hosted “Software as
Buy
Application “Packaged” a Service”
Maximum that Iapplication
An application An A hosted
Build vs. Buy
that I buy “off the buy “off the application
Control shelf” and then
shelf” and run that I buy from
myself run at a hoster
a vendor
Self Hosted Hosted Cloud
“Home Built” “Home Built” Platform
Maximum
An application
that I develop
Economy ofAn application
An application
that I develop
Scale
that I develop
Build
and run myself myself, but run myself, but run
at a hoster
in the cloud
On premises On premises vs. Cloud Cloud
9. The Reality of Life
Business logic
…
Expand to new locale
Perform live upgrade for new feature
Apply OS patches Service “glue”
Diagnose service failures
and operations
Add storage capacity
Handle increase in traffic
Respond to hardware failures
Datacenter
10. What's Missing?
…. ……
Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Service N
16. Role-focused Offerings
• Power Users/Execs – BPOS + Add-ons
• Knowledge Workers – BPOS
• Assembly-line Workers – Deskless Offerings
Tip: Segment your users; one size doesn’t fit all.
17. Retail USL Pricing
BPOS Standard
Exchange Online Standard
$5.00 Business Productivity
Online Suite
Office SharePoint
Online Standard Includes:
$5.25 40% Exchange Standard
off SharePoint Standard
Office Communications Online Office Communications
(IM and Presence) Live Meeting Standard
$2.00
$10.00
Office Live Meeting Standard
$4.50
Exchange Online
Deskless Worker $2.00 25% Deskless Worker Suite
off
SharePoint Online $3.00
Deskless Worker $2.00
Pricing above does not include volume discounts and Step Up discount
21. How to embrace the Cloud?
1. Theory
1. Microsoft.com/online
2. Service Descriptions – details of technical features
2. Pricing & Cost Comparison
3. Self or Microsoft Cloud Partner
1. Which type of partner?
4. Pilot or PoC via 30-day trial for BPOS
5. Detailed Project Plan
Vertical axis is our classic build vs. buyHorizontal axis is new – on premise vs Cloud An application that I develop and run myselfAn application that I develop myself, but run at a hosterAn application that I develop myself, but run in the cloud (EC2 , AppEngine, Azure)An application that I buy “off the shelf” and run myselfAn application that I buy “off the shelf” and then run at a hosterA hosted application that I buy from a vendor ( Sales Force.com, CRM Live, SharePoint Online) If we have time left at the end, remind me to discuss an example of how an enterprise may look to leverage some of these options.