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Small Business Cloud Solutions

Nate Solloway December 10, 2014

WHAT’S ON TAP?

• What is the Cloud?

• Common uses for small businesses

• Is it right for YOU?

• Email Hosting

• File Hosting

• Host my phones?

• Case Studies

• What is a Private Cloud?

• Disaster Recovery

• Q&A

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WHAT IS THE CLOUD?

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Say you just moved to a city, and you’re looking for

a place to live

Let’s use a simple analogy

RENT OR BUY?

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YOU CAN EITHER BUILD A HOUSE OR RENT AN APARTMENT

DECISIONS, DECISIONS…

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IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE, THERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE

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But, you get a chance to customize it

tile flooring

Roof floor plan

landscaping

windows

lighting

ONCE THE HOUSE IS BUILT, YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE

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Hire Landscaper

Heating and Cooling

Gutter Cleaning

Water

Pay property tax

House Keeping

HOW ABOUT RENTING?

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CONSIDER A BUILDER IN YOUR CITY BUILDS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF APARTMENT UNITS

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A UNIT CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED INTO 2, 3, 4 MORE UNITS

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YOU CAN MAKE FEWER, SIMPLER DECISIONS

YOU CAN START WITH ONE UNIT AND GROW LATER, OR DOWNSIZE

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BUT… YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR UNIT

PAY AS YOU GO

JUST PAY YOUR RENT AND UTILITIES

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STAFF ALREADY SECURELY USE THE CLOUD

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PERSONAL EMAIL

PERSONAL PICTURES

VIDEOS

PERSONAL FILES

BANKING

WHY USE THE CLOUD?

EASY AND CONVENIENT

LIKE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR DATA FROM WHATEVER COMPUTER THEY ARE USING

EASE OF SHARING INFORMATION

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DECISION MAKING

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ARE YOU AT A POINT WHERE A CHANGE OF SOME SORT IS NECESSARY? IF SO, YOU MUST DECIDE ON A DIRECTION. IF NOT, YOU MAY CHOOSE TO WAIT IF YOU ARE NOT INCURRING SIGNIFICANT COST OR PRODUCTIVITY LOSS BY STAYING IN YOUR CURRENT SITUATION.

THE EXTERNAL ONE-TIME IMPLEMENTATION COSTS – HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTATION/MIGRATION COSTS

THE ONGOING COSTS - MONTHLY HOSTING FEES VS. SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES OR CONSULTANT FEES, ETC.

AVAILABILITY OF STAFF TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND NETWORK ADMINISTRATION

AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES TO HOUSE ON-PREMISE SERVERS

DESIRE TO SHARE INFORMATION ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES AND RELATED COSTS - TRAVEL, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO CONNECT MULTIPLE OFFICES, ETC.

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WHY IS THE CLOUD SO APPEALING?

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FILE OFFERINGS

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Sharing PC and Mac

Cost

ShareSync GREAT GREAT $120 per user

Dropbox Teams Good GREAT $795 + $125

Private Cloud GREAT GOOD $300 - $1600 per month

Office 365 Good Ok $120 per user

EMAIL OFFERINGS

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Support Outlook Mac Support

Cost

Google Apps

Good Good GREAT $120 (not $60)

RAFFA Hosted Exchange

GREAT GREAT GREAT $126

Office 365 Ok GREAT GREAT Free to $120

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https://support.google.com/a/answer/112445

https://support.google.com/a/answer/112445

ORIGINAL CASE STUDY (2001)

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HOSTED EMAIL OVER 5 YEARS

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1 user

10 users

15 Users

20 Users

25 Users

Google Apps

$600 $6,000 $9,000 $12,000 $15,000

RAFFA Hosted Exchange

$615 $6,150 $9,225 $12,300 $15,375

Office 365 $600 $6,000 $9,000 $12,000 $15,000

DO MORE WITH EMAIL

• ENCRYPTED MESSAGES

• ENCRYPTED GATEWAY

• RUGGED SPAM FILTERING

• SEND FILES AS LINKS INSTEAD OF ATTACHMENTS

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PHONES?

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RAFFA PRIVATE CLOUD

TAKES YOU FROM THIS…

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RAFFA PRIVATE CLOUD

TO THIS!

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RAFFA PRIVATE CLOUD

CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR NEEDS

AS LOW AS $350 PER SERVER

RAFFA CUSTOMER SERVICE PLANNING, DEPLOYING AND SUPPORTING YOUR CLOUD

MANAGED SERVICE FOR RAFFA CLIENTS

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USING THE CLOUD FOR DISASTER RECOVERY

OFFSITE BACKUPS INSTEAD OF TAPE

REPLICATE YOUR NETWORK TO A PRIVATE CLOUD FOR FAILOVER

CONTINUITY EVEN IF SERVERS ARE KEPT IN-HOUSE

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QUESTIONS?

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