EMBRACING THE CLOUD

Managed Service Providers (MSPs)-the trusted, outsourced technology

companies that make small business successful.

Managed Service Providers (MSPs)-the trusted, outsourced

technology companies that make small business successful. They

have been driving the adoption of technology for decades. Let’s

take a look at the technology they have implemented over the

years as they now take on Cloud Computing.

The History of MSPS(OPPORTUNITIES DURING PAST TECH ERRS)

VisiCalc opens a world of opportunity for CFOs and

accountants.

(1984-86)Financial and operations departments in small business are

the first to take advantage of PCs

(1988)

IBM PS/2 and 286/386 Revolution bring computers beyond

the C level to more employees.

WordPerfect and Lotus 123 enable word processing and label

printing.

IBM PC Launched

(1981)

Large Scale Ethernet Rollouts Begin

Hard disks enable PCs memory management and

databases.

File Servers created

(1990)

(1993)

NetWare, GroupWise, Windows for WorkGroups get their

start

(1994)

Lotus Organizer enables some corporate and Internet

email

Windows 95 Launched

(1995)Many exciting PCs needed more RAM, and new PCs

featured the new Intel Pentium chips 8MB Upgrade for

Windows 95 cost $500.

(1996)

The Rise of the Multimedia

PC: CD-ROMs and Soundcards & Speakers added to

desktops

“PCS” Cell Phones Launched

Palm Pilots and personal digital assistant [PDA]-arrive (1997)

(1995)Windows NT starting to take market share from Novell

NetWare

EARLY 2000’S Tape backup gets more sophisticated

Windows XP Launched (2002)

Fax machine begin to become

irrelevant.

First SaaS solution gets used by rogue

business units

(2004)

Window Vista Launched (2005)

Polycom’s in every conference room

iPhone launched (2006)

The birth of BYOD

(Bring Your Own Device)

(2008)Virtualization projects gain popularity

(2009)Laptops make gains on desktops

(BYOD grows)

Windows 7 Launched (2010-11)

Microsoft launches BPOS/Office 365MPSs lose some email business

Video conferences launched

Microsoft ends the licensing SKU for Microsoft Small

Business Server

(2012)

MSPs begin to wonder just how “partner centric”

(2013)

Today, CFOs declare the end of physical hardware

spending, banks no longer loans for on-premise data

centers, and insurance companies demand cloud-based

disaster recovery plans.

MSPs are rising to the challenge and bringing the Cloud to

small business everywhere.

TODAY

OPPORTUNITY

90% of companies are

using Cloud

computing

technologies (so far

mainly SaaS

application)

60% plus of companies

have already made

secondary shifts

following original

transition to the

Cloud

CHALLENGES

IT CLOUD CHALLENGES

48% SaaS Integration

with legacy

systems

40% changes to IT

Policy39% learning curve for

the cloud model

MSP-NEW BUSINESS MODELS

“Build” Model

Procure hardware

software for cloud

construction

“Provision” Model

Creating and

offering a hub for

providing vender-

based Cloud

services to end

customers.

MSP-NEW BUSINESS MODELS

“Integrate” Model

Integration/implem

entation services

for customer’s on-

premise or for

customized niche

vertical cloud

needs

“Manage/Monitor” Model

Ongoing

management and

support service

add, scale and

troubleshoot with a

recurring per

user/seat/device

model

Cloud Computing is a new era in the technology

landscape, and with each new era come new

opportunities to create and thrive.

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