Today’s workplace changes every business day. The cubicle is out, telecommuting is in. Hallway collabora- tion no longer suffices, international teleconferencing is mandatory. Cloud and online applications are surging. And the 12.8 million young workers entering the marketplace in the next decade need a new way to work 1 — one that draws heavily on consumer products, social networking, and other rapid chang- es in technology. It’s no surprise to learn that IT infrastructure complexity is mounting. Yet many enterprises still spend as much of their IT budgets maintaining inflexible, siloed systems. 2 To move forward, busi- nesses such as yours are looking at the promise of cloud-based IT services to give them a competi- tive edge. A recent Gartner poll found that by 2012, 80 percent of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be using some form of cloud or off-premise computing services. Twenty percent of businesses plan to own zero IT assets. 3 Microsoft recognizes the technology challenges faced by your business. We know that successful businesses must find new ways to harness the expertise of their employees, maximize team relation- ships, and use information to drive both profit growth and reduced costs. And we know that busi- nesses are wrestling with such issues as: • Consumerization of IT: The line between enterprise and consumer technology is blurring. How can IT keep up with changing user preferences while maintaining governance? • The Rise of the Cloud: The benefits of the cloud are compelling, but is public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud/on-premise the right answer for your business? • Infrastructure Cost and Complexity: Keeping expenses down while reducing the environmental impact of a datacenter is a tough challenge. How can an IT department reduce its environmental footprint, while still keeping costs down and implementing advanced technology? • Multi-Generational Workplace: Boomers, GenXers and Millennials have distinct workstyles when it comes to technology. How can IT support their diverse modes of interaction? 1 US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009. http://wherethejobsare.org/WTJA/analysis/usworkforce.shtml 2 “Focus Your I&O Budget On Three Key Initiatives,” Forrester Research, July 16, 2010 by Robert Whiteley 3 Gartner, Dec. 2009: http://my.gartner.com/resources/173400/173482/gartners_top_predictions_for_173482.pdf Meet Today’s Enterprise Business Challenges with the Cloud
1. Meet Todays Enterprise Business Challenges with the
CloudTodays workplace changes every business day. The cubicle is
out, telecommuting is in. Hallway collabora-tion no longer
suffices, international teleconferencing is mandatory. Cloud and
online applications aresurging. And the 12.8 million young workers
entering the marketplace in the next decade need a newway to work1
one that draws heavily on consumer products, social networking, and
other rapid chang-es in technology.Its no surprise to learn that IT
infrastructure complexity is mounting. Yet many enterprises
stillspend as much of their IT budgets maintaining inflexible,
siloed systems.2 To move forward, busi-nesses such as yours are
looking at the promise of cloud-based IT services to give them a
competi-tive edge. A recent Gartner poll found that by 2012, 80
percent of Fortune 1000 enterprises will beusing some form of cloud
or off-premise computing services. Twenty percent of businesses
plan toown zero IT assets.3Microsoft recognizes the technology
challenges faced by your business. We know that
successfulbusinesses must find new ways to harness the expertise of
their employees, maximize team relation-ships, and use information
to drive both profit growth and reduced costs. And we know that
busi-nesses are wrestling with such issues as: ConsumerizationofIT:
The line between enterprise and consumer technology is blurring.
How can IT keep up with changing user preferences while maintaining
governance? TheRiseoftheCloud:The benefits of the cloud are
compelling, but is public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid
cloud/on-premise the right answer for your business?
InfrastructureCostandComplexity: Keeping expenses down while
reducing the environmental impact of a datacenter is a tough
challenge. How can an IT department reduce its environmental
footprint, while still keeping costs down and implementing advanced
technology? Multi-GenerationalWorkplace: Boomers, GenXers and
Millennials have distinct workstyles when it comes to technology.
How can IT support their diverse modes of interaction?1 US Bureau
of Labor Statistics, 2009.
http://wherethejobsare.org/WTJA/analysis/usworkforce.shtml2 Focus
Your I&O Budget On Three Key Initiatives, Forrester Research,
July 16, 2010 by Robert Whiteley3 Gartner, Dec. 2009:
http://my.gartner.com/resources/173400/173482/gartners_top_predictions_for_173482.pdf
2. DiverseandDistributedWorkforce: Todays businesses often rely
on far-flung virtual teams. How can technology keep office workers,
teleworkers, contingent staff, and partners on the same page?
MobileComputing: Mobile devices are bringing enterprise data to new
roles and new industries. How can IT support a seamless mobile
experience? MicrosoftOffice365 helps you meet the challenge of
todays evolving workplace by combining cloud-based versions of our
most trusted communications and collaboration products with the
lat- est version of our businesses desktop suite. Microsoft Office
365 can help you deliver robust security, outstanding reliability,
and improved user productivity. Office 365 brings together online
versions of trusted communication and collabora- tion solutions,
including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Lync Online as
well as Microsoft Office Professional Plus and Microsoft Office Web
Apps. With these solutions, your business moves forward, from
virtually anywhere and virtually any device. With Office 365,
theres no need to worry about costly server deployment or
time-consuming server maintenance tasks. Because its designed to
work with the Office applications your people already know,
Microsoft Office gives workers the best productivity experience
across the PC, phone, and browserwithout heavily investing in
retraining. Make the Leap to the next Generation of Computing
Microsoft offers Office 365 subscription plans designed for a
variety of needs. Learn which plan is right for your organization
here: http://office365.microsoft.com Learn about flexible
on-premise and cloud enterprise deployment options with Microsofts
Produc- tivity Platform Solutions. Visit
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