MeaningHistory - Purchase

of Software – Upgrades, Backups, Data Loss

What is the Cloud ?

Cloud = SAAS

Extraordinary Improvements

Ease of UseScalabilityRiskReliabilityCostFreedom from Time

and Space – any device, any time, any place

Ease of Use

Deploy Infrastructure with the click of a mouse

No Cabling, screwdrivers, racking,

Middle of the night

Do it yourself totally

Scalability

Grow as per your requirements

Risk Nothing to buy

Cancel any time

Change instantly

Zero Risk

Reliability

CostsPay as you goZero Capital OutlayNo Contracts

Enterprise Grade HardwareMultiple ServersCustomized Backups

Reasons for GrowthBroadband availability and low costSmart PhonesMobility – Workplace / Home / TravelNo technical hasslesReduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Microsoft and HP pump $250 million into cloud computing

Fujitsu Making $537 Million Investment in Cloud Computing

India Cloud Computing market growing @ 53% annually

Myths New, Unproven, and Hyped – google, google apps has 4 million businesses

Loss Of Control – Banks

Expensive – hardware, infrastructure, backups, upgrades

Difficult To Customize / Integrate – do we really need customization ?

Not Feature-Rich

Requires A Steep Learning Curve

Unsecure

Cautions and Pitfalls

Costs can go haywire

Analyse and select a reliable vendor

Difficult to pull out – all your data on one location

ImplementationMailsDocument SharingBlogs

ExpertCEOProduct / Service

Wikis

Social NetworksFacebookTwitterLinked In

Podcasting – podcast.com, itunes.comPhoto Sharing – flickr.com / picasa.comVideo Sharing – youtube.comPresentation Sharing – Slideshare.net

Box.netdropbox.comwww.skydrive.comOffice365.microsoft.comGmail.com – docs - templatesGoogle.com/appsCRM - Salesforce.comProject Management – Deskaway.comZoho.comAirset.com