Making Your Cloud Strategy Work in Presenters: Daniel Cohen-Dumani and Dale Tuttle

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1 Making Your Cloud Strategy Work in 2016 Presenters: Daniel Cohen-Dumani and Dale Tuttle

2 About Daniel Daniel Founder and CEO 14+ years of SharePoint Expertise SharePoint Visionary Interests: Productivity in the Digital Workplace. Work 2.0 Started working with SharePoint when nobody could spell it

3 About Dale Dale Tuttle Chief Operating Officer 15+ years in IT Consulting IT Executive Interests: Successfully moving firms to the Cloud Likes flying airplanes

4 About Portal Solutions We deliver Digital Workplace Products and Solutions that help organizations share what they know and find what they need by connecting people, data, and content.

5 Agenda Tech Trends Cloud Adoption The Microsoft Cloud Achieving Your 2016 Cloud Strategy Practical Steps Architectural Impacts

6 Microsoft Cloud

7 DEVICES >50% information workers across 17 countries using 3+ devices THINGS 26B IoT units by 2020, creating large amounts of data and generating >$300B in revenue APPS 25% external app implementation spend will be on mobility, cloud, analytics & social by 2016 DATA 40ZB the size of digital universe by 2020, of which 90% will be unstructured data INFRA ~50% total IT spend will be cloud-related by 2020 Infrastructure: Prepare For 2020: Transform Your IT Infrastructure And Operations Practice. Forrester Research. Oct. 24, 2012 Apps: Gartner: Predicts 2013: Business Impact of Technology Drives the Futures Application Services Market. Nov. 21, 2012 Devices: Info Workers Will Erase Boundary Between enterprise And Consumer Technologies. Forrester Research. August 30, 2012 IoT: Paraphrased from "The Impact of the Internet of Things on Data Centers." Gartner Research, Feb 27, 2014 Data: Big data: Compiled from IDC digital universe forecasts

8 Why Organizations Consider The Cloud

9 Poll Why are you considering a move to the cloud?

10 The Microsoft Cloud A complete cloud designed for the enterprise Flexible, hyper-scale Open platform for development flexibility Rigorous security and compliance The right personal experience in a trusted cloud O365 CRMOL Hyper-scale Azure Enterprise grade Hybrid

11 Microsoft Cloud PRODUCTIVITY Documents , Cal, Tasks Power BI Social/Collaboration Azure IaaS PaaS PLATFORM Azure Compute, Application and Data Services Active Directory BUSINESS APPS Configure Your Own SaaS Applications Manage Relational Data Build Custom Applications for your business

12 Azure: Comprehensive Cloud Services Infrastructure Services Frameworks NETWORKING & AUTOMATION SERVICES Europe Region North America Region N. Europe Central US Gov US Iowa W. Europe East US West US N. Central US Gov VA India Region S. Central Latin America Region China Region E Asia Asia Region SE Asia Japan Region Japan E Japan W Virtual network Azure load Traffic Automation CDN Availability Set Auto-scale balancer Manager COMPUTE SERVICES Virtual Machines Azure Mobile Services TFS or VS Online + GIT DATA SERVICES storage blob storage table storage queue Australia Region Brazil S Australia E Australia SE Azure Web Site Web roles Worker roles VHD VHD data disk Gallery OS images APP SERVICES Azure AD Multi-Factor Auth Azure Cache StorSimple Virtual Appliance Backup Service Azure Site Recovery Automated Elastic Access Control BizTalk Services Media Services SQL Database SQL Data Sync MySQL database Managed resources Usage based Service Bus Notification Hub Scheduler HDInsight (Hadoop) *Not meant to be a comprehensive list of all services, for a complete list please visit azure.microsoft.com

13 Making Your 2016 Cloud Strategy Actually Work!

14 Step 1: Understand Your Context Do You have an existing Cloud Strategy? What steps has your firm already taken? Most firms have adopted some sort of cloud technology Business Apps (Office 365, Google for Work, etc.) perhaps one of the most common cloud technologies So what happens without a good strategy? Uneven adoption Unable to achieve tactical objectives You will complicate your IT operations

15 Poll Does your business have a Cloud Strategy?

16 Step 2: Understand Your Business Drivers To be successful, you need to know: The compelling business reasons/drivers to move to the Cloud How stakeholders align with those drivers How your existing strategy aligns with your 2016 adoption plans The three most common drivers Improve agility of business Transform IT Ops (not necessarily cost-driven) Reduce Costs (IT or business costs)

17 Common Cloud Business Drivers Increase Business Agility Transform IT Operations Reduce IT Footprint Reduce time-todevelop Improve Agility Control HW/SW Sprawl Involve business in development Increase IT ROI Reduce IT Costs

18 Step 3. Know the Impacts of Cloud Adoption Initial Move to the Cloud Aligning with an Existing Cloud Strategy Most Impacts are Non-Technical People (including Organizational) Business Processes Governance Policies Budgets Some are Technical IT Architecture (Hybrid Environment) These Ultimately Impact ROI Must be Carefully Managed

19 Impacts on People and Organizations People Required Developer Skill Sets will Change Developers will Need Cloud Programming Skills Integration Skills for Hybrid Environments Understand Cloud Security Mobile Infrastructure Support Staff Must be able to Manage Hybrid Environments Requirement for Infrastructure Support Skills will Decrease Over Time Organizational/Governance IT Organization will Change Shift from On-Premise Service Provider to Managing a Hybrid Environment Composite App Provider Manage On-Prem and Cloud Vendor Relationships Governance and Policy Changes Need Policies and Governance for the Hybrid Environment

20 Impacts On Business Processes Processes may be Eliminated, Changed, or Added Dependent on Types of Services Moved to the Cloud Identify and Analyze how Core Processes are Affected Keep In Mind Changes to Processes will Normally Incur Costs Will Impact on People (Feedback Loop)

21 Impacts On Budgets Moving to the Cloud Shifts Costs from Capital Costs to Operational Costs (Capex to Opex) This is usually a concern for larger firms Don't Forget to Assess Your License Commitments Time Your Move to the Cloud with HW/SW License Renewal Cycle to Extent Possible Understand How Cloud Charges are Incurred

22 IT Environment Impacts Hybrid Environments Becoming the Norm Imposes Changes to: Administration Governance/Policies Developers All Need to be Factored into Costs and Budget Planning

23 Understanding Architectural Changes As you adopt the Cloud you will probably build a hybrid environment "Most Enterprises are not Migrating Apps to the Cloud They are Evolving Them" James Staten, VP Principal Analyst at Forrester Why and How Firms are Adopting Cloud Platforms (February ) Currently Chief Strategist: Cloud + Enterprise Division Cloud Vendors (often different ones) will have to integrate with your environment

24 Step 4: Create or Adjust Your Cloud Strategy Increase Business Agility Transform IT Operations Reduce IT Footprint Don t Have One? Get One: Template coming soon! Reduce timeto-develop Improve Agility Control HW/SW Sprawl Clearly identify goals of the Overall Strategy Simplify IT? Reduce Costs? Involve business in development Increase IT ROI Reduce IT Costs Adjust the strategy based on actual experiences

25 Step 5: Create Your 2016 Roadmap Increase Business Agility Transform IT Operations Reduce IT Footprint Select cloud services that align with your strategy Create a practical 2016 Roadmap Reduce timeto-develop Improve Agility Control HW/SW Sprawl Pick low-risk, high-payoff Cloud services Gain experience with those services Involve business in development Increase IT ROI Reduce IT Costs Understand the impacts these services will have

26 Practical Steps 1. Move Dev/Test to the Cloud Get on the Dev/Ops bandwagon Azure is a great Platform to do this Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) 2. Use Office 365 for Collaboration/Social O365 a great way to start with the cloud Bundled SaaS tools

27 Practical Steps Dev/Test in the Cloud Easy to implement Can leverage Azure as IaaS or PaaS (depending on your level of cloud maturity) Opens the door for dev/ops This could revolutionize your business and IT operations Office 365 True SaaS capabilities Brings extensive capabilities using the cloud approach Allows you to gain experience with SaaS operating model

28 Understanding the Value of Cloud Business Planning

29 Why Planning Matters Responding Ad Hoc to Changes and Impacts of Cloud Adoption Places You Behind the Curve Scrambling to find the Developers, Managers, and Other Staff with the Skills You Need Creating Non-standard Governance, Development, and Other Administrative Procedures Decreases Efficiency Introduces Opportunity for Security Issues Downstream Delays ROI and Business Value

30 2016 Planning Process Inputs Stakeholder Expectations Business Drivers and Goals Identify and Quantify Impacts to: People Organizations Governance/Admin Policies Budgets IT Environment Understand Costs ROI for Each Investment Assets Statement of Business Objectives Future IT Vision (Cloud Strategy) Roadmap Each Subsequent Project/Migration Requires Validation Against these Strategic Assets

31 Anticipate The Coming Changes Identify and Quantify Changes and Impacts Incorporate into Your ROI Projections Get the Right People to Deal with Hybrid Environments Benefits Better Cost Control Better Planning Realistic ROI Projections Greatly Improved Business Value

32 How We Can Help Cloud Strategy and Readiness Assessments Overall strategy or tactical decision-making Identify Stakeholders and Business Needs Assess Options and impacts Microsoft Azure and Office 365 Planning Identify Stakeholder and Business Needs Specifically Identify Impacts Based on Context of Your Deployment Create Key Assets to Guide Your Move to the Microsoft Cloud This Helps You: Minimize Business Disruptions Minimize Costs of Impacts Achieve Business Value Realize Your ROI Targets

33 33 Next Steps Get A FREE Cloud Strategy and Readiness Assessment For Your Organization To request your free Impact Assessment go to Thank you.