Rory Headon-Weeks CTO Microsoft South Africa 11 th September 2014

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1 Rory Headon-Weeks CTO Microsoft South Africa 11 th September 2014

2 What s on the mind of enterprise leaders in 2014? Enhancing the customer experience Transforming to a digital business Becoming more responsive How is the CFO doing?

3 What s driving reimagining of finance in a digital enterprise? Top areas for CFO investment: Business Intelligence, analytics and collaboration - Gartner, 2013 Gartner FEI CFO Technology Study Facilitate analysis and decision making. - Gartner, 2013 Gartner FEI CFO Technology Study Cloud capabilities are penetrating the minds of senior financial executives in the next two years, one in five organizations plan to use cloud for analytics and transactions. - Gartner Survey analysis October % invest to improve collaboration and knowledge management Gartner FEI, 2013 Gain business intelligence Visualize data Convert data into insights Produce intelligent forecasting Promote collaboration from anywhere Connect with mobility Accelerate innovation Empower secure productivity Manage risk Make informed decisions Discover new revenue opportunities Gain cloud flexibility Drive business agility Streamline processes Access information instantly Assess corporate compliance Create a unified view into your business

4 Devices & Mobility Cloud Productivity & Enterprise Social Business Insights & Mission Critical Cloud Platform Leading enterprises are reimagining their businesses Boosting revenues and reducing costs Shifting Corporate Culture and Increasing Responsiveness Faster business insights and decision making Driving business agility Choose a background image that illustrates the customer s identity and industry. Delta boosts revenues with easy in-flight purchases and saves 1.2M gallons of fuel annually with electronic flight bags. Standard Bank uses enterprise social to shift it s corporate culture and meet the demands of today s hyper-connected world. MetLife implemented a selfservice BI solution, giving employees real-time visibility into customer interactions and predictive customer buying behaviors. Private Property breaks new ground by adopting cloud platform. Achieved 8x cost saving and improved business agility in growing customer demand

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6 The journey from controllership to stewardship Finance at Microsoft Instant access to visual insights Close the books in record time Focus on storytelling Discipline at the core Flexibility at the Edges Interactive business reviews with real-time data Secure, role-based access

7 Drive corporate performance and growth Convert data into insights in minutes with tools you already know and love Assess and control risk with a single, integrated view of your organization Drive strategy through greater business agility and efficiency Accelerate a culture of innovation and collaboration Empower your people with the information and tools they need to drive corporate performance Grow revenue by responding to market opportunities Drive increased visibility to organizational risks with instant information. Control risks with self-service tools Transform your business with a flexible platform and aligned organisation Manage complexity and streamline business processes with a connected ERP solution Cost effectively connect and collaborate from anywhere Empower your workforce with secure productivity tools Nobody wants data. What they want are the answers. Professor David Hand of Imperial College London, FT Magazine, March 28,

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9 Business Agility CAPEX, OPEX, AGILITY, RISK B2B/B2C Applications BI & Analytics Cloud capabilities are penetrating the minds of senior financial executives in the next two years, one in five organizations plan to use cloud for analytics and transactions. - Gartner Survey analysis October 2013 Dev/Test Departmental & Productivity Applications Simulation & Modeling Core Systems Production Cloud Infrastructure The strategic focus in the cloud will shift from infrastructure to economics & agility Storage & Back-up Cost Take Out Business IT

10 What s driving Microsoft to the cloud? Agility Economics Scale Provision in minutes vs months Consume services in minutes vs months Dynamic Provisioning (up and down) Testing constrained by budget not hardware Cost Savings IaaS 9% PaaS 30% SaaS 30%+ Use only what you need 100% utilization New testing, new roles, new organizations All devices small and large backed by cloud services New compute models

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12 Reimagining the enterprise with Microsoft Activating the business with customer-centric solutions. Transforming to digital and protecting assets in a mobile-first, cloud-first world. Empowering people to be responsive and make an impact from anywhere. Global excellence in hybrid cloud services culture of reliability, security and privacy comprehensive and connected solutions spanning consumer and business familiar and fluid experiences 13

13 How to get started reimagining together with CIO Next steps Get connected Free Dashboard in a Day engagement with Microsoft Learn how Microsoft Finance is transforming with the CFO 1:1 & Finance@Microsoft blog microsoft.com/finance Attend an Envisioning Workshop Participate in a hands-on Customer Immersion Experience the Microsoft Technology Center in Johannesburg

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