accountex 2014 the cloud and risks for the modern practice
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Summary• Over 1500 Users+ • Over 150 Firms • Based in the South West of the UK • Three - Tier Three Data centres • Replicated Hardware • Totally Focused on Accountancy sector • Managed by IT Professionals…
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Benefits• Where are you now?
– Flood – Fire – Backup
• Hardware Failure • Backup
– Restore – Bare Metal Rebuild
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Benefits• Tier Three Data Centre
– Double Everything • Power • Comms • Infrastructure
– 24 x 7 Support • Multiple Access Points • No Single point of failure
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Benefits
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Stringent environmental controls N+1 HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning and Cooling) systems VESDA® air-sampling smoke detection system Inergen® gaseous fire suppression Raised heavy duty flooring Under floor leak detection
Resilient power supply
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Independent PDUs (Power Distribution Units) Dual utility power feeds from separate substations On site diesel generator
Highly secure data centre and suites
24/7 CCTV and access control BMS (Building Management System) Engineer accompanied access
Shades of RAID• RAID
– Level 5 Redundancy - Latency – Level 6 Better Redundancy - Lower
Performance – Level 10 Speed – Best Performance , Lowest Risk
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Benefits• Cash flow • Flexibility • Updates • Remote Access • Like Lego !
• Allows you to run your business, not your IT
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Risks• Control • Single Point of Failure • Choice of Partner • Data Protection • Security • Speed
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Typical Costs• Pricing structures
– Per User, Per Month, – Some Setup Costs – More for lots of data – Extras for support options
• Flexible Contracts • Bespoke
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Cloud Journey• Seven Steps
– Scope – Planning – Implementation – Pilot – UAT – Final Data Cut – Go Live
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