floating on the alfresco cloud
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The Cloud is creating a fundamental shift in the way users and companies engage. View these slides and learn how you can leverage Cloud Connected Content to collaborate both within and outside the firewall. How you can more effectively work with partners, accessing content wherever you want on whichever device you want.TRANSCRIPT
Alfresco 4: Floating on the cloud?
Paul Hampton Director of Product Marketing
Maidenhead, UK Global Headquarters Atlanta, US Headquarters
Alfresco is now the largest open source content management company in the world.
Founded in 2005, with offices in London & Atlanta Over 3.5 million community downloads 250+ global channel partners 2,500 customers in 55 countries, including…
The Alfresco Platform
Document Management Records Management Web Content Services Enterprise Collaboration Open Source Platform
Alfresco is now the largest open source content management company in the world.
• 10 month average payback period • $1.3 million in IT & training cost savings • 53% ROI in three years • Flexibility and Open Standards praised
SO, WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
It’s Amazon
It’s an outsourced data center
It’s PaaS
It’s IaaS
It’s a VMWare Image
This is a Cloud
Network Network Network Network Network
Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage
Server Server Server Server Server
VM VM VM VM VM
App App App App App
Data Data Data Data Data
PaaS, IaaS, SaaS? Dedicated
IT Hosting Provider
Public IaaS
Public SaaS
Public PaaS
Cloud Adoption
• Gartner: “Cloud is highest CIO priority” – 64% would consider using a private cloud for
ECM – 30% said public cloud is possible in future – 6% currently using internal corporate cloud
• Set to double, but outsourced corporate set to treble (particularly smaller orgs.)
AIIM Survey conducted February 2011
Benefits of Cloud
• Save on hardware costs • Save on software costs • Save on IT management costs
– No need to manage your own infrastructure – No need to worry about updates
• Elastic scalability • Disaster recovery
COLLABORATION IN BUSINESS
Collaboration in Business Head Office
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Collaboration in Business Head Office
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Collaboration in Business Head Office
Remote Office
Partner
Customer
Agency Fi
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Solution?
Tools
• FTP • Email • Personal tools • File sharing sites
Issues
• Complex • Lack of security • Mistakes • File size limits • Lack of control • No version history • No process
Desktop
Mobile Social Media Channels
Web Services Public Alfresco Cloud
Corporate Systems
Open Web APIs
CMIS JSR-168
Connectors
WebDAV CMIS CIFS
SharePoint Protocol
Open Web APIs CMIS
CMIS-based Alfresco Sync
CMIS WebDAV
Overview
• Alfresco 4 hosted in the cloud • Software as a Service (SaaS) solution
– Hosted on AWS • Three different options
– Free Network – Alfresco Team Network – Alfresco Enterprise Network
• New features being added all the time
Network Network Network Network Network
Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage
Server Server Server Server Server
VM VM VM VM VM
App App App App App
Data Data Data Data Data
Alfresco in the Cloud Dedicated
IT Hosting Provider
Public IaaS
Public SaaS
Public PaaS
Alfresco ECM
• Collaboration sites • Drag and drop upload • Access control • Version control • Workflow • Commenting • Preview • Document properties
• Tagging • Search • Social features
– Sharing, like, favorite
All the features you would expect in a enterprise class ECM!
Sign up for free http://cloud.alfresco.com/
Networks
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Networks
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Networks
Video Project
Inviting Users to Your Network • Create a site • Invite users
– From your network – By email address
• Can be both business and public email
• Receive email invitation
• Can only see files in this site
…And It Works With Alfresco Mobile
• Find content – Browse sites and folders – Search
• View content – View file information
• Download to device – Open in app
• Favorites • Send content to others • Comment • Save back
Premium Networks Free
Network Team
Network Enterprise Network
Storage 10 GB 25 GB 1 TB
Additional Storage Yes Yes
File Size Limit 50 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Administration Included Included
Branding Included Included
Support 12 x 5 Online
24 x 7 Online and phone
Users Unlimited $ per user $ per user
LDAP/AD Support Optional extra Included
Try Premium Networks for free during the beta period
Hybrid Cloud Solution Head Office
Remote Office
Partner
Fire
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Synchronization
Content ‘Osmosis’
Summary
• The cloud is changing the way companies do business
• Collaboration is more important than ever
• Alfresco in the cloud is a scalable, robust ECM hosted in the cloud
QUESTIONS? What to do next… Sign up for free –
http://cloud.alfresco.com Download the mobile app –
http://bit.ly/alf-ipad Watch the videos –
http://bit.ly/Cloud-Start
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