Overview of the Cloud

Shibani Prasad Mohapatra, Microsoft Online Services

Microsoft Corporation

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Agenda

What is Cloud Computing?

How Microsoft is investing in the Cloud

Microsoft’s experience in the Cloud

How the Cloud can benefit your customers

This presentation will cover the following topics:

What is Cloud Computing?

Resource pooling

Measured service

Rapid elasticity

On-demand

self-service

Five essential characteristics*:

Providing IT resources, as a service, in a dynamic and scalable manner over a network

*National Institute Of Standards and Technology v15

Broad network access

For Customers:A collection of tools that

provide a flexible choice of products that can be

customized to meet their needs

“data as a service”

“infrastructure as a service”“software as a

service”

“platform as a service”

What Does the Cloud Mean to a Customer?

Always up-to-date capabilities at a predictable cost

Why Customers Are Embracing the Cloud

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Key BenefitsUp and running quicklyLatest software No more server upgradesSubscription-basedPredictable costOptimized productivity

Is the Cloud Real?

“The bottom line: Early adopters are finding serious benefits, meaning that cloud computing is real and warrants your scrutiny as a new set of platforms for business applications.” Forrester, August 2009

“By 2012, 40% of enterprises will adopt a blend of cloud and premises-based approaches to meet their UC needs”Gartner, December,2009

How Many Clouds Are There?

ENTERPRISE

DEDICATED CLOUD

PUBLIC CLOUD

PRIVATE CLOUD

Secure Cloud

Federation

INTERNAL IT

The Microsoft Difference

Microsoft Cloud Services

Platform

Active Directory AD/Live IDIdentity

Storage

Business Apps

Communication

Collaboration

O n - P r e m i s e s C l o u d S e r v i c e s

Office Web AppsOffice 2010 suites

Office Mobile

Office Web AppsTake Your Content on a “Round Trip”

Microsoft Online Services:• Is a suite of professional software delivered as a subscription service and ideal for SMBs• Is hosted and managed by Microsoft in Microsoft DCs (data centers)• Runs on PCs, Smartphones, and Web browsers

What’s in BPOS?

• E-Mail: A hosted enterprise messaging solution providing “from-anywhere” access with Microsoft Office Outlook functionality

• Collaboration: Manage content and workflow, secure document sharing, and discover organizational resources

• Unified Communications: Enable real-time, person-to-person communication across an organization via text, audio, and video

• Web Conferencing: Real-time meetings and rich media presentations, training sessions, and events

BPOS Overview

Integrated Capabilities

Communicate and collaborate seamlessly across applications and devices

Instant Messaging

E-MailWeb Conferencing

Document SharingCalendaring

Work FlowMobility

Offline Access Archiving

Microsoft Cloud Services Platform

Azure™ Services Platform

PC Phone TV

Client Tools and Cross-Platform

Support

Server Cloud

Enabling Our Software + Services Strategy

The Microsoft Difference

On-premises, off-premises, or both based on business need. Consistent, connected experiences across devices.

Enterprise-class services with no compromises to availability, reliability, security, or privacy.

Microsoft invests in broad innovations to drive technology & business further.

Thousands of companies around the world provide software, services, and support.

Partnerecosystem

Technologyinnovation

Powerof choice

Enterprise class services

Cloud Benefits to Customers

• Cash Flow• Security• It Just Works• Agility

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