romi tech cloud workspace overview
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Making IT Easy
How RomiTech and Cloud Workspace Can Help
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Common SMB Challenges
Capital Constrained
Need for Mobility
Managing BYOD
Windows Updates
Limited IT Resources
Security & Compliance
Elastic Workforce
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Dealing With These Challenges
73% of SMBs are forecast to use cloud servicesDesktop virtualization is underway or planned by 39% of SMBs as BYOD and cloud confidence grows
Source: Spiceworks, 2013
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Cloud = Turnkey Solutions
Turnkey IT
Accessibility
Maintenance
Disaster Recovery
Security & Compliance
IT Staffing and Focus
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Answers Everyday Business IT Challenges
Cloud Workspace is a fully hosted and managed virtual desktop platform that:Keeps IT costs consistent and predictable• Minimize IT capital expenditures • Reduce IT operating expenses without sacrificing services
Affordably assures/improves employee productivity• Ability to work where you are most productive• Applications delivered in a familiar format• Growing “BYOD” trend• Any device, any where
Manages multiple offices and your mobile workforce• Centralized, consistent and agile IT
Protects your data, and ensures necessary legal compliance • Applications and data delivered from a tier 4 data center • SSAE 16 Compliant business process • BDR / Business Continuity
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• Customized workspace environment
• Familiar PC-based format• More than 850 applications
already supported• New applications certified at
no addition cost• Unlimited installation and
management of applications• Infinite scalability
Key Features
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A Low Risk Approach To Simplifying Your IT
Easy Transition – All data and applications remain in the same format, meaning there is no need for re-training. Any new applications are easily integrated into the platform, saving thousands in deployment costs and downtime.
Always Accessible – Desktop and all business applications are securely accessible from any broadband connection, on any device. Cloud platform ensures your data never “walks away”.
Secure and Compliant – SSAE 16 compliant process controls and infrastructure and certified security experts monitoring the platform 24x7 ensure immediate remediation from viruses and other malicious intruders, and business continuity and disaster recovery.
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Cloud Workspace Technology
Ubiquitous control panel for quoting, ordering, and supporting cloud services including the Cloud Workspace™
Automatic workspace provisioning and client configuration software.
Virtual session management tools.
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Why Use Cloud Workspace?
Cloud Workspace allows you to create a customized virtual desktop solution that combines leading productivity applications with customized applications to deliver an IT solution comparable to the biggest companies in the world.
Cloud Workspace includes:• Customization of Cloud Workspace Solution Unlimited Installation and Management of Applications• 10GB of storage per user, cumulative across each organization’s Customized Delivery Platform• Predictable monthly OPEX costing• Customized Directory Permissions and Security for Your Network Structure• 24 X 7 Technical Support• Elastic Scalability (up and down)• Secure Data Storage, Backup and Disaster Recovery• Applications upgrades, maintenance, data security, backup and recovery are all managed
automatically with SSAE 16 process controls and infrastructure.• Applications on Demand• No long-term commitments• 100% Canadian based Infrastructure & data storage
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Case Study #1
Cloud Workspace Case Study - Current Business Situation:
• Student Transportation Industry • Small IT Staff • One office location • Rapid Expansion Plans
Business Challenges: • 40 acquisitions • 150 new offices • Integration of business apps • Minimize IT investments
Cloud Workspace Results: • $300 million revenue business • Supports 5,000 end-users • Running ~ 50 applications • IT staff of 4 • IT saving of $7.6 million annually
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Case Study #2
Business Situation: • Corporate Training Development • No IT Staff • 10 workers, no office locations • IP protection w/collaboration needs
Business Challenges: • Single business owner • All others are contract workers • Need to contain intellectual property
developed • Need shared space to store WIP materials
Cloud Workspace Opportunity: • Intellectual property stays in Cloud
Workspace • Shared folders for team development • Client control of folders and accounts • Pool of accounts allows worker accounts
to be turned on and off as needed
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QUESTIONS?
Find out how we can help.
Ron Holtby
E-mail: [email protected]: 306-529-4948
www.romitech.ca