softchoice: 20 tough questions on office 365 & cloud
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Join Michael Kane, Director, Softchoice Cloud and Tim McKellips, Microsoft North American Practice Lead, as they face off and ask each other 10 questions they've heard first-hand from clients like you.TRANSCRIPT
20Tough Questionson O365 & Cloud
Over 250 Clients viaCloud Architects
Solution Architects
Over 250 Clients viaCloud Architects
Solution Architects
Over 250 Clients viaCloud Architects
Solution Architects
Main ThemesBarriers & Deployment
?s
Over 250 Clients viaCloud Architects
Solution Architects
Main ThemesBarriers & Deployment
?s
Less More
Tim McKellips
Known For
Specialties
• North American Practice Lead Manager MSFT• Over 15 Years in MS Solution Architecture• Worked with SMB & Foretune 500 Clients
• Asking the tough questions• Avoiding Acronyms Unless He’s Created Them
• Office 365 & Cloud-based Architecture• Managing the lifecycle in MSFT environments• Extra Starch Ironing
Mike Kane
Known For
Specialties
• Director, Softchoice Cloud• Over 17 Years in Sales and Service• Thought leader on cloud issues and trends
• Finding the Sexy in SaaS• Making it simple
• In the Cloud Trenches• Behind the scene knowledge of SaaS
Ecosystem • Exposure to the SaaS Emerging Community
NA Revenue Share Cloud vs. Product
4% 8%FY13 FY16
5 & 4 YearCAGR
4.6% 21%Services Cloud
NA Cloud vs. Product Mix
Top 6 Public Cloud Services CAGRs (2011-16)
Cloud Service Mix
63% 41%SaaS IaaS
Cloud Management Smaller but Growing
8%
NA Cloud Market
Cloud Management
What’s up in the Industry?
Source: Gartner IT Spend WW Forecast Q1FY13; Gartner Cloud Forecast Q4FY12
Why IT Cares (or needs to)?
In the Hot Seat: 30 Second Pitch
In the Hot Seat: Tim McKellips
Time Up!
In the Hot Seat: Mike Kane
Time Up!
In the Hot Seat: Tough Questions Part 1: Barriers
In the Hot Seat: Tim McKellips
“My organization faces steep compliance regulations. O365 isn’t able to comply with these regulations, is it?”
Compliance
In the Hot Seat: Mike Kane
“SaaS isn’t for us – we need to be compliant… sounds like SC Cloud is focused on SaaS therefore I don’t think it can assist?“
Compliance
In the Hot Seat: Tim McKellips
“Does Office 365 really deliver the high availability?”
High Availability
In the Hot Seat: Mike Kane
“I don't think SaaS exists in my environment. Do we really need to embrace SaaS as a delivery mechanism?”
IT Strategy & SaaS
In the Hot Seat: Tim McKellips
“I just completed a major infrastructure refresh. Does Office 365 still make sense?”
CapEx Investments
In the Hot Seat: Mike Kane
“I just dropped major cash on Office 365- why would I want - or need - to spend more on Softchoice Cloud?”
Internal Cloud Service Broker
Lightening Round
Hours Minutes Seconds
6 Questions | 60 Second
Lightening Round
0 000 10Hours Minutes Seconds
6 Questions | 60 Second
In the Hot Seat: COMBO ZONE
COMBO ZONE:With
Tim McKellips&
Mike Kane
“I just moved to O365 and have invested in ADFS as an identity platform – we are now looking to roll out other SaaS apps, but I am not sure how that works with ADFS?”
AD Federation Services
COMBO ZONE:With
Tim McKellips&
Mike Kane
“Does O365 work for mobile users? What about mobility security?”
AD Federation Services
In the Hot Seat: Tough Questions Part 2: Deployment
In the Hot Seat: Tim McKellips
“What are the top three most over-looked considerations when deploying Office 365?”
Deployment Missteps
In the Hot Seat: Mike Kane
“I am worried about the migration process to O365 – I can’t afford to have my email go down…”
Migration Uptime
COMBO ZONE:With
Tim McKellips&
Mike Kane
“I am worried about not having appropriate usage visibility with O365 – how do I know what users are accessing?”
Usage Visibility
In the Hot Seat: Tim McKellips
“What’s your favorite O365 feature?”
Favorite Feature
In the Hot Seat: Mike Kane
“What’s your favorite SC Cloud feature?”
Favorite Feature
Uncover Shadow IT
Study Available On: softchoicecloud.com/blog/
SaaS TechCheck Complementary Code: ShadowIT20