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Gregg Farris CIO, Oceaneering International

Gregg Farris CIO, Oceaneering International. Oceaneering International. $2B Revenues 9K Employees - 50% Highly Technical 67 On-Shore locations in 21 Countries Products / Services Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) Offshore oilfield services & tools Umbilical cable manufacturing

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Gregg Farris CIO, Oceaneering International

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  1. Gregg FarrisCIO, Oceaneering International

  2. Oceaneering International • $2B Revenues • 9K Employees - 50% Highly Technical • 67 On-Shore locations in 21 Countries • Products / Services • Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) • Offshore oilfield services & tools • Umbilical cable manufacturing • Inspection & non-destructive testing • Navy ship maintenance and sub repair • NASA Astronaut support and tools • Entertainment engineering

  3. Cloud Computing Any Time Anywhere Any Device Subscription Based

  4. Concerns Going Google • Leading Edge vs Bleeding Edge • Functionality - industrial strength • Fit Oceaneering's needs • Data location • Security • Highly confidential / export controlled documents • Legal • Bandwidth • User acceptance

  5. Google Implementation • Pilot • Hired Cloud Sherpas to assist • Conversions • Training • Roll-out • Calendars with all data imported • Mailboxes with last 2 weeks imported • Conference rooms • Live Feb 26, 2011 with 7,000 users • Google & Cloud Sherpas folks on-site for first 4 days

  6. Problems • ITAR / Export Controls / Highly Confidential Email (encryption) • People didn’t take the training • Document Imaging System Interface • Different features than Groupwise

  7. Benefits • More secure • Collaboration - 50,000 in 6 months • 100% Uptime (during maintenance weekends & hurricane) • Cost effective - Exchange $20M/6yrs • No backups, no DR worries, no equipment to maintain • Makes us more nimble • Continuous improvement

  8. Satisfaction Survey 87.5% Satisfied with the choice

  9. Currently • 8,000 Google Accounts • Focused on Google Docs

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