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Spiceworks Private Beta. November 29, 2012. Agenda. Introductions You Spiceworks Pertino What is Pertino? How It Works Panel Timeline Next Steps. SpiceHeads. Provide Expertise, Experience, and lots of Opinions Thank You for Participating The coolest t-shirt you ever saw
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Spiceworks Private Beta November 29, 2012
Agenda • Introductions • You • Spiceworks • Pertino • What is Pertino? • How It Works • Panel Timeline • Next Steps
SpiceHeads • Provide Expertise, Experience, and lots of Opinions • Thank You for Participating • The coolest t-shirt you ever saw • $50 Amazon gift card • Free personal Pertino account for life! • Up to 25 attached devices
Introductions • Spiceworks • Ivy Dorf • Clayton Malcom • Pertino • Engineers • Scott Hankins • Andrew Mastracci • Support • Florence Louie • Useless Overhead • Cameron Smith • Michael Cartsonis • Todd Krautkremer
Networking reinvented Simple, secure cloud-based network that connects people everywhere with IT resources anywhere.
Business Network Challenge Regional Office Head Office On premise Business Applications Regional Office Remote and Mobile Users
What businesses need … Regardless of size Regional Office Head Office On premise Business Applications Regional Office Remote and Mobile Users
Unboxing a New Way to Network Install Invite Manage Do-it-yourself WAN Network-as-a-Service Today’s WANs are complex Pertino is as simple as 1-2-3
Pertino’s Big Vision • Cloud networking delivered as a service • Resilient, elastic and on-demand • No hardware, no configuration • Social-inspired management interface • PCs, Macs, and mobile devices on a unified network • Connect servers and applications on-premise and in the cloud • Network services as apps (e.g. access control, directory, security)
Where We Are Today • Still building, but ready to take feedback and direction • Secure connectivity for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 • Integration with existing cloud services (e.g. Amazon, Rackspace) • User centric management interface
Pertino’s Private Beta Program Two main phases over about two weeks Private Group open for questions/conversations throughout Pertino will post instructions at the beginning of each phase SpiceHeads complete activities and journal about their experiences Conclude each stage with questionnaire
Timeline • Over the weekend: Onboarding • Create an account, get the product installed • December 3 – 7: Usage Phase 1 • Feedback on initial installation and getting started • Unstructured Usage • December 8– 14: Usage Phase 2 • Directed Usage • December 17: Wrap Up Survey • Both Usage and Marketing feedback • Best use case wins an iPad! • December 18: Final Call • Ongoing • The group will remain live. Feel free to continue to provide feedback and connect with other beta users as we add them.
Let’s Get Started • Today after the call – Pertino will send PM through Spiceworks to get the address you would like to use for your account • Tonight – You’ll receive an auto-generated welcome email with links to beta account creation • Web UI will guide you through installation and setup • Please install on at least 2 machines by Monday • Pertino Beta Test Community is up and running now • http://community.spiceworks.com/group/show/540-pertino-beta-test • Check in Mondayto answer initial “onboarding” questions and receive instructions for the rest of Phase 1 • Come back to the community any time if you get stuck or have questions or comments