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Reducing Business Costs through Technology 6 th March 2009

Reducing Business Costs through Technology 6 th March 2009. Welcome. Agenda. 08:00 Welcome – Paul Rellis, MD Microsoft 08:05 Introducing Microsoft Assessment – helping you reduce costs Today Paul Mason, Director Enterprise Business, Microsoft

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Reducing Business Costs through Technology 6 th March 2009

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  1. Reducing Business Costs through Technology6th March 2009 Welcome

  2. Agenda 08:00 Welcome – Paul Rellis, MD Microsoft 08:05 Introducing Microsoft Assessment – helping you reduce costs Today Paul Mason, Director Enterprise Business, Microsoft 08:35 How Microsoft Assessment is being used by Irish Customers Sebastian Siminovich Blok – Microsoft Consulting Services 09:10 Reducing Business Costs at eircom John McIntyre, Head of Business Solutions, eircom plc. 09:40 Summary & Q&A Paul Mason, Director Enterprise Business, Microsoft 10:00 Finish – Tea & Coffee

  3. Introducing Microsoft Assessment - helping you reduce costs Today Paul Mason, Director Enterprise Business, Microsoft

  4. This is not a recession • Don't think of our current economic crisis as a recession. Instead, think of it as a recalibration. • Everything is different now. • If you think of it as a recession, you may be tempted to "hunker down" and wait for the economy to cycle back. • If you think of it as a recalibration, you will be motivated to focus on what you have to do differently, since everything is different now.

  5. Proof that countries who leverage software and IT to empower their people are more successful Ireland as High-Tech Economy? Source: World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2005-2006

  6. Proof that countries who leverage software and IT to empower their people are more successful Ireland as High-Tech Economy? Source: World Economic Forum: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2005-2006

  7. Why ICT IS important! Management Capability + ICT + Innovation = Productivity

  8. IT Spending Slowdown

  9. Budgets Under Extreme Pressure

  10. How To Survive?

  11. How to thrive?

  12. Simple Savvy Savings

  13. Simple to Save - Resource Preview

  14. Simple Savvy Savings

  15. Deploy Virtualization: Reduce Server Hardware Needs With Windows Server Hyper-V DRIVE COSTS DOWN INCREASE IT EFFICIENCY ENABLE BUSINESS AGILITY Reduce Hardware And Software Costs Reduce Energy And Facility Costs Reduce Server Administration And Support Costs With A Single Management Solution Quickly Respond To Business Needs For New Servers And Applications By Consolidating 40 Servers To 5 They Reduced Electrical Power By 50 Amps And Licensing Costs By $7,000 Annually. With Hyper V They Plan To Consolidate 200 Servers With A Hardware Savings Of Up To $350,000 The Value Of The Time Savings From Server Management Improvements With Virtualization Is Estimated To AU$1,055,000 (U.S.$999,985)Per Year For WorleyParsons TALX Developers Can Deploy New Virtual Machines In Less Than An Hour, Rather Than The Two Weeks It Could Take With The Company’s Traditional Acquisition And Provisioning Process.

  16. Summary – Q&A Paul Mason, Director Enterprise Business, Microsoft

  17. Call to Action • Arrange for your customised assessment • For more info on Simple To Save www.microsoftconnect.ie • Sign up for upcoming events: • Virtualisation Event 26th March • Business Productivity Online Services Launch 2nd April • BI event with DNM and Grant Thornton 21st April • Complete your Satisfaction Survey pmason@microsoft.com

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