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SharePoint in the Cloud. A Critical Assessment. November 7, 2013. Agenda. Industry Trends SharePoint Cloud Considerations The Debate Closing Arguments. Industry Trends. Software as a Service (SaaS ). Less Complexity. Platform as a Service ( PaaS ). More Customizations.
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SharePoint in the Cloud A Critical Assessment November 7, 2013
Agenda • Industry Trends • SharePoint Cloud Considerations • The Debate • Closing Arguments
Industry Trends Software as a Service (SaaS) Less Complexity Platform as a Service (PaaS) More Customizations Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Push to the Cloud Cloud enables on-demand computing resources to be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort Microsoft shift to service-based organization -Cloud First -Yammer Purchase @JHCherryBlossom @Collabadam
SharePoint Deployment Options On-Premise Hosted @JHCherryBlossom @Collabadam
Jill Says - Feature Comparison Full Control Partial Control Lack of Control
Who Are We? She said… He said… • Adam Levithan • Jill Hannemann • Senior Consultant at Portal Solutions • SharePoint Areas of Interest: OOTB Site Templates, Project Timeline, List Forms, Communities and Social Engagement • Most Watched TV Show: Peppa Pig • Director of Advisory Services at Portal Solutions • SharePoint Areas of Interest: Term Store, Product Catalog, Records Center, Metadata Navigation, and e-Discovery with Exchange • Favorite Vacation Destination: Italy
Document Management Business Intelligence Workflow Social Platform Selection: What’s a good fit?
Look and Feel Customization Migration Deployment
Compliance Authentication Data Encryption Security
Staffing Enterprise Applications Deployment Time Total Cost of Ownership
Jill Says - Total Cost of Ownership • Cost Summary Evaluate where total cost of ownership and feature sets/business value present the greatest return
Authentication True “Portal” Infrastructure Integration Options
Continuous Innovation Controlled Change Feature Availability Ease of support Service and Management
Rapid start up Reduction of options Streamlined support Lack of control Planning for the Cloud: Pros vs. Cons
Jill Says – Strengths of O365 • It’s SharePoint 2013, but Online • Microsoft Integration, and then some • “Free” – Public Site, Intranet, Collaboration Sites • Instant external sharing (through live accounts) • Availability, Redundancy, and Service Levels • First to receive software upgrades from Microsoft Closing Arguments
Adam Says – Strengths of On-Premise • Control of upgrades • Business Intelligence • Leverage SharePoint as an application • Privacy and security • Can be a true “Portal” (Adoption Dream ) Closing Arguments
Register for Upcoming Webinar! Free Webinar: Thursday, Nov. 19th SharePoint Migration– To Be Or Not To Be “In The Cloud” Join Us As The Debate Continues… Go to www.portalsolutions.net to register.
Questions? • Contact Us • Jill Hannemann • jhannemann@portalsolutions.net • @JHCherryBlossom • Adam Levithan • alevithan@portalsolutions.net • @collabadam Adam and Jill Say… Special Offer! Free 2-Hour Migration Upgrade Workshop for SharePoint Symposium Attendees See Us For Details!