Part of our series of free Ancoris Cloud Briefings, this event will focus on the practical aspects of setting your cloud strategy and developing a roadmap for change. You’ll also get a chance to talk to our expert staff who’ve already helped scores of organisations like yours make the move into the cloud.
Venue and Date
Date: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Location: Google London, 123 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria, SW1W 9SL. map
Briefing Agenda:
09.00 Registration and networking
09.30 Business drivers for cloud computing
10.00 Making collaborative working a reality - Google Apps for Business Demo
10.45 Break
11.00 Building a more integrated messaging and collaboration environment
11.30 Defining your roadmap to migrate to the cloud
12.00 Panel discussion and Q&A
12.30 Buffet Lunch
13.30 Close
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Presentations
Business drivers for cloud computing
- What are the top business trends driving cloud computing adoption?
- What is the vision for cloud services and how to decide your priorities to deliver business value?
- Does cloud computing really change the economics of corporate IT?
- Consumerisation and mobility are changing the way people work. Should you link your device strategy with your cloud strategy?
- How collaboration supports business innovation
- Software-as-a-Service is the most mature model of cloud computing. What should you expect from your SaaS vendor?
Making collaborative working a reality - Google Apps for Business Demo
This live demo will show how Google Apps for Business increases team productivity by allowing users to:- Access their content anywhere, anytime - laptop, desktop, home, work, mobile, online, offline etc
- Communicate with ease: email, instant messaging, phone or video call from a single interface
- Work together on documents, spreadsheets, drawings and presentations in real-time without the hassle of multiple versions or attachments
- Easily create team or project sites without the need for IT support, improving information sharing within your business
- Have complete control - each piece of content can be as private or public as necessary
Building a more integrated messaging and collaboration environment
- How to deploy powerful integrated on premise and web applications?
- How to use Google Apps Marketplace to source and purchase third party web-based applications that work seamlessly with Google Apps
- How to create new web applications and integrate them with Google Apps using Gadgets, Google App Engine
Defining your roadmap to migrate to the cloud
- How deployments in the cloud compare with traditional IT environments and what is the role of solution providers?
- How security is part of the DNA of applications born in the cloud and what does this mean for organisations?
- It is not "all or nothing": what do mixed on-premise/cloud environments look like?
- Migration strategies for Google Apps: how to manage the migration to cloud services
- How administrative controls work in the cloud and how to prepare your IT team for operational changes?
- Case studies: sample deployment project plan and cost profile.
Ancoris Cloud Briefing Registration
To register for this event, which is open to UK based end-user organisations only, please complete this registration form:
