08/18/2014. Agvance Hosted. Todd Erickson, IS Manager. Agenda. What Definitions and Stats Why The Value Proposition How Making It Happen

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1 Agvance Hosted Todd Erickson, IS Manager Agenda What Definitions and Stats Why The Value Proposition How Making It Happen 1

2 What is The Cloud? A pile of computers somewhere else Managed by someone else Accessible Elastic Predictable Secure Staff Shortages 73% of companies suffered weather related staff shortages last year Only 39% of these had the ability to work remotely Source: Netmetric 2

3 Saving Money 82% of companies saved money moving to the cloud Only 14% downsized IT Source: NSK Inc. Expected Growth 44% annual growth in workloads in the cloud over the next 5 years 8.9% growth for on premise computing workloads Source: Silicon Angle 3

4 Why Hosted? Hardware & OS Licenses On-Premise Purchase, Replace every 3-4 Years In the Cloud Included, regular upgrades and replacements Capital Expenditures Large Upfront Costs Low Setup Fee Scalability Vulnerability Not Scalable. Buy now while guessing future need Vulnerable, DR Plan is a must Commitment Long-term 12-month Security, Support Local Management, Internal Staff Flexible. Grow or shrink as needed Uptime Guarantee, Built-In DR Firewall, Anti-Virus, and Support included Agvance Hosted - The Right Solution Your own dedicated Remote Desktop Servers and SQL Server in your own Private Cloud Optimized for Agvance performance Windows and Agvance updates managed for you Backups managed for you Very low upfront setup costs Fixed monthly costs 4

5 Agvance Hosted - The Right Solution Hosted by STL in Bloomington an undisclosed location Underground Bunker built to Tier III Standards Purpose built Can you say that about your server closet? The Data Center Fully Redundant Power, Internet, Disks, etc. Secure Fire proof Tornado proof You just can t do this at home 5

6 3 Reasons to Move to the Cloud Cost Convenience Continuity Subscription vs. Capital expense low startup cost Access from Anywhere Simplified disaster recovery Predictable Fixed cost vs. Variable cost Simplified IT Operations and Support Offsite hardware reduces risk Reduced Business Risk and Insurance Expense Elastic Easily adjusts to your needs Virtual machines reduce risk of hardware failure How do you run your business when the unimaginable happens F-4 tornado Harrisburg, Illinois February 29, 2012 Thank goodness our data is in the cloud 6

7 We believe in Agvance Hosted Every new customer starts with Agvance Hosted Allows users to begin learning Agvance immediately No need to wait on hardware setup Speeds up the setup and implementation process Can move to on premises hardware when ready Most stay on Agvance Hosted Can adjust server as needed Custom Configuration and Pricing Tailored Specifications One size does NOT fit all Pricing is NOT by user, but by the size of the server needed Server size, number of users, configuration options defined by SSI Additional users can be added for a nominal cost as long as the size of the server doesn t need to change 7

8 Moving to Agvance Hosted What Really Happens 1. Initial Setup and Configuration 2. User Provisioning 3. Initial Data Transfer 4. Testing and Validation 5. Final Data Transfer We ll need your help with these two steps 8

9 Setup and Configuration STL sets up Server Operating System SQL Server Anti-virus SSI sets up Agvance SQL Server configuration Windows Users Moves Data Setup can be done in less than 1 day in critical situations Most migrations are done over approx. 1 week Provisioning Users Existing Customers Based on your existing Agvance Users User configuration can be copied from Terminal Server We need your help with this step New Customers Based on the License Distribution Worksheet Must provide Windows Login IDs 9

10 Moving the Data Phase One Multiple step process done by SSI Play datasets moved first Archive datasets moved next May be done over multiple days No transactions should be made in these datasets after they are moved Testing and Validation We need your help with this step SSI will test Agvance with your play data SSI will provide a Remote Desktop Shortcut that can to be copied to each user s local desktop. End users login and test with play data Scale Interfaces need to be tested Test printers, especially if they were installed on Terminal Server 10

11 Moving the Data Phase Two Current datasets normally moved afterhours Based on your schedule Old SQL Server turned off or datasets detached Tomorrow everyone uses Agvance Hosted Zero business downtime Service Guarantee What if it doesn t work out? Every agreement comes with a 30 day money back Service Guarantee If you don t love it, you don t have to keep it But everyone loves it 11

12 Ongoing Support Provided jointly by SSI and STL The cloud is flexible Add/remove users, RAM, processors, hard drive space as needed A Testimonial Amanda Janke, IS and Inventory Manager Allied Agronomy, Grain & Energy 8 locations in North Dakota 45 Agvance users Agvance Hosted is the best hardware decision we have ever made. 12

13 Questions? 13