CorasCloud Partner Program White Paper Value Proposition for System Integrators September 2015 Value for System Integrators - 2015
CorasCloud Value Proposition for System Integrators Table of Contents 1. Value for System Integrators 2. Introducing CorasCloud a. Visual App Designer b. App Stores c. CorasCloud Connections d. Extensibility Framework e. Sharing Framework f. Infrastructure Independence Framework g. CorasCloud Community 3. Why is this important to you? a. Value b. Increase Revenue and Profitability c. Improve Customer Advocacy / Improve Stickiness d. Create Technical Differentiation Value for System Integrators - 2015 i
Value for System Integrators Quality, cost and competitive differentiation are the major tenants for any system integrator (SI) delivering application development services in the Federal market. Bundle these with thought leadership, mission knowledge and accelerated time to market and you have a hand that s traditionally hard to beat. This is particularly relevant given the rapid pace of change in the IT world. Innovators and disruptors now have an equal seat at the table. They focus on progress over perfection, they create constantly, they are innovative thought leaders and like it or not they are reinventing and re-imagining tomorrow s business development and solution delivery lifecycle. System integrators are in a precarious spot today partner, integrate and embrace these new innovations or compete on legacy terms and pride. History has shown that the latter is a recipe for failure. Traditional channels such as acquisition and procurement are still a constraint for innovators and disruptors, but that is where the real opportunity is for SI s, only if approached strategically. Like their titles, innovators and disruptors are different. Differences becomes differentiation, and differentiation becomes new and compelling service offerings that result in new customer relationships, new wins and new revenue. Value for System Integrators - 2015 1
Introducing CorasCloud CorasCloud is an evolutionary platform that allows customers to design, build, share and deploy production ready Cloud applications 75% faster than anything on the market today. CorasCloud works on any infrastructure (i.e., public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, local data center), connects to any data, information or document source and can be accessed on any device. CorasCloud is an engineering marvel representing over $15m in investment capital, 12 years of innovation, and experiences from over 500 customers who have used CorasWorks technology to build thousands of business and work management solutions which are used by millions of users worldwide. The major components of CorasCloud include: Visual App Designer A visual and highly interactive environment that enables users to quickly architect, model, design and deploy business / data-driven applications in a matter of minutes. App Stores Setup your own CorasCloud AppStore or leverage external CorasCloud AppStores, share, publish and provision CorasCloud application in seconds. Leverage over 20 CorasCloud applications that come out-of-the-box with every instance. CorasCloud Connections Authenticate, connect and integrate any data-source, database or document repository into CorasCloud applications (i.e., Office 365, Sharepoint, DropBox, OLE-DB and hundreds of others). Extensibility Framework Extend and complement out-of-the-box features through industry standard technologies and languages Sharing Framework Integrated consent models that allow customers to secure and share almost anything in CorasCloud (i.e., content, apps, app templates, graphs, etc.) Infrastructure Independence Framework CorasCloud applications can reside in any infrastructure (cloud, in premise, data center, or on a laptop) and work on any device. CorasCloud Community Connect with thousands of CorasCloud users, customers, partners and developers to help you capitalize on the CorasCloud eco-system. Value for System Integrators - 2015 2
Value for System Integrators CorasCloud provides a unique and compelling value proposition for System Integrators, specifically those who are early to the game and can integrate CorasCloud into their service offerings. Some of these value propositions are outlined below: Increase Revenue and Profitability Competitive Differentiation Build and deploy applications that can be deploy on any infrastructure and used by any device. Coding optional! Expand Footprint CorasCloud is specifically targeted at modernizing the tens of thousands of business and work management applications that are being supported in today s traditional systems development life-cycle. Create Consumption-Based Service Offerings CorasCloud applications are metered on multiple levels allowing you to build, deploy and sell applications based on consumption models (i.e., pay are you go). Cost Effective CorasCloud licensing is extremely cost effective starting at $10 per/month/user, over 15 applications are included out of the box for you to start with. Improve Customer Advocacy / Improve Stickiness Demand Generation Through App Sharing Increase user adoption through integrated app sharing, license and consent models that allow your customers to instantly invite and provision users into your app. Integrated App Store CorasCloud includes an integrated AppStore allowing you to cross sell new apps and capabilities to your customers. Risk Mitigator Because CorasCloud is infrastructure independent, any CorasCloud app can be moved to any cloud thus helping your customers migrate risk when selecting an IaaS provider and/or moving to the Cloud when appropriate. Improve Customer Intimacy Quickly and efficiently build on-demand applications that helps your customers change/evolve in real-time Business Driven App Development CorasCloud is a high visual and consultative environment where consultants, business and process architects can quickly create production ready cloud applications in minutes. Most resource models are 90% business, 10% technical. Value for System Integrators - 2015 3
Create Technical Differentiation Technical Diversity CorasCloud works on any infrastructure and can be access by any device. Extensibility Framework Extend CorasCloud applications beyond what comes out of the box, incorporate and protect Intellectual property, algorithms, knowledge, etc. Connector Framework Connect and integrate any database, data source or document store. Thus, helping your customers capitalize on existing systems and content repositories. Deployable on Secure Government Clouds CorasCloud is certified to deploy on both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Service (AWS) Government Clouds. Accelerate Time to Market CorasCloud applications can be deployed 75% faster than any technology on the market today. And, CorasCloud applications can be saved as templates thus allowing you to resell intellectual capital, maintain and grow knowledge and accelerate app development. No Code Development CorasCloud is a configurative (not customization) environment and significantly reduces the complexity of application development thus allowing you to increase leverage of nontechnical resources to build production ready apps. For more information on CorasCloud, please visit www.corascloud.com, or contact us at 866-580-3115 option 41, +1 703-797-1881, or partners@corascloud.com. Value for System Integrators - 2015 4
About CorasCloud: CorasCloud is a global leader in solutions that transform and improve the way organizations run and manage their business. The company works with public and private organizations reaching more than one million users around the world to provide solutions that address individual and industry work management challenges. CorasCloud takes a business-first approach in helping customers build on a dynamic framework of applications and platforms to achieve unprecedented levels of operational efficiencies, accelerated time to market, and cost optimization. For more information on CorasCloud, visit: corascloud.com info@corascloud.com T: 1+ 866-580-3115 F: 703-797-1881