Cloud Computing For Local Government Dale Graver VC3 July 2017 Background Relationships with gt160 COGs municipalities counties etc Focused on small and medium local government Over 20 years experience ID: 646607
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Managing Information in the Digital Worl..." is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Managing Information in the Digital World...Cloud Computing For Local Government
Dale Graver, VC3July, 2017Slide2
Background
Relationships with >160 COGs, municipalities, counties, etc.Focused on small and medium local government Over 20 years experienceBroad suite of technology solutions95
+ employeesEndorsed Technology Partners
Extensive Local Government IT ExperienceSlide3
Active In Local Government Associations
Solutions Designed Specifically For Local Government3Slide4
Expertise with COGs in the Cloud
Land of Sky Regional Council, NCLee-Russell Council of Governments, ALTriangle J Council of Governments, NCThree Rivers Regional Commission, GAKerr Tar Council of Governments, NCUpper Savannah Council of Governments, SCEastern Carolina Council of Governments, NCGeorge Washington Regional Commission, VAMid-East Commission, NCLower Savannah Council of Governments, SCNorth Carolina League of MunicipalitiesMunicipal Association of South Carolina
Vermont League of Cites and TownsPartial List
4Slide5
TopicsWhat’s driving your technology needs?Factors to consider
When is cloud computing right for you?What does cloud computing for local government look like?Who’s doing it and why?Cloud Computing For Local Government5Slide6
What’s Driving Your IT Needs?
Storage
Security
Member
and Staff Needs
Mobility
Business Continuity
Availability
…7x24
access to services, any time…from anywhereSlide7
Internal Staff
Premise Based
“Wearing Many Hats”
IT Continuum Stages…
Where is your organization… where are you going, and when?
Proactive
Cloud Based
Reactive
Local IT Vendor
Early Stages of Complexity
Managed Services
High Complexity
Many Technologies
Delivery of Many Services
High Availability Required
Time
IT Complexity
Staff - Member
Request for ServicesSlide8
Factors To Consider
Premise vs. Cloud
Reactive vs. Proactive
In-house vs.
OutsourcedSlide9
Insourced vs. Outsourced
Skill Level
Backups and Security
Budget
Retention risk
IT director skills
7x24 support availability
Variable vs. fixed costsSlide10
The Sky Is Falling!Wait until it breaks…then fix it!
No time for root cause analysisEarly alert to problems before they happen!Saves $$$Improves up-timeReactiveProactive10
Managed Services
“Break-Fix”Slide11
Delivery Models
Premise
Cloud
Hybrid
Some
components in the
cloud
Some components
continue to be premise basedSlide12
Cloud Computing for Local Government
What is Cloud Computing?What is the right solution for Local Government?When is the right time to adopt?How can this be a huge enabler for:
Your organizationYour membersSlide13
When is Cloud Computing Right for You?
Is the breath and depth of your IT support insufficient?Are you unable to tackle strategic IT issues because you spend all your time on tactical problems?
Are you faced with reoccurring significant desktop and server capital expenses?Do you need increased mobility for your staff?Is your data stored in an off-site location?
Are you worried about the viability of your business if disaster strikes?
Do you just want to get out of the day-to-day IT business and focus on your core competency?
Stay Tuned…Slide14
Common Premise Based IT Environment
3 - 4 year refresh cycle for PCs4 – 5 year refresh cycle serversReoccurring software license fees
Insufficient skill level of IT staffLacks adequate
backups & security
Slow restoral of critical business
processes after a disaster
Expensive in time and resources to install and maintain!
14Slide15
How does it work?
There is Cloud...and then there is Cloud!Slide16
A New IT Solution Option to Consider
WAN/LAN
Enterprise Class Data Center
Premise Based IT SolutionSlide17
A New IT Solution Option to Consider
Hosted
IT Solution
Enterprise Class Data Center
WAN/LANSlide18
A New IT Solution Option to Consider
Hosted
IT Solution
Enterprise Class Data Center
000
Mouse Movements
000
Keyboard Strokes
Pixel Changes
WAN/LANSlide19
Delivery Models
Premise
Cloud
Hybrid
Some
components in the
cloud
Some components
continue to be premise basedSlide20
Delivery Model -
Premise
You buy
servers
You buy
desktops
You buy
storage &
back-up systems
You buy
all network
equipment
You pay
someone to
maintain and support itSlide21
P
artner provides the serversPartner provides
the desktop devicesPartner provides
the storage
P
artner
provides
the file backup, and disaster recovery
P
artner
maintains
your environment 24x7
You only pay for what you need
Little to no up-front capital cost
Scale up/down much more quickly
Delivery Model -
CloudSlide22
22
Cloud Desktop Components:Applications
Storage
Backups
Support
Hardware
Reports and DocumentsSlide23
What’s Included?
Standard ApplicationsMicrosoft Windows 7Microsoft Office 365 E3Current versions of Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Outlook, and moreMicrosoft Exchange Email
23
Client Applications
Host your
existing applications
Finance, GIS, Utilities, etc.
Third party vendor coordinationSlide24
What’s Included?
24
Storage
Individual and shared file storage
50G email storage per user
10
GB VOA
storage per
user
1 TB OneDrive storage per user
1 TB shared files
Backups
Nightly backup to alternate data centers
Backup
retention for minimum of 30
days
Optional 10 year email auto-archive for
public records retentionSlide25
What’s Included?
25
Security
SPAM filtering
Anti-Virus
Optional web filter & URL blocking
Support
7x24 Service Desk
7x24
Proactive
and Reactive
Remote and Onsite Support
Software application support
Third Party Vendor Coordination
Slide26
What’s Included?
HardwarePC, keyboard, mouse and monitor 26
IT Director Services
Budgeting
Strategic Planning
IT
Documentation
IT
Performance Report
Best
Practices and Policies Library
Slide27
Why Cloud Based Desktop?
Never purchase a PC or server againCloud desktop access to all your appsfrom ANY device from ANY location
Utilize more reliable and powerful computers
Eliminate
unplanned technology expenses
Built-in disaster recovery and business continuity
Focus on core competency…not IT infrastructure!Slide28
What’s Coming Next?Cloud Services
Broker – Managing multiple clouds!
Technology Partner
S
aaS
PaaS
IaaS
Vendor
Vendor
End Users
Premise Based Solutions
Cloud Services Broker
Aggregation
Integration
Customization
Management
ArbitrageSlide29
Partial List of Municipal Clients in the Cloud
Decatur, GAClayton, NCValdosta, GAHendersonville, NCBurlington, VTUlster County, NYSpringfield, TNBoiling Spring Lakes, NCBolder City, NVMilton, GASumter, SCWaynesville, NCFlorence, SC
Emerald Isle, NCKnightdale, NCCity of Lancaster, SCSouth Hill, VAHiram, GAMauldin, SCPowder Springs, GAChamblee
, GA
Covington
PD,
GABenson, NCRiver Bend, NCWhiteville, NCWinterville, NCBelmont, NC
Over 160 Local Government Clients
29Slide30
Your Homework
Do you have a plan and a partner! Where is your organization on the IT Continuum?
Does your current IT meet the
needs of
the
organization?
Do
you have a strategic
plan to
transition
to
the next IT
stage?Slide31
31
Dale GraverVC3, Inc.Thank You!