KMA, Microsoft and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals discuss the business value of Office 365 for SharePoint users.

1. Webinar Series
August 17, 2011
The Business Value of Office 365
for SharePoint Users
Presented by:

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3. About KMA
• Founded in 1995, focused on New England
• 25 employees, technical DNA
• Industries: Professional Services, Life Sciences
& Financial Services
• Technologies:
• SharePoint, SQL Server, Office, and Visual
Studio.NET
• Specialties:
• Collaboration: Portals, Websites, Communities
and Content Management
• Insight: Enterprise Search and Business
Intelligence
• Productivity: Forms, Workflow, Office Client
Customization
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4. About the Speakers – Mike Gilronan
• Partner at KMA
• 20 years of experience in IT and Professional
Services
• Focused on Business Decision Maker point of
view
• “recovering” CPA, active PMP, all-around
process geek
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5. About Chris Chalmers
• Microsoft-certified Technology Specialist
• 25 years in software industry
• 8 years with Microsoft
– Entire time focused on Cloud: distance
learning, collaboration, real-time
communication
• Blogs about E-discovery
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6. About Kevin Dushney
• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
• Biotech expertise
• Senior Director of IT
• 15 years of IT & IT management experience,
including:
– ERP, CRM, and LIMS systems in FDA-regulated
organizations
– Virtualization initiatives
– Cloud initiatives
– Supporting Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
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7. Agenda
• How Office 365 Changes the SharePoint Story
– Introduction to the Office 365 suite
– Summary of the new capabilities in Office 365, with a focus on
SharePoint
– Comparison between online and on-premises deployment of
SharePoint 2010
• Office 365 vs. On-Premises Solutions
– Key business factors to consider: A CIO's perspective
– Hybrid solutions: Is it really "either/or?“
• Questions & Answers
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8. What constitutes Cloud computing?
SOFTWARE
AS A SERVICE
PLATFORM
AS A SERVICE
INFRASTRUCTURE
AS A SERVICE

9. Microsoft Cloud Services
“…We’ll invest $9.5 billion in R&D this year–more than any other company in the world–with most of
that devoted to cloud technologies.
Right now, 70% of Microsoft’s 40,000 engineers work on cloud-related products and services. By next
year, that number will grow to 90%.”
PRODUCTIVITY COMMUNICATIONS COLLABORATION BUSINESS APPS MANAGEMENT STORAGE PLATFORM
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10. Announcing Microsoft Office 365

11. Why Cloud?
 Technology  Costs Savings
 Continuous technology enhancements  Provide Business Value Quickly
 High Availability / Reliability  Focus on Your Core Competencies
 Financially backed SLA
 Right offers for the right users
 Anywhere access across phones,
browsers and PCs
 Seamless transition and experience for
end users
 Finance  Processes
 CapEx / OpEx  Increased Security
 Asset management control  Governance, Standardization
 M&A integration becomes rapid  Integration Benefits vs. Best of
and straightforward Breed Ideology

12. Customers Embracing Cloud Services with Microsoft
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13. Customer Examples
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14. Office 365 for Enterprises
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15. SharePoint Online Summary

16. Create and
information with colleagues and
customers

17. SharePoint On Premises/Office 365 Comparison

18. Where to start & where we’re headed
• Intranet Sites • Help desk • Custom Code Solutions
• Knowledge Repositories • Employee onboarding • ISV add ons
• Team Sites • Process visualization • Internet Sites
• Project Sites • Human workflow • eDiscovery
• Corporate Directory • Simple Dashboards • Records Archive
• Blogs/Wikis • Access Services • LOB integration
• Asset libraries • Forms/Data Capture • BCS
• Search • FAST Search
• Simple External Sharing • Performance Point
• In place Records

19. SharePoint Online new features

20. SharePoint features not available yet with Office 365

21. SharePoint Online Configuration &
Extensibility
• SharePoint Online Developer Guide
• MSDN SharePoint Online Resource Center

22. Office 365 Marketplace

23. Hybrid Co-existence
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24. Office365 – Customer Decision Framework
Decision Points Customer
Questions Answered & Decisions Made
& Conversations Stakeholders
What is Office 365? How will these solutions work in my environment?
Capability &
IT Why, when and how should I transition to Office 365? How do we get
Technical Fit
ready?
Legal & Legal &
What are the risks and legal /regulatory considerations?
Compliance Procurement
Security,
CSO, Is my data secure and private? Where will it be located?
Privacy, Data
Legal How do we comply with local regulations?
Sovereignty
Many:
Business
LOB Groups, CIO, What is the specific shareholder value from this project?
Value CFO
CIO & key Who will make the decision for cloud strategy and Office 365
Governance
stakeholders specifically? Who are the influencers? Why do they care?
Procurement How do we buy? What is the updated EA (Amendment?) How do we
Transaction & Finance get a deal that is advantageous to our shareholders?
What deployment consulting services are needed? How do we
Services &
IT prepare for the migration? How do we migrate?
Support
Which support offerings underpin Office 365?
Which partner can / should / will provide services needed? What is
Partners IT
the partner’s role?
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25. Case Study – Setting the Scene
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Founded 2002
Headquarters Cambridge, MA
Size Approx. 185 employees
Revenue Approx. $90MM
• Size/Complexity Ticker Symbol NASDAQ: ALNY
• Constraints & Main business Discovery,
development, and
Parameters commercialization of
novel therapeutics
• Relationship with based on RNA
Microsoft interference (RNAi).
Source: Yahoo Finance
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26. Why the Cloud? – The Appeal to the CIO
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27. Why Cloud?
 Technology  Costs Savings
 Continuous technology enhancements  Provide Business Value Quickly
 High Availability / Reliability  Focus on Your Core Competencies
 Financially backed SLA
 Right offers for the right users
 Anywhere access across phones,
browsers and PCs
 Seamless transition and experience for
end users
 Finance  Processes
 CapEx / OpEx  Increased Security
 Asset management control  Governance, Standardization
 M&A integration becomes rapid  Integration Benefits vs. Best of
and straightforward Breed Ideology

28. The Appeal to the CIO -- Technology Benefits
• Continuous improvements/shorter release cycles
• High availability/reliability
– Financially-backed SLA
• Anywhere access via phone,
browser, or PC
• Seamless transition and
experience for end-users
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29. The Appeal to the CIO -- Finance Benefits
• Reduced CapEx, transition to OpEx
• Asset management and control
• Leveling the playing field
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30. The Appeal to the CIO -- Cost Savings
• Faster time to business value
• Increased focus on core competencies
• Right offers for right users
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31. The Appeal to the CIO -- Process Savings
• Increased security
• Governance and standardization support
regulatory needs
• Integration benefits vs best-of-breed ideology
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32. Why Microsoft’s Cloud?
• Office 365 vs other hosted apps
• SharePoint via Office 365 via other external providers
• Hybrid approach
• Ease of integration
• Cost
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33. Lessons Learned – a CIO-level perspective
• Cloud, generally
– Choice of workloads
• Microsoft’s cloud offerings
– Which options
– What timing
– Which workers
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34. Questions and Answers
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35. Resources
• From KMA:
– Upcoming Webinar: September 21: SharePoint for the Mobile User
– Recorded Webinars: 22 and Counting:
• http://www.kma-llc.net/insights/Pages/Webinars.aspx
– See KMA at:
• SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire (9/24)
• Microsoft’s SharePoint Conference (10/3 – 10/6)
– Special Offer for Webinar Attendees
• From Microsoft:
– The SharePoint Online Developer Guide
– The MSDN SharePoint Online Resource Center
– The Service Description Document
• Additional Resources:
– Nick Carr’s book “The Big Switch”
– The SPServices Library from Marc Anderson
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36. KMA’s Cloud Assessment:
KMA’s Cloud Assessment
? - Assess your current business environment Cloud readiness
- Identify whether you are a good candidate for the Cloud
(or what portion of your workload is)
- Create a roadmap for implementing Cloud
Three simple steps for qualified webinar attendees:
1. Contact KMA (via follow-up info)
2. Line up your stakeholders
3. Block out up to ½ day for a complimentary cloud assessment from KMA
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37. In Closing…
• How to get (and share) a copy of today’s slides
• How to continue the conversation and provide feedback:
Name Twitter E-mail Blog Phone
Mike @mikegil Mgilronan [at]kma-llc[dot]net http://kmamikegil-blog.kma-llc.net/ 781.693.6823
Gilronan
Chris cchalmer[at]microsoft.[dot]com http://blogs.technet.com/b/ediscovery/
Chalmers
Kevin @kdushney kdushney{[at]alnylam[dot]com
Dushney
Thank you to our attendees!!!
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