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Helping NGO’s Leverage New Technologies
Suresh Ramani, President IAMCP India West
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
AGENDA• Introduction to IAMCP
• How can IAMCP help NGO’s
• How to Leverage The Cloud
Introduction to IAMCP
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
What is the IAMCP?• Business network for Microsoft Partners ( Registered, Certified, Gold
Certified) as members
• A worldwide community for partnering– Established 1994– Close to 4,000 members– 40 countries– Almost 80 chapters– EUR 5 Billion last year in deals together (according to IDC)
• Specialized companies working together fulfilling customer needs– Specialists working together across competencies– Competitors helping each other with manpower
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
Our chapters in Europe today Bulgaria Estonia Finland France Germany Greece (starting up) Italy Lithuania Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland (starting up) Russia
Starting up more chapters in districts outside Moscow South Africa Slovakia (starting up) Sweden
Regional events in Gothenburg, Malmö, Sundsvall and Stockholm Switzerland United Kingdom
Regional events in Thames Valley (London), Southeast, Wales & Midlands Sub-chapter in Scotland
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
Our chapters in USA today Arkansas Atlanta Austin Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Colorado Columbus Dallas/Ft. Worth Detroit Deep South (Mississippi & Alabama) Florida-South Houston Iowa Jacksonville Kansas City Kentucky Las Vegas
Louisiana Minneapolis/St.Paul New Jersey New York City Northern California Oklahoma Orlando Philadelphia Portland Puget Sound San Antonio Southern California Southwest St. Louis Tampa Tennessee Utah Washington DC Western Michigan Wisconsin
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
APAC Philippines India
LATAM Brazil Mexico Puerto Rico Colombia Argentina Ecuador
CANADA
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
IAMCP Mission
• To maximize the business potential of our members
– Partnering– Advocacy– Community– Education & Growth
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
Community
• A forum for community outreach– To businesses– To individuals– “Social Entrepreneurship”– Support to vast array of Non Profits– Provide Technology, Funding or “Sweat Equity”
How can IAMCP help NGO’s
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IAMCP & NGO’s• Technology is crucial for projects
• Microsoft can provide Technology
• Challenge is in implementing Technology
• Implementation is too Expensive or sub standard
• Enter IAMCP
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
Why IAMCP• Largest Association of Microsoft Partners
• Accountability
• All Geographies
• All Competencies
International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP)
Leverage The Cloudor
Our Experiments with The Cloud
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What is Cloud Computing
• Different Terms, same meaning– SaaS– Online Services– Hosted Services– Software + Services
• Shift of Data & Apps from On Premise to the Data Centre & provision on the fly
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On Premise Costs
• Initial Capex– Server Hardware & Software– Multi level Security costs ( Firewall,UTM, AV, etc)
• On going Opex– Implementation charges– Electricity for 24 x 7– Manpower for 24 x 7– AMC of hardware & software
• Recurring Capex – Server Hardware & Software refresh
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On Premise Solution- Pains
• High Capex• Service unavailability during Migrations• Need for Headroom leading to idle capacity
– Extra Hard Disks, CPU power– Extra CALs
• Lack of Trained Manpower• Lack of Geo Redundancies• Lack of Best Practices• Data losses due to internal Threats• Spams, Blacklisting • Server OS and App Patches
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Cloud Computing - Pains
• Is my Internet working?
• Is my Internet working?
• Is my Internet working?
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Microsoft Online Services
User Experience
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Single Sign on for User
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Online User Console
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Understanding Sharepoint
• Company Intranet
• Employee Self Service Portal
• Document Management System
• Team Collaboration
• Workflow Applications
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Tech Support Site
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Send links , not attachments
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Wikis- Knowledge Base
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Coming Soon
• Sharepoint Workspace
– Sync with Sharepoint
– Maintain offline copy of the Data
– Great for places with poor Connectivity
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Office Communication Server
• Display & Detect presence
• Encrypted Instant Messaging over LAN/Internet
• Integrated with MS Office
• Person to Person audio & video inside Firewall
• Virus & Spam filtering
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Office LIVE Meeting
• Interactive Tools– Whiteboards– Text slides– Polls– Chat
• Document viewer
• Application & Desktop Sharing
• Remote Assistance
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Contact Information
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Contact Information
• Email: [email protected]
• Website : India www.iamcpindia.org
• Website : International www.iamcp.org
• Facebook : Search for IAMCP India West
Thank You