1. Cloud Computing Solutions
For Local Government
Dale Graver
VC3, Inc.
dale.graver@vc3.com
803-955-8818
2013 Annual Conference

2. Topics
• What is it?
• What is the right solution for Local Government?
• When is the right time to adopt?
• How can this be a huge enabler for:
• Your organization
• Your members
Cloud Computing for Local Government

3. VC3 Background
• Relationships with over 130 municipalities, counties, COGs
• Focused on small and medium local government
• Over 19 years experience
• 85+ employees
• Endorsed Technology Partners
Extensive Local Government IT Experience

4. When is Cloud Computing Right for You?
• Is it difficult to afford the breath and depth of IT support
you require?
• Are you faced with reoccurring significant desktop and
server capital expenses?
• Do you need mobility for your staff?
• Are you confident in your current data backups?
• 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 IT business and focus
on your core competency?

5. What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is:
…any pay-per-use service,
…that extends existing IT capabilities,
…in real time over the Internet.

6. Cloud Services Are Not New…
• Website Hosting
• Email
• Phone Systems
• Hosted Desktop
• Payroll

7. Common Premise Based IT Environment
• 3 - 4 year refresh cycle for PCs
• 4 – 5 year refresh cycle servers
• Reoccurring software license fees
• Insufficient skill level of IT staff
• Lacks adequate backups & security
• Slow restoral of critical business
processes after a disaster
Expensive in time and resources to install and maintain!
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8. Internal Staff
Premise Based
“Wearing Many
Hats”
IT Continuum Stages…
Where is your organization… where are you going, and when?
Proactive
Cloud Based
“No Longer in the
IT Business”
Reactive
Local IT Vendor
Early Stages of
Complexity
Managed Services
High Complexity
Many Technologies
Delivery of Many Services
High Availability Required
Time
ITComplexity
CitizenRequestforServices

9. A New IT Solution Option to Consider
WAN/LAN
Enterprise Class Data CenterPremise Based IT Solution

10. A New IT Solution Option to Consider
Hosted IT Solution Enterprise Class Data Center
WAN/LAN

11. A New IT Solution Option to Consider
Hosted IT Solution Enterprise Class Data Center
Mouse Movements
Keyboard Strokes
Pixel Changes
WAN/LAN

12. Delivery Models
• Premise • Cloud
• Hybrid
• Some components in the cloud
• Some components continue to be premise based

13. Premise
• You buy the servers
• You buy the desktops
• You buy the phone system
• You buy the storage and
back-up systems
• You buy all of the
network equipment
• You pay someone to
maintain and support it

14. • Cloud provides the servers
• Cloud provides the Thin Client, monitor, keyboard and mouse
• Cloud provides the storage
• Cloud provides the file backup, and disaster recovery
• Cloud maintains your environment 24x7
• You only pay for what you need
• Little to no up-front capital cost
• Scale up/down much more quickly
Cloud

15. 15
Cloud Desktop Components:
Applications
Storage
Backups
Support
Hardware
Reports and Documents

16. What’s Included?
Standard Applications
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Office Standard Edition
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook, OneNote…
• Microsoft Exchange Email
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Client Applications
• Host your existing applications
• Finance, GIS, Utilities, etc.
• Third party vendor coordination

17. What’s Included?
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Storage
• Individual and shared file
storage for all users
Backups
• Nightly backup to alternate data centers
• Optional 10 year email auto-archive for
public records retention

18. What’s Included?
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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

19. What’s Included?
Hardware
• Thin Client, keyboard,
mouse and monitor
• All-in-one unit
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IT Director Services
• Budget planning services
• IT Documentation
• IT Performance Report
• Best Practices and Policies Library

20. Why Cloud Based Desktop?
• Never purchase a PC or server again
• Cloud desktop works with
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!

21. Thank You!