Improving Business Efficiency Through the Cloud
Improving Business Efficiency Through the Cloud
Hosted by Adam Granquist, Director of Cloud Services
During this session of "Ask the vCIOs" learning series for growing businesses, Adam Gramquist, Director of Cloud Services at Dataprise, discusses how cloud computing can provide organizations of every size access to large, dynamically scalable resources, improve business efficiency, and reduce costs.
Program
Session Description
Cloud technology is everywhere we turn. From emails and social media to real-time collaboration and data storage, cloud possibilities are vast. Cloud computing can provide organizations of every size access to large, dynamically scalable resources, improving business efficiency and reducing costs.
This session explores the cloud basics, including what is cloud computing and the unique nature of cloud, as well as capabilities, benefits, and challenges. The presenter also explains Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS), as well as how to address security challenges, and much more.
Session Content
- Cloud Concepts
- Which type of Cloud
- Where does my business fit?
- Security in the Cloud
- Choosing Cloud Provider
- Cloud Migration
Meet the Presenters
Adam Gramquist, Director of Cloud Services
Adam Granquist joined the Dataprise team in 2012. As our Director of Cloud Services, Adam is responsible for overseeing all Cloud, Data Center and Dataprise internal IT operations. He also works very closely with our Enterprise Design team as a Subject Matter Expert for cloud, virtualization and storage projects. Before joining Dataprise, Mr. Granquist gained a decade of experience working for CGI and energy utility companies supporting large, mission critical IT infrastructure. Mr. Granquist attended the Tasmanian Polytechnic College in Australia where he studied Information Technology. Mr. Granquist holds many technical certifications including Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, VMware Certified Advanced Professional in Data Center Design, Cisco Certified Network Associate and ITILv3.
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