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VI-88: The Cloud Experience
from the Cloud ExperiencedBret Tushaus
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Agenda
Take it to the Cloud
Introducing the Panelists
Panelists Discussion
Questions from the Audience
Concluding Thoughts
Take it to the Cloud
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Ask yourself a few questions…
Do you have aging hardware?
Do you have plans for growth?
Do you have more IT projects than resources?
Is your workforce more remote and mobile than ever before?
Do you need to upgrade your Vision database?
Do you have limited IT financial resources?
Do you worry about business continuity plans
Do you worry about the reliability of your back-up/restore process?
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If you said yes…
…it’s time to consider taking Deltek Vision
to the cloud with Deltek First – Vision
Essentials
Same powerful Vision
solution, delivered via
the Deltek Cloud
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Vision Essentials
Deltek First
Easy to BuyEssential PS Capability
Flexible Subscription
No Servers to Prepare
1Simple to OwnMaintained for You
Higher Level of ServiceEasy to Adapt
Easy to Expand
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Secure to AccessAccess Anywhere, Anytime
Yours ExclusivelyPerpetual Back-UpsConstant Monitoring
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Same powerful Vision solution…
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…now let’s hear about other customers’ experience
taking Vision to the cloud
VisionEssentials
Take it to the Cloud!
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The Panelists
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Katherine McElroy | C3 Consulting
Katherine’s Role: Executive VP, Operations and Finance
Main Location and Offices: Nashville, 1 office
Company Size: 130 employees; $25 million in annual revenue
Types of Services: Management Consulting
Vision Modules: core, Resource Planning, VPM
Date of Cloud Go Live: June, 2016
Other Information: Founded in 2005 by Beth Chase; predominately
woman-owned business.
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Kerry Dunn | BSA LifeStructures
Kerry’s Role: CFO
Main Location and Offices: Indianapolis, 7 offices
Company Size: 230 employees, $50 million in annual revenue
Types of Services: architecture, engineering, interior design, planning
Vision Modules: core, Flex/ODBC, iAccess
Date of Cloud Go Live: November, 2014
Other Information: transforming environments in the Healing,
Learning and Discovery markets into LifeStructures
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Kristin Burke | The Burke Group
Kristin’s Role: CFO
Main Location and Offices: Rosemont, 9 offices
Company Size: 400 employees, 10 companies
Types of Services: civil, transportation/highway, municipal, traffic,
construction, water resources, environmental, structural and
mechanical engineering
Vision Modules: all
Date of Cloud Go Live: December, 2012
Other Information: extensive bike to work program and also a very
large internship program
Panelist Discussion
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Discussion Questions
What were the primary considerations that prompted you to consider the
cloud?
What were the key components of your due diligence as you considered
move to the cloud?
What factors ultimately caused you to take Vision to the cloud?
What was your “go live” experience when you migrated to the cloud?
How have your users responded/reacted since moving to the cloud?
What challenges have you run into since moving to the cloud?
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Discussion Questions (cont’d)
How has the performance of Vision since moving to the cloud changed?
Have you had to change any of your internal processes as a result of moving
to the cloud?
What have you found to be the biggest advantage of taking Vision to the
cloud?
What advice would you give another Vision-using company considering
moving to the cloud?
Questions for the Panelists
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Determining the best use of financial and physical
resources is a challenge A/E/C firms face every day.
Solving business challenges is a priority, but when it
comes to IT, maintaining infrastructure can take critical
time away from what matters most.
Deltek is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to
our clients, such as Vision in the Cloud.
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…it’s time to consider taking Deltek Vision
to the cloud with Deltek First – Vision
Essentials
Same powerful Vision
solution, delivered via
the Deltek Cloud
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Please submit a survey for this session via the
mobile app.
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Learn More
Vision Blog
www.deltek.com/blog
Attend a live VPM, CRM or Resource
Planning/iAccess product demo
www.deltek.com/company/events/demos
Interact in Kona – CAC, iAccess Feedback
