Osman Ismail's presentation at the Legalex 2014

Moving to the cloud

The next growth

strategy for

law firms?

Our MD’s presentation

at Legalex 2014

About Osman Ismail

Osman Ismail has guided DPS Software through its 30 year history since he established the company in 1984. His continuing enthusiasm to get ‘hands on’ and work directly with clients ensures he is always in touch with new trends in a changing legal market.

About DPS Software

DPS Software are one of the leading independent legal case management software and hosted IT solutions providers in the UK, servicing law firms across the country.

Terminology can be confusing

Cloud computing

Osman Ismail- Legalex 2014

‘The cloud’ is not a new concept.

It’s an idea that has been

repackaged.


The concept of cloud computing

finds its roots in

Hosted IT


Case management software Legal accounting system Digital dictation Anti-virus software Email hosting Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook Office) Third party applications

Osman Ismail’s presentation- Legalex 2014

Hosted IT - It’s all about focusing on your own business Focus on your legal work and not on managing your technology. - It’s all about managing costs Fixed costs can be funded from OpEx (Operational Expenses) so you can fund more important projects from your CapEx.

- It’s all about holistic services whereby you entrust your IT to a 3rd

party A hosted IT solution provides you with all the software applications and the server infrastructure you need to work on a daily basis.

www.dpscloud.com


http://www.dpscloud.com/

You’ll to get on with your law

and the other company will

get on with their IT.


Let’s have a look at your

business right now


…and look at how you

manage IT in your office

Every

3 to 5 years

you’ll have to support the

following costs


Server hardware and

systems software

Your software should be

functional for about 5 years

but then new software will

make it relatively useless.

This means that you will

have to replace it.


Server hardware and

systems software

Your system will reach

maximum efficiency 6 months

to 2 years after its

implementation.

After its 2nd year, its efficiency

will start decreasing. After 4

years, this can be as low as

50% or less…

…which will have an impact

on your firm’s performance.

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Efficiency v Age

Just like a car, your system

becomes less and less

efficient with the time

But the process is accelerated…


When its efficiency reaches

its lowest point,

you will need to replace your

hardware and software

and start from zero again

…going through

the same cycle one more

time

Buy new hardware and software Replace your hardware

and software

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Expenditure over years 1 - 5

How can you escape this

cycle?

By moving to the cloud

With the help of

a specialist IT provider

Hosted IT =

Your technology solutions

delivered over the Internet

Entrust the management of your IT

to a specialist company

& access your software via the cloud


= less costs

= less hassle


When should you consider

Hosted IT?

If your IT systems are

relatively new then it’s too

early for you to contemplate

this option.

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When should you consider

Hosted IT?

If you’re here- year 4 or 5,

then you should definitely

consider going hosted

because you’ll be facing an

important expense soon.

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So do the maths

considering where you are

on the IT expenditure graph


What type of firms

are considering Hosted IT?

Large firms & Small firms


Hosting is becoming

more and more popular


This is the year-on-year growth experienced by our company. DPS is now hosting over 100 practices.

Here’s why



Law firms want

to escape this

cycle

‘’We can’t go on

this way’’

Buy hardware, see it go out of date

Rebuy hardware, see it go out of date

Besides this

Connecting to the Internet is

so much cheaper

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making the model more

accessible & thus more

popular


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Hosted IT

protects your firm from

disasters

Which occur more often than you may think


So how could

IT

benefit your business?


Watch this seminar…

to find out


http://info.dpssoftware.co.uk/cloud-computing-for-legal-businesses

…and learn

-how you should choose your

hosting provider- the questions

to ask and the matters to consider

-What type of services you

should be offered as part of a hosted IT

solution


http://info.dpssoftware.co.uk/cloud-computing-for-legal-businesses