FUTURE OF CLOUD COMPUTING(SAFARICOM CLOUD)

WAKHUNGU W BEN

CS282-0801/2009LECTURER: PROF. WAWERU

Content

• Future of cloud computing.• Application and services available.• Benefits of cloud computing to SMEs.

SAFARICOM CLOUD

.Data +

Intelligence

Third Party Services

Safaricom Services

Future of cloud computing.• The past of cloud computing is

bright , but the future is even more brighter.

• The future of cloud computing is ubiquitous computing.

• What is ubiquitous computing?• This refers to a post-desktop model of

human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.

Future of cloud computing

• Ubiquitous: Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time (omnipresent).

• Ubiquitous computing environments involve the interaction, coordination, and cooperation of numerous, casually accessible, and often invisible computing devices.

Future of cloud computing

Notions of ubiquitous computing

• The "authorized access to data

anytime, anywhere and on any

device and network"

• Decentralization

• Diversification

• Connectivity

• Simplicity

Applications and services available.

• Infrastructure as a Service• Data Centre• Storage Services i.e. drop box• Platform as a Service• Disaster Recovery• Security Services• Hosted Applications i.e. Microsoft

Suite.

Applications and services

available.• Software as a Service• Online Accounting i.e. Sage online• Online Payroll i.e. HR online• Website & Email Hosting• Data Archiving• Backup and Recovery

SAGE PASTEL MY BUSINESS ONLINE ACCOUNTING

• This service will give you control over your business and offer integrated services hence enhancing productivity.

• With this service, you can;• Do your monthly tax returns hustle-

free with KRA-ready reports.

SAGE PASTEL MY BUSINESS ONLINE ACCOUNTING

• Import your bank statements and Online Accounting will automatically assign the correct accounts for effortless Bank reconciliation.

• Get a set of sophisticated business reports for both you and your accountant.

SAGE PASTEL MY BUSINESS ONLINE ACCOUNTING

• Manage all incoming and outgoing invoices including returns and overdue payments.

• Prepare quotes and convert them directly into invoices

Online HR Payroll• This cost effect service will allow you

to automate many aspects of human resource management.

• Other benefits of this service include;• In‐built deduction function for PAYE,

NHIF, NSSF • Exporting monthly NHIF reports from

Safaricom Online service to NHIF website

Online HR Payroll

• Paying your staff with M-PESA ‘at the click of a button’

• Generating smart company‐branded pay slips and email in PDF to employees with click of a button.

• Dedicated salary advance processing with automated repayment

Benefits to SMES

For SMEs that do not know the benefits of the cloud yet, here are at least six reasons why embracing this new platform gives a kick for the business.

Up-to-date cloud software solutions without placing too much cost on the business.

Benefits to SMEs

Access to data from anywhere and anytime means portability and flexibility; giving more time and effort to be placed on business strategies and solutions.

Sophisticated and high levels of security protocol that ensure business and data protection.

Benefits to SMEs

Better business performance due to the portability, flexibility, efficiency and productivity that cloud provides.

Simplified back-end data management and control using automatic cross referencing and reconciliation cloud features.

Benefits of SMEs.Availability of unlimited data storage

from the cloud, which can be expanded anytime.

Customizable – Services are tailor-made to suit specific needs thus allowing organizations to scale capabilities up or down according to requirements.

References

www.proofpoint.comwww.weforum.orgwww.sitepoint.comwww.northbridge.comwww.idgconnect.com

Q&A

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