The Cloud: A Field Report

Field report for Learning Solutions 2012 focused on cloud and SaaS technologies and how they're helping people do their jobs more effectively and efficiently.

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1. THE CLOUD
   A Field Report
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2. CLOUD? SAAS?
   Doesn’t Matter - How Are We Using It?
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4. CLOUD USE PERCENTAGE
   0
   20
   40
   60
   80
   Freelance
   Small Biz
   Med/Big Biz
   Higher Ed
   Use It Every Day Limited Use Blocked
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5. INDUSTRY PERCENTAGES
   0
   25
   50
   75
   100
   Percentage
   Accounting/Finance
   Technology
   Marketing
   HR
   Healthcare
   Education/Training
   Arts/Entertainment
   Energy/Utilities
   83%
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6. TYPES OF SERVICES
   9%
   25%
   8%
   11%
   13%
   34%
   Storage or File Sharing
   Project Management
   Design Tools
   Development Tools
   Collaboration
   Accounting/Invoicing
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7. 8%
   92%
   Storage or File Sharing
   Using Not Using
   67%
   33%
   Project Management
   71%
   29%
   Design Tools
   79%
   21%
   Development Tools
   33%
   67%
   Collaboration
   75%
   25%
   Accounting/Invoicing
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8. INSPERITY & BASECAMP
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9. PROFILES
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10. We are a vendor of an online authoring tool which runs in the
    cloud. Our company is based in three international locations
    and our partners and customers are all over the world. We use
    a ton of cloud based systems to communicate.
    •Communicator
    •Skype
    •GoTo Meeting
    The Authoring Tool Vendor
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11. I am not aware of any time in the last two years in which I, or a
    colleague, was unable to successfully log into Salesforce.com for
    retrieving and updating information. More importantly, even
    though the data is stored in the "cloud" the site is fully
    integrated with our internal database systems for upstream and
    downstream communication.
    •Dropbox
    •Google Docs
    •Salesforce.com
    The Logistics Product Manager
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12. Our company is 100% in the cloud. Everything from project
    management, accounting, billing, server monitoring and
    performance tracking, CRM, docs, email, marketing, file storage.
    If we lose a personal computer we can buy a new one and get
    up and running again within about an hour.
    •Dropbox
    •Google Docs
    •A-Drive
    •Aviary
    •SCORMCloud
    The LMS Vendor
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13. I use Dropbox as my go to file storage. I can work on my
    developing docs no matter where I am. I use Wunderlist, but I’m
    still looking for a PM tool that non-techies will embrace.
    I use Google for shared docs and simple planning. I use Spotify
    to keep me sane.
    •Dropbox
    •Google Docs
    •Spotify
    The Freelancer
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14. I can't imagine working without Dropbox anymore... an essential
    part of my workflow for sharing files and keeping things in sync
    across multiple systems.
    Basecamp and Minigroup have also become integral parts of
    client interaction... all files and communications in one location...
    also allow the clients to be involved in the process and feel they
    have contributed to the final product.
    •Dropbox
    •Basecamp
    •Minigroup
    The Designer
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15. ADD YOUR INPUT
    duceenterprises.com/cloud-survey/
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