The Future of Software: Appliancebased Software Delivery AbSD

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The Future of SoftwareAppliance-based Software
Delivery (AbSD)?

• Josh Pollock
• Western Regional Manager, Senior Systems Engineer
• KACE

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Agenda

• The Need for New Delivery Models
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)?
• Appliance-based Software Delivery (AbSD)?
• Conclusion

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Traditional Software Delivery

• Complex
• Hardware procurement
• Software prerequisites
• Installation
• Customization
• Costly
• Long deployment times
• High maintenance costs
• Multiple vendors

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What About Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)?

• Advantages
• No hardware procurement
• No software prerequisites
• No software installation
• Fast deployment
• Minimal maintenance
• Limitations
• Questionable reliability
• Unpredictable performance
• Community security
• Loss of data control
• High costs over time

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AbSD Defined
Appliance-based Software Delivery

• Metal-to-function integration
• Integrated operating environment
• Dedicated management services
• Plug-and-play deployment
• Hardened self-healing
• Out-of-band capabilities

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AbSD End User Organization Benefits

• All in one solution
• No hardware procurement or configuration
• Easy installation
• No software installation or integration
• One stop support and maintenance
• ..for hardware, operating environment and
  application
• Secure, centralized management
• Built-in security
• Integrated backup and recovery
• Hardware maintenance

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AbSD Vendor Benefits

• Reduced development and testing costs
• Predictable performance and scalability
• Lower support and maintenance costs

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Conclusion
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To learn more about AbSD and how the KBOX Family
of Appliances simplifies IT managementPlease
visit www.kace.comThank you!