Going Digital tips and techniques for revitalizing your business smart IT for small business Presented by Martin Danner Workshop Outline  Workshop objectives We have 3 key objectives for the workshop: o To understand the emerging impact of digital technology on today’s world of business o To develop an awareness of appropriate digital technologies for your business o To help you create your company’s technology strategy & action plan  Why go digital? In this section we’ll have an open, honest discussion about the pros and cons of going digital.  Going digital: case studies We’ll take a look at two New Zealand businesses that have gone digital: a custom manufacturing company and a service firm. We’ll examine each business before the transition, discuss the triggers for change, and look at the impact of going digital.  Is the cloud trustworthy? This topic is the biggest concern for most people. ? Is my data safer if I keep it on site? Will I lose control of it in the cloud?  Tech strategies We’ll explore four key strategies for going digital: going online, going paperless, going mobile, and going ulta-fast. o o Going online  Cloud economics The pros and cons of renting services vs owning hardware and software  Typical cloud apps for NZ business Explore the major categories of business cloud apps, and discuss some of the more popular options Going paperless  Why go paperless?  Using network printer/scanners and desktop scanners  Document management in the cloud  Managing email as a document ©2015 Arrowrock Ltd | arrowrock.com | +64 9 889 2447 | PO Box 301916, Auckland 0752 1 Going Digital tips and techniques for revitalizing your business o o smart IT for small business Going mobile  Why go mobile?  Do you need a mobile desktop?  Typical applications for tablets and smartphones  Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – does it work?  Doing business anytime, anywhere – is it desirable? Going ultra-fast (broadband)  Why go ultra-fast?  Differences between ADSL, VDSL, Fibre 30 and Fibre 100  UFB providers in Wanganui  How is New Zealand connected to the rest of the world?  Building redundancy into your Internet connectivity  Making the transition: controlled change Taking a strategic approach to going digital often involves significant changes in the way a business operates. To minimise disruption and achieve the greatest benefit these changes should be done in a controlled manner. We’ll discuss effective techniques for controlled change in your organisation.  Developing your own tech strategy and action plan We’ll provide you with a technology planning template and show you how to use it. ©2015 Arrowrock Ltd | arrowrock.com | +64 9 889 2447 | PO Box 301916, Auckland 0752 2