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7 Steps to get to Market quickly with Cloud Management Software Go Live with a Strategic Cloud Services Business with Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator DAY 1 BUSINESS WORKSHOP By understanding your data strategy and goals for the cloud, you'll have a plan in place that covers IT, sales and marketing Flexiant's Customer Operation Team works with you to provide guidance on the best course of action from conception through and finance for the cloud services. to go to market. Determine Determine Make Ready Cloud Services Infrastructure Business for Software Business Planning Constraints Constraints DAY PROVISION THE HARDWARE AND NETWORK 2 Now that there is a crystalized vision for your cloud strategy, there is some tactical work to be done. Use the Flexiant Network and Hardware reference Architectures Review all the hardware and network available and make any necessary changes to support the cloud business. + Upstream Router + Switch + Storage + Network Configuration + Compute Node(s) + Router Node(s) DAY 3 STAND UP THE CLOUD MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Now you can install and configure Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator either on your own, with Flexiant guidance or leave it entirely up to us. Flexiant experts can guide you through this process quickly thanks to our experience configuring across different Use the Flexiant Checklist + Customer Prerequisites + Hardware Inventory + Platform - Setup & + Configuration + Testing Plans + Additional Cluster Installation (if applicable) + Customer Handover Steps hardware and networks. Flexiant will conduct end-to-end validation and familiarization training for the entire team who will support the software to deliver your cloud services business. BUILD YOUR BACK-END TO DELIVER A STABLE PLATFORM DAY 4 Build out the products you will take to market. Step 4 is important to ensure your cloud business Build the products you will sell. The technical team will need to ensure the cloud platform is in the right shape and form to start supporting customers. This includes building resiliency, back-up strategies and scalability to offer enough capacity doesn't fall over in the middle of the night. for customers. DAY 5 BUILD YOUR BUSINESS PLAN I How will you price each product? Step 5 is about how you will take your cloud offering to market. 1 Can end-users buy on the website? - What marketing needs to occur? I How to take products to resellers? - How will products be priced and configured for resellers? DAY LAUNCH YOUR CLOUD SERVICES 6. You now have a cloud management platform but what supporting assets will your customers need? What collateral do you have? The Flexiant support Make Sure You Know How to Bill Billing is what keeps your business ticking, yet the process for billing is often one of the last things to be considered when building out a new cloud-based service. Cloud customers team can help as you launch your new cloud. Educate the business including the sales team, executives, marketing, IT and finance on how you are increasingly demanding instant granular billing to ensure that they only pay for the service that they use. will take the cloud services business to market. DAY 7 EXPAND IN MARKET Go live and test the market - add value and services on the back of Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator. Do not wait to go live until all your ducks are in a row. Launch day is only a starting point. You will need to expand, evolve and adapt to new market requirements and customer demand as they have a product that is flexible to support your requirements, and with continued investment in the product, you have a cloud management solution that will meet market requirements. Differentiate Your Cloud Business Select a solution that can grow cur. With Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator, you with you and help to differentiate. www.flexiant.com