While SaaS solutions promote security, reliability and performance, you may be wondering what happens to your data if and when you decide to exit the service and how do you decide on the right SaaS solution. Learn More: https://bit.ly/2IPsmcx

1. With SaaS,
Are you heading
for a vendor lock-in?
SUNIL UTTAM
Principal Solution Architect & Co-founder
WEBINAR
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM
OCT 10 2018

2. A dedicated
private solution.
Why Not ?

3. • Capex intensive infrastructure & AMCs
• One time software license purchases
• Dedicated teams to operate, manage &
monitor the setup 24/7
• Long delayed upgrade cycles
• Long refresh cycles
COMPLEX BILL OF MATERIAL ( BOM )

4. The setup needs to be designed for
• Reliability
• Security
• Data Durability and
• High Availability
COMPLEX DESIGN

5. COMPLEX UPGRADES
Re-architecting for growing storage demands and
new security threats, may require major changes.
Upgrades and updates of the software in order to
handle new solution demands, may need planning
and downtime.

6. NEED WELL TRAINED TEAMS
Internal Teams to
maintain, manage and
operate the setup 24/7 &
deliver on an SLA

7. Thus...
81% organizations
are opting for SaaS solutions
to drive their workloads &
gain from SLA backed guarantees.

8. WHY SaaS ?

9. HARDWARE
MANAGEMENT
MAINTENANCEZERO

10. CAPEX

11. • Scale up, Scale down with ease
• Pay per use
• Pay as you go
UNPRECEDENTED SCALE & FLEXIBILITY

12. SaaS cloud setups, provide a
highly durable, elastic & fully
managed storage piece
EASY STORAGE MANAGEMENT

13. • Multi layered security
• Certified Infra & Application
• Data in a separate durable store
• Digital eyes, ears, controls monitoring security
on the platforms
• Strong processes to secure & maintain security
HIGHER SECURITY

14. Financially backed SLAs on various
parameters like
Uptime, Response, Data Durability,
Resolution & more.
GUARANTEED

15. In a nutshell,
SaaS enables CIOs to shift
their focus from technology acquisition &
delivery to realizing business outcomes
as the measure of success.

16. So it seems like
SaaS is the next best thing
after sliced bread

17. So, what's the problem ?

18. It’s your data, which
accumulates over time!

19. For example
In our own archiving platform,
Vaultastic, a 1000 user company will
accumulate 4TB of email in a year.
So after 5 years of using our platform,
the company has got 20TB of data.
How do you get such large volumes
of data, when required?

20. The benefits of SaaS just
cannot be ignored, and is a
no brainer.
But, it will work in your favour,
if you can just ensure that these
5 conditions are met

21. You own the data. The SaaS provider is
simply a custodian.
Before entering into a SaaS contract,
ensure there is a data ownership and exit
clause.
Ensure the contract gives you sufficient notice
time to convert, copy and download your data.
Clear support for a data exit strategy
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22. The data formats should be compatible with your
business and IT systems.
Agree on the format of data and meta data you shall
receive the extracted data in.
A lot of vendors use Bandwidth Throttling as a way to
prevent a single customer from overloading their
systems. However the downfall of this means that it can
take several years to extract hundreds of TB of data.
Understand the available data formats
& Methods of extraction2

23. Find out if there are third-party extractions
available, what it will cost and how long it will take
using this method.
This can be useful, if you want to move large
volumes of data.
Understand the support given
by the vendor during exit3

24. Check the data extraction fee you will have to incur if and
when you decide to move your data out of the cloud.
You may also consider costs for data extraction,
converting, third-party system integration (SI) costs,
acquiring alternative solutions, and possibly running the
two systems in parallel during the transition period.
"Research suggests that SaaS vendors can charge
astronomical amounts to provide data when customers exit
contracts with them."
Understand costs of exit
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25. Evaluate SaaS vendors that have a rich set of APIs or
portals enabling straightforward migration, extraction
and perhaps even integration of data.
Choose vendors with API, Portals, DIY kits
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26. So while SaaS can provide strong value
to your business and free up your
teams for strategic projects,
you need to carefully plan your data
exit strategy to prevent a vendor
lock in and high costs during an exit.

27. Mithi designed all its SaaS platforms
keeping in mind that we are custodians
of your data and not owners.
We have designed tools, API, and
processes for you to be able to pull out
bulk data at will & easily.

28. OUR CUSTOMERS

29. PRODUCT SUMMARY

30. CORE PARTNERSHIPS RECENT AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

31. TRUST
Well
architected
for
Regular
Independent
Security &
VAPT audits

32. UNLIMITED Q & A
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