2. Outline
Why is Cloud computing growing exponentially?
What do the numbers tell?
What are the disruption opportunities?
The A2Zapps ecosystem
What gaps do we address?
Which market segments do we focus on?
Why us?
Benefits to our customers
3. Cloud computing growth: key drivers
Businesses today
• COPE, CYOD, BYOD
• Cloud is the new
hardware
• Enterprise
developers moving
to PaaS
• Identity is the new
security
Consumers today
• Social networking is
passe …
• … as users seek more
functionality in their
social experience
• Portals are back,
leading to complex
ecosystems …
• … everyone gets
everything in one
interconnected place
Evolving
towards…
Bring Your Own Automation
…
… Business and Consumer
apps merge
Social network as dominant
communication tool …
… like email, everyone will be
part of at least one, and…
… they will all communicate
seamlessly with each other
4. The business of Cloud
Most active M&A
space
Cloud computing experiencing highest M&A activity across all tech sectors
Activity not limited to a specific scale; M&A happening across all ticket sizes, from <$100mn right upto >$1bn
SaaS/PaaS leads
activity
SaaS/PaaS and various offshoots of subscription models are at the core of all activities. In fact, SaaS/PaaS drove 15% of all
global M&A last year (this is where A2Zapps plays)
Cloud Computing
products get the
best revenue
multiples
Leading companies can get revenue multiples of over 50x; the median revenue multiple here is 7x.
In comparison, traditional software companies that typically get 1.5x to 3x, depending on the sector
A2Zapps competitor Salesforce has a market cap of $40bn, against a revenue of $4bn
Whatsapp had a revenue of $20mn when Facebook bought it for $20bn
Yammer had a revenue of $15mn when Microsoft bought it for $1.6bn
Intuit, Open Solutions, Tumblr acquired last year or $1bn each ; Softlayer acquired for $2bn
BYOD (Bring Your
Own Device)
devices are
projected to more
than double
Devices under BYOD/CYOD schemes projected to scale from 198 million in 2013 to 405 million by 2016
BYOD is seen as a key contributor to accelerating Cloud adoption
References:
http://www.corumgroup.com/12-10-Cloud-Computing-Deals
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/021313-cloud-saas-266684.html
www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom.../us_ma_TopTenIssues_022014.pdf
PWC top M&A trends report - 2013
5. Opportunities to disrupt…
...few product
suites that…
• Can work the same across all devices
• Can be deployed across public/private/hybrid
Cloud environments, with flexible data models
and scale of usage; unlike traditional ERPs
• Has infrastructure that can host applications
from both internal development teams and
external developers, yet have all apps
interconnected for cross-functional use
• Has the ability to engage entire communities
7. Market Gaps that A2Zapps solve
True Cloud
• Products that
can auto-scale
and can work
beyond
hardcoded
‘private cloud’
deployments
Interlinked
functionality
• Apps that can
talk to each
other in native
form, without
expensive back-end
integration
Social
Network
backbone
• A social spine for
all existing apps,
and not as a
separate
application
Zero-coding™
development
• Technology that
helps even non-programmers
build/customize
apps rapidly
Compatibility
• Strong API layer
to easily connect
with external
ecosystems and
mobile apps
8. Segment Focus
Enable 360° automation
of SME
With the exact
functionality they need
At the price point they can
afford
With no additional cost,
beyond an all-inclusive
subscription fee
Help launch internet
startups
By creating web business
functionality via our apps
And adding capability of
100% customization of UI
and UX, leveraging our API
layer
Hosting it on our platform
Extend IT ecosystem of
large Enterprise
By allowing extended
community of employees,
partners, vendors and end-users
into the System fold
Without having to spend
on expensive licenses of
core Systems
Without compromising on
the confidentiality and
control of data within the
Enterprise firewall
Support firms to
build/engage/monetize
their communities
By building their own
community social network,
via our Custom Social
Network Builder
With their own rules,
moderation and curating
capability
And their unique
functionality and features,
via our apps
That can scale-on-demand,
from the initial hundreds of
users to potentially millions
9. Differentiation
Unique
• The only Cloud product globally that offers the OS
+ App Builder + App store ecosystem, in addition
to a full-feature Custom social network builder
10. Benefits
Rapid go to the market
• Go live within hours/days
• Enterprise ready mobile apps
• Accelerate new internet business model
11. Unique UI and flow that takes
advantage of the screen real
estate and functionalities of
specific devices