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Cloud plan for growth




                                  AS Financials                                                    Growth Strategy
                                                                             • Two distinct paths into a client engagement require differentiated approaches.
                                                               CAGR           Product attach will require rapid proof of value and build from there. Strategy /
                                          +14%                                Service-led will be 4-12 week initial engagement structured to meet clients priorities.
                                                                $521         • Focus on leveraging existing buying centers to establish engagement based on
                                                     $448                     client-stated need and then expanding. Anticipate many client engagements will
                                          $386                                begin as tactical and then expand (e.g., Application Migration).

           Bookings   $303      $326                                         • Establish key partnerships with product and other services that support strategy
                                                                              engagements. First choices would be App D for app migration / dependency
           ($ Mil)                                                            mapping, Cloud lock for cloud discovery, and Tetration as a Service for applications
                                                                              dependency mapping.
                                                                             • Approach strategy work as a how, where, by whom IT, and on who’s assets
                     FY16      FY17       FY18       FY19       FY20          activities are performed. Thus work will expand across Managed Services, XaaS,
                                                                              outsourcing practices.
           Bookings   -3%        7%        18%       16%        16%          • Leverage sales and CXTs to position cloud services solutions.
           Growth                                                            • Align with Cloud BU roadmap and pursue attach of strategy services.



                   Cisco as Trusted Advisor                     Accelerate Product                        Operational Efficiency
           • Engage clients early in their cloud journey   • Accelerate adoption of Cisco Cloud Platform by   • Leverage Services Model (Operating Model
             wherever possible, but recognize many are already   helping clients realize benefits more quickly  Transformation) to drive client operating costs down
             actively migrating                       • Leverage on site opportunities to build insights   • Enable devops, agile, continuous delivery (Operating
           • Address customer demand for multi-cloud lifecycle   resulting in additional pull through opportunities  Model Transformation) to improve development
             including: assessments, architecture design, app   • Pull $1 cloud PS= $4 product & $3 post production   processes and governance
             migration, analytics, and optimization     services.                                • Mature architectural practices and improve linkage
           • Differentiate from service providers who only want                                    between Tech and Business architectures
             to migrate to their platform(s)                                                     • Utilize Advanced Delivery Network for reach and
                                                                                                   scale improving margins
          * Data from LRP – Financials.xls                                                       • Establish key partner relationships to reduce costs
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