Sphere 3D presentation for Credit Suisse technology conference 2014

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The IT Infrastructure
Company of the Next Decade

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Agenda
•Corporate Overview
•Our vision
•Key drivers
•Three Pillars of Innovation
•Summary

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Exceptforthefactualstatementsmadeherein,theinformationcontainedinthispresentationconsistsofforward-lookingstatementsthatinvolverisks,uncertaintiesandassumptionsthataredifficulttopredict.Wordsandexpressionsreflectingoptimism,satisfactionordisappointmentwithcurrentprospects,aswellaswordssuchas“believes,” “hopes,”“intends,”“estimates,”“expects,”“projects,”“plans,”“anticipates”andvariationsthereof,ortheuseoffuturetense,identifyforward-lookingstatements,buttheirabsencedoesnotmeanthatastatementisnotforward-looking.Suchforward-lookingstatementsarenotguaranteesofperformanceandouractualresultscoulddiffermateriallyfromthosecontainedinsuchstatements.Factorsthatcouldcauseorcontributetosuchdifferencesinclude,butarenotlimitedto:thecompany’sabilitytomaintainandincreasesalesvolumesofitsproducts;theabilitytocontinuetoaggressivelycontrolcostsandoperatingexpenses;theabilitytoachievetheintendedcostsavingsandmaintainqualitywithitsmanufacturingpartners;itsabilitytogeneratecashfromoperations;theabilityofoursupplierstoprovideanadequatesupplyofcomponentsforthecompany’sproductsatpricesconsistentwithhistoricalprices;theabilitytoraiseoutsidecapitalandtorepaythecompany’sdebtasitcomesdue;theabilitytointroducenewcompetitiveproductsandthedegreeofmarketacceptanceofsuchnewproducts;thetimingandmarketacceptanceofnewproductsintroducedbySphere3D’scompetitors;thecompany’sabilitytomaintainstrongrelationshipswithbrandedchannelpartners;theabilitytomaintainthelistingofSphere3D’scommonstockontheNASDAQGlobalMarket;customers’,suppliers’andcreditors’perceptionsofSphere3D’scontinuedviability;reschedulingorcancellationofcustomerorders;lossofamajorcustomer;theCompany’sabilitytoenforceitsintellectualpropertyrightsandprotectitsintellectualproperty(includingtheoutcomeofitsongoingpatentlitigation);generalcompetitionandpricemeasuresinthemarketplace;unexpectedshortagesofcriticalcomponents;worldwideinformationtechnologyspendinglevels;andgeneraleconomicconditions.ReferenceisalsomadetootherfactorsdetailedfromtimetotimeinSphere3D’speriodicreportsfiledwiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommission.Theseforward-lookingstatementsspeakonlyasofthedateofthispresentationandSphere3Dundertakesnoobligationtopubliclyupdateanyforward-lookingstatementstoreflectnewinformation,eventsorcircumstancesafterthedateofthispresentation.
Safe Harbor Statement

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The IT Infrastructure Company of the NextDecade
A Global Provider of Virtualization Infrastructure and Data Management Solutions
U.S.:
Exec HQ, Operations, R&D
Norway: R&D Center
Germany: Operational HQ
Japan: Sales Office
China: Manufacturing facility
Singapore:APAC HQ
Canada HQ
2009
FOUNDED
ANY
NASDAQ Global Markets
400+
EMPLOYEES
$100m+
REVENUE
Pro-forma on combined basis with Overland

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A Broad Global Customer Base in 70 + Countries

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Leadership Team
CEO
Eric Kelly
30+ years ofexecutive and seniorleadership
President
Peter Tassiopoulos
20+ years as founder, director, senior. executive
Finance
Kurt Kalbfleisch, CFO
20+ years accounting and finance leadership
Marketing
Nilesh Patel, VP ProdMgt/Marketing
20+ years marketingand strategy leadership
Operations
Randy Gast, SVP and COO
20+ years ops,SCM, global support leadership
R& D
Trevor Heathorn, VP Of Eng(15+ years)
John Morelli,Founder/VP of tech (15+ years)
Sales
Scott Petersen, VP Channel/OEM, NA/APAC
GrahamPaterson, VP EMEA
Stoney Hall, VP Global Solutions
Experienced management / with deep sector knowledge

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Vision: Any App, Any Device, Anytime™

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Today’s businesses demand
Software Defined IT –Key Drivers
Cloud-ready IT for service efficiency and acceleration
Mobile-ready IT for end-user flexibility and productivity
Distributed IT for a strategic competitive advantage
Scalable IT for cost efficiency and business agility

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Challenges and Solutions for the Next Era of IT
•SW & VM Sprawl – Integration issues
•Lack of cross-platform mobility
•Secured app and data delivery
•App compatibility across platforms
Cloud-native, integrated solutions
Platform agnostic stack
Inherently secured app & data delivery
Platform agnostic, native app experience
Cloud-ready IT
Challenges
Mobile-ready IT
Solution

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Geographically distributed scale-out
Centrally managed IT infrastructure
Purpose built scalable building blocks
Seamless end-to-end infra management
•Traditional convergence = centralization
•Data mobility and availability issues
•Unpredictable, relentless data growth
•Varying needs, one-size doesn’t fit all
Challenges and Solutions for the Next Era of IT
Distributed IT
Scalable IT
Challenges
Solution

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Three Pillars of Innovation

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V3 GlobalscaleVDI Appliances
Scalability
Deployment ease
Consolidation
Flexibility
Improved Performance
V3GlobalscaleVDIsolutionsscalebothupandoutanddeliverperformanceinextremehighdensity…and,canbedeliveredclosesttotheusersforoptimumuserexperience.

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VMware ESX
V3 Desktop Cloud Orchestrator
Single Pane of Glass DCO™ For Desktop Administrators
•DCO is a web based application
•View pool resources over multiple appliances
•Manage disaster recovery policies
•Check health status
•Create & manage pools
•Create & deploy new desktops
•Manage & update pools
•Administrative tools for the desktop manager
•Kernel modifications with other consoles not required

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Glassware 2.0
Scale
Dynamic
Container
Microvisor
Bare Metal

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Glassware –Container for Windows Applications
Platform built from ground up
•“Light weight” MicroVisorapproach;
•Bypass layers of the OS stack;
•Containerizes app, data, resources;
Breakthrough differentiation
•Significantly more efficient;
•Virtualizes apps considered not feasible for virtualization;
•Dynamic resource provisioning reduces infrastructure costs;
•App sessions are inherently secure, protected from malware.
A Breakthrough SW Stack for Platform-agnostic App Virtualization
OS
Applications
Devices and Carriers
Hardware

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A Complete IT Infrastructure Solutions Portfolio A Full Range of Cloud, Virtualization and Data Life Cycle Management Solutions
Backup Appliance
High-performance block-leveland file-level storage
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File sharing & Virtual server integration with Clustered and traditional NAS
Removable disk• • •
Protects single and/or multiple workstations and servers• • •
De-duplication for efficient use of capacity
Traditional backup and restore• • •
Tape drives, media and automation• • • Ideal for disaster recovery and long-term archiving
Unified Storage
Data Archival
Cloud Solutions
Cloud
Orchestrator
Turn-key VDI and Virtualized app delivery Appliances• • •
Up to 8x faster than alternatives
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Industry Analysts Say…
Adoption
Solution
“Overland, (a subsidiary of Sphere 3D) is focused on the right pain points for end users considering VDI.”…Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc.
“…82% stating they were "somewhat or very likely" to adopt a hyper-converged infrastructure.”..451 Research
“CI has been steadily gaining acceptance as an enterprise infrastructure foundation”…Forrester
Market Size
“The global Converged Infrastructure Market to grow from $11.53 billion in 2014 to $33.89 billion by 2019, at a CAGR 24.1% .” …Research and Markets

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Total Available Markets
Sources:
1."Converged Infrastructure Market by Components, Services, Architecture Type, and End Users -Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 -2019)"
2.Worldwide Enterprise Storage Systems Forecast 2013-2017, IDC, November 2013
3.IDC Worldwide Purpose Built Backup Appliance Market, September 2013
4.Enterprise Tape Automation Forecast, IDC, 2013
$33B1
By 2019
$9B2
By 2017
<$100k
Cloud
Virtualization
Solutions
Unified Storage
Backup
Appliance
Long Term
Archival
$3B3
By 2018
$1.0B4

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Product and Solutions to Address the Markets
Cloud
Virtualization
Solutions
Unified Storage
Backup
Appliance
Long Term
Archival
Create
Manage and Protect
Retain
End-to-End solutions for the SW Defined IT Era

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Positioned for Success
•Innovation and strong patent portfolio with 45 issued patents, 36 pending;
•Worldwide reseller channel with over 20,000 channel partners focused on the small & medium enterprise markets;
•OEM Relationships;
•Proven technologies –over 1 million installations worldwide;
•Sales and service support in more than 70 countries;
•Experienced core management team from:
Phobos

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•Containerized stack, cloud-native architecture and hyper-converged infrastructures are the disruptive forces challenging the status-quo;
–Redefines cloud-scale and introduces Global scale infrastructure;
–Delivers breakthrough efficiency in IT productivity and utilization;
•Sphere3D’s pillars of innovation are already delivering sustainable competitive advantages;
•Trends, Technology and the Team at Sphere3D are well positioned to build the IT infrastructure company of the NEXTdecade.
Closing Thoughts

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