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CLOUD COMPUTINGFor Beginners

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Widely Misunderstood

June 2009 study 41% of Senior IT Professionals don’t know

what cloud computing is! 2/3 of senior finance professionals are

confused by the concept!

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CIO Priority

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DefinitionCloud Computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet.

Cloud Computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.

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Same old thing…new name?

ASP > SaaS > Cloud Computing Some new technologies

– Platforms– Infrastructure– Management and Deployment

New delivery and sales models– Subscription

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3 Categories

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)– Provider provide servers, storage, management

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)– Set of software & development tools

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)– Access to software via front-end portal

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Types of Clouds

Public Cloud– Services sold to anyone on the network

Private Cloud– Proprietary network and data centre– Services limited number of organizations

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Why Use the Cloud? Cost Savings Reduction in IT Staff Increased availability Device & Location Independence Moves capital expense to operating expense Scalable and On-Demand Low Entry Point

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Why Move to Cloud?

Traditional IT (DataCenter)

Cloud based

serviceSAAS

Highly Integrated,

Secure Apps

StandaloneFunctions.

Highly scalable

Consulting help needed

Cloud

DataCenter

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IT is ComplexBusiness Continuity

Backup

Storage

IT Management

Unix

Web Design

Voice

SecurityNetworking

Development

Desktops

DBACitrix

Exchange

Active Directory

ERP Analysis

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IT Domain

Internet Domain

Waves of Innovation in IT

IBM

Internet

Microsoft

YahooJava

Mainframe

IT

PCClient Server

IT +Developers

The browser Internet

WebDevelopers

Consumers

eBayGoogleAmazonWeb 2.0

Developers

WebServicesSOA

SalesForceOpen Source

Cloud Computing

Enterprises

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Challenges with the Cloud Security Privacy Location of Data Legality & Liability Disaster Recovery Service Level Agreement (SLA) Ability to customize Back to Premise and Provider Change

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Examples Hosted Microsoft Exchange Google Apps Salesforce.com Managed VoIP Remote Backup Snapfish Magcloud.com Force.com

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Pricing

Subscription License – typically named user Charges for storage and bandwidth Setup charges Data Migration Copy of Backup Training

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David ReidCEO

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