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Cloud computing and how it is changing how we use technology and business. Cloud hosting - how it is different from traditional hosting.TRANSCRIPT
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CLOUD & CLOUD HOSTING
Rudhir Sharan
CRACKERHOST.COM – Managed Cloud Hosting
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• What is Cloud Computing?
• What is Cloud Hosting?
• SFW? What does it mean for startups?
• CrackerHost – Managed Cloud Hosting
Cloud & Cloud HostingTalk about…
…definition out of the way?
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• Hype/buzzword?
• Semantics
• Old wine in new bottle?
• Add Cloud Computing in your company vision or AGM and your stock price goes up!
…controversial & intriguing question
Cloud & Cloud HostingWhat is Cloud Computing?
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…amorphous computing body (a cloud) which delivers computing resources on demand and without the need for the user to understand what is and how to operate the ‘pistons and shafts’ of the computing infrastructure/system or software behind it. It is instantly provisioned & readily scalable and has an on-demand model.
…let us dig a bit deeper
Cloud & Cloud HostingWhat is cloud computing?
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Independent computing systemof an organization, 21st Century•Centered around skilled labor and large office space•Manage own computing power/software/infrastructure/platforms•Large IT investments•Cloud computing…
Burden’s wheel, 19th Century•Next to Wynantskill river, upstate NY•Generate own electricity•Large capital investment•Electricity grid archived the wheel
…the story was the same for factories in the 19th Century
Cloud & Cloud HostingStory of Henry Burden/Burden Iron Works
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Companies were in the business of power generation as much as in production
Cloud & Cloud Hosting19th Century Pre-electricity grid era
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Distributed production centersDistributed computing power centers
Companies have been in the business of IT as much as their business
Cloud & Cloud Hosting21st Century: Pre-cloud era
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Electric Power Computing Power
Centralized computing / Centralized power generationA sign of evolution and economic efficiency
…déjà vu?
Cloud & Cloud HostingThe evolution of business is following a similar path:
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• Larry Ellison referred to cloud computing as
“gibberish”
• Later Oracle announced its products were
“cloud-computing ready”
The Cloud was always thereIt is VPS not cloud...stop that …or?
Look, here is the cloud and from now onwards everything will be called the cloud so that I can sell you more
I have an ideaAnd it’s cloud(ed)
Definition does not matter…the cloud does…here to stay & change
Cloud & Cloud HostingCloud definition war…
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• Hardware resources– CPU/Hard Disk/RAM
• Operating systems– Windows/Linux/Chrome OS
• Application development & deployment platform /RDBMS– Ruby on Rails / ColdFusion / PHP
• Applications– E-mail, E-commerce engine, CRM, Accounting
system
…can any computing power go on the cloud?...categorize?
Cloud & Cloud HostingWhat is computing power:
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Software as a Service(Salesforce.com, Google Apps)
Platforms as a Service(Database on the cloud,CrackerHost)
Infrastructure as a Service (GoGrid)
SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
…evolving definitions…grey boundaries…cloud hosting both platform and infrastructure as a service
Cloud & Cloud HostingCloud Pyramid?
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Traditional hosting limitation: cope up with the growth of successful sites
Cloud & Cloud HostingSite user growth scenario traditional Dedicated/VPS hosting
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Cloud Hosting
…the cloud is elastic! It stretches with your needs
Cloud & Cloud HostingSite user growth scenario with Cloud Hosting
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• Cluster• Failover• On-demand/PAYG• Auto-upgrade or downgrade (elasticity)• Build from images
…HA, on-demand, clone-able, auto-upgradable hosting
Cloud & Cloud HostingHow is Cloud Hosting different from traditional/dedicated/VPS hosting
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Cloud & Cloud HostingSFW? What does it mean for start-ups?
Risk mitigation…a crash can mean the death of a startup
•Traditional hosting crash means hours and days of recovery•High load crash with traditional hosting will mean building new servers, loading software, plugging security holes, testing, load balancing•Cloud can avoid crashes and hasten recovery
•It is not whether but when the disk will crash.•Site launch crash is not a status symbol anymore
• Build back from custom images in minutes• Hardware failover• Auto-upgrade avoids crashes
Traditional hosting: dedicated & VPS Cloud Hosting
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Cloud & Cloud HostingSFW? What does it mean for start-ups?
…low cost = low burn rate = easier to bootstrap
Don’t need expensive servers and licensesDon’t need expensive human resources/consulting costsPay As You Go
Traditional hosting: Dedicated & VPS Cloud Hosting
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Cloud & Cloud HostingSFW? What does it mean for start-ups?
…tremendous flexibility…open options / can change vendors later
Test applications and then shut servers when not needed
Switch-off the cloud when not in use!!! PAYG
•Yearly contracts•At least monthly billing•Set up costs
Traditional hosting: dedicated & VPS Cloud Hosting
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Cloud & Cloud HostingSFW? What does it mean for start-ups?
…cloud hosting will reduce your carbon footprint
Cloud hosting means less carbon emissions
Traditional hosting: dedicated & VPS Cloud Hosting
Cloud hosting is green!(if you care)
Save the planet, switch to the cloud!
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CrackerHost
Managed Cloud Hosting Provider
…we know hosting – know cloud better
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…advantages of cloud hosting with USPs
•High Availability•Auto-upgrade/downgrade•Build from custom images•No contracts•No cost re-imaging•PAYG•Lower costs
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…unique propositions…more to come
CrackerHost Vs. Other Cloud Providers
•Offer managed services around the cloud
•Offer open standard control panels like Plesk, cPanel (PaaS)
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Cloud & Cloud HostingCrackerHost.com Benchmarking Auto-upgrade
…web 2.0/3.0? User flood on launch…how long will you take to upgrade?
Benchmark result: Time taken to upgrade the server: 4 minutes 5 seconds
Server time before auto-upgrade: 22:15:14
Server time after auto-upgrade: 22:19:19
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CLOUD & CLOUD HOSTING
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