Download - Cloud by Numbers
Hi – my name is Josh
I work for Microsoft Ireland
We’re all excited about Cloud
Facts &
Figures
€9,500,000,000in economic impact in Ireland each year, by 2014
Cloud Revenue
In perspective
Irish GDP
Direct employment
8,500careers in cloud technology created in Ireland
By 2014 there will be an additional
Ancillary benefits11,000
employed supporting those in the cloud IT arena
2,200 additional non-IT small and medium sized businesses
Why Cloud?
Barriers to Innovation
A case study…
Profile
Largest dept of education in southern hemisphere
Problem before themTo improve year 8
scientific testing, needed to run 65,000 concurrent science exams across 650 schools.
Had to decide to on Cloud, vs self-hosted.
Self hosted
A$ 200,000To procure 300 server infrastructure for project
Estimated up front cost of
Self hosted
?To maintain and store servers etc
Continuing costs of
Microsoft AzureScale on demand, power when neededNo on-going costs.
Total cost for running tests…
$80,000?
$50,000?
$1,000?
Just $500.
300 Servers at $0.12 = only $40 per hour
Perspective.
Self hosting Microsoft Azure$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
Global Reach
A case study…
A case study…
Staff Balance - Ciaran McGowan
The art of winning relies on the ability to identify change in a timely manner, assess it, adapt And execute.Kobe Bryant
6 Advantages of Cloud
Key Business InsightsSoftware ScalabilityAnd
Reliability
Reduced Development
Cost
More FocusedOn
Business App
Speed of Delivery/ Support
InternationalTeam
ReducedSupport
Cost
Our Clients
“ “Our collaboration with Staff Balance resulted in cost savings of over €400,000. We were able to pin-point costs associated with non-core activities using the simulation modeling.”Joe Walsh, Head of Sales, Bord Gais
So what’s the path?
So what’s the path to the cloud?
1. Demand Side
Educating our users…
2. Supply side
3. Infrastructure
Connecting Our Users…
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thanks to des from
for help with the data visualization…
