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Cloud Computing. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. From the Data Center to the Cloud:. Challenges. and. Opportunities. Manny Castañeda. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Topics :. Best practices for migrating data and applications
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Cloud Computing Miami-Dade County Public Schools
From the Data Center to the Cloud: Challenges and Opportunities Manny Castañeda Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Topics: • Best practices for migrating data and applications • Seamlessly integrating web-based resources with your local environment • Confronting vendor longevity, data portability and environment • Leveraging improved flexibility and collaboration tools for classroom use exit strategy issues
Migrating Data and Applications: What is a Cloud? Why Migrate? Risks and Benefits
Migrating Data and Applications: What is a Cloud • Public - service provider makes resources, such as applications and storage, available to the general public over the Internet. • may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model. Ex. Apple, Amazon , Google. • Private - virtualizedcloud data centers inside your company’s firewall. • may also be a private space dedicated to your company within a cloud provider’s data center. • Hybrid– Combinationof two or more clouds (private or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple deployment models. • multiple cloud systems can be connected in a way that allows programs and data to be moved easily from one deployment system to another.
Categories for Cloud Services • Infrastructure as a Service • Software as a Service • Service as a Service
Integrating Web-based resources with your environment: SSO - Single Sign On Data ExchangeStudent Portal Example
Integrating Web-based resources with your environment: SSO – Single Sign On • One Username and Password to everything • Portal technology allows for user friendly (carefree)integration between local and cloud resources • SSO with Third Party apps (20+ already connected)
Integrating Web-based resources with your environment: SSO – Single Sign On SSO
Integrating Web-based resources with your environment: SSO – Student Portal Single Sign On 10
Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit Strategy: Cloud Decision Points • Should be based on the evaluation of benefits and risks – it all comes down to control • Should be weighed based on the following criteria: • Ensure hardware and software infrastructure is in place to support cloud technology • Ensure that security model is in place to support cloud technology • Ensure resources and expertise exist to support cloud technology • Calculate and compare total cost of ownership • Connectivity that is device independent • Transparent to users • Security and Compliance
Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit Strategy: Decision Points Organizational Template • M-DCPS Example • Transparency/Single Sign-On • In house experience • Meet regulations and security standards • Challenges • Resistance to change – especially in cloud storage and collaboration • Security and collaboration don’t always play nice • Always think “Path of Least Resistance” - find the balance
Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit Strategy: Electronic Gradebook Daily Student Attendance Student Scheduling Changes Learning Village Testing Data from Vendors ESE Monitoring Data Document Management Collaboration M-DCPSCLOUD Data Warehouse Presentation Layer - PORTAL Student Information System Student Registration Course Information
Flexibility and Collaboration Tools for the Classroom Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Classroom Tools
Flexibility and Collaboration Tools for the Classroom: Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
Flexibility and Collaboration Tools for the Classroom: Classroom Tools Home WorkDrop Box ClassroomAnnouncements DiscussionBoard ResourceLinks
Forecast – Cloudy! • Cloud based computing requires a leap of faith – are you willing to relinquish some control to reap the benefits? • Baby Steps (Action Items) • Begin by establishing a private cloud and give users tools and access to data • Migrate to an SSO configuration to connect users to third party resources and other clouds • Consider shifting internal software and services to cloud-based as they become more robust