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So, what is all this talk about Clouds anyway?

So, what is all this talk about Clouds anyway?. Presented by Braun Martin. Cloud = New Approach Old Issues.

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So, what is all this talk about Clouds anyway?

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  1. So, what is all this talk about Clouds anyway? Presented by Braun Martin

  2. Cloud = New Approach Old Issues Cloud Computing is an approach to computing that leverages the efficient pooling of on-demand, self-managed virtual infrastructure, consumed as a service. Emerging standards are shaping the way businesses and consumers will interact in the future. Efficiency thru Utilization and Automation Agility with Control Freedom of Choice Pooling From machines to on-demand, highly elastic resource pools Zero-touch InfrastructurePolicy-driven automation of provisioning, deployment and management Self-ServiceEasy access with policy-based provisioning and deployment ControlApplication-aware infrastructure with built-in availability, scalability, security and performance guarantees Open & InteroperableApplication mobility between clouds, based on open standards Leverage Existing InvestmentsBenefits of cloud computing to existing applications and datacenters

  3. How we got here • Cloud • Web • PC / Client-Server • Mainframe Cloud Computing is transforming the delivery of applications as services

  4. Facebook Salesforce Twitter Yahoo! Google Mail Linkedin You are already familiar with the Public Cloud

  5. An environment of providers and consumers Enterprise IT as the strategic service broker Cloud services Cloud service providers Business Services Hosted services Comms services S S Hosted, managed, outsource providers In-house services S S Communication service providers

  6. Types of cloud

  7. Cloud Terminology for Cloud Services vs. Conventional IT Cloud ServicesStack Enterprise Architecture Stack Internet/Web Standard s Business Processes Cloud-Driven Processes Information Software as a Service (SaaS) Applications Platform as a Service (PaaS) Application Infrastructure Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS) Core Infrastructure

  8. Core IT Services via Virtual Appliances Cloud Infrastructure & Services SaaS Collaboration File / Print Directory SpringSource: Programming Model for the Cloud PaaS Common Service Model for Infrastructure Clouds Virtualized InfrastructurePolicy-based Management & Automation ProprietaryClouds IaaS Desktop Computing via Cloud Platform for Cloud Infrastructure Enterprise Private or Public Cloud Public Cloud Private or Internal Cloud

  9. No matter where you are, a cloud journey requires... Cloud Services • A structured, service lifecycle approach • Capability model and roadmap that addresses people, process and technology • A flexible design you can evolve for tomorrow’s cloud model • Solution architecture blueprints that provide customization to protect key investments already made • Solid Implementation plan built on real life projects

  10. What is Driving the Cloud? Business Continuity! Availability expectations continue to increase RTO’s decreasing from >24 hours to <12 hours Cost of downtime continues to rise Increasing dependence on x86 infrastructure Cost of Downtime Per Hour 2.5 2.0 1.5 $Millions per Hour Financial Svcs Average 1.0 Manufacturing Telecom Pharma Insurance Energy IT 0.5 Retail 0.0 Source: META Group Almost 60% of surveyed companies incurred significant financial damage as a result of systems failure in the past year -- Economist Intelligence Unit

  11. Business Continuity Comes in Many Flavors • Business unit(s) needs more computing resources for existing function ASAP for performance purposes • Budget, procure, build, test, deploy = not fast • Business unit(s) needs new application function now or they won’t win the big new customer • Design, budget, RFP, POC, build, train, test, deploy = even slower • IT needs to get latest security updates and patches out to the field w/o affecting users • Disaster Recovery

  12. Requirements for Business Continuity Solutions Control Cost Minimize Downtime Minimize Risk 73% of executives expressed concern with the costs associated with maintaining a secondary data centre --Beacon Technology Partners 93% of companies that lost their data center for ten days or more due to a disaster filed for bankruptcy within one year of the disaster. --National Archives and Records Administration 92% of users surveyed acknowledged that their companies would face serious consequences if they had to implement their disaster recovery plans. --Dynamic Markets Ltd. Effective business continuity is imperative. But is very difficult to achieve using traditional means

  13. Cloud Architecture Enables: • Increase Computation Resources on the fly • Increase CPU/Memory/Disk as needed • Provision new systems on the fly • Greatly lowers the acquisition costs • Test Environments that are identical to Production systems • Clones and even work off the same data sets in real time • Automated Disaster Recovery Services

  14. Protection Against Unplanned Downtime Component Failure Leverage redundant network and storage connections Share redundancy across workloads Server Failure Automatic restart of virtual machines;High Availability automatically restarts VMs on other servers in the pool Continuous protection Site Failure Automated failover X

  15. To deploy to the Cloud, the next steps are to understand and define: • Monitoring - how is my app performing ? • Updates - What is the policy? • a) Updating app requires reconfiguring my app. • b) Rollback : update did not work, need to revert back. • c) rolling upgrades • Runtime configurations. Do we changes in external dependencies? • Auto scale out – scale in. What are the rules? • Chargeback. Who is going to be paying for it? We Get it, We want Cloud Architecture.What’s next ?

  16. Once Requirements are Defined: • The selection process for Internal vs. Private vs. Public will be more clear • Most companies start with one method then adopt others for a blended approach • Business Strategy and IT Strategy come together • By defining the rules together, everyone is on the same page for a company wide win • Question your vendors for their roadmaps • This will assist you with ensuring that you are in step with where your providers are headed

  17. Of Course, there are still questions and uncertainty Am I really doing what’s right for the business? Scalability Performance Security Cost Auditing Reliability Control Service levels Governance Availability LOB/IT CIO Compliance Data security & protection 17

  18. Seek some outside Assistance • This space is still emerging and vendors are jockeying for position and market share. • Standards are still being defined and refined • There have been huge successes that have paid off handsomely • Prepare for change

  19. Thank you • Questions or clarifications? Please write: bmartin@dsaconsulting.com or les.smith@quagga.com

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