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Cloud Computing - Separating Hype from Reality; What to Do First. Robert Klotz, vice president of technology at Akibia December 10, 2009. How We Got to Cloud Computing. 1960’s. 1970’s. 1980’s. 1990’s. 2000’s. Centralized Mainframes. Cloud Computing. Decentralized Computing .
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Cloud Computing - Separating Hype from Reality; What to Do First Robert Klotz, vice president of technology at Akibia December 10, 2009
How We Got to Cloud Computing 1960’s 1970’s 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s Centralized Mainframes Cloud Computing Decentralized Computing SAAS ASPs
Cloud Computing - Necessities Infrastructure Applications Access
Cloud Computing – What It’s Not • These solutions enable Cloud Computing, but on their own, they are not Cloud solutions. Storage Web 2.0 platforms Virtualization Solutions
Getting Ready for the Cloud • Important Step for Today! • Make Sure Your Infrastructure Is Ready • Consider enablement tools • Virtualization • Security • WAN Optimization • Web 2.0 platforms
Where to Make the First Cloud Investment • Email and Calendaring • This is the most mature • Cloud solution • CRM SAAS • Salesforce bills itself as a • SAAS, but it is close to • the cloud The Third Cloud Computing Step – Business Continuity