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Floating Into the Cloud
21st Century Leadership
John GaringVice President
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21st Century Leadership
Explore whether (and where) the cloud is
ready for prime time in government
21st Century Leadership
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21st Century Leadership
• An insatiable appetite for data
• New tools virtually every day• The velocity of change making it hard to keep up
“The velocity of change in technology has moved many IT functions to
adopt a new approach to sourcing and managing technology vendors
and service providers as part of their overall IT infrastructure strategy.”
Ernst & Young, May, 2013
• The quest for simplicity and efficiency
Demand Signals Seen Today
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Century Leadership
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21st Century Leadership
Our personal lives
And our work lives
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21st Century Leadership
One View of What’s Next
Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers(Photo: Simon Dawson, Bloomberg)
“…(what) I think is going to dominate the IT industry over
this next decade, is the Internet of everything. Every
sensor, every device in the world is going to be
connected…This will completely transform health care,
education, business…”
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J. D. Wood says that today IT operations
• Cost too much
• Are burdened with too much complexity
• Lack agility and flexibility
721
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Century Leadership
One View of What Are Experiencing
(Published 2011)
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21st Century Leadership
Articles in the August 9th edition of Processor.com(Products, News, and Information Data Centers Can Trust)
• Make Your Network Telecommuter-Friendly
• Steps You Can Take To Keep Your Servers Maintained
& Running Their Best
• Server Trends, Technologies Reshape The Industry
• Understand Cooling & Airflow Issues
• Protect Your Network From The Newest Threats
• Clean & Maintain Data Center Flooring
• Troubleshooting Cable Issues
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21st Century Leadership
“I don’t want to deal with the muck!”
Muck: mire – a tract or area of wet,swampy ground; bog; marsh(the polite definitions from Dictionary.com)
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21st Century Leadership
• Having a strategy that truly adds business value for
the organization or company
• Keeping up with changes – smartly
• Reducing costs
• Getting enough capital funding
• Emphasizing the right stuff
• Good use of time and people
Today’s Challenges
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21st Century Leadership
So….
Governments and businesses are choosing to “float into
the cloud” for operational and cost reasons
• Not as a matter of policy
• Not being done by fiat
• Not a program
CIOs
• Are deciding that their time, energy, and money are better used
in creating business value with IT
• Choosing not to handle the muck
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21st Century Leadership
Why Are They Floating Into Clouds?
Operational advantages
• High availability
• Capacity on demand
• Surge capability• Scale up and down without penalty
• Development and testing on line and on demand – lab-on-demand
• Speed to service and speed to market
• Access to more services and applications – without building them• Reduction of risk
Cost advantages
• Lower total cost of ownership – acquire, operate, maintain
• Lower cost of entry
• Pay as you go models only for what you use
• No over provisioning
• Using OPEX versus CAPEX
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21st Century Leadership
There Are Risks and Barriers
Perception of – and in some cases real – issues with
security, availability, accountability, continuity
Trusting others to do what has traditionally been done inhouse – how responsive – and sensitive – will the service
provider be?
Culture – we have become accustomed to buying and
owning our own IT
Loss of control
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21st Century Leadership
With these considerations and guidelines
– The necessary security and privacy
– Consistent SLAs with the necessary reliability and performance
– A consistent set of terms and conditions – and good business rules
– Accepting that clouds may not be suitable for everything
Practical use of cloud computing can
– Better enable government and constituents
– Allow IT managers to focus on adding business value
– Reduce risk and cost
Is the Cloud Ready for Prime Time?
Yes
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21st Century Leadership
Loss of comfort
Loss of control
Box-hugging-itis
But, Are We Ready for Cloud Prime Time?
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21st Century Leadership
If…..
• It makes operational sense
• The business arrangement is tight
• The total cost of ownership is lower
• It is practical
The Acid Test
Then…..
• Join the floaters
• And, work the resistance
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21st Century Leadership
