Securing Cloud ServicesFrom Concept to RFPJim Schul, Chief Information OfficerHarris County Department of Education

The Cloud SurveyHarris County Department of Education Cloud Technology Survey

Please take time to fill out this short (less than ten minutes) survey about cloud computing services. At the end of the survey you are given a chance to leave your name and contact information if you wish someone to follow-up about our services. Otherwise, your answers are anonymous and all are only reported in aggregate to the respective division within HCDE. We appreciate your time spent on our survey.

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District Cloud Use

•74% (n=63) of respondents are currently using cloud technology

•Many of the “yes” respondents also reported plans to transition an additional 25% of their systems to the cloud

•Of these, 47% reporting transition plans for the 2012-2013 school year

74%

26%

Currently Using Cloud Technology (n=85)

Yes No

Respondents’ estimated

using the cloud for 30% of

their systems

Percentage of Systems Engaged in the Cloud All Districts (n=56)

All Districts: Current vs. Planned Cloud Use

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Percentage of Systems Currently Engaged on the CloudPercentage of Systems Districts Plan to Engage in the Cloud Later

Most small and medium size districts are planning for

cloud services

1:1 Initiative and BYOD/BYOT Participation•31% of respondents said that their districts did have a 1:1 initiative

•51% reported that their district participated in BYOD/BYOT while 68% said that their district has or is in the process of developing BYOD/BYOT guidelines

BYOD/BYOT Guidelines for BYOD/BYOT0

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Yes No

68%

32%

51% 49%

•91% of districts indicated that students used one or all—netbooks, laptops, tablet devices and mobile phones•Students in grades 9-12 participated in BYOD/BYOT the most (97%) while students in grades 1-5 participated the least (46%)

BYOD/BYOT Device By Grade Level

9-12

6-8

1-5

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97%

71%

46%

The Request For InformationExample 1: 30 Page Response

© 2011 IBM Corporation

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Definitions Five characteristics:

On-demand self-service (no IT resources needed)

Broad network access (access anytime, anywhere)

Resource pooling (multi-tenancy)

Rapid elasticity (expand and contract as needed)

Measured Service (pay per use)

Four deployment models

Public

Private – on or off-premise

Hybrid

Community

Three service delivery models

IaaS

PaaS

SaaSResearch Agenda in Cloud Technologies

Common Attributes of CloudsElastic scaling

Rapid provisioningAdvanced virtualization

Flexible pricing

Common Attributes of CloudsElastic scaling, rapid provisioning

Self-service; access from anywhereAdvanced virtualization

Flexible pricing

The Request For Proposal (IaaS)

The Request For Proposal (Iaas)

Functionality Assessment

Functionality Assessment

Pricing Bids

Pricing Bids

Pricing Bids

Pricing Summary

We Put Out Another RFP (PaaS)

We Put Out Another RFP (PaaS)

How Do We Make It Better?Formation of an Advisory Committee

How Do We Make It Better?Dedicated User Groups for Volume Pricing

How Do We Make It Better?Model Standardized Learning Environments for BYOD/T

How Do We Make It Better?Added Support Features and Dedicated Training

For more information, contact:Jim Schul, Chief Information Officer

Harris County Department of Education713-696-8205

jschul@hcde-texas.org