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VIVEK RATNA

Copyright © 2012 by Vivek Ratna

AGENDA

• Cloud Background

• What is Cloud Computing ?

• Essential Characteristics

• Cloud Architecture

• Cloud Computing Benefits

• Adoption Considerations

• Suggested Roadmap

• Conclusion

• Q&A


CLOUD BACKGROUND

• Latest buzz term of the IT Industry!

• Cloud computing dates back to 1969 when J.C.R.

Licklider introduced ARPANET which became the

internet

• Is it Virtualization or Grid Computing or MSP or ASP or

SaaS or what?

• Confusion surrounding the definition

• Ask ten professionals and you will get ten different

answers

• Repackaging of existing technologies


WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?

• Cloud computing is:

– Virtualization of the underlying infrastructure (hardware and data layer) up to the operating system. It is unaware of the application layer

– Allows users to obtain computing capabilities (on-demand) through the internet from a remote network of servers on a pay-as-you-go basis

• Don’t confuse it with hosting services at an ISP


ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS
















Sometimes referred to as the Cloud taxonomy consists of:

Three service models

+

Four deployment models

CLOUD ARCHITECTURE


SERVICE (PSI) MODELS






DEPLOYMENT MODELS


DEPLOYMENT MODELS


DEPLOYMENT MODELS


DEPLOYMENT MODELS


CLOUD COMPUTING BENEFITS

• Low start-up costs

• Cloud automation

• 80-20 rule

• Scalability

• Rapid Innovation

• Cost control

• Efficiency and productivity improvement


ADOPTION CONSIDERATIONS

• Security

• Reliability and performance

• Privacy and regulatory compliance

• Governance

• Control and visibility

• Virtual management

• Lack of technical standards

• Disaster recovery


SUGGESTED ROADMAP

• Take Inventory of infrastructure

• Look for consolidation opportunities

• Analyze costs

• Develop a business plan incorporating cloud

services

• Develop a measurable business value model

• Evaluate and select providers

• Develop a business case for Cloud

automation


CONCLUSION

• Take baby steps

• Understand security and compliance issues

• Conduct a pilot

• Proceed cautiously

• Ensure you have measurable SLA’s


THANK YOU

Q&A

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