CLOUD COMPUTING FOR LIBRARIES: AN INTRODUCTION
KRISTA GODFREY MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY [email protected]
WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
FROM PROCURING TO MANAGING TECH
FEATURES
▸ ON-DEMAND SELF-SERVICE
▸ BROAD NETWORKING ACCESS
▸ RESOURCE POOLING
▸ RAPID ELASTICITY
▸ MEASURED SERVICE
CLOUD TYPES
▸ PUBLIC
▸ PRIVATE
▸ COMMUNITY
▸ HYBRID
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS)
PLATFORM AS A SERVICE (PAAS)
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS)
WHAT DRIVES LIBRARIES TO OR FROM THE CLOUD?
POLICIES & REGULATIONS
HOW ARE LIBRARIES USING THE CLOUD?
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE (IAAS)
PLATFORM AS A SERVICE (PASS)
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE (SAAS)
REFERENCE & INSTRUCTION
MARKETING & OUTREACH
BENEFITS FOR LIBRARIES
ISSUES FOR LIBRARIES
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DO YOU TRUST YOUR DATA/INFO TO THE CLOUD
▸ A. Yes, I trust my data in the cloud
▸ B. Yes, I put some of my data in the cloud but I don’t really trust it
▸ C. No, I don’t trust the cloud at all
CLOUD CONSIDERATIONS
TRAINING & SUPPORT
SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS (SLA)
W H A T H A P P E N S I F T H E R E ’ S A B R E E C H ?
W H A T H A P P E N S I F T H E Y F O L D ?
W H A T I S T H E U P T I M E ?
W H A T S E C U R I T Y I S O F F E R E D ?
H O W M A N Y S I M U LTA N E O U S U S E R S ?
W H A T A R E Y O U R P E R F O R M A N C E B E N C H M A R K S ?
W H A T S U P P O R T I S O F F E R E D ?
M A I N T E N A N C E S C H E D U L E S
W H A T I S T H E R E S P O N S E T I M E ?
YOU AND THE CLOUD
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE CLOUD TOOL?
PRODUCTIVITY & STORAGE
THE FUTURE OF THE CLOUD IN LIBRARIES
OPEN ARCHITECTURE & SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA)
DEMAND DRIVEN ACQUISITION (DDA)
DATA AS A SERVICE
DATA VISUALIZATION
DIGITAL PUBLICATION
DIGITAL PRESERVATION
QUESTIONS?
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