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THE SEARCH FOR CLOUD’S
“GOD PARTICLE”April 12, 2023
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BACKGROUND
CHRIS JACKSONRackspace Chief Technologist
@chriswiggy
+44 (0) 7712 854462
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WHAT IS A “GOD PARTICLE”?
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WHAT ABOUT THIS?
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BOTH ARE WRONG…A GOD PARTICLE NEEDS THREE THINGS TO EXIST:
1MASS CONFUSION
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2MEDIA HYPE
BOTH ARE WRONG…A GOD PARTICLE NEEDS THREE THINGS TO EXIST:
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3IMPENDING DISASTER
BOTH ARE WRONG…A GOD PARTICLE NEEDS THREE THINGS TO EXIST:
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THE REALITY
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SO WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?
1MASS CONFUSION
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SO WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?
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2MARKETHYPE
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SO WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?
3IMPENDING DISASTER
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THE STANDARD MODEL FOR CLOUD
ADOPTION ?Cloud Higgs
DEMAND
BUSINESS DEMAND
ATime to Market
DEVELOPER DEMAND
SSelf Service
OPERATIONS DEMAND
$Cost
UStability
PPerformance
SUPPLY
VEN
DO
RS
EX
PERTIS
E
OPEN SOURCE PROPRIETARY CAPABILITY
R
F
Service Providers
Software Providers
V
C
VMware
AWS
G
T
Global Availability
Trusted Suppliers
C
H
Communities
Vendor Support
K
I
Certification
Integration
E
X
Proven Experts
Case Studies
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WHERE IS CLOUD’S HIGGS BOSON?
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THEORY #1
THE APPLICATION
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APPLICATION FRAGILITY
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APPLICATION FRAGILITY
SNOWFLAKESComplex & Unique
Will melt if touched…
CASTLESSafe & impregnable
Didn’t plan for gunpowder!
THE HYDRALearns and adapts
Hard to kill!
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TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTION
Mature Markets COMMODITISE……Developers ABSTRACT Commodities ?
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THEORY #2
INTEGRATION
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HOW MANY IN YOUR BUSINESS?
ALL CLOUDS ARE NOT BUILT EQUAL
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ARE YOU BENDING CLOUD AROUND YOUR BUSINESS?
OR ARE YOU BENDING YOUR BUSINESS AROUND CLOUD
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THEORY #3
OPERATIONS
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ENABLING TIME TO MARKET
IDEA CREATION VALUE REALISATION
DELIVERY PIPELINE
TIME TO DELIVER BUSINESS VALUE
Benefit from Cloud Technology
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CUSTOMER EXPECTATION
COMPETITION IS UNRELENTINGE
XP
EC
TAT
ION
TIME
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TRADITIONAL RELEASE APPROACH
CUSTOMER EXPECTATION
COMPETITION IS UNRELENTINGE
XP
EC
TAT
ION
TIME
AREAS WHERE COMPETITORS MAY BE AHEAD
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CUSTOMER EXPECTATION
COMPETITION IS UNRELENTINGE
XP
EC
TAT
ION
TIME
AUTOMATED TEST & DEPLOYMENT (CI/CD)
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TRADITIONAL MODEL
DEVELOPER OPERATIONS
STEP 1 STEP 1
“I am going to build to whatever platform I want.”
“I’m not Ops focussed. Scalability isn’t something I think about.”
“How am I going to run this thing?”
“How am I going to scale this application”
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DEVOPS APPROACH
Images courtesy of http://infotechfb.com/blog/the-three-ways-of-devops/
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SUMMARYOUR THEORIES FOR CLOUD’S HIGGS BOSON:
1. APPLICATION2. INTEGRATION3. OPERATIONS
WHICH ONE IS RIGHT…?
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ALL OF THEM!
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APPLICATION READINESS?
INTEGRATION REQUIRED?
OPERATIONAL MATURITY?
WHATS YOUR BLEND?
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR OPENSTACK?
What Are We Doing to Support:
APPLICATIONS?
INTEGRATION?
OPERATIONS?
VENDORS
CONTRIBUTORS
OPERATORS
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