Cloud Computing?Cloud Computing?

1 server machine

� 1 application

Traditional server

Virtualization

Cloud Computing

1 server machine � multiple

virtual servers �1 application

on each virtual server

1 cloud� multiple virtual

servers �multiple applications

& multiple networks � multiple

storage

Cloud Computing

VirtualizationIndividualized

management

Traditional server

Cloud Computing

Global

management

VirtualizationPay per

machine

Traditional server

Cloud Computing

Pay as you go“only what you use & need”

Cloud Computing is a

technology that allows

converting IT converting IT

infrastructure into a

Service (IaaS)

Fastertime tomarket

Infinitescalability

Main Cloud advantages

market

Business Agility

Lower IT costs

Let’s create a new service!!!!!!!

“…For the new service we need:

-Buy New Hardware

-New software licenses

-New network devices

-Look for room in the DC

-Backups

-More power efficiency

-Refrigeration

-Train the team

-Support 24x7

-Availability 99.99%

…

Let’s create a new service!!!!!!!

… and I want it done

for

TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

...now let’s see how would be in Cloud...

“…We hire Amazon,

We pay for the time we We pay for the time we

use the servers, the

bandwidth consumed and

the public IP used.”

...now let’s see how would be in Cloud...

“…and you have it

TODAY!”

People doesn’t want to pay for

“machines”, want to pay for

services.

•Simple concept (it doesn’t mean it’s easy)

•Flexible

•Pay per use. There is no initial investment

AWS Services Main points

•Pay per use. There is no initial investment

•There is no commitment to stay

•Complete self-service

Who is offering this service now?

Public IaaS = Public Clouds

If we want to

leave AWS and

use another

Cloud provider Cloud provider

services, ¿can

we?

Yes, but you have

to adapt to each

cloud provider

features.

So….

¿do I have to

“get married” “get married”

with AWS?

… a little bit,

YES.YES.

Propietary solutions

Cloud solutions are propietary

Based in open source solutions…

… but users cannot access the underlying open source solutions

Without control in product roadmap

¿what happens with my data?

¿Does it not exist the portability “concept”?

¡I should have

known this

before!

Software to built IaaS Platforms

Software to built IaaS Platforms

• Built your own private cloud or …

• …if you are a hosting provider, you can resell the

cloud service using standard cloud softwarecloud service using standard cloud software

• Enable inmediate scaling in your company

• Be able to have pre-production environment in

minutes

• Adapt your infrastructure to your business needs

Easy

One-click

Easy

Quick

If I want to

use another

Cloud

Platform, Platform,

could I?

Yes, but

among cloud

providers

using theusing the

same

platform

has in roadmap to

allow the interoperability

between different Cloud

Platforms (AWS, Gogrid, Platforms (AWS, Gogrid,

Abiquo…)

No vendor lock-in

Cloud Computing

Converts Infrastructure into a Service

Offer the Infrastructure

Public Clouds

Offer the software to

Cloud Software

Offer the Infrastructure

as a ServiceOffer the software to

convert IaaS

the open source cloud company

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