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What is the Cloud?
Public Cloud
Private Cloud Partner Cloud
Software as a Service (SaaS)?Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?
Platform as a Service (PaaS)?Hosting?
AbstractionFlexibility Scalability
(I care about the outcome, but not the details)
Public Cloud (Email)
• You pay for the number of mailboxes you need
• Can scale up…• … or down• Implementation
detail is abstracted away
Emergence of “The Cloud”
• It’s not new!• The buzzword is new...• People have been using the “cloud” for
years– Personal email– Websites– Blogs, etc.
Emergence of “The Cloud”
• Several technological advances have made remote hosting applicable to a wider set of services:– Virtualisation– Automation– Self-Service– Internet Speeds
• Along with this growth of service offerings comes an exciting new buzzword to help sell them: “The Cloud”
What can the Cloud do for Email?
• Hosted Mailboxes• Hosted Hygiene (anti-virus, anti-spam)• Hosted Archiving• Service Continuity
Uptime
Resiliency often comes as standard with large-scale hosting
Uptime is not necessarily guaranteed
Do SLAs consider disruption, or just full-scale outages?
99.9% uptime SLAApprox. 45mins outage per month
Support
Don’t need your own in-house specialist
Support is often 24/7
Support may be difficult to get hold of if there is a problem
Recovery
No backup hardware to worry about
No daily checks to worry about
Granular recovery is usually not an option
Options are limited in non-disaster scenarios such as accidental deletions
Flexibility
Can easily scale up without lead time
Can scale down to save cost
Costs can scale up quite quickly too!
Consider an internal approval process for cloud resources
Security
Outsource a lot of the complexity
Less need to keep on top of upcoming threats
Where is your data?
Who can access your data?
Is your data mined?
Is your provider on top of upcoming threats?
May violate regulatory requirements
Infrastructure
No hardware required
No maintenance to worry about
Requirement for physical space, power, cooling, electricity reduced
Completely reliant on internet connectivity
Bandwidth may be an issue depending on location
Performance
Cloud infrastructure is built to scale
You don’t know what you’re getting
Some vendors cut corners to reduce costs
Consider asking for a free trial
Updates
No costly periodic system upgradesTime and license costs
Always licensed for the latest and greatest
Updates likely to be forced on you
May have to update on premise systems / clients more frequently
User training is still necessary!
Integration
May have integration with other cloud features (e.g. Office 365, Google Apps)
Limited customisation
Limited scope for 3rd party extensions
May not integrate with business systems
Costs
Little up-front investment required to get up and running
No unexpected hardware costs
Recurring cost
Can be more expensive in the long run
Hybrid Deployment
• Mix and match for the best of both worlds• Cloud flexibility and scalability• On premise control and integration• Appears as a single Exchange
organisation• Federated identity / single sign on
Hybrid Deployment
• Mailboxes can be hosted locally…
• …or in the cloud• Mailboxes can be
moved to and from the cloud
• Or archived to the cloud
Hybrid Scenarios
• Permanent / Temporary– Permanent staff on premises– Temporary staff in the cloud
• Regulatory– Regulated mailboxes on premises– Unregulated mailboxes in the cloud
• Burstable Capacity– Quickly expand using the cloud– Move on premises after extending physical capacity
Partner Cloud
• Similar to a public cloud, but implemented by a 3rd party
• May offer a more customised service• May provide professional services to help
with migration
The Waterstons Approach
• We don’t do high volume, commodity “cloud” hosting– Microsoft and Google have that pretty well covered– We help customers to plan for and migrate to these
platforms, where appropriate
• We provide a bespoke solution unique to the specific needs of an organisation
• We can mix and match vendors and applications to provide the best solution
The Waterstons Approach
• A fully transparent service– You can see the physical infrastructure– You have full access to your servers
• Provides the scalability of a cloud solution• Allows the customer to retain control
The Waterstons Approach:Real World Example
On Premise Benefits
• Retain Exchange 2010 to support existing legacy applications
• Implementation of Enterprise Vault archiving solution
• Full access to servers• Integration with business
systems
Cloud Benefits
• Flexibility to scale up as acquisitions are made and demand increases
• Monthly costing model• Not reliant on a physical
office location
Summary
• Flexibility and scalability• Rapid service provisioning• Can be restrictive• Consider security and regulatory
requirements• Not all clouds are equal• The cloud isn’t for everyone