The Secrets of Successful Cloud Adoption: what they don’t tell you

Cloud Adoption Secrets

IPEXPO- LondonOctober 21st 2010

Justin [email protected]@mimecast.com

The Doctr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkmabus/


Analyst Blogger

Community Manager

Social Media Influence

Where I work

Cloud Services for Microsoft Exchange

tipiro

http://www.flickr.com/photos/galego/

Cloud Wrapper

For Microsoft Exchange

matthewbradley

Email Security

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjb/

neilalderney123

Email Continuity

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilsingapore/

dolescum

Email Archive

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dolescum/

Benefits of Google Apps

For Microsoft Exchange

What do users get?

minifig

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minifig/

mescon

Unlimited Storage

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mescon/

Ronan_C

Fast Search

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronancantwell/

Uptime

szeke

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosz/

Over 500,000 users can’t be wrong!

http://www.seattleacademy.org/

http://www.perkins1.com/index.html

Cloud Adoption Secrets

The Doctr



What they don’t tell you...

nccarf_au

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nccarf_au/

Current Cloud Landscape

zoutedrop

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoutedrop/

bionicteaching

Lets have some data

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/

russelldavies

To Understand

http://www.flickr.com/photos/russelldavies/

2009 = 36%

US Cloud Adoption

2010 = 56%

US Cloud Adoption

70%

US Businesses Considering Adopting

6%

UK lags behind US attitudes

2010 Hype Cycle

2010 Hype Cycle

What are the secrets?

aturkus

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aturkus/

Paul Wicks

How did I get here?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulwicks/

Not the train

Andrew®

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waldenpond/

Or my Brompton

Ben Cooper

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleologist/

nep

It was...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nep/

ParaScubaSailor

and...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/parascubasailor/

To understanding Cloud

Wen Nag (aliasgrace)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliasgrace/

LIVING_BY_THE_MOMENT

At the beginning...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_world_as_i_see/

It was about money...

wwarby

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/

Ian Muttoo

From CapEx

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/

To OpEx

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Cloud Secret #1



It’s not about money...

wwarby

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwarby/

stuartpilbrow

Real Benefits Hidden

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartpilbrow/

Will Scullin

Before creating plans

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wscullin/

massdistraction

Understand Real Benefits

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharynmorrow/

jeffc5000

Otherwise we risk...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffc5000/

Cloud Initiative Blocked

dmoola

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmoola/

Probably for...

dheuer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/heraklit/

The Doctr

Cloud Secret #2



viralbus

Cloud is embryonic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/viralbus/

Normal Outsourcing risks...

stev.ie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/winton/

Standards just emerging

mayakamina

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kawaii77/

jeffc5000

So.... Caveat Emptor


And why it sometimes feels like this...

gxdoyle

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28521225@N02/

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Cloud Secret #3 & #4



What is IT for?

le niners

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leniners/

What do we do?

Daniel Mohr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmohr/

Production Function of IT?

bewarenerd

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bewarenerd/

Sound Academic?

a_sorense

http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_sorense/

Combination of Inputs

edwin.11

To produce Outputs

http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwin11/

IT’s are hard to find

ilovememphis

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovememphis/

labanex.com

Sales: Prospects into Orders

http://www.flickr.com/photos/labanex/

jamesjyu

Supply Chain: Orders into Invoices

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesyu/

Finance: Invoices into Cash

alancleaver_2000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/

What does IT do?

Daniel Mohr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmohr/

IT Production Value #1 = Speed

TexasEagle

http://www.flickr.com/photos/texaseagle/

Jeffrey Barke

Strategy into execution

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreybarke/

Fast as Possible

Warren D


IT needs to be Responsive

Chris Devers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdevers/

Domingos Soares Neto

Not a bottleneck

http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/The-Comcast-Bill,-A-Buggy-Traffic-Light,-and-More.aspx

IT Production Value #2 = Scale

....Tim

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tim_norris/

Take Operations

Detroit Public Library

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2en/conc2en/assemblyft.html

http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2en/conc2en/assemblyft.html

Increase Capacity, Reduce Cost

ABB

http://www04.abb.com/global/seitp/seitp202.nsf/c71c66c1f02e6575c125711f004660e6/5c32783f3b598c29c125759800301eef/$FILE/ABB+robot+IRB+6400.jpg

IT Should Equal Agility

Picture Taker 2


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Cloud Secret #5



ROI Frameworks lack agility measures

Ruddington Photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruddingtonphotos/

IXQUICK

Judge the cloud with old frameworks...


jeffc5000

It will probably fail...


How can Cloud Help?

tipiro

http://www.flickr.com/photos/galego/

The Doctr

Cloud Secret #6



Don’t worry about Scale

Dru!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/druclimb/

Less Meetings

thinkpanama


Less Technical Detail

Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clintjcl/









Faster Gratification

lisatozzi

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisatozzi/

The Doctr

Cloud Secret #7



Separated Config and Code

sadashotit

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sadacrawford/

Fewer Dependencies

Dave ®

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-rogers/

Phillie Casablanca

Reconfigure Faster

http://www.flickr.com/photos/philliecasablanca/


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Cloud Secret #8



Continuous Updates

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No More Upgrades or Migrations

Bert Kommerij

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kommerij/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kommerij/

More functionality- same cost

Seven Morris

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sevenmorris/

Game Driven Design

Earl - What I Saw 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlg/

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Cloud Secret #9



Loosely Coupled Systems

ElenahNeshcuet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elenahneshcuetphotography/

Fewer Dependencies

Dave ®

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-rogers/

Phillie Casablanca

Reconfigure Faster



The Doctr

Cloud Secret #10



Judge Cloud by FACETS

Swamibu

http://www.flickr.com/photos/swamibu/

Flexibility

khalid almasoud

http://www.flickr.com/photos/khalid-almasoud/

Availability*Sally M*

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sally_12/

Cost

shareski

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shareski/

(user) Experience

Timeliness

Yukon White Light

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ytwhitelight/

Security

redteam

Cloud Transforms IT guy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redteam/

Into a business enabler

shindohd

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shindotv/

Questions?

IPEXPO- LondonOctober 21st 2010

Justin [email protected]@mimecast.com

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The Secrets of Successful Cloud Adoption: what they don’t tell you