BY:Kevin Henry

Mohammad R. AliDamanjeet Singh

Cloud Computing

What Is Cloud Computing?

User’s Computer-Operating System -Internet Connection

SoftwareApplications

Data

Provides: Computation

Software Data access

Storage services

THE CLOUD

(Wired / Gartner)

Cloud ComputingExamples

Google DOCS

GMAIL

Rhapsody

Photobucket

Bing Windows Live Messenger

Microsoft Office Apps

• There is little or no start-up cost and no capital investment• Rapid Deployment, Low Maintenance Cost• Services can be quickly and easily scaled up or down with no

penalty.• Applications development without a dedicated OS. Ex:

Force.com, Microsoft Azure• Cloud is used for sharing and collaborating, connecting

mobile and non mobile devices through web applications.

Business Drivers

(PC World / Wired.com)

WHEN WILL IT BE READY FOR USE? (KEY RISKS)

• It’s already being used with Windows 7 along with Windows mobile devices Key Risks:• Security and Privacy Risks• Attacks via the management interface, incomplete data deletions, identity

management• Technical issues and service assurance

– Exposure to service failures – Reliance on the Internet for connectivity

• Financial– Expensive and/or inflexible licensing terms from software vendors – Unclear return on investment (ROI) (total cost, maturity of current

environment, costs may not be reduced)

(Gartner / PC Magazine)

• ERP Systems • HDD based devices, Personal computers.-Personal computers ex: Laptops and Tablets.• Dedicated Sever Hosting, Companies will start sharing main

frames. -Single Mainframe for a group of Companies.

Technologies Cloud Will Replace

(PC World / PC Magazine)

Who Is Using It• Ford and Toyota are implementing cloud systems in future vehicles. - Microsoft SYNC System.• Netflix and Amazon are starting to focus more towards streaming

digital media. - Streaming content online.• Microsoft, Google, and AT&T are planning to share main frame. - Sharing a single data center to cut cost.

(PC Magazine / PC World / Gartner)

Evaluation+ Cloud computing is used EVERYDAY!+ Cuts costs for USERS and PROVIDERS+ The possibilities are endless

According to Gartner Group’s Hype Cycle for New Technologies (2009) Cloud Computing is at the peak of inflated expectations

(2010)

In 2010, Cloud computing is on its way to the “trough of disillusionment”

Negatives of Cloud Computing-electricity-relies 100% on internet connection -security risk (data)-Hard copies of data?

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