christoph streit - reasons to use a private cloud
DESCRIPTION
Reasons to use a Private Cloud. CloudCamp Hamburg 2010TRANSCRIPT
www.scaleupcloud.comCloudcamp Hamburg
CloudCamp Lightning Talk
Reasons to use a Private Cloud
www.scaleupcloud.comCloudcamp Hamburg
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 3
Introduction SlideIntroduction Slide
• Intro about myself• Co-Founder and CTO of ScaleUp Technologies• I will NOT tell you what we do NOW (ask me later!!)• Been in the area of IT and Hosting Infrastructures for
more than 12 years
• Terms• Public Cloud• Private Cloud• Hybrid Cloud
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 4
Why consider a Private Cloud?Why consider a Private Cloud?
• It's so easy to put together a bunch of cloud services...• An email account• Online Office Environment (Google Docs)• Group Collaboration• CRM System (Salesforce)
• So why build an internal Cloud infrastructure?
• There are reasons to separate your data• Privacy considerations• Security requirements• Or you need total control of location and structure of data
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 5
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 6
Benefits of Cloud ComputingBenefits of Cloud Computing
• Billing is usage-based
• Scalability / rapid expansion of infrastructure
• Virtualization of infrastructure
• Infrastructure consolidation
• Physical and application level security
• Standardization of SaaS applications
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 7
Benefits of Cloud ComputingBenefits of Cloud Computing
• Billing is usage-based
• Scalability / rapid expansion of infrastructure
• Virtualization of infrastructure
• Infrastructure consolidation
• Physical and application level security
• Standardization of SaaS applications
All these characteristics are true for a Public Cloud.
While costs may be reduced when you outsource to a Public Cloud, all of these characteristics are also true for a Private Cloud!
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 8
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 9
The main difference between Private The main difference between Private and Publicand Public
• With a Public Cloud you have elasticity built-in• Your Cloud Service Provider has all the ressources and
you can scale on-demand
• With a Private Cloud you scale through physical provisioning• This is done by either your Cloud Service Provider or
your internal IT-Department adding more hardware ressources
• Or you can expand further into a Public Cloud
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 10
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 11
Benefits of a Private CloudBenefits of a Private Cloud
• In a Public Cloud you cannot put your finger on a cluster, a single server or a disk where your data is actually located
• For a lot of applications, this might not be a problem
• But if you handle personal information and data, for which the handling is regulated by your country (BDSG) or in your industry (banking, insurance)...• Your are at risk (best)• You violate security or privacy laws (worst)
• In a Private Cloud you do know where your data is
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 12
An exampleAn example
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 13
Benefits of a Private Cloud (2)Benefits of a Private Cloud (2)
• Imagine a disk from the Public Cloud being removed for maintenance• It may still contain some parts of your data• In a private cloud environment that disk belongs to you
• In a Private Cloud you have a better control of the connectivity• You may have a direct WAN connection into your own
cloud
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 14
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 15
ConclusionConclusion
• Private Cloud are NOT better than Public Clouds and vice versa
• There are reasons, where a Private Cloud has its benefits and sometimes may the better choice• Especially data privacy and control concerns
• But the best is: you can mix and match Private and Public Cloud solutions to form your own Hybrid Cloud solution
Reasons to use a Private Cloud 16Pictures: http://www.freeimages.co.uk/
Thank you!Thank you!
[email protected]@scaleup.it