Rob Baird Joe Fitzgerald

Cloud Computing

Agenda

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• History Roadmap• Variations

Demystifying the Cloud

• Business and Consumer Perspective• Challenges

Sensibility of Cloud Computing

• Forecasts and Predictions• Stakeholders

Market Impact

• Final Thought

Takeaways and Best Practices

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Cloud Computing -

The natural evolution of grid

computing infrastructure and

virtualization techniques that allow a

network to logically distribute

computing power to its users

Our Definition

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Traditional PC Setup• Client PC performs majority of processes

Cloud Computing• Dynamically allocates the

processing power of several connected servers

• Software as a Service (SaaS)• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Economies of Scale

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Past• Mainframes

Present• Citrix• Google Apps

Future• Thin clients will replace a multitude of

PC configurations from home use to video editing

Cloud Evolution

Cloud services operating system Allows developers to write code as they

normally would Azure is tasked with allocating processing

jobs and ensuring redundancy Removes the need to

manage hardware

Windows Azure

6Seminar on Cloud Computing and Windows Azure, UMSL IS Club, Krishna Kumar, Microsoft

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48 core processor• Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC)

Still in development stage• Based on Intel’s x86 architecture

commonly used in desktop PCs• Already incorporated in Microsoft’s

pipeline for future use

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/12/intel_airs_out.html;jsessionid=MT24OLYSVKIJNQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVNhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8392392.stm

Intel’s Cloud Processor

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Traditional applications require complex development and maintenance• Share infrastructure and applications

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_DKNwK_ms&feature=related

Recap

Agenda

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• History Roadmap• Variations

Demystifying the Cloud

• Business and Consumer Perspective• Challenges

Sensibility of Cloud Computing

• Forecasts and Predictions• Stakeholders

Market Impact

• Final Thought

Takeaways and Best Practices

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Reduces difficulty of maintaining several computer configurations• Solutions such as Citrix centralize applications

o Increases mobility o Allows IT to focus on efficiency and innovation

Utilizing 3rd party computing power or software is a viable alternative• Scale up and down on-demand• Pay for what you use incrementally• Amazon article conversion

Reducing Cost

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Infrastructure is difficult to develop and maintain

Vernon Turner, SVP IDC Enterprise Infrastructure• “IT executives are feeling the pinch of their budgets

being squeezed…infrastructure remains underutilized“

Largest investment is datacenters Cloud computing increases utilization from ~2% to ~30%

Cost ofInfrastructure

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS103185+24-Sep-2009+BW20090924http://datacenterjournal.com/content/view/1709/44/

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Datacenters are a Key Component

Server room• Center of IT operations

Provisioned for peak usage• Extra capacity is marketable

Redundancy• Cloud computing

dynamically allocates the processing power of several connected servers

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IT Asset Lifecycle – Less to Recycle• Thin clients require fewer resources• Upgraded dynamically with the cloud

Software as a Service (SaaS)• Software usage can be easily tracked

Snagit screen capture software at AB• EULA: Free for personal, non-commercial

use

Simplified Asset Management

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Lack of standards• Development is necessary to ensure long-term

sustainability Privacy• Justifiable concerns over privacy will hinder

consumer adoption• Reliance on 3rd parties to protect sensitive data

Network traffic• Increases will take its toll as reliance shifts from

the motherboard to the cloud• Reliability and availability are vital to a company

Challenges

Privileged User Access Data Management Personnel

Regulatory Compliance Regular audits and certifications

Data Location Data Segregation Recovery

Complete Restoration a must

Investigative Support Contractual Commitment

Long-Term Viability of the Company15

Cloud Security

http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/gartner-seven-cloud-computing-security-risks-853?page=0,1

Agenda

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• History Roadmap• Variations

Demystifying the Cloud

• Business and Consumer Perspective• Challenges

Sensibility of Cloud Computing

• Forecasts and Predictions• Stakeholders

Market Impact

• Final Thought

Takeaways and Best Practices

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IDC Forecast

http://www.infosysblogs.com/cloudcomputing/2009/08/the_cloud_computing_quotes.html 18

Cloud Computing Will Be As Influential As E-business

By 2012, Gartner predicts• Revenue will soar faster than expected

and will exceed $150 billion• 80% of Fortune 1000 enterprises will be

paying for some cloud computing services• 30% will be paying for cloud computing

infrastructure services

QuotablePredictions

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One of the largest challenges to IT• Gartner: 133,000 computers junked each

day• Costly to recycle• Data security

Threat to the environment• Includes many non-renewable resources• Harmful elements such as lead and

mercury

E-Waste

http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.umsl.edu/pqdweb?index=1&did=1261929701&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=4&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1257492823&clientId=45249

http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2008/09/building-a-green-windows-home-server-the-37-watt-server/ 20

A 40 watt light bulb uses more energy than a new server

Advances in Server Technology

Currently Offer Instant Messaging, e-mail,

Calendar Management, Document Sharing Complementary Services Cannot Share User Information

User Re-Defines Collaboration

Groups For Each Application

Big Future Cloud Market

Integrating User Applications

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.ezproxy.umsl.edu/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5284056&isnumber=5283545&tag=1 21

Service Oriented Architectures

Agenda

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• History Roadmap• Variations

Demystifying the Cloud

• Business and Consumer Perspective• Challenges

Sensibility of Cloud Computing

• Forecasts and Predictions• Stakeholders

Market Impact

• Final Thought

Takeaways and Best Practices

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Benefits• Cost• Centralized security• Scalability• Redundancy• Mobility• Flexibility• Automation

Challenges• Lack of standards• Early adopter risk• Privacy• Reliance on providers

to secure sensitive data

• Reliability and availability

Summary

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Cloud computing really comes into focus only

when you think about what IT always needs: a

way to increase capacity or add capabilities on

the fly without investing in new infrastructure,

training new personnel, or licensing new

software - Bill Martin

Final Thought