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Cloud ComputingA General State of the Union

ACM / IEEE Computer Society Meeting

Thursday, December 17

1 Bala Avenue, Suite 400

Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Presented by:

David F. Soll

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Omicron Consulting

•• IntroductionIntroduction

•• What is Cloud ComputingWhat is Cloud Computing

•• Evolution of ComputingEvolution of Computing

•• Benefits of Cloud ComputingBenefits of Cloud Computing

•• Enabling TechnologiesEnabling Technologies



•• High AvailabilityHigh Availability

•• Cloud SecurityCloud Security

•• Programming ChangesProgramming Changes

•• Examples of Cloud ComputingExamples of Cloud Computing

•• ConclusionsConclusions

•• Presenter: David F. SollPresenter: David F. Soll

–– Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,

Omicron ConsultingOmicron Consulting

•• 21 Years with Omicron21 Years with Omicron

–– Chair, Princeton/Central NJ IEEE Computer SocietyChair, Princeton/Central NJ IEEE Computer Society

•• Senior Member of the IEEESenior Member of the IEEE



•• Senior Member of the IEEESenior Member of the IEEE

•• Recipient of the IEEE Region 1 AwardRecipient of the IEEE Region 1 Award

–– Past Chair, Princeton Chapter of the ACMPast Chair, Princeton Chapter of the ACM

•• Senior Member of the ACMSenior Member of the ACM

–– Chair, TCF IT Professional ConferenceChair, TCF IT Professional Conference

–– Over 30 years in computingOver 30 years in computing

Philadelphia’s Leader in Information Technology Consulting

Founded in 1986Headquarters in Bala CynwydMarkets Served

Corporate 1000Process IndustriesFinancial ServicesManufacturingHealth & Life Sciences

Mid-size EnterprisesIndependent Software Vendors

Supporting a Local, Regional, and

Omicron Fast Facts



Omicron’s Best and Brightest

Supporting a Local, Regional, and International Client BaseMethodology DrivenProject Based Consulting2007 Microsoft Regional Partner of the Year

•• Well … It dependsWell … It depends

–– Each Cloud vendor seems to have their own definitionEach Cloud vendor seems to have their own definition

•• In General:In General:

–– An Internet based computing environment where you An Internet based computing environment where you

pay only for resources that you usepay only for resources that you use

–– A set of pooled computing resources delivered over A set of pooled computing resources delivered over



–– A set of pooled computing resources delivered over A set of pooled computing resources delivered over

the Internetthe Internet

–– Resource allocation can be adjustedResource allocation can be adjusted

•• Although: A Cloud could be built onAlthough: A Cloud could be built on--premisepremise

•• Cloud Computing is the next phase in the Cloud Computing is the next phase in the

evolution of computingevolution of computing



According to surveys of CIO’s and CTO’s,

Cloud Computing is going to be important,

but there is not enough understanding of

what it is to have any specific plans for it.

•• What is the difference between “hosted” and What is the difference between “hosted” and

“cloud”?“cloud”?

–– Cloud solutions may be “hosted” or can be built Cloud solutions may be “hosted” or can be built

onon--premises (depends upon your definition of premises (depends upon your definition of

cloud)cloud)

–– Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud”Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud”



–– Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud”Not all “hosted” solutions are in a “cloud”

–– A “cloud” is dynamicA “cloud” is dynamic

•• Resources can be added or removed to fit the needResources can be added or removed to fit the need

–– In a traditional hosted environment, resources are In a traditional hosted environment, resources are

allocated based on peak load requirementsallocated based on peak load requirements

•• In a cloud, they can be dynamically allocatedIn a cloud, they can be dynamically allocated

•• Predictable any time, anywhere access to IT Predictable any time, anywhere access to IT

resources resources

•• Flexible scaling of resources (resource Flexible scaling of resources (resource

optimization) optimization)

•• Rapid, requestRapid, request--driven provisioning driven provisioning



•• Rapid, requestRapid, request--driven provisioning driven provisioning

•• Lower total cost of operationsLower total cost of operations

–– Only pay for what you use Only pay for what you use

Data Data

Processing Processing

Data Data

Processing Processing

Discreet Discreet

PurposePurpose

AppsApps

Discreet Discreet

PurposePurpose

AppsApps

Acquisition Acquisition

costcost

Acquisition Acquisition

costcost

Personal Personal

Productivity Productivity

‘Suite’ ‘Suite’

Personal Personal

Productivity Productivity

‘Suite’ ‘Suite’

Total Cost of Total Cost of

OwnershipOwnership

Total Cost of Total Cost of

OwnershipOwnership

EmailEmail--led PC/ led PC/

ProductivityProductivity

ExplosionExplosion

EmailEmail--led PC/ led PC/

ProductivityProductivity

ExplosionExplosion

SecuritySecuritySecuritySecurity

Widespread Widespread

InternetInternet

PublishingPublishing

Widespread Widespread

InternetInternet

PublishingPublishing

SelfSelf--serviceserviceSelfSelf--serviceservice

CollabCollab

beyond beyond

EE--mailmail

CollabCollab

beyond beyond

EE--mailmail

InterInter--

operabilityoperability

InterInter--

operabilityoperability

Dynamic Dynamic

InformationInformation

FlowFlow

Dynamic Dynamic

InformationInformation

FlowFlow

ConsumerConsumer--

izationization

ConsumerConsumer--

izationization

Enterprise Enterprise

CloudCloud

Enterprise Enterprise

CloudCloud



Processing Processing Processing Processing costcostcostcost OwnershipOwnershipOwnershipOwnershipSecuritySecuritySecuritySecurity SelfSelf--serviceserviceSelfSelf--serviceservice

operabilityoperabilityoperabilityoperability CloudCloudCloudCloud

Source: Microsoft

Dec. 8, 2009 - Microsoft announced a new Server and Cloud division that combines

Windows Azure and the Windows Server and Solutions groups. The new Server and

Cloud division is part of the Server & Tools Business headed by Bob Muglia.

•• VirtualizationVirtualization

–– Cloud Resources are typically virtualCloud Resources are typically virtual

–– Each machine can be dynamically allocated (since Each machine can be dynamically allocated (since

it is virtual)it is virtual)

•• New API’sNew API’s



–– Provide dynamic resource allocationProvide dynamic resource allocation

–– Abstract ResourcesAbstract Resources

•• i.e.: Database Server abstracted allows scaling of the i.e.: Database Server abstracted allows scaling of the

database layer without code changesdatabase layer without code changes

•• Claims Based Authentication ModelClaims Based Authentication Model

•• Blade ServersBlade Servers

–– Allows for highAllows for high--density of serversdensity of servers

•• SANSAN

–– Provides highProvides high--speed faultspeed fault--tolerant storage tolerant storage

solutionssolutions



•• MultiMulti--core Processorscore Processors

–– Intel just announced a 48 core processorIntel just announced a 48 core processor

•• Intended specifically for cloud environmentsIntended specifically for cloud environments

•• Cloud architectures allow for HACloud architectures allow for HA

–– Resources can be dynamically allocatedResources can be dynamically allocated

–– Clouds can contain both redundant systems as Clouds can contain both redundant systems as

well as redundant physical siteswell as redundant physical sites

–– New API’s provide resource independent accessNew API’s provide resource independent access

•• Redundant Sites ProvideRedundant Sites Provide



•• Redundant Sites ProvideRedundant Sites Provide

–– Site Failure CoverageSite Failure Coverage

•• Power FailurePower Failure

•• Earthquake & Other Disaster FailuresEarthquake & Other Disaster Failures

–– Connectivity FailuresConnectivity Failures

•• Claims Based AuthenticationClaims Based Authentication

–– A trusted authority (Issuer) issues a signed security A trusted authority (Issuer) issues a signed security

token containing a set of claims (credentials) which is token containing a set of claims (credentials) which is

given to the application for validationgiven to the application for validation

–– The application will authenticate the user if the The application will authenticate the user if the

security token is valid and signed by a trusted issuersecurity token is valid and signed by a trusted issuer



security token is valid and signed by a trusted issuersecurity token is valid and signed by a trusted issuer

•• Scalability AbstractionScalability Abstraction

–– Server Farming only works for stateless Server Farming only works for stateless

environmentsenvironments

–– New API’s are needed to provide abstraction to New API’s are needed to provide abstraction to

database scalabilitydatabase scalability

•• Some Cloud vendors have their own database engines Some Cloud vendors have their own database engines



•• Some Cloud vendors have their own database engines Some Cloud vendors have their own database engines

with the abstraction builtwith the abstraction built--in (makes applications nonin (makes applications non--

portable)portable)

•• Microsoft Azure provides a database abstraction layer Microsoft Azure provides a database abstraction layer

that is portablethat is portable

•• Types of Cloud offerings:Types of Cloud offerings:

–– Bare Operating SystemBare Operating System

–– Web or Portal InfrastructureWeb or Portal Infrastructure

–– ApplicationsApplications

–– Web ServicesWeb Services



–– Database ServicesDatabase Services

–– Customizable Application ServicesCustomizable Application Services

•• Bare Operating System Bare Operating System –– RackspaceCloudRackspaceCloud

–– http://www.rackspacecloud.com/ http://www.rackspacecloud.com/

–– Formerly Formerly MossoMosso, a division of , a division of RackspaceRackspace

–– Provide various Linux DistributionsProvide various Linux Distributions

–– Also support “Sites”Also support “Sites”



•• Web Server, both Linux and WindowsWeb Server, both Linux and Windows

•• O/S Managed by hosting serviceO/S Managed by hosting service

•• Web or Portal Infrastructure Web or Portal Infrastructure –– MicrosoftMicrosoft

–– SharePoint OnlineSharePoint Online

–– Rich Portal CapabilitiesRich Portal Capabilities

•• Excel ServicesExcel Services

•• Forms ServicesForms Services

•• Visio ServicesVisio Services



•• Visio ServicesVisio Services

•• Access ServicesAccess Services

•• Business Data ServicesBusiness Data Services

•• Search ServicesSearch Services

•• Applications Applications –– Google AppsGoogle Apps

–– http://www.google.com/ahttp://www.google.com/a

–– PrePre--built, fully functional applicationsbuilt, fully functional applications

•• MailMail

•• CalendarCalendar

•• Word ProcessingWord Processing



•• Word ProcessingWord Processing

•• Dynamic Web PagesDynamic Web Pages

•• etc.etc.

•• Web Services Web Services –– AmazonAmazon

–– http://aws.amazon.com/ http://aws.amazon.com/

–– Amazon EC2 & S3Amazon EC2 & S3

•• EC2 EC2 –– Elastic Compute CloudElastic Compute Cloud

•• S3 S3 –– Simple Storage ServiceSimple Storage Service

–– Resizable Compute CapabilityResizable Compute Capability



–– Resizable Compute CapabilityResizable Compute Capability

•• Auto Scaling Auto Scaling –– allocate resources based on definable allocate resources based on definable conditionsconditions

–– Development Environments:Development Environments:

•• IBM IBM sMashsMash

•• JbossJboss Enterprise Application PlatformEnterprise Application Platform

•• Ruby on RailsRuby on Rails

•• Database Database -- Zoho’sZoho’s CloudSQLCloudSQL

–– http://www.zoho.comhttp://www.zoho.com

–– Cloud based relational databaseCloud based relational database



•• Customizable Application Services Customizable Application Services –– force.comforce.com

–– http://www.salesforce.com/platform/http://www.salesforce.com/platform/

–– Division of Salesforce.comDivision of Salesforce.com

–– Provides services based on salesforce.com Provides services based on salesforce.com

functionalityfunctionality

–– Development EnvironmentDevelopment Environment



–– Development EnvironmentDevelopment Environment

•• Write “glue” code to utilize provided services as desiredWrite “glue” code to utilize provided services as desired

•• Extend services with custom codeExtend services with custom code

•• Must use force.com provided development toolsMust use force.com provided development tools

•• Applications are Applications are notnot portable to other vendor’s cloudsportable to other vendor’s clouds

•• IBM IBM –– Cloud Management ToolsCloud Management Tools

–– Cloud Services Lifecycle ManagementCloud Services Lifecycle Management

–– Cloud Security ManagementCloud Security Management

–– Cloud Storage ManagementCloud Storage Management

•• Microsoft Microsoft –– AzureAzure



•• Microsoft Microsoft –– AzureAzure

–– Cloud API’sCloud API’s

–– Resource ManagementResource Management

–– Resource AbstractionResource Abstraction

–– Claims Based AuthenticationClaims Based Authentication

•• VMwareVMware

–– VMware VMware vCloudvCloud

•• Based on VMware infrastructureBased on VMware infrastructure

•• vSpherevSphere Virtual Operating SystemVirtual Operating System

–– VMware VMware vCloudvCloud ExpressExpress

•• Infrastructure as a service (Infrastructure as a service (IaaSIaaS))



•• Pay as you goPay as you go

–– VMware VMware vCloudvCloud APIAPI

•• An interface for providing and consuming virtual An interface for providing and consuming virtual resources in the cloudresources in the cloud

•• Enables deploying and managing virtualized workloads Enables deploying and managing virtualized workloads in internal or external clouds as well as interoperability in internal or external clouds as well as interoperability between cloudsbetween clouds

•• 3Leaf Systems 3Leaf Systems

•• 3PAR3PAR

•• 3Tera3Tera

•• 10Gen10Gen

•• AdaptivityAdaptivity

•• AgathonAgathon GroupGroup

•• AkamaiAkamai

•• Amazon EC2Amazon EC2

•• Apache Apache HadoopHadoop

•• AppirioAppirio

•• AppistryAppistry

•• AppNexusAppNexus

•• ApprendaApprenda

•• AppzeroAppzero

•• AptanaAptana

•• ArjunaArjuna

•• AsankyaAsankya

•• AT&TAT&T

•• CohesiveFTCohesiveFT

•• CordysCordys

•• CumuluxCumulux

•• DatalineDataline

•• DellDell

•• DesktoptwoDesktoptwo

•• ElasticHostsElasticHosts

•• Elastic Compute CloudElastic Compute Cloud

•• ElastraElastra

•• EMCEMC

•• Engine YardEngine Yard

•• ENKIENKI

•• EnomalyEnomaly

•• EnomalismEnomalism

•• EucalyptusEucalyptus

•• eVapteVapt

•• EyeOSEyeOS

•• FlexiScaleFlexiScale

•• IntelIntel

•• InterouteInteroute

•• iTricityiTricity

•• JoyentJoyent

•• JumpBoxJumpBox

•• Juniper NetworksJuniper Networks

•• KaavoKaavo

•• KadientKadient

•• Keynote SystemsKeynote Systems

•• Layered TechnologiesLayered Technologies

•• LinkedInLinkedIn

•• LongJumpLongJump

•• MeezaMeeza

•• MezeoMezeo SoftwareSoftware

•• MicrosoftMicrosoft

•• Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley

•• MorphExchangeMorphExchange

•• NetsuiteNetsuite

•• RackspaceRackspace

•• Red HatRed Hat

•• ReservoirReservoir

•• RhomobileRhomobile

•• RightScaleRightScale

•• RollbaseRollbase

•• rPathrPath

•• S3S3

•• SalesForce.comSalesForce.com

•• SavvisSavvis

•• ServePathServePath//GoGridGoGrid

•• SIMtoneSIMtone

•• SkytapSkytap

•• SLA@SOISLA@SOI

•• SmugMugSmugMug

•• SOASTASOASTA

•• StrikeIronStrikeIron IronCloudIronCloud

•• SunSun



•• AT&TAT&T

•• BluewolfBluewolf

•• BoomiBoomi

•• BoxBox--NetNet

•• Booz Allen HamiltonBooz Allen Hamilton

•• CACA

•• CallidusCallidus SoftwareSoftware

•• CassattCassatt

•• CiscoCisco

•• CitrixCitrix

•• Cloud9 AnalyticsCloud9 Analytics

•• CloudBerryCloudBerry LabLab

•• ClouderaCloudera

•• CloudscaleCloudscale

•• CloudswitchCloudswitch

•• CloudworksCloudworks

•• CogheadCoghead

•• FlexiScaleFlexiScale

•• Force.comForce.com

•• Fortress ITXFortress ITX

•• G.ho.stG.ho.st

•• GigaSpacesGigaSpaces

•• GoGridGoGrid//ServPathServPath

•• GoogleGoogle

•• gOSgOS

•• Grid DynamicsGrid Dynamics

•• HadoopHadoop

•• HerokuHeroku

•• Hosting.com Hosting.com

•• HPHP

•• HypericHyperic

•• IBMIBM

•• iCloudiCloud

•• IMODIMOD

•• NetsuiteNetsuite

•• newScalenewScale

•• NingNing

•• NirvanixNirvanix

•• NovellNovell

•• OpenNebulaOpenNebula

•• OpSourceOpSource

•• OracleOracle

•• OTOYOTOY

•• ParallelsParallels

•• ParaScaleParaScale

•• Penguin ComputingPenguin Computing

•• Platform ComputingPlatform Computing

•• QQ--layerlayer

•• QrimpQrimp

•• QuantivoQuantivo

•• QuickbaseQuickbase

•• SunSun

•• TerremarkTerremark

•• The The GridLayerGridLayer

•• ThinkGridThinkGrid

•• UnisysUnisys

•• UnivaUniva UDUD

•• vCloudvCloud

•• VerticaVertica

•• Virtual WorkspacesVirtual Workspaces

•• VMwareVMware

•• WorkXpressWorkXpress

•• Yahoo!Yahoo!

•• ZettaZetta

•• ZimoryZimory

•• ZohoZoho

•• ZuoraZuora

Source: http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/770174

•• Cloud Computing holds some strong promisesCloud Computing holds some strong promises

–– Highly ScalableHighly Scalable

–– Highly AvailableHighly Available

–– Dynamically allocate resourcesDynamically allocate resources

–– Pay only for resources that you usePay only for resources that you use



•• Cloud Computing is not yet well understoodCloud Computing is not yet well understood

•• Cloud Computing is still in its infancyCloud Computing is still in its infancy

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