denver boulder cloud computing group 06 27 2010
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5 minute presentation on quicloud\'s solutions and servicesTRANSCRIPT
quicloudHelping SMBs Secure, Deploy & Manage in the Cloud
(and elsewhere)
rICh morrowPrincipal Engineer, quicloud.com
“cloud server” or IaaS(Infrastructure as a Service)
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• Barebones (OS only) servers you can take up or down (or up/downgrade) in just a few minutes
• Utility-based pricing (per hour for server, per GB for storage)
• Becoming a great choice for high availability applications like Web apps & Web databases
• Absolute no-brainer for Small to Medium sized Businesses (SMBs) which need to watch cost now but allow for potentially huge growth later
Savvy User’s Paingetting in the Cloud can be overwhelming
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• Usually 5-30 person company• Pick provider (over 100 now)• 1st project is OJT as they leverage cloud strengths and run into
limitations• Have to stay on top of offerings in a constantly changing
marketplace• Typically peel off 1-2 IT staff for 1-3 weeks just to “come up to
speed” on Cloud offerings, architectures• Can be weeks or (more likely) months before new product is
deployed or existing product is migrated
Non-Savvy User’s Paineverything but their App is overwhelming
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• Single-owner Web businesses (bloggers, CPA marketers, Real Estate professionals, etc)
• Can benefit greatly by using Cloud IaaS (servers as low as $11/month)
• The Pain:– Completely inaccessible to non-Sys Admins– Do not maintain anything but the UI of their website– Know nothing of Security, “Layers”, SysAdmin– Extremely sensitive to cost
We stay on top of IaaS Providers
• There are over 100 companies providing IaaS, more added every week– Still very nascent space, constantly changing– Will likely commoditize (become cheaper, more robust)
within 12-18 months– Each provider has different strengths/weaknesses now
• We help you choose & build into the right one for you– You may even need to leverage strengths of multiple
providers
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We lockdown & monitor Security
• Install & configure open source packages to:– Block DDOS and brute force attacks– Secure the Web, Database + Application layers– 24x7 Monitoring and problem resolution– Provide Anti-Virus protection (yes, Linux can get
sick, too)– Monthly patching, updating of your servers– Periodic vulnerability and penetration scans of
your infrastructure
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We Help Architect and Build• Existing Apps (migrating to Cloud):
– Leverage Autoscaling and utility based pricing– High Availability Infrastructure (load balancers, sticky sessions, etc)– Security, Monitoring, and SysAd tools and systems that you’re now
responsible for• New Apps in the Cloud:
– Leverage Network architectures– Bake in Autoscaling and utility based-pricing– Initial App-layer install and ongoing support
• All Apps in the Cloud:• Identify and Deploy static assets (graphics, javascript) to cost-effective H/A CDNs• Build, Test, Deploy, and Management tools and processes
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We Train and Advise
• Developer and Executive training sessions available• We can embed with your team and fill in the
“Cloud gap”• We can help executives draft their Cloud roadmap• Bring years of best-practices in App Development,
System Architectures, Security, and Cloud Architecture
• All training, advising, and work can occur on-site or remote.
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We Are Cost Effective
• Clients migrating from Dedicated, Managed hardware typically save 50-70% on their monthly hosting costs
• Initial Migration can pay for itself within 6-9 months
• Reduce or eliminate initial 1-3 week “ramp up” time
• Automation allows us to provide security lockdown for as little as $150 per server
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