Embracing Cloud : Our Future

Amin Kazemihttp://www.linkedin.com/in/aminkazemi

“a new way of delivering computing resources, not a new technology”

Agenda

• What is Cloud Computing• Insight into Google Apps• Potential Risks and Issues• Business Benefits and Opportunities • Your Future

What is Cloud Computing ?

• Cloud computing is an ICT sourcing and delivery model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, servers, storage, applications and services)

that can be rapidly provisioned and realised with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.– Australian Government definition of Cloud computing as explained in the

Cloud Computing Strategic Direction Paper

What is Cloud Computing ?

• Having secure access to all your applications and data from any network device

• A way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly

• Connecting to resourcesrather than actually possessing them

Cloud Characteristics

On demand self service Broad network access

Resource pooling

Rapid elasticity

Measured Service

Why Cloud Computing ?

• Is a result of several technology advances– Reliable, high speed networks. ie NBN– Global class Infrastructure. ie Google, Amazon– Virtualisation capabilities– Adoption of Web 2.0 Standards. ie development

Gartner Hype Cycle – Cloud ‘13

Types of Cloud

Types of Cloud

• Public – shared infrastructure owned by provider, eg: Amazon, Google Docs

• Private / Enterprise – provided and managed by organisation or third party.

• Community – shared by several organisations by commonality [mission, security, policy, …]

• Hybrid – combination of clouds plus something more [back-end system]

Why Google Cloud ?

• Epicentre of innovation• Productivity unbounded by location• Enables faster collaboration• Continuous investment on physical and process-based

security

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Cloud - Constraints

• Potential Risks and Issues of Cloud Computing

• What’s holding us back?

Cloud - Constraints

• Application Design– Less opportunity for customisation– Accommodate latency– Existing software licensing not facilitate

cloud deployment

Cloud - Constraints

• Architecture– More emphasis on business design– Impact on current business processes– Framework must be based on Australian

Government Architectural Framework (AGA)

Cloud - Constraints

• Business continuity– Internet service loss may interpret services– In the events of a disaster

• Information may not be immediately located• Recovery plans must be well

documented and tested

Cloud - Constraints

• Data location and retrieval– Confusion as to where information actually

resides– Delays in information retrieval– Co-location of information

assets

Cloud - Constraints

• Funding model– Pay-per-use model– Operating Expenses (OPEX)– Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)

Cloud - Constraints

• Legal & Regulatory– Discover information under Common Law– Australian Legislative and Regulatory req’s

• Archives Act, FOI Act and Privacy Act

– US Governments Patriot Act– Liability and Accountability

Cloud - Constraints

• Performance and Conformance– Ensure guaranteed service levels

• Instances of slower performance• Applications may require modifications• Monitoring and reporting• Failure to perform to agreed

-upon service levels

Cloud - Constraints

• Privacy– Confidential Information– Ensure protection of

• Intellectual Property (IP)• Personal Information

Cloud - Constraints

• Reputation– Damage to ABS resulting from

• Privacy or Security breach• Failure to deliver essential services• Inadequately addressing risks

Cloud - Constraints

• Skills requirements– Less demand for hardware/software specific skills– More demand for business

systems roles

Cloud - Constraints

• Security– Cloud Providers must meet requirements

• Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)• Australian Government Information Security Manual

(ISM)• Privacy Act 1998

– ABS remains ultimately responsible

Cloud - Constraints

• Service provision– Choosing a service provider based on

• Reputation, history and sustainability

– Account for volatility of the growing cloud computing market

– Ensure data portability

Cloud - Benefits

• Potential Business Benefits and Opportunities

• What’s in it for us?

Cloud - Benefits

• Scalability– Unconstrained capacity allows

• More agile enterprises• Faster responsiveness• Option of scalability• On demand provision and

implementation

Cloud - Benefits

• Efficiency– R&D including new and innovative apps– Technically and/or economically feasibility– Enabling new approaches much faster– Ability to de-couple legacy

applications– Rationalising legacy system

Cloud - Benefits

• Cost Containment– On demand services without financial

commitments– Transfer of costs ie From CAPEX to OPEX

– Reduction of Operating costs• Energy consumption, managing

systems, less time delays ...

Cloud - Benefits

• Flexibility– Save time at set-up, functionally faster system– No need to install additional hard/software– Implementation undertaken remotely– Potential to access latest

technologies i.e. Google App Marketplace

Cloud - Benefits

• Availability– Bottom up architecture design

• Maximum network performance

– Greater ‘shared’ information enabling collaboration worldwide ie IMTP

Cloud - Benefits

• Resiliency– Potential of failure is reduced

• One node failure of a system will have no impact on overall system

Cloud – Your Future

• Shape tomorrow today!

Thank You - Amin Kazemihttp://www.linkedin.com/in/aminkazemi