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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

- Albert Einstein

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessAGENDA

Definition and history

Cloud Computing

How virtualization and Cloud Computing have

been combined

Convergence

Definition and history

Virtualization

“Why invest now? Won’t that investment be obsolete in 2 years?”

The Future

How to move forward with these technologies

Next Steps

“As a small business leader, why should I care about either technology?”

Small Business Pros & Cons

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessVIRTUALIZATION

What is virtualization?

Any software that allows the physical resources of a computer, e.g., RAM, disk drives, etc., to be divided up into logical resources that mimic those of a physical computer.

Many physical computers Many virtual computers running on fewer physical computers

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1964 1997 2001 2006 2010 2014

IBM Cambridge Scientific Center

begins development of

CP-40

Birth of virtualization

Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Azure

Vmware vCloud Air

Connectixintroduces

“Virtual PC for Macintosh”

VMware introduces GSX/ESX Server

Microsoft introduces Azure

VMware introduces vCloud Air

Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessVIRTUALIZATION

Connectix Virtual PC

VMware GSX &ESX

Amazonintroduces

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessCLOUD COMPUTING

What is cloud computing?

A distributed pool of computing resources (hardware and software) that can be quickly provisioned and used on-demand…typically within the context of a "pay for what you consume" and "pay as you go" cost model.Small sampling of top cloud

computing vendors/platforms

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1999 2000 2005 2006 2008 2015Salesforce.com

introduces its Customer

Relationship Management

product

Salesforce.com is founded

Amazon Web Services &

Google AppsMicrosoft

BPOS

Microsoft Azure CJIS

Compliance

Intermedia becomes the first provider of hosted Microsoft

Exchange

YouTube is founded later to become the 2nd

most used search engine on the Internet

(after Google)

Microsoft introduces Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) which in 2010 will

become Office 365

Microsoft Azure meets Criminal

Justice Information

Services (CJIS) compliance in

CA

Intermedia Hosted-Exchange

YouTube

Amazon AWS and Google Apps

introduced

Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessCLOUD COMPUTING

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessCLOUD COMPUTING

These are cloud computing platforms that are

available to any and all who can pay for the

service. These platforms are – rightly or wrongly –often perceived as “not

secure.” Example providers include Amazon, Microsoft

and Salesforce.com.

Public Cloud

Virtually every organization (large and small) implements a combination of BOTH public AND private cloud products/services.

Hybrid Cloud

Typically, a private cloud is defined by an organization that invests in its own hardware and software within a datacenter (or, ideally, multiple data centers) that is NOT publicly accessible but that nevertheless provides its users with applications/services critical to the organization’s operations.

Private Cloud

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessCONVERGENCE

While virtualization and cloud computing have been intertwined for quite some time it is only in the last 10 years that technical solution vendors have figured out how to mix the two technologies in ways never before imagined! Vendors/platforms in this space include Simplivity, Nutanix, Pure Storage, Axcient, Hadoop, etc.

The “Love Child” of Virtualization and Cloud Computing!

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessCONVERGENCE

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessSMALL BUSINESS PROS & CONS

Pros:• Business Continuity (BC)/Disaster Recovery

(DR)/Backup• Redundancy/High Availability/uptime• Workforce mobility• Scalability• Performance• CapEx vs. OpEx

Cons:• Cost• Technical Expertise• CapEx vs. OpEx

Why should I care about these technologies?

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessTHE FUTURE

Won’t my investment in these technologies be ‘obsolete’ in 2 years like my last iPhone???

Yes…• …some technologies are like a new car…they DO

lose value as soon as you drive them off the lot…and NO…• …because these technologies are almost entirely

digital (read: hardware independent) and so this ‘car’ can be tuned, upgraded, repainted, etc., all while still being ‘driven!’

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessNEXT STEPS

I understand the benefits of these technologies, so what are my next steps in implementing them?

• Finding an expert and what to expect• Advice on what cloud/virtualization

technologies are right for your business• Budget planning• Return on investment (ROI) analysis• Design• Implementation and testing

methodology that include metrics for success

• Ongoing support/presence

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessAZURE DEMO (?)

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Virtualization & Cloud for Small BusinessQUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Why did the universe have such low entropy in the past, resulting in the distinction between past and future and the second law of thermodynamics?

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“To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself:First, what could I do?Second, what could I read?And third, who could I ask?”

Jim Rohn

Virtualization & Cloud for Small Business