4/28/2014. What's the Scoop on Cloud Computing. Agenda. Why you are here?

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1 What's the Scoop on Cloud Computing and Virtualization? ation? April 30, 2014 Jason Wampler, Director of IT, Association Forum of Chicagoland Agenda History and Conceptual Overview of Virtualization & Cloud Computing Strategic Benefits & Risks Transition Roadmap Beginning the Process Demonstrations Questions & Answers Why you are here? You am looking for a general introduction to Cloud Computing & Virtualization Cloud Computing & Virtualization You want to learn how to introduce Cloud Computing & Virtualization into my organization 1

2 Why you are here To begin developing reasons why you would adopt or reject Cloud Computing & Virtualization as part of your IT strategy alignment with your business planning To understand the planning efforts behind Cloud Computing & Virtualization adaptation Why you aren t here You shouldn t DO Cloud Computing & Virtualization because everyone is talking about these as Mega Trends in IT You shouldn t DO Cloud Computing because IT trend predictors and experts such as Gartner, IBM, Forester Research are endorsing it History of Virtualization and Cloud Computing s: Mif Mainframe + Dumb Terminal 2

3 History of Virtualization and Cloud Computing s: Internet + Processing Power Explosion Birth of ASP s Application Service Providers History of Virtualization and Cloud Computing 2000 to current Virtualization ti Cloud Computing and beyond Conceptual Overview of Virtualization - Definition Virtualization is performed on a given hardware platform by controlling host software which creates a simulated computer environment, a virtual machine, for its guest software. (Source: Wikipedia) 3

4 Traditional Premised Enterprise Storage Finance App Storage Storage AMS App Office Productivity Storage Virtual Infrastructure Premised Virtualized Enterprise Storage VM S/W Storage Virtualized Applications Finance Storage Storage AMS Office Productivity Storage Conceptual Overview of Virtualization - Characteristics Providing more actual infrastructure utilizing less physical infrastructure utilizing less physical infrastructure Physical infrastructure consolidation IT Service delivery optimization & transformation 4

5 Conceptual Overview of Virtualization - Categories Operating System Virtualization One physical system executing multiple OS images simultaneously Virtualization at Disguises the true complexity of the network Virtualization Consolidation of several physical servers Storage Virtualization Pooling several physical devices into what appears as one storage device Application Virtualization Simplified non PC dependent end user application delivery Conceptual Overview of Virtualization - Benefits Physical Consolidation (less hardware) Power consumption reduction Maintenance reduction Testing environments Security Cost Reduction Conceptual Overview of Cloud Computing - Definition Cloud computing is computation, application software, data access, and storage services that do not require end user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services. (Source: Wikipedia) 5

6 Cloud Computing Buzzword Cloud computing has become much more than a buzzword hardware, software, and communications companies are now successfully leveraging the on demand, Webbased model to deliver sophisticated enterprise class products and services in the cloud, Stacey Higginbotham, Editor of GigaOM. Conceptual Overview of Cloud Computing - Characteristics Likened to an utility but for computing resources and applications Broad Access Anywhere, anytime on most any device Resource Pooling Resources are shared across multiple customers Physically available everywhere within the Internet Rapid Elasticity Rapid scalability On demand Self service Provisioning Measured Service Monitoring Web Services APIs Integration between systems Conceptual Overview of Cloud Computing - Models Private Cloud Cloud based infrastructure & applications to support your internal operations (Your Web Based business applications) Public Cloud Cloud based infrastructure & applications to support access by external public users (Your Hosted Web Site) Hybrid Cloud Enterprise comprised of both Private & Public cloud systems that are integrated together 6

7 Conceptual Overview of Cloud Computing - Categories IaaS Infrastructure as a Service Rawvirtualservers servers, storage, networkservices & software Conceptual Overview of Cloud Computing - Categories PaaS Platform as a Service Supports cloud based custom created applications Conceptual Overview of Cloud Computing - Categories SaaS Software as a Service Third party provider based business applications that operates via a browser 7

8 IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS Migrating IT Assets to the Cloud STEP 3 STEP Migrate 2 Configure Premised Cloud Assets Assets to Cloud STEP 1 Contact IaaS Provider Hosting Provider Premised Applications Cloud s Storage Applications s Storage Applications Cloud Computing Progression IaaSPaaSSaaS Cloud Raw Custom Service virtual created Provider servers applications & standard storage applications s Storage General Applications Custom Applications Cloud Provider Applications 8

9 Hosted Versus SaaS The Differences Feature Hosted Applications SaaS Software License Purchased & owned Rented from SaaS provider Software Location Customer selected hosting Determined by SaaS center provider Software Upgrades Installed by customer Installed by SaaS provider Backup Services Managed by customer Managed by SaaS provider Financial Model Capital expense Operational expense Deployment Model Usually single tenet Usually multi tenet Cloud Model Internal or external cloud External cloud Real World Examples of leveraging Cloud Computing Services Dropbox evault Office 365 Abila/Avectra netforum Smartsheet Doodle Financial Dilemma Paying for your Premised Systems Your Association Slow response to business needs IT Portfolio of Assets Continued investment due to Data Growth Poor utilization Soaring energy costs Rising IT management costs Rising IT staffing costs Rising third party support costs Low & slow ROI Not green 9

10 Your Eventual Reality Staff Cloud Computing Risks Dependency on outside third party resources Service provider fails to deliver on promised Service Level, Agreements (SLAs) Expanded approach to IT Governance & structures Confidentiality & Less manageable security environments Informational confusion Cloud Computing Benefits Cost Containment Long term savings Pay for service model Reduced infrastructure costs Reduced support costs Increased efficiencies & gained business advantage Less upfront capital expenditures Immediacy Cloud infrastructures can typically be configured in a day versus week in a traditional premise model Availability Infrastructure and networking bandwidth, redundancy, load balancing Scalability On demand provisioning once deployed Efficiency Redeployment of organizational resources to better enables Business & Business Process Transformation (process, productivity, innovation) Resiliency Supports organizational Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) efforts Resource Utilization Access to resources that are deemed unavailable through traditional deployment models 10

11 Adaptation Next Steps Create a portfolio of all your IT physical and application system assets Compare TCO between your current IT Enterprise costs versus potential Cloud modeled replacements Determine business value, impact & risks of potential Cloud initiatives Provider / Vendor due diligence Determine Service Level Agreements (SLAs) Effect on IT Governance & Information Security Business alignment / Business Process Change Simplify, Standardize & Consolidate via IT sponsored Business Process Analysis effort Implement a standard project management & risk assessment methodologies for each project Measure the success of your efforts! Advice Definitely consider Cloud based solutions for all new automation projects in order to help decrease ongoing operating costs Invest in educating your IT department about cloud based strategies Challenge IT to bring forth areas where cloud computing can deliver more value to the business, via IT sponsored business process transformation IT should be well versed in Cloud Computing operations and options to help deliver value in fulfilling your business strategy If not already understood.. Align your organization s strategic plan with the IT strategy If you do have an IT strategy revisit it from a cloud perspective and update it if necessary IT should be proactively outreaching to your business stakeholders to initiate and drive business process change Don t reach for the stars on your first cloud based project 11

12 The role of the IT Management will be hugely different in five or 10 years time. It will be about managing shared infrastructure and working on strategy and program management it won t be about the technology at all. Interview: Paul Greenwood, CIO, Clifford Chance at Why consider virtualization / cloud computing? Is your organization having challenges with Adapting IT production bandwidth to tackle new projects Increasing i IT budget year over year Built on a foundation of legacy applications & systems hard to maintain Increasing inefficiency in getting the job done Does not drive IT enabled business change What's the Scoop on Cloud Computing and Virtualization? Questions and Answers 12