The Economic Imperative of the Cloud

The Economic Imperative of the Cloud Judith S. Hurwitz President

Yeah, I remember this…

Mainframes Mini Computers Client/Server Browsers internet … web applications … grid computing … virtualization … cloud infrastructures The Cloud Is Evolutionary – And It’s Still Evolving

Cloud Service Delivery Models Software as a Service (SaaS) Applications, Business Logic… Platform as a Service (PaaS) APIs, Pre-Built Containers… Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Hardware, VMs, Storage

What is the cloud all about? !  An economic model based on defined repeatable workloads !  Scaling workloads supporting highly predictable workloads (email, storage, repeatable service-based applications) !  Environment optimized – hardware, power, operating system, management framework) !  Self-service – provisioning and billing !  Scale up and down !  A service management discipline !  A planned approach to using the right approach to solve the right problems at the right time

View from top management !  Public clouds allow me to benefit from technology without buying more hardware and support services !  IT takes too long to execute !  I can respond more quickly to changing business needs !  Google and Amazon can do things my IT organization can’t do !  I can cut expenses dramatically

The reality of the public cloud !  Good for highly !  Costs can be high as scalable, predictable companies scale workloads !  Are you locked in? !  Appropriate for !  Compliance can be services based an issue models (payment !  How trusted is the services, customer brand? management)

When do companies consider Private clouds? !  As you scale will public clouds still be economical? !  Is your business IT? !  Are you a service provider to your customers? !  Can you create a revenue model for services? !  Do you support a dynamic partner ecosystem?

Clouds will be hybrid !  The world is never black and white – shades of gray !  Some workloads are highly specialized !  Some organizations must support lots of legacy hardware, operating systems, customized applications !  Public clouds will reign supreme for highly scalable, lower risk, predictable workloads !  Compliance and regulations will help dictate decisions

Issues Slowing Adoption? … and availability, and performance

Is it really about security? !  How secure is the cloud? !  How secure is your data center?

Be prepared to answer these questions !  What is your Cloud strategy plan? !  Which workloads are most economical for the cloud? !  Can you trust your cloud provider? !  Can you move your workload from one provider to another? !  What type of SLA does your provider offer? Read the fine print !  What is your governance model? !  Where does your data live, how is it secured, and how does this impact your information governance strategy? !  Do you have a service management strategy across your data center, public cloud services, and private cloud?

Thank You Judith Hurwitz judith.hurwitz@hurwitz.com

The Economic Imperative of the Cloud

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