The Open Cloud Alliance aims to provide trust and choice for cloud services by establishing an open platform for independent software vendors and cloud service providers. It seeks to address common concerns around security, control, and lock-in that inhibit cloud adoption. The alliance charter ensures partners support migrations between clouds and integration with non-partner offerings. It also guarantees software vendors can freely license their applications for both cloud and on-premises use. The goal is for partners to offer a comprehensive set of integrated applications hosted on local infrastructure under local jurisdiction.

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Trust and Choice for the Cloud
Open Cloud Alliance

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Open Cloud Alliance
Trust and Choice for the Cloud
World Hosting Days 2015
Peter Ganten
Founder and CEO, Univention

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Todays Cloud Services

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Todays Cloud Services
MIGRATION
CHOICECONTROL
SOFTWARE
ON PREMISES
INNOVATION

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Powerful Scripting Languages

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Inhibitors of Cloud Adoption
Source: Techaisle: SMB & Midmarket Cloud Trends, cited in
http://www.acecloudhosting.com/blog/1495_top-inhibitors-cloud-adoption-smbs/
#1. Security of Corporate Data and Application
Both SMB and Mid-Market are very concerned about the data and application
security. BDMs express higher levels of concern than ITDMs.
#2. Control Over Data, Users and Application
Can we access and manage data, users and applications in the cloud as well
as on-premise?
#5. Fear of Lock-in With Service Provider
As an outcome of data control issues, SMB and Mid-Market business fear that
once they select a service provider they'll be locked in.

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Source: North Bridge Venture Partners 4th Annual Future of Cloud Computing
Survey for 2014

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Inhibitors of Cloud Adoption
#6. Difficulty In Integration with Cloud System
Since they are new to clouds and have less confidence in
vendors, it seems quite difficult to integrate existing systems
with the cloud.
#7. Difficulty With Cloud Management
ITDMs are more concerned with cloud management than their
BDMs about the technical issues, service access issues and
integration issues.
#3. Limitations In The Accessible Services
Most SMBs think that there will be a limitation in the access on
the services offered by the cloud hosting providers.
#4. Poor Cloud Connectivity
Can we get to data and applications when we are on the road or
not at the office?
Reliability
Interoperability
Cost
Complexity
Network bandwidth
Lock-In
Compliance
Privacy
Security
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
17
19
22
24
24
29
29
33
46
Leading-edge Buyers
Source: Gigaom Research Enterprise IT Buyers Survey, North Bridge
Future of Cloud Computing Survey, 2014

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The solution are cloud
services based on software
that can be used anywhere!

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This is a huge opportunity for
Cloud Service Providers!
If they are local, operate under local jurisdiction
If they can provide security and trust
If they can provide a comprehensive set of integrated
applications
With integration with the customers' on-premises
infrastructure

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The Challenge
Independent
Software Vendors
Cloud Service
Providers

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An Open Platform
Independent
Software Vendors
Cloud Service
Providers
Open Cloud Alliance IDM

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Applications
More than 60 solutions already available

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Intel x86 architecture
IBM / Lenovo hardware systems
Cloud Management
OpenStack / Docker
Univention Corporate Server
Customers with LDAP / AD Integration
Enterprise Apps Apps Apps Apps
OCA Stack

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Charter
OCA partners will not hinder migrations
OCA partners will support cross-cloud integration
OCA partners will support integration with non-OCA
cloud offerings (e.g. Microsoft or Google)
Software vendors have free choice of licence and
support cloud and on-premises scenarios
The integration platform is developed as an Open
Source project governed by Univention
OCA is not exclusive

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Join us and stay tuned
www.open-cloud-alliance.com

18. Contact
Peter Ganten
ganten@univention.de
+49 421 22232-60 (Tel.)
+49 421 22232-99 (Fax)
Univention GmbH
Mary-Somerville-Str. 1
28359 Bremen
www.univention.de