Heads in the Cloud, Feet on the GroundPeter de HaasOnline Strategy Managerpeter.dehaas@microsoft.com

Historic Computing Transformations1980s1990sToday1970s2009+MonolithicClient-ServerWeb SOACloud Computing and Services

New aspects in Cloud ComputingSource: Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

Economies of scaleEconomies of skill

Choice Matters“…larger companies…can be expected to pursue a hybrid approach for many years, supplying some hardware and software requirements themselves and purchasing others over the grid. One of the key challenges for corporate IT departments, in fact, lies in making the right decisions about what to hold on to and what to let go.”- Nick Carr, ‘The Big Switch”

Platform ContinuumOn-PremisesServersHosted ServersCloud PlatformBring your own machines, connectivity, software, etc.Complete controlComplete responsibilityStatic capabilitiesUpfront capital costs for the infrastructureRenting machines, connectivity, softwareLess controlFewer responsibilitiesLower capital costs More flexiblePay for fixed capacity, even if idleShared, multi-tenant infrastructureVirtualized & dynamicScalable & availableAbstracted from the infrastructureHigher-level servicesPay as you go

Bring your own machines, connectivity, software, etc.

Complete control

Complete responsibility

Static capabilities

Upfront capital costs for the infrastructure

Renting machines, connectivity, software

Less control

Fewer responsibilities

Lower capital costs

More flexible

Pay for fixed capacity, even if idle

Shared, multi-tenant infrastructure

Virtualized & dynamic

Scalable & available

Abstracted from the infrastructure

Higher-level services

Pay as you go

CloudPremisesSecurity & PrivacyCompliance & RegulationsControl & CustomizabilityPower of Choice

Choice and FlexibilitySERVERCLOUDCOMMUNICATIONSCOLLABORATIONBUSINESS APPSSTORAGEActive DirectoryAD/Live IDIDENTITYPLATFORMCLIENT

Web Applications

San Antonio Data Center

Live ServicesOnline Services3rd PartyApps & SolutionsMicrosoft Dynamics CRM ServicesMicrosoft SharePoint ServicesBuilding Block ServicesDatacentersNetworks

Business Productivity Online Services (BPOS)Bedrijfssoftware, aangeboden als een pakket van online services, gehost door Microsoft, als abonnement verkocht met partners

Microsoft Online TodayBusiness Productivity Online Suite Reference Customers

Heads in the Cloud, Feet on the GroundApplication runs on-premiseBuy my own hardware, and manage my own data centerApplication runs at a hosterPay someone to host my application using hardware that I specifyApplication runs using cloud servicesPay someone to host my application without specifying the hardware (they promise to be “infinitely” scalable)Application is supplied by a vendorPay for someone’s hosted application. Don’t care about the hardware, as long as it works. ControlHighLowEconomy of ScaleLowHigh

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