The Cloud Is Rockin' and Rollin' In

The Cloud Is Rockin’ & Rollin’ In
Krishnan Subramanian
Analyst & Editor, CloudAve

It is cloud computing to most of us

Cloud Computing – What, Why, How and Who?
Potential Concerns & Best Practices
Predictions & Conclusion
Plan of my talk

Computing Evolution

Cloud Computing - Definition
On-demand self-service internet infrastructure where you pay as you go and use only what you need, all managed by a browser, application or API
Clouds will be the next transformation over the next several years, building off of the software models that virtualization enabled
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NIST Definition of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

Essential Characteristics
On-Demand
Self Service
Location and Device independence
Multi-tenancy
Rapid Elasticity
Pay as you go model

On Demand

Self Service

Location & Device Independence

Multi-tenant

Rapid Elasticity

Pay Per Use

Cloud Delivery Models
Middleware*
Applications
Servers**

Cloud Deployment Models

NIST Cloud Model

Prominent Cloud Providers

Amazon Web Services
Compute – EC2, MapReduce, Autoscaling
Storage – S3, EBS
Networking – Route 53, VPC, ELB
Database – SimpleDB, RDS
Deployment – Elastic Beanstalk, Cloudformation
Messaging – SQS, SNS, SES
Monitoring – Cloudwatch
And more
Amazon is a pioneer in cloud computing with rapid innovation

Rackspace Cloud
Cloud Servers
Cloud Sites
Cloud Files
OpenStack
Cloud Builders

GoGrid
Cloud Servers
Cloud Storage
Load Balancing
Hybrid Hosting
and more

Azure & App Engine
They are in the PaaS space
Targeted at developers
Azure supports .NET, Java, Ruby, etc
GAE supports Python and Java

Business Advantages
Cost Savings – No Capex and Lower Opex
Agility – Faster Business Response To Changing Conditions
Focus on Core Business

How Big Will Be The Cloud Market?

Analyst Predictions
The industry is poised for strong growth through 2014, when worldwide cloud services revenue is projected to reach $148.8 billion – Gartner, June 2010
Public IT cloud will be over 25% of the net-new growth in traditional IT products between now and 2014 – IDC, June 2010
The global market for enterprise cloud-based services will grow from $12.1 billion in 2010 to $35.6 billion in 2015 –Analysys Mason, 2010
IaaS, PaaS and SaaS software and services sales globally accounted for $20.3 billion in 2009, predicting a market size of $100.4 billion by 2016 – Wintergreen Research

Is Cloud A Cure For IT Headaches?
Yes
But

Business Concerns
Availability Concerns
Security Concerns
Privacy Concerns
But?

I Told Ya. Cloud Is Not Secure

Security & Privacy Concerns
Cloud Provider’s Security Practices
Regulatory Needs
Data Ownership
Data Privacy

Mental Shift
Losing Control
Trust

In Reality
Cloud is neither more nor less secure than the traditional IT
With the loss of control, different kind of risks comes into focus
Industry best practices can help mitigate these risks. Check out Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
Bottom Line is balancing the risks to take advantage of the clouds

Vendor Responsibility

Future Of Cloud Computing
Cloud adoption will be rapid. Security concerns will fade away with better education on the side of the users and more transparency on the side of the providers
A federated cloud ecosystem will ensure competition empowering the users
PaaS is the future of cloud services – empowering the developers

Conclusion
Cloud is real and maturing fast. Businesses of all sizes and shapes are going to adopt it much sooner than many expect
Using Cloud Computing becomes a competitive advantage
A big part of the security concerns are due to FUD but it is also critical to understand the risks and take steps to mitigate them, to take the full advantage of clouds
Leverage the cloud but control your destiny

The Cloud Is Rockin' and Rollin' In

by Krishnan Subramanian on Mar 30, 2011

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