Intervento al Forum ValueIT dedicato al Cloud Computing organizzato a Milano il 1 luglio 2010 da Nextvalue.

1. Cloud Computing Platforms for Business, Fact or Fiction?Fabrizio Ricelli, Prevendita Italia

2. Mainframe based Applications 30 Years of Disparate Technologies PersonalComputing Connected Applications Internet-Connected Applications Services-Based Applications Mainframe Applications Personal Computing Mainframe Applications Connected Applications Personal Computing Mainframe Applications Internet-Connected Application Connected Applications Personal Computing Mainframe Applications Host Systems Early – mid 1980s Client Server Late 1980s – mid 1990s Internet-Enabled Mid 1990s Composite /Services-Based Mid 2000s – . . .

3. Cloud Computing A style of computing where massively scalable IT enabled capabilities are delivered as a service to external customers using Internet technologies. – Gartner Brought about by the convergence of key technologies, computing trends, and architecture patterns Cheap hardware Virtualization High bandwidth/low latency communication RESTful Web Services Characterized by a different payment/revenue/chargeback model Subscription-based Transaction-based Ad revenue-based Achieves lower operating costs, flexibility, CapEx to OpEx

4. Cloud Deployment of Modernized Applications

5. A Modernization Journey with Micro Focus Transformation Improvement Move existing Enterprise Applications from the current Operating Platform to a new modern, cost effective and flexible platform to deliver immediate operating cost savings of up to 85% Step 1 Cost 1 100 Agile Continuous Improvement Use the cost savings to Modernise the Enterprise Application on the new modern platform on a continuous basis tomeet requirements Step 2 Transformational Improvement Time 2 Continuous Improvement

7. Allow easy provisioning for new end-user groups

8. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

9. Allow mash-up (Web 2.0)

10. Re-use existing business logic

11. Support existing data formats“Growing Fast“ “On and Off “ Inactivity Period Compute Compute Average Usage Usage Average Time Time On & off workloads (e.g. batch job) Over provisioned capacity is wasted Time to market can be cumbersome Successful services needs to grow/scale Keeping up w/ growth is big IT challenge Complex lead time for deployment “Unpredictable Bursting“ “Predictable Bursting“ Compute Compute Average Usage Average Usage Time Time Unexpected/unplanned peak in demand Sudden spike impacts performance Can’t over provision for extreme cases Services with micro seasonality trends Peaks due to periodic increased demand IT complexity and wasted capacity

13. Security systems to protect data at rest and in motion

14. Cloud-agnostic SaaS applications operations & management

16. Private Cloud, through partners (*)

18. Reporting and Monitoring Console

21. 30 years of technology expertise

22. Delivering ‘customer’ choice

23. Transforming business

24. Delivering value early

25. Industry partnershipsPC ClientServer Web Services Cloud 9