The document discusses educational cloud services and their benefits. It describes how cloud computing provides dynamically scalable resources over the internet. Educational institutions can access applications, software, and IT capabilities from the cloud without having to manage their own infrastructure. This reduces costs while improving flexibility, reliability, and efficiency for educational needs.

1. A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesPatrick KirkEducation Business ConsultantQuestions to: questions@openhive.net

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4. Cloud computing is Internet("cloud") based development and use of computer technology ("computing"). It is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualisedresources are provided as a serviceover the Internet. Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure "in the cloud" that supports them.Courtesy of WikipediaCloud Computing Defined 1:18/06/20104A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

5. A style of computing in which massively scalableIT-related capabilities are provided "as a service" using Internet technologies to multiple external customers. Courtesy of Gartner “..the Enterprise Cloud offers customers more flexibilityand agilityover the traditional server based model, allowing for a precise and dynamic allocationof computing resources as needed.” Cloud Computing Defined 2:18/06/20105A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

6. Cloud Computing18/06/20106A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services18 December 2009 — Short video showing how cloud computing will help us in the future.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9LmzsaO698&feature=related

7. It’s a new consumption and delivery model inspired by consumer Internet services. Cloud computing exhibits the following 5 key characteristics:On-demand self-service Ubiquitous network accessLocation independent resource poolingRapid elasticityPay per useWhile the technology is not new, the end user focus of self-service & self-management leveraging these technologies is new.Is cloud computing really new? Yes & No18/06/20107A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesUsageTrackingWeb 2.0Business ServicesIT ServicesEnd User FocusedServiceAutomation & SOAVirtualisation

8. Cloud Computing is the Next Stage in IT18/06/20108A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesCloudWebPC / Client-ServerMainframe

9. Three primary delivery models 18/06/20109A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesTraditional Enterprise IT InfrastructurePrivate CloudPublic CloudsPublic CloudIT activities/functions are provided “as a service,” over the InternetKey features include:Scalability

10. Automatic/rapid provisioning

11. Standardized offerings

12. Consumption-based pricing

13. Multi-tenancyPrivate CloudIT activities/functions are provided “as a service,” over an intranet, within the enterprise and behind the firewallKey features include:ScalabilityAutomatic/rapid provisioningChargeback abilityWidespread virtualizationHybrid CloudHybrid CloudInternal and external service delivery methods are integrated, with activities/functions allocated to each based on security requirements, criticality, architecture and other established policies.Source: IBM Market Insights, Cloud Computing Research, July 2009.

14. You want:flexible IT – from test and dev through to full productto take advantage of service providers’ economies of scalethe best technologies at an affordable priceYou have:no access to capital – so pay as you go/growdynamic requirements – seasonal and ‘peaky’ demandYou can’t do it internally – no skills or no spare resourceYou’ll gain Software + ServicesQ. Why use the cloud? 18/06/201010A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

15. 11Without CloudInnovation barrierAllocated CapacityActual LoadLoad ForecastCapacityUnder-capacityOver-capacityTime06/10/10A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

16. Without Cloud18/06/201012A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesAllocated CapacityActual LoadLoad ForecastCapacityUnder-capacityOver-capacityInnovation barrierTime

17. 13With CloudAllocated CapacityPotential reduction of capacity in times of reduced loadActual LoadLoad ForecastCapacityNo ‘Under-supply’Reduction in ‘Over-supply’Reduction of initial investmentsTime06/10/10A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

18. With Cloud18/06/201014A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesAllocated CapacityPotential reduction of capacity in times of reduced loadActual LoadLoad ForecastCapacityNo ‘Under-supply’Reduction in ‘Over-supply’Reduction of initial investmentsTime

19. Without Cloud18/06/201015A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

20. With Cloud18/06/201016A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud Services

21. To what degree would each of the factors below induce you to acquire public cloud services? 18/06/201017A Step into the Future – Educational Cloud ServicesPay for what we use. Hardware & Software savings. No capital costs. Lower labour and IT support costs. Lower outside maintenance costs. Reducecosts77%Fastertimeto valueTake advantage of latest functionality. Simplify updating/upgrading. Faster deployment Scale IT resources to meet needs.72%IncreaseuptimeImprove system reliability.Improve system availability.50%GreenagendaReduce power consumption and other associated costs. Meet government carbon targets.100%