Beltug cloud service provider evaluation guide presentation final

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BELTUG X-change “Cloud Service Provider Evaluation Guide”1 18 June 2013P.
The Chain of Trust
A Cloud Service Provider Evaluation Guide
18 June 2013
1 January 2011
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BELTUG X-change
10:00 Introduction
Johan Schoofs, Project Manager BELTUG (Nl – Fr)
10:10 The BELTUG “Cloud Service Provider Evaluation Guide”
Peter Witsenburg (English) + panel
With Q & A and interactive audience discussion (Nl, Fr)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:20 The BELTUG “Cloud Evaluation Guide” cont.
Peter Witsenburg (English) + panel
With Q & A and interactive audience discussion (Nl, Fr)
12:20 Conclusions (Dutch, French)
12:30 End

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Setting the Scene
A few thoughts to get started
!   Selected extracts from RightScale’s “State of the Cloud” report
(March 2013)
! RightScale is a SaaS-based cloud computing management
solution for managing cloud infrastructure across multiple cloud
providers. RightScale enables organizations to easily deploy
and manage business-critical applications across public,
private, and hybrid clouds.
!   The report illustrates the adoption of cloud computing across a
broad cross-section of organisations
!   625 respondents, 30% RightScale customers
!   Full report:
http://www.rightscale.com/lp/state-of-the-cloud-report.php

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Setting the Scene
RightScale study key findings:
!   Cloud adoption is a given
!   Enterprise cloud adoption is gaining steam – and it’s multi-cloud
(public, private, hybrid combinations)
!   Cloud competition is heating up
!   Cloud experience pays off
!   Cloud adoption correlates with the DevOps trend
© 2013 RightScale, Inc.

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Setting the Scene
What
are
the
beneﬁts
realised?

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Setting the Scene
What
are
the

challenges?

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Cloud Computing as defined by the NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology

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NIST Cloud Characteristics
!   Cloud computing as defined by the NIST
!   On-demand Self-service
A
consumer
can
unilaterally
provision

compu9ng
capabili9es,
such
as
server
9me

and
network
storage,
as
needed

automa9cally
without
requiring
human

interac9on
with
each
service
provider

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How much time is typically needed to provision additional resources ?
On-demand Self-service

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Is auto-provisioning available?

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Is self-provisioning possible?

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Titel ppt13 datumP.

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!   Broad Network Access
Capabili9es
are
available
over
the
network

and
accessed
through
standard
mechanisms

that
promote
use
by
heterogeneous
thin
or

thick
client
pla?orms
(e.g.,
mobile
phones,

tablets,
laptops,
and
worksta9ons).

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What connectivity options are offered ?
Broad Network Access

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Does the CSP offer redundant network connectivity?

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What is the minimum guaranteed bandwidth?

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Titel ppt18 datumP.

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!   Resource Pooling
The
provider’s
compu9ng
resources
are
pooled
to

serve
mul9ple
consumers
using
a
mul9-‐tenant

model,
with
diﬀerent
physical
and
virtual
resources

dynamically
assigned
and
reassigned
according
to

consumer
demand.
There
is
a
sense
of
loca9on

independence
in
that
the
customer

generally
has

no
control
or
knowledge
over
the
exact
loca9on
of

the
provided
resources
but
may
be
able
to
specify

loca9on
at
a
higher
level
of
abstrac9on
(e.g.,

country,
state,
or
datacenter)

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What are the redundancies offered on the level of the CSP infrastructure?
Resource Pooling

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With what type of customers will the customer have to share resources?
What is the projected impact? Is additional isolation possible if needed ?
Resource Pooling

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Backups and “no data loss” guarantee included (RPO & RTO)?
Resource Pooling

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Is the customer allowed to define the backup/restore policies applicable
to his environment?
Resource Pooling

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How many datacenters and where are the datacenters located?
Resource Pooling

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Are the required certificates available? Are customers/third parties
allowed to audit the CSP ?
Resource Pooling

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How do customers communicate with the CSP service organization?
Resource Pooling

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Titel ppt27 datumP.

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!   Rapid Elasticity
Capabili9es
can
be
elas9cally
provisioned

and
released,
in
some
cases
automa9cally,

to
scale
rapidly
outward
and
inward

commensurate
with
demand.
To
the

consumer,
the
capabili9es
available
for

provisioning
oIen
appear
to
be
unlimited

and
can
be
appropriated
in
any
quan9ty
at

any
9me.

!
What are the upper resource limits (CPU cores, RAM, IO bandwidth,
storage)
Rapid Elasticity

!
Is automatic scaling of resources available?
Rapid Elasticity

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Are there resource reconfigurations that necessitate a server reboot?
Rapid Elasticity

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Does the CSP offer price protection and flexibility ?
Rapid Elasticity

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Titel ppt33 datumP.

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!   Measured Service
Cloud
systems
automa9cally
control
and

op9mise
resource
use
by
leveraging
a

metering
capability
at
some
level
of

abstrac9on
appropriate
to
the
type
of

service
(e.g.,
storage,
processing,
bandwidth,

and
ac9ve
user
accounts).
Resource
usage

can
be
monitored,
controlled,
and
reported,

providing
transparency
for
both
the
provider

and
consumer
of
the
u9lized
service.

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What billing models are available?
Measured Service

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What resource and application monitoring tools are made available ?
Measured Service

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How is SLA compliance measured?
Measured Service

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Some Additional Questions
Does the CSP meet required compliance and security standards?

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Is a service catalogue with pre-defined service templates available?

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What are the contract terms such as minimum duration, the renewal
policy, termination conditions, …

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What application and management APIs are made available ?

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What happens to the data in case of bankruptcy of the CSP or when the
contract ends? Who owns the data?

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What cloud migration options are provided? Are there additional
expenses associated with a cloud migration?

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BELTUG would like to thank:
!   John Myklebust
!   Karel Torfs
!   Peter Witsenburg
for their valuable advice and technical insight used in the creation
of the BELTUG Cloud Service Provider Evaluation Guide.

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The Chain of Trust
A Cloud Service Provider Evaluation Guide
18 June 2013
1 January 2011
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