This document discusses how cloud computing can help startups by providing scalable and elastic IT capabilities as a service over the internet. It defines cloud computing and describes how cloud services allow scaling resources up or down as needed. It then discusses different cloud service models, factors to consider for cloud readiness, how to evaluate total cost of ownership, benefits of moving to the cloud, types of cloud deployment models and their benefits/risks, steps for moving applications to the cloud, example cloud infrastructure architectures, and use cases where cloud computing could help startups.
Introduction to Cloud Computing and SecurityOran Epelbaum
The goal of this talk is to introduce people with some IT knowledge to cloud computing and security.
We discuss:
- Benefits of using compute resources in the cloud
- Public cloud providers and some adoption statistics
- Drill down a bit into core AWS IaaS services
- Brief discussion of some security concerns and suggested security practices
Introduction to Cloud Computing and SecurityOran Epelbaum
The goal of this talk is to introduce people with some IT knowledge to cloud computing and security.
We discuss:
- Benefits of using compute resources in the cloud
- Public cloud providers and some adoption statistics
- Drill down a bit into core AWS IaaS services
- Brief discussion of some security concerns and suggested security practices
In this session we talk about how IBM Services and Research have partnered to apply new approaches to migration including AI planning, pattern-driven automation and machine learning to simplify the migration process—from the pre-migration assessment phase to pattern-driven automation of the execution.
Before you adopt the public cloud, you need to consider which workloads would be a good fit for that environment.
Public cloud had previously been reserved for secondary, less vital applications, but a recent shift in CIO mindset has seen more mission-critical applications taking advantage of public cloud agility.
Cloud migration has several challenges that need to be overcome before public cloud can reach its fullest potential. Access this white paper to learn about cloud migration challenges, approaches, and the difference between replication and streaming-based migration.
In this presentation we present EAGLE's ideas on designing a modern disaster recovery environment. Key concepts include balancing cost, risk and complexity in DR strategies. Most notably we'll cover recovery objectives, common DR technologies (that allow you to backup and pre-position data), and the importance of viewing DR as an insurance policy.
Netcetera consultants Ronnie Brunner and Jason Brazile show common economic arguments that are often used for making the case for cloud computing - in terms of providers as well as consumers
Connecting the Clouds - RightScale Compute 2013RightScale
Speakers:
Ephraim Baron - Subject Matter Expert, Equinix
Jeff Dickey - Chief Cloud Architect, Redapt
Learn how Redapt and Equinix are working together to provide Cloud 2.0 infrastructure. Learn why, when, and how to securely scale cloud applications from your data center to a public cloud provider, such as AWS or Google. Learn how to overcome the challenges of capital preservation, compliance, security, performance, agility, and time to market of a production private cloud. Industry thought leaders Ephraim Baron of Equinix and Jeff Dickey of Redapt will take you through lessons learned and best practices for building your private cloud infrastructure and scaling it out to exceed the toughest application demands.
Cloud Myths and Realities: The Truth About Moving to the CloudEmbotics Corp.
Businesses are moving workloads to the cloud to enable new processes and unlock new value, promoting process efficiency, collaboration, and insight.
In this article, we discuss some of the myths surrounding the various cloud platforms, helping you to avoid the major pitfalls and prepare your IT organization for migration to a cloud infrastructure.
Enterprise-Grade Disaster Recovery Without Breaking the BankDonna Perlstein
Until recently, enterprise-grade DR had been prohibitively expensive, leaving many companies with high risk levels and unreliable solutions. Now, many organizations are enjoying top-of- the-line disaster recovery at a fraction of the price, thanks to the rapid development of cloud technology. CloudEndure and Actual Tech Media are thrilled to present this presentation, with a cost comparison of 3 Disaster Recovery Strategies, and much more.
Cloud computing is the latest buzz in technology industry. It leverages economies of scale and virtualization to make computing resources available when needed on pay per use financial model. The file talks about the basics of cloud computing. It includes the characteristics, service and deployment models. The file attempts to simplify the definition of cloud and present in the most palatable manner.
Hybrid Cloud Journey - Maximizing Private and Public CloudRyan Lynn
This presentation walks through the elements of private and public cloud and how to start looking at use cases for hybrid cloud architectures. It covers benefits, statistics, trends and practical next steps for your hybrid cloud journey.
Live presentation of some of this content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5yJr0HKw4&t=13s
The speed and productivity benefits of high-performance cloud computing are well documented. For numerically large engineering simulations, a flexible cloud environment typically delivers faster run times, allowing engineers to solve complex problems quickly ― and launch products more rapidly. The world's leading product development teams are already leveraging high-performance computing (HPC) resources, yet many of them remain uncertain about the costs of replacing on-premises hardware and software with cloud hosting.
To clear up the confusion and demonstrate that the cloud delivers a total cost of ownership that is lower than on-premises computing, Ansys has published “A Break in the Clouds: The Cost Benefits of Ansys Cloud.” The white paper illustrates how Ansys Cloud delivers all the speed and efficiency that customers expect from HPC in the cloud ― along with Ansys’ software ― at a cost lower than an on-premises approach.
Cloud: a disruptive technlogy that CEO should use to transform their businessBertrand MAES
Cloud:
What cloud really means ?
How it should help CEO transform their business ?
How it should help CEO transform their IT department ?
Prerequisite for a sucessful cloud project
In this Business Analysis Training session, you will learn Cloud computing. Topics covered in this session are:
• What is Cloud Computing
• Why Cloud Computing
• Inside a Cloud
• Understanding IaaS, PaaS & SaaS
• Public vs. Private Cloud
• Cloud Providers – A Birds Eye View
• Amazon EC2 – A Detailed Insight
• Google App Engine – An Overview
• Cloud Success Stories
• Challenges, Risks and Concerns
• Torry Harris Cloud Service Offerings
• Concluding Thoughts
To learn more about this course, visit this link: https://www.mindsmapped.com/courses/business-analysis/business-analysis-fundamentals-with-hands-on-training/
A new Cloud based CTMS could challenge the traditional model and has the potential to transform and become the next generation of CTMS technology. Cloud computing is a major paradigm shift in how business applications of the future will be developed and delivered. The customers of a Cloud based CTMS will share, consume, and access platform resources as a service, and pay for only those resources that they use.
What is cloud computing?
what is virtualization?
what is scaling?
Types of virtualization
Advantages of cloud computing
Types of Hypervisors
Cloud computing uses
In this session we talk about how IBM Services and Research have partnered to apply new approaches to migration including AI planning, pattern-driven automation and machine learning to simplify the migration process—from the pre-migration assessment phase to pattern-driven automation of the execution.
Before you adopt the public cloud, you need to consider which workloads would be a good fit for that environment.
Public cloud had previously been reserved for secondary, less vital applications, but a recent shift in CIO mindset has seen more mission-critical applications taking advantage of public cloud agility.
Cloud migration has several challenges that need to be overcome before public cloud can reach its fullest potential. Access this white paper to learn about cloud migration challenges, approaches, and the difference between replication and streaming-based migration.
In this presentation we present EAGLE's ideas on designing a modern disaster recovery environment. Key concepts include balancing cost, risk and complexity in DR strategies. Most notably we'll cover recovery objectives, common DR technologies (that allow you to backup and pre-position data), and the importance of viewing DR as an insurance policy.
Netcetera consultants Ronnie Brunner and Jason Brazile show common economic arguments that are often used for making the case for cloud computing - in terms of providers as well as consumers
Connecting the Clouds - RightScale Compute 2013RightScale
Speakers:
Ephraim Baron - Subject Matter Expert, Equinix
Jeff Dickey - Chief Cloud Architect, Redapt
Learn how Redapt and Equinix are working together to provide Cloud 2.0 infrastructure. Learn why, when, and how to securely scale cloud applications from your data center to a public cloud provider, such as AWS or Google. Learn how to overcome the challenges of capital preservation, compliance, security, performance, agility, and time to market of a production private cloud. Industry thought leaders Ephraim Baron of Equinix and Jeff Dickey of Redapt will take you through lessons learned and best practices for building your private cloud infrastructure and scaling it out to exceed the toughest application demands.
Cloud Myths and Realities: The Truth About Moving to the CloudEmbotics Corp.
Businesses are moving workloads to the cloud to enable new processes and unlock new value, promoting process efficiency, collaboration, and insight.
In this article, we discuss some of the myths surrounding the various cloud platforms, helping you to avoid the major pitfalls and prepare your IT organization for migration to a cloud infrastructure.
Enterprise-Grade Disaster Recovery Without Breaking the BankDonna Perlstein
Until recently, enterprise-grade DR had been prohibitively expensive, leaving many companies with high risk levels and unreliable solutions. Now, many organizations are enjoying top-of- the-line disaster recovery at a fraction of the price, thanks to the rapid development of cloud technology. CloudEndure and Actual Tech Media are thrilled to present this presentation, with a cost comparison of 3 Disaster Recovery Strategies, and much more.
Cloud computing is the latest buzz in technology industry. It leverages economies of scale and virtualization to make computing resources available when needed on pay per use financial model. The file talks about the basics of cloud computing. It includes the characteristics, service and deployment models. The file attempts to simplify the definition of cloud and present in the most palatable manner.
Hybrid Cloud Journey - Maximizing Private and Public CloudRyan Lynn
This presentation walks through the elements of private and public cloud and how to start looking at use cases for hybrid cloud architectures. It covers benefits, statistics, trends and practical next steps for your hybrid cloud journey.
Live presentation of some of this content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5yJr0HKw4&t=13s
The speed and productivity benefits of high-performance cloud computing are well documented. For numerically large engineering simulations, a flexible cloud environment typically delivers faster run times, allowing engineers to solve complex problems quickly ― and launch products more rapidly. The world's leading product development teams are already leveraging high-performance computing (HPC) resources, yet many of them remain uncertain about the costs of replacing on-premises hardware and software with cloud hosting.
To clear up the confusion and demonstrate that the cloud delivers a total cost of ownership that is lower than on-premises computing, Ansys has published “A Break in the Clouds: The Cost Benefits of Ansys Cloud.” The white paper illustrates how Ansys Cloud delivers all the speed and efficiency that customers expect from HPC in the cloud ― along with Ansys’ software ― at a cost lower than an on-premises approach.
Cloud: a disruptive technlogy that CEO should use to transform their businessBertrand MAES
Cloud:
What cloud really means ?
How it should help CEO transform their business ?
How it should help CEO transform their IT department ?
Prerequisite for a sucessful cloud project
In this Business Analysis Training session, you will learn Cloud computing. Topics covered in this session are:
• What is Cloud Computing
• Why Cloud Computing
• Inside a Cloud
• Understanding IaaS, PaaS & SaaS
• Public vs. Private Cloud
• Cloud Providers – A Birds Eye View
• Amazon EC2 – A Detailed Insight
• Google App Engine – An Overview
• Cloud Success Stories
• Challenges, Risks and Concerns
• Torry Harris Cloud Service Offerings
• Concluding Thoughts
To learn more about this course, visit this link: https://www.mindsmapped.com/courses/business-analysis/business-analysis-fundamentals-with-hands-on-training/
A new Cloud based CTMS could challenge the traditional model and has the potential to transform and become the next generation of CTMS technology. Cloud computing is a major paradigm shift in how business applications of the future will be developed and delivered. The customers of a Cloud based CTMS will share, consume, and access platform resources as a service, and pay for only those resources that they use.
What is cloud computing?
what is virtualization?
what is scaling?
Types of virtualization
Advantages of cloud computing
Types of Hypervisors
Cloud computing uses
Cloud Computing for Small & Medium BusinessesAl Sabawi
I presented this topic at the Greater Binghamton Business Expo in Upstate New York. It is meant to shed light on utilizing Cloud Computing for Small and Medium size businesses. It should help decision makers consider Software-as-a-Service offerings for their business as a way to save on IT cost and to deliver on better efficiency for their organizations.
Migration to cloud is no easy task. Start small and learn the core technologies before leveraging the advanced features of the cloud. The cultural change will affect the whole organization from development to business management and sales.
Cloud native applications are the future of software. Modern software is stateless, provided from cloud to heterogeneous clients on demand and designed to be scalable and resilient.
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TECHAVERA is offering best In Class, Corporate and Online cloud computing Training in Noida. TECHAVERA Delivers best cloud Live Project visit us - http://www.techaveranoida.in/best-cloud-computing-training-in-noida.php
Whether you're a business owner, IT professional, or anyone interested in cloud migration, this presentation will help you develop a deeper understanding of the benefits and challenges of cloud migration.
Download our presentation about Cloud Migration Strategies for Businesses and learn why cloud migration is crucial for modern businesses.
You can also see our workshop on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b10nxSJ5gS0&ab_channel=ZenBitTech
This workshop will provide you with actionable insights and best practices for successful cloud migration. Our expert speakers will share their knowledge and experience in preparing for cloud migration, choosing the right cloud platform, and developing effective migration strategies. You will also learn about key considerations such as data migration, security and compliance, cost optimization, and integration with existing systems.
See our blog: https://zenbit.tech/blog/cloud-migration-overview/
Application Darwinism: Why Most Enterprise Apps Will Move to the Cloud (SVC20...Amazon Web Services
(Presented by Skytap) Complex multi-tier enterprise applications that have been under development for decades assume reliable hardware and typically have dependencies on underlying operating systems, hardware configurations, and network topologies. The boundary between one application or service and another is often fuzzy, with many interdependencies. These traits make some enterprise applications difficult to refactor and move to a public cloud. Even the teams that manage these applications can be unfamiliar with cloud terminology and concepts. In this session for enterprise IT architects and developers, Brad Schick, CTO of Skytap and Skytap customers Fulcrum, DataXu and F5 will share their insights into why the evolution of enterprise applications will lead to hybrid applications that opportunistically take advantage of cloud-based services. Brad will then demonstrate Skytap Cloud with Amazon Web Services and discuss how enterprises can easily achieve this integration today for application development and testing.
Best practices for application migration to public clouds interop presentationesebeus
Best Practices for Application Migration to Public Clouds
Talk given at Interop May, 2013.
Whether you are thinking of migrating 1 application or 8000 applications to the cloud, the odds of success increase if best practices are followed. Do you know what those best practices are?
As hustler Mike McDermott said in the 1998 poker movie Rounders, “If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Anyone with a credit card can sit at the table of trying to move applications to public clouds. Those who want to succeed, study and learn from consistent winners. There are some hands to fold, some to play cautiously, and some to play aggressively.
This session covered best practices from helping 15 Fortune 1000 companies successfully migrate to cloud solutions.
Who should attend?
Anyone who wants to improve their odds of successfully migrating applications to public clouds.
Key Takeaways
• What are the key business considerations to address prior to migration?
• Which application workloads are suitable for public clouds?
• Which applications to replatform? Which to refactor?
• What are key considerations for replatforming and refactoring?
• What are key cloud application design concepts?
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
3. Introduction
Cloud computing as a style of computing in which scalable and
elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service using
Internet technologies. -Gartner
3
Scalability means managing increase/shrinkage in demand
over time.
Elasticity means on-demand service. Consume what you need
and when you need.
If you are observing a spike in traffic/demand of your product,
increase the computing power and storage at that particular
time. If you are observing a decrease in demand, down size
the resources at that specific time.
1%
7%
13%
44%
35%
Relevance of Cloud Computing
It is important
but not critical
Don’t know No direct
Contribution
Makes
Contribution,
but not
understood
It is critical to
business
strategy and
success
Online survey, TNS Infratest
4. Types of Cloud Service Model
Cloud Computing
Service Model
Software as a
Service
Platform as a
Service
Infrastructure as a
Service
• Providing computing
infrastructure such as virtual
server space, bandwidth,
network connections, IP
addresses, and load
balancers
• It is about hosting.
• Example: Amazon Web
Services (AWS), Cisco
Metapod, Microsoft Azure,
Google Compute Engine
(GCE)
• It is similar to middleware
• Automatically and
transparently configures
servers in the background
• Typically includes operating
system, programming
language execution
environment, database, web
server.
• Example: AWS Elastic
Beanstalk, Windows Azure,
Heroku, Force.com
• Deliver software over the
Internet
• Instead of installing and
maintaining applications,
users access them via the
Web
• Applications feature a multi-
tenant architecture with the
same infrastructure and
code base
• Example: Google docs,
Gmail, Microsoft office365
4
5. Cloud Readiness Test
5
While cloud computing is revolutionary, it may not be the perfect solution for all situations. Below questionnaires will help in deciding
Q1. Does your start up need custom hardware/software?
If answer is Yes, find out specific hardware configuration is been provided by any cloud provider or not. Custom software normally
can’t be installed.
Q2. Does your start up work with large amount of data?
Data transfer is a variable cost and it may lead to very high cost. So a cost benefit analysis is required before moving to cloud.
Q3. Are you planning to undergo any compliance/certification for product?
Normally, before entering a particular sector or region, organization undergo compliance certification (e.g. HIPPA & PCI DSS, FERPA,
and US EU Safe Harbor). If you are planning for undergoing any such compliance then proper due diligence is required.
Q4. Does the cost of cloud computing exceeds building in-house/outsourcing/virtualized/Co-location?
Proper Cost benefit analysis, hidden cost analysis and opportunity cost analysis required
These questions should cause careful thought prior to adopting or avoiding the cloud.
6. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
6
It is the process of evaluating cloud against other models of computing such as on premises, virtualized and Co-location
TCO Evaluation Methodology
• Acquisition cost
• Operating cost
• Decommissioning and retiring system
• Comparing direct and indirect cost
• Opportunity cost (Time you can spent on
your business if cloud provider takes care
of infrastructure)
Acquisition and Operating Cost includes
• Server cost (hardware + software)
• Storage cost (hardware + system admin)
• Network cost (hardware + n/w admin)
• IT labor cost
7. Why move to Cloud
7
Organizations across sectors get hold up in the upfront
price of software and fail to aware about the total cost of
ownership (additional hardware, support, etc.).
Healthcare companies often invest nearly above 70-75%
of their IT budgets on maintaining internal infrastructure.
Cloud services enables you to pay for the resources usage.
It will help to take advantage of scale and reliability, two
things that most startups can’t afford internally.
Cloud enables other digital technologies such as social
media, mobility, big data and advanced analytics.
Reactively scale up and down cloud based resources
that have random or cyclical demand increase, paying
only for what you use and when you use; simplify
geographical expansion and load distribution; It also
helps to avoid building expensive physical private
webserver and application servers
10
Reasons
Total cost of
ownership
Mobility
High
Availability
Ease of
Management
Disaster
Readiness
No Server
Maintenance
Scalable
Computing
Enabler of
your
business
goals
Fast to
Market
Security
8. Cloud Deployment Model - Benefits & Risk
8
Cloud Deployment
Model
Private Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud
• Cloud infrastructure is
provisioned for exclusive
use and it may exist on or
off premises
• Good option for
organization that already
own datacenter and
developed IT infrastructure
and have particular needs
around security or
performance
• Risk: Migration of data and
application
• Cloud infrastructure is
provisioned for open use
and exist on the premises
of the cloud provider
• Risk: Data and processing
environment are not under
control of enterprises,
which for applications or
data with a security
requirement may raise
concerns
• Cloud infrastructure is a
composition of two or
more distinct cloud
infrastructures
• It combines benefits of the
controlled environment in
private clouds and rapid
elasticity of public clouds
• Risk: seamless integration
between the Private and
the Public cloud
9. How to move to Cloud
9
Leadership Team
Initially leadership/management team should take decision how the product/application will be deployed at client’s end. E.g.
will it be deployed on premise or on cloud or on both.
Code preparation
Once management team has decided that the application will be deployed on cloud or both on cloud or on premises the
application development needed to betaken care. Application is cloud ready if it can be seamlessly deployed on cloud. For
example while developing application we need to take care about file system, avoid OS specific features, keeping remote
store for temporary information.
Infrastructure Architecture
Once the application is cloud ready we need to decide we need to go for public/private/hybrid cloud. Then what should be
the architecture, should there be public subnet/both public private subnet. How different components (e.g. web server, app
server, database, load balancer) will interact with each other. What should be the type and sizes of the instance/component.
Security
Security is a very vital aspect. We need to take measures so that we can make sure somebody outsider can’t access the
data/application. For example authorizing a particular IP for accessing, password need to be hashed/salted.
Testing
Preparing a test environment mirroring to the production and testing the application end to end before go live.
10. Cloud Infrastructure Architecture
10
VPC with single public subnet
Recommend if you need to run a
single-tier, public-facing web
application, such as a blog or a
simple website
VPC with public and private subnet
Recommend if you want to run a public-
facing web application, while
maintaining back-end servers that aren't
publicly accessible. Example is a multi-
tier website, with the web servers in a
public subnet and the database servers
in a private subnet
VPC with public and private
subnet and hardware VPN access
Recommend if you want to extend
your network into the cloud and also
directly access the Internet from your
VPC.
11. Use Cases
11
Use Case 1: Worried about hosting applications/website?
Host your Website/application on Cloud with less cost and
minimal effort
Use Case 2: Need Proof of concept before building complex
infra?
For applications which require complex infrastructure for testing
environment, there cloud can be used as an eliminator. It is a cost
effective alternative for proof-of concept services try out without
capital investment
User Case 3: Facing shortage of infrastructure?
For load or performance testing, instead of real machines, cost
effective cloud solutions can be used
User Case 4: Looking for protecting your business?
As part of disaster recovery plan, cloud infrastructure/environment can
be stand as a hot standby (live replica of files and data)