The document discusses cloud computing, defining it as using the network of server farms around the world as a computing utility. It notes the benefits of cloud computing include economies of scale that make it cheaper and faster to scale operations. While some myths exist around cloud computing being expensive, hard to use, or unreliable, its pros actually include being able to scale on demand, lower entry costs, and spread reliability risks. The document recommends businesses determine where they have waste that could be solved externally and how cloud computing could help lower IT costs and allow faster scaling, while noting it cannot make a business inherently cooler or solve all problems. It provides examples of companies using cloud computing and suggests places to start when getting involved in the cloud.

2. Working in the clouds Making cloud computing work Brian Breslin CEO Infinimedia June 5, 2009

3. Key points 1 What is cloud computing? 2 Cloud computing demystified 3 Cloud computing + your business 4 Get started working in the cloud 5 Cloud cases

4. What is cloud computing?

6. The cloud is the network!

7. What network? · The server farms all around the world · Could even be your own servers Why the network? · Economies of scale · Cheaper and faster to scale

8. The big “Aha” moment

9. Aha! or how I think Amazon came to realize they could be a computing utility why build up capacity for 2 days a year, and not monetize it the other 365?

10. Where does the cloud come from? · Companies like amazon having excess capacity · Companies trying to make an ROI on excess Why is everyone renting out their servers? · Software is becoming more efficient · Excess capacity built up for key times (black friday)

11. Cloud computing myths

12. Some Myths · Expensive to use · Hard to use · Unreliable

13. Pros · Scale on demand · Lower entry costs Cons · Compliance issues · Security issues · Lack of standards

14. Cloud computing +you

15. What it can help you with · Lowering your IT costs · Letting you scale services fast · Spread reliability risks · Speed up massive computational tasks What it can’t do for you · Make your business any cooler · Solve all your problems

16. Getting started

17. Where do you start? · Figure out your waste points. · What could be better solved externally? · What are my goals in improving efficiency/technology? Who should I talk to? · RightScale · Cloudkick · Amazon AWS

18. Some examples

19. How we use the cloud · StartPR - distributes its crawling and indexing across amazon services · Schenker Logistics - using the cloud to provide fault-tolerant global logistics management Great examples: · Basecamp (1Million + users) (SaaS) · Salesforce.com (10million + users) (SaaS)

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