This document discusses some of the hard problems that persist with cloud computing, including vendor lock-in, transactions and concurrency, security, and identity management. It notes that while cloud computing offers benefits like scalability and reduced costs, challenges around governance, data distribution, and database design remain. The document advocates understanding the limitations and capabilities of different cloud technologies to choose the right solutions for specific needs.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing presented by Dan Haurey, President and Founder of Exigent Technologies. The agenda includes defining cloud computing, demystifying cloud terms and acronyms, making the business case for cloud, understanding options and conducting a proper return on investment analysis. Key points covered are public versus private cloud models, software as a service, platform as a service and infrastructure as a service models, benefits to stakeholders like reduced costs and increased productivity, and factors to consider when vetting cloud providers. The presentation promotes Exigent's private cloud "Turnkey Cloud" platform and shares a success story with Tri-County Orthopedics who moved to Exigent's cloud.
The document introduces cloud computing concepts such as defining cloud, different cloud service models including SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and DaaS, benefits of cloud computing like reduced costs and increased flexibility, and factors to consider when evaluating cloud providers like data center location and certifications. It also provides an example of a recent healthcare client migration to a private cloud for electronic health records and other applications.
A presentation given at the 2011 Amazon AWS Genomics meeting held in Seattle, WA.
This is a 30 minute talk I gave focusing mainly on practical tools, tips and methods for bootstrapping and orchestration on the cloud.
Covers examples of:
Ubuntu Cloud Init
AWS Cloud Formation
Opscode Chef
MIT StarCluster
Client solutions for the modern workforceDell World
Businesses and end users today are not just looking for the latest devices or software developments in isolation – they are looking for solutions to help them remain secure, productive and connected in a simple and integrated manner. It's with this insight that Dell is developing innovative client solutions by integrating our range of capabilities, from tablets to PCs and virtualization solutions. Join us in this session as we will discuss how Dell uniquely enables customers to protect data, drive efficiencies in systems management, and deliver a reliable end user device all while saving IT time and money to focus on more strategic projects that can help companies grow.
Introduction to STaaS: WHERE WE ARE, STaaS: STORAGE ABSTRACTION AND AUTOMATIZATION, CREATING STaaS (SDS) MODEL FOR OUR IT, APP VISION vs BYTE VISION,
WHAT’S NEXT – DATA SERVICES (HDFS) AND HYBRID CLOUD (COMMODITY)
There have been heaping piles of buzz surrounding Ceph and OpenStack lately. Similar amounts of work have been going in to the integration between Ceph and OpenStack in recent versions. We'll take a look at how this work is making all the awesomeness of Ceph available to users in a simple, intuitive, and powerful way. The world of Havana and beyond is certainly no different, and promises to continue the trend of both functionality and buzz-worthiness.
This talk given at the OpenStack meetup in Boston (Aug 14, 2013) gives a brief introduction to Ceph for the uninitiated and take a look at what's coming down the road. The short term of Havana has plenty to keep fans of both platforms happy and busy, but there are plenty more interesting problems that we can tackle. In addition to the concrete of the short term we'll take a look at how less-oft-used pieces of the Ceph platform can help augment your OpenStack setup, some general blue sky thinking, and what the community can do to get involved.
The Cloud Operating System powered by OPenStack is increasingly helping businesses to innovate, stay ahead of the competition, and differentiate based on unique expertise. This presentation provides an overview of the business challenges faced by IT departments and service providers and why and how they are looking at OpenStack and open source options to solve these issues. The presentation also covers how Dell is involved in OpenStack community and how it is helping customers succeed with OpenStack with its comprehensive end-to-end solutions powered by OpenStack at its core.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing presented by Dan Haurey, President and Founder of Exigent Technologies. The agenda includes defining cloud computing, demystifying cloud terms and acronyms, making the business case for cloud, understanding options and conducting a proper return on investment analysis. Key points covered are public versus private cloud models, software as a service, platform as a service and infrastructure as a service models, benefits to stakeholders like reduced costs and increased productivity, and factors to consider when vetting cloud providers. The presentation promotes Exigent's private cloud "Turnkey Cloud" platform and shares a success story with Tri-County Orthopedics who moved to Exigent's cloud.
The document introduces cloud computing concepts such as defining cloud, different cloud service models including SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and DaaS, benefits of cloud computing like reduced costs and increased flexibility, and factors to consider when evaluating cloud providers like data center location and certifications. It also provides an example of a recent healthcare client migration to a private cloud for electronic health records and other applications.
A presentation given at the 2011 Amazon AWS Genomics meeting held in Seattle, WA.
This is a 30 minute talk I gave focusing mainly on practical tools, tips and methods for bootstrapping and orchestration on the cloud.
Covers examples of:
Ubuntu Cloud Init
AWS Cloud Formation
Opscode Chef
MIT StarCluster
Client solutions for the modern workforceDell World
Businesses and end users today are not just looking for the latest devices or software developments in isolation – they are looking for solutions to help them remain secure, productive and connected in a simple and integrated manner. It's with this insight that Dell is developing innovative client solutions by integrating our range of capabilities, from tablets to PCs and virtualization solutions. Join us in this session as we will discuss how Dell uniquely enables customers to protect data, drive efficiencies in systems management, and deliver a reliable end user device all while saving IT time and money to focus on more strategic projects that can help companies grow.
Introduction to STaaS: WHERE WE ARE, STaaS: STORAGE ABSTRACTION AND AUTOMATIZATION, CREATING STaaS (SDS) MODEL FOR OUR IT, APP VISION vs BYTE VISION,
WHAT’S NEXT – DATA SERVICES (HDFS) AND HYBRID CLOUD (COMMODITY)
There have been heaping piles of buzz surrounding Ceph and OpenStack lately. Similar amounts of work have been going in to the integration between Ceph and OpenStack in recent versions. We'll take a look at how this work is making all the awesomeness of Ceph available to users in a simple, intuitive, and powerful way. The world of Havana and beyond is certainly no different, and promises to continue the trend of both functionality and buzz-worthiness.
This talk given at the OpenStack meetup in Boston (Aug 14, 2013) gives a brief introduction to Ceph for the uninitiated and take a look at what's coming down the road. The short term of Havana has plenty to keep fans of both platforms happy and busy, but there are plenty more interesting problems that we can tackle. In addition to the concrete of the short term we'll take a look at how less-oft-used pieces of the Ceph platform can help augment your OpenStack setup, some general blue sky thinking, and what the community can do to get involved.
The Cloud Operating System powered by OPenStack is increasingly helping businesses to innovate, stay ahead of the competition, and differentiate based on unique expertise. This presentation provides an overview of the business challenges faced by IT departments and service providers and why and how they are looking at OpenStack and open source options to solve these issues. The presentation also covers how Dell is involved in OpenStack community and how it is helping customers succeed with OpenStack with its comprehensive end-to-end solutions powered by OpenStack at its core.
The document discusses the evolution of database technologies from relational databases to NoSQL databases. It argues that NoSQL databases better fit the needs of modern software development by supporting iterative development, fast feedback, and frequent releases. While early NoSQL technologies faced criticisms regarding lack of features like transactions and integrity checks, they proved useful for scaling applications to large data volumes. The document also advocates for an approach that balances flexibility with complexity by using schemaless stores at the front-end and more rigid structures at the back-end.
The document discusses using data virtualization and masking to optimize database migrations to the cloud. It notes that traditional copying of data is inefficient for large environments and can incur high data transfer costs in the cloud. Using data virtualization allows creating virtual copies of production databases that only require a small storage footprint. Masking sensitive data before migrating non-production databases ensures security while reducing costs. Overall, data virtualization and masking enable simpler, more secure, and cost-effective migrations to cloud environments.
In a fast growing storage space management world, it is now an important task to think about options that can safely store our data and at a cheaper cost. Small scale businesses, that cant afford their own storage spaces, can easily take the advantage of such services.
Cloud computing allows users to access scalable IT resources and applications online without direct active management. It provides benefits like reduced costs, increased scalability and accessibility of resources. However, some concerns include data security, reliability of service and lack of transparency about data locations. For businesses, cloud computing can help lower costs especially for startups, while also providing green benefits from reduced energy usage compared to maintaining private servers. Firms must evaluate their individual needs to determine if migrating workloads to the cloud is appropriate.
So You Need To Build A Private Cloud. What Now? Best Practices For Building Y...Dell World
Moving from infrastructure-centric IT to efficient, software-driven private or hybrid cloud requires more than gluing together knobs and gears. In addition to the infrastructure considerations, special attention needs to be paid to tying business workflows and organizational processes to IT processes to optimize application delivery and increase productivity for your users and customers. How you approach cloud-building to make it really usable by the business is the key to success.
This document discusses cloud storage and cloud computing. It defines cloud storage as a system that saves and synchronizes user data in the cloud rather than locally. This makes data accessible from any internet-connected device. The document also discusses the freemium model, where basic services are offered for free with paid upgrades to remove limitations. It notes some providers like Dropbox and Drive and considerations for choosing one. Potential obstacles discussed include concerns over availability, data lock-in issues, and difficulties debugging bugs in large-scale distributed cloud systems.
MT03 Cloud trends and the Dell Technologies point of viewDell EMC World
This document discusses a Dell Technologies cloud trends panel featuring executives from Dell EMC, Virtustream, VMware, and Pivotal Software. The panel provided an overview of their cloud solutions and was followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Attendees were also encouraged to visit the cloud solutions showcase and attend related breakout sessions at the Dell EMC World conference to learn more about Dell's cloud products and services.
Architecture Challenges In Cloud ComputingIndicThreads
Session Presented @IndicThreads Cloud Computing Conference, Pune, India ( http://u10.indicthreads.com )
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The Java EE 6 platform is an extreme makeover from the previous versions. It breaks the “one size fits all” approach with Profiles and improves on the Java EE 5 developer productivity features. It enables extensibility by embracing open source libraries and frameworks such that they are treated as first class citizens of the platform. NetBeans, Eclipse, and IntelliJ provide extensive tooling for Java EE 6.
But how can you leverage all of this on a cloud ?
GlassFish v3, the Reference Implementation of Java EE 6, can easily run on multiple cloud infrastructures. This talk will provide a brief introduction to Java EE 6 and GlassFish v3. The attendees will learn how to create a simple Java EE 6 sample application and deploy them on GlassFish v3 running locally. Then it will deploy that sample using Amazon, RightScale, Joyent, and Elastra cloud infrastructures. It will also show how servers are dynamically provisioned in some environments to meet the demand. The talk will also explain the advantages of each approach enabling you to choose the optimal strategy for your environment.
Takeaways from the session
The attendees will be able to learn how to deploy a Java EE 6 application in different cloud environments. They’ll also learn about the pros/cons of these infrastructures.
Dell High-Performance Computing solutions: Enable innovations, outperform exp...Dell World
This document summarizes the benefits of High Performance Computing (HPC) and Dell's HPC solutions. It states that HPC is critical for solving big problems that require faster answers through integrated and scalable solutions. It then describes Dell's end-to-end HPC services including modular designs, expertise, and tools. Case studies show how Dell HPC solutions have benefited manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and energy customers. The document concludes by stating that Dell aims to help more organizations use HPC to drive innovation.
Big data and cloud computing are closely intertwined. The cloud is well-suited to handle big data challenges by providing massive scalability, flexible pay-as-you-go pricing, and removing the undifferentiated heavy lifting of managing infrastructure. This allows companies to focus on analyzing large and complex datasets. Examples show how companies use Amazon Web Services to collect petabytes of data from sources like sensors and social media, process it using services like EMR, and gain insights for applications in various industries.
This document discusses the history of data and computing technology from the 19th century to present day. It covers early computer architecture from von Neumann and bottlenecks caused by the CPU and network. An example is given of how data collection and analysis in 1854 London could have prevented a cholera outbreak if taken seriously. The document argues that while technology has advanced, many challenges around data economics, architecture, and analysis remain. It questions whether we are still "farming dinosaurs" with outdated approaches to data management.
cloud computing is used as the metaphor for "internet".It is the delivery of on demand access to computer resources such as servers, storage and applications.
Accelerating Business Through Next Generation StorageDell World
Simplicity, flexibility and cost-savings are but a few of the virtues driving the rapid growth of software-defined storage (SDS) offerings. Hear how Dell’s broad x86 server portfolio enables us to deliver the most extensive range of SDS offerings in the industry—from hyper-converged appliances to software-only options to open-source solutions—helping organizations of all sizes find a storage solution that best meets their needs and objectives.
There is a growing trend today of enterprises leveraging both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and on-premise OpenStack-based private clouds. However, the default networking option in OpenStack remains broken and the plethora of confusing plug-ins makes networking in OpenStack mysterious and difficult to manage.
Enter MidoNet, the open source network virtualization solution from Midokura favored by DevOps cultures in web scale enterprises and service providers around the world. This session will present case studies from several end user deployments, showing how they use MidoNet to build, run and manage large-scale virtual networks in OpenStack clouds. The session will also discuss how transitioning from a public to private cloud enables organizations to accomplish much more with the same resources, without over-simplifying the inherent complexity of running an OpenStack cloud.
Erik Ableson & Vincent Branger: What's best for vdi storage optimisation hard...ILKI - Your Cloud Designer
Cette présentation est le résumé des multiples discussions autour du stockage entre Erik et moi ! En effet, Erik considère qu'une solution matérielle est la plus adaptée alors que je prône l'utilisation de logiciels d'optimisation... Pour dire vrai, c'est plus complexe que cela mais en définitif nous sommes tous les deux d'accord... Comme le disait l'un de mes professeurs émérites à l'université, "on ne peut s'engueuler qu'avec les gens avec lesquels nous sommes d'accord..."
Solving the C20K problem: Raising the bar in PHP Performance and ScalabilityZendCon
This document summarizes a presentation given by Luxi Chidambaran of Oracle on solving the C20K problem of scaling PHP applications. It discusses how the Oracle 11g Database Resident Connection Pool (DRCP) allows PHP applications to connect to the database in a way that supports tens of thousands of concurrent connections using minimal system resources. It provides an overview of DRCP and how the enhanced OCI8 PHP extension connects to leverage DRCP. Performance benchmarks are presented showing significant increases in throughput and reductions in memory usage compared to non-DRCP connections.
In this session we will take a look at several different methods for building tiered applications. Some of the tiering methodologies include Soap, XML-RPC, RESTful and multiple language architectures. The purpose of this talk will not be to determine which methodology is best, but instead will try to provide an unbiased view of the pros and cons of each.
MySQL Manchester TT - Replication FeaturesMark Swarbrick
The document is a presentation about replication features in MySQL 5.7 given at Percona Live in Amsterdam. It provides background on replication components like binary logs and replicas. It then discusses new usability and online features for replication in MySQL 5.7 like online reconfiguration of global transaction identifiers to allow configuration changes without downtime. The presentation outlines these new features and previews upcoming lab developments and the future roadmap.
Zend Core on IBM i - Security ConsiderationsZendCon
The document discusses security considerations for Zend Core for IBM i. It provides two options for securing the system: 1) guarantee system security by unplugging and locking the system in a vault or 2) take a security journey to protect valuable information assets from outsiders like hackers and insiders like corporate criminals. The document then discusses steps to understand and protect various components of Zend Core like directories, files, programs, user profiles, and configurations. It provides recommendations to make the Apache and PHP configurations more secure through access controls, encryption, and logging.
The document discusses the evolution of database technologies from relational databases to NoSQL databases. It argues that NoSQL databases better fit the needs of modern software development by supporting iterative development, fast feedback, and frequent releases. While early NoSQL technologies faced criticisms regarding lack of features like transactions and integrity checks, they proved useful for scaling applications to large data volumes. The document also advocates for an approach that balances flexibility with complexity by using schemaless stores at the front-end and more rigid structures at the back-end.
The document discusses using data virtualization and masking to optimize database migrations to the cloud. It notes that traditional copying of data is inefficient for large environments and can incur high data transfer costs in the cloud. Using data virtualization allows creating virtual copies of production databases that only require a small storage footprint. Masking sensitive data before migrating non-production databases ensures security while reducing costs. Overall, data virtualization and masking enable simpler, more secure, and cost-effective migrations to cloud environments.
In a fast growing storage space management world, it is now an important task to think about options that can safely store our data and at a cheaper cost. Small scale businesses, that cant afford their own storage spaces, can easily take the advantage of such services.
Cloud computing allows users to access scalable IT resources and applications online without direct active management. It provides benefits like reduced costs, increased scalability and accessibility of resources. However, some concerns include data security, reliability of service and lack of transparency about data locations. For businesses, cloud computing can help lower costs especially for startups, while also providing green benefits from reduced energy usage compared to maintaining private servers. Firms must evaluate their individual needs to determine if migrating workloads to the cloud is appropriate.
So You Need To Build A Private Cloud. What Now? Best Practices For Building Y...Dell World
Moving from infrastructure-centric IT to efficient, software-driven private or hybrid cloud requires more than gluing together knobs and gears. In addition to the infrastructure considerations, special attention needs to be paid to tying business workflows and organizational processes to IT processes to optimize application delivery and increase productivity for your users and customers. How you approach cloud-building to make it really usable by the business is the key to success.
This document discusses cloud storage and cloud computing. It defines cloud storage as a system that saves and synchronizes user data in the cloud rather than locally. This makes data accessible from any internet-connected device. The document also discusses the freemium model, where basic services are offered for free with paid upgrades to remove limitations. It notes some providers like Dropbox and Drive and considerations for choosing one. Potential obstacles discussed include concerns over availability, data lock-in issues, and difficulties debugging bugs in large-scale distributed cloud systems.
MT03 Cloud trends and the Dell Technologies point of viewDell EMC World
This document discusses a Dell Technologies cloud trends panel featuring executives from Dell EMC, Virtustream, VMware, and Pivotal Software. The panel provided an overview of their cloud solutions and was followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Attendees were also encouraged to visit the cloud solutions showcase and attend related breakout sessions at the Dell EMC World conference to learn more about Dell's cloud products and services.
Architecture Challenges In Cloud ComputingIndicThreads
Session Presented @IndicThreads Cloud Computing Conference, Pune, India ( http://u10.indicthreads.com )
------------
The Java EE 6 platform is an extreme makeover from the previous versions. It breaks the “one size fits all” approach with Profiles and improves on the Java EE 5 developer productivity features. It enables extensibility by embracing open source libraries and frameworks such that they are treated as first class citizens of the platform. NetBeans, Eclipse, and IntelliJ provide extensive tooling for Java EE 6.
But how can you leverage all of this on a cloud ?
GlassFish v3, the Reference Implementation of Java EE 6, can easily run on multiple cloud infrastructures. This talk will provide a brief introduction to Java EE 6 and GlassFish v3. The attendees will learn how to create a simple Java EE 6 sample application and deploy them on GlassFish v3 running locally. Then it will deploy that sample using Amazon, RightScale, Joyent, and Elastra cloud infrastructures. It will also show how servers are dynamically provisioned in some environments to meet the demand. The talk will also explain the advantages of each approach enabling you to choose the optimal strategy for your environment.
Takeaways from the session
The attendees will be able to learn how to deploy a Java EE 6 application in different cloud environments. They’ll also learn about the pros/cons of these infrastructures.
Dell High-Performance Computing solutions: Enable innovations, outperform exp...Dell World
This document summarizes the benefits of High Performance Computing (HPC) and Dell's HPC solutions. It states that HPC is critical for solving big problems that require faster answers through integrated and scalable solutions. It then describes Dell's end-to-end HPC services including modular designs, expertise, and tools. Case studies show how Dell HPC solutions have benefited manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and energy customers. The document concludes by stating that Dell aims to help more organizations use HPC to drive innovation.
Big data and cloud computing are closely intertwined. The cloud is well-suited to handle big data challenges by providing massive scalability, flexible pay-as-you-go pricing, and removing the undifferentiated heavy lifting of managing infrastructure. This allows companies to focus on analyzing large and complex datasets. Examples show how companies use Amazon Web Services to collect petabytes of data from sources like sensors and social media, process it using services like EMR, and gain insights for applications in various industries.
This document discusses the history of data and computing technology from the 19th century to present day. It covers early computer architecture from von Neumann and bottlenecks caused by the CPU and network. An example is given of how data collection and analysis in 1854 London could have prevented a cholera outbreak if taken seriously. The document argues that while technology has advanced, many challenges around data economics, architecture, and analysis remain. It questions whether we are still "farming dinosaurs" with outdated approaches to data management.
cloud computing is used as the metaphor for "internet".It is the delivery of on demand access to computer resources such as servers, storage and applications.
Accelerating Business Through Next Generation StorageDell World
Simplicity, flexibility and cost-savings are but a few of the virtues driving the rapid growth of software-defined storage (SDS) offerings. Hear how Dell’s broad x86 server portfolio enables us to deliver the most extensive range of SDS offerings in the industry—from hyper-converged appliances to software-only options to open-source solutions—helping organizations of all sizes find a storage solution that best meets their needs and objectives.
There is a growing trend today of enterprises leveraging both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and on-premise OpenStack-based private clouds. However, the default networking option in OpenStack remains broken and the plethora of confusing plug-ins makes networking in OpenStack mysterious and difficult to manage.
Enter MidoNet, the open source network virtualization solution from Midokura favored by DevOps cultures in web scale enterprises and service providers around the world. This session will present case studies from several end user deployments, showing how they use MidoNet to build, run and manage large-scale virtual networks in OpenStack clouds. The session will also discuss how transitioning from a public to private cloud enables organizations to accomplish much more with the same resources, without over-simplifying the inherent complexity of running an OpenStack cloud.
Erik Ableson & Vincent Branger: What's best for vdi storage optimisation hard...ILKI - Your Cloud Designer
Cette présentation est le résumé des multiples discussions autour du stockage entre Erik et moi ! En effet, Erik considère qu'une solution matérielle est la plus adaptée alors que je prône l'utilisation de logiciels d'optimisation... Pour dire vrai, c'est plus complexe que cela mais en définitif nous sommes tous les deux d'accord... Comme le disait l'un de mes professeurs émérites à l'université, "on ne peut s'engueuler qu'avec les gens avec lesquels nous sommes d'accord..."
Solving the C20K problem: Raising the bar in PHP Performance and ScalabilityZendCon
This document summarizes a presentation given by Luxi Chidambaran of Oracle on solving the C20K problem of scaling PHP applications. It discusses how the Oracle 11g Database Resident Connection Pool (DRCP) allows PHP applications to connect to the database in a way that supports tens of thousands of concurrent connections using minimal system resources. It provides an overview of DRCP and how the enhanced OCI8 PHP extension connects to leverage DRCP. Performance benchmarks are presented showing significant increases in throughput and reductions in memory usage compared to non-DRCP connections.
In this session we will take a look at several different methods for building tiered applications. Some of the tiering methodologies include Soap, XML-RPC, RESTful and multiple language architectures. The purpose of this talk will not be to determine which methodology is best, but instead will try to provide an unbiased view of the pros and cons of each.
MySQL Manchester TT - Replication FeaturesMark Swarbrick
The document is a presentation about replication features in MySQL 5.7 given at Percona Live in Amsterdam. It provides background on replication components like binary logs and replicas. It then discusses new usability and online features for replication in MySQL 5.7 like online reconfiguration of global transaction identifiers to allow configuration changes without downtime. The presentation outlines these new features and previews upcoming lab developments and the future roadmap.
Zend Core on IBM i - Security ConsiderationsZendCon
The document discusses security considerations for Zend Core for IBM i. It provides two options for securing the system: 1) guarantee system security by unplugging and locking the system in a vault or 2) take a security journey to protect valuable information assets from outsiders like hackers and insiders like corporate criminals. The document then discusses steps to understand and protect various components of Zend Core like directories, files, programs, user profiles, and configurations. It provides recommendations to make the Apache and PHP configurations more secure through access controls, encryption, and logging.
Ralph Schindler gives an overview of extending the Zend Framework tool Zend_Tool. He describes Zend_Tool's purpose for rapid application development of Zend Framework projects. The talk outlines Zend_Tool's architecture including the Zend_Tool_Framework component for dispatching tool requests and the Zend_Tool_Project component for exposing project-specific capabilities. Schindler discusses various extension points for Zend_Tool like implementing providers, metadata, and interactivity. He provides examples of extending Zend_Tool to load profiles, create resources, and regenerate code.
This document discusses MySQL Sandbox, a tool for quickly installing and testing multiple MySQL database servers on a single machine. The tool allows users to install MySQL servers from binaries in seconds, set up replication topologies easily, and customize server configurations. MySQL Sandbox provides an easy way to test MySQL features without having to manually configure each database instance.
MySQL Tech Tour 2015 - 5.7 Connector/J/NetMark Swarbrick
This document provides an agenda and overview for a MySQL Tech Tour on MySQL connectors. The agenda includes sections on what is a MySQL connector, Connector/Net and Connector/J, new features of Connector/Net including replication support and security guidelines, feature highlights and security of Connector/Net, new developments for Connector/J, and feature highlights and security of Connector/J.
The document discusses PHP and platform independence in the cloud. It describes different definitions of the cloud and benefits like scalability. It notes that applications should be written for the cloud using cloud services. Moving applications between cloud providers is difficult due to API differences. The PHPilosophy is presented as using abstraction to create common interfaces for cloud services like storage, documents, and queues to provide platform independence when using different cloud providers.
Application Diagnosis with Zend Server TracingZendCon
This document discusses Application Diagnosis with Zend Server Tracing. It provides an overview of debugging applications, introduces Zend Server Tracing as a better way to debug than var_dump, and covers how Zend Server Tracing works including code tracing, monitoring modes, and settings. It provides examples of using code tracing to diagnose uncaught exceptions, destructors, prepared statements, and memory usage. The document encourages using Zend Server Tracing in development, testing, staging, and production environments.
- DreamHost has evolved its storage solutions over time from early SCSI storage to using Ceph, an open source software-defined storage system.
- Ceph provides distributed, replicated storage without single points of failure using components like monitors, OSDs, and its CRUSH algorithm for data distribution.
- DreamHost now uses Ceph to power its DreamObjects cloud storage and DreamCompute OpenStack-based cloud, managing the Ceph clusters through automation with Chef configuration management.
This document provides an overview of the MySQL query optimizer. It discusses the main phases of the optimizer including logical transformations, cost-based optimizations, analyzing access methods, join ordering, and plan refinements. Logical transformations prepare the query for cost-based optimization by simplifying conditions. Cost-based optimizations select the optimal join order and access methods to minimize resources used. Access methods analyzed include table scans, index scans, and ref access. The join optimizer searches for the best join order. Plan refinements include sort avoidance and index condition pushdown.
This document provides tips and examples for creating shell scripts to automate database administration tasks. It recommends using shell scripts because shell is available everywhere and shell scripting is powerful and fast to write. It then provides several tips for writing robust shell scripts, such as using configuration files, running commands in parallel, and creating shortcuts. The document includes examples of scripts for installing MySQL replication across multiple servers and testing that replication is working.
The document discusses performance improvements and new features in MySQL 5.7. Key points include:
- MySQL 5.7 shows significant performance gains over previous versions, with benchmarks showing 3x faster query performance and 82% faster connection throughput.
- New features include enhanced replication, a new optimizer cost model, performance schema improvements, and native JSON support.
- The optimizer and parser were refactored for improved maintainability, readability and stability. A new cost-based optimizer model provides better performance and tunability.
This document summarizes what's new for PHP on Windows, including improved performance and reliability through use of FastCGI for IIS and the WinCache extension. It outlines the history of PHP on Windows and how support has improved over time, with Microsoft now promoting PHP as part of its web platform and providing tools to easily install PHP and applications. Key resources are also listed for additional information on using PHP on Windows.
This document provides an overview of IBM i tutorial events occurring at ZendCon '09, including PHP sessions on Tuesday and an IBM i networking reception. It introduces Mike Pavlak, the Solution Consultant giving the tutorial, and reviews tools for developing PHP applications on IBM i like Zend Core, Studio, and Server. The tutorial agenda includes using toolkit functions, debugging with Zend Platform, and integrating procedural PHP with the Zend Framework.
The document discusses data management in the cloud. It defines different types of cloud computing including platform as a service, software as a service, and infrastructure as a service. It also discusses private, public, and hybrid cloud models. Transactional data management is not well-suited for the cloud due to challenges maintaining ACID guarantees over large distances. Analytical data management is a better fit due to its shared-nothing architecture and read-mostly workloads. The document calls for a hybrid solution that combines the fault tolerance of MapReduce with the efficiency of parallel database management systems.
Mapping Life Science Informatics to the CloudChris Dagdigian
This document discusses strategies for mapping informatics to the cloud. It provides 9 tips for doing so effectively. Tip 1 advises that high-performance computing and clouds require a new model where resources are dedicated to each application. Tip 2 recommends hybrid cloud approaches but cautions they are less usable than claimed and practical only sometimes. The document emphasizes the need to handle legacy codes in addition to new "big data" approaches.
Cloud storage is a model where digital data is stored in logical pools across multiple servers, often in multiple locations, managed by a hosting company. It allows data access from anywhere at any time. Data is maintained, backed up, and made available to users over a network like the Internet. Benefits include low costs, automatic data updates across devices, remote data recovery in disasters, and scalability. Types include public, private, hybrid, and community cloud storage. Considerations for choosing a provider include storage needs, budget, performance, support, data protection, and security.
Rightscale Webinar: The number one cause of poor scalable web application performance is the database. This problem is magnified in cloud environments where I/O and bandwidth are generally slower and less predictable than in dedicated data centers. Database sharding is a highly effective method of removing the database scalability barrier by operating on top of proven RDBMS products such as MySQL and PostgreSQL.
In this webinar, you'll learn what it really takes to implement sharding, the role it plays in the effective end-to-end lifecycle management of your entire database environment, and why it is crucial for ensuring reliability.
In this webinar, we will:
- Guide you on how to choose the best technology for your specific application
- Show you how to shard your existing database
- Review a case study on a Top 20 Facebook application built on dbShards
Cloud computing provides resources like storage, processing power and software through the internet instead of locally. It has advantages like lower costs, easier maintenance and integration. However, it also has disadvantages like an reliance on internet access and needing to consider security, compliance and software licensing models. Deciding whether and how to implement cloud services requires evaluating needs, budget, and how well cloud solutions address specific organizational challenges.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing. It defines cloud computing as a model for enabling ubiquitous and convenient on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources over a network. It lists the key characteristics of cloud computing as on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. Examples of cloud services include Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive. Major cloud providers are also mentioned such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing are briefly outlined.
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Confused by “weather” or not to go to the cloud? You're not alone! We promise to demystify “the Cloud” and discuss the various options available for software today. You’ll walk away with a new understanding of:
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• Available options in hosting services, as well as, the risks and benefits of each.
• The top 3 questions to consider before you implement
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous and convenient access to shared pools of configurable computing resources via the internet. It provides hardware, software, storage and networking services that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort. Key characteristics include rapid elasticity, broad network access, resource pooling, on-demand self-service and measured service. While cloud computing provides opportunities to lower costs and improve access to resources and collaboration, it also poses security, performance and connectivity reliance disadvantages that must be addressed.
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This document discusses cloud computing and compares it to traditional hosting. It defines cloud computing as a service accessed over the internet rather than a product. The key advantages of cloud computing are agility, lower costs, device and location independence, improved security, and easier maintenance and reliability. The document outlines the major service models of cloud computing: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). It also notes some risks of cloud computing such as long resolution times, terms and conditions issues, dependence on providers, and data migration challenges.
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The document discusses top secrets for improving productivity in Zend Studio, including tips for navigation, customizing the environment, using code generators and code completion. It also briefly mentions some future features planned for Zend Studio such as support for PHP 5.3, a type hierarchy view, and call hierarchy view.
This session will uncover some useful, but not so well known VIM features as well as go over a number of VIM plugins that are essential for programmers.
Testing is not something that traditional PHP developers are being familiar with. This session introduces the needs and means for testing, and the test-driven development model to create rock-solid PHP applications.
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PECL Picks - Extensions to make your life betterZendCon
This document provides information about various PHP extensions available through PECL (PHP Extension Community Library). It introduces the author and their background, describes what PECL is and provides a brief history. It then discusses the current status of PECL, future plans, and how individuals can get involved. Finally, it highlights and provides code examples for several popular and useful PECL extensions, including APC, Memcache, Imagick, HTTP, UploadProgress and others.
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Paper: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61000-4_16
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3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
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What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
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4. Before the cloud
• If you wanted to start an
enterprise, you needed an IT
shop.
• Massive costs in hardware,
software, power,
administrative staff
• Prohibitive cost to entry
4
5. What if...
• You could have unlimited computing resources?
All the processing power you want
All the data storage you want
Data mining whenever you want
• Cloud computing will be the biggest change to our industry
since the rise of the Internet.
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6. The cloud
•Cloud computing . . . is a style of computing where
IT-related capabilities are provided ‘as a service,’
allowing users to access technology-enabled
services ‘in the cloud’ without knowledge of,
expertise with or control over the technology
infrastructure that supports them.
From Wikipedia
•Everybody has a slightly different idea of what
cloud computing really is.
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7. The cloud is here to stay
• Extremely stupid idea of assuming the entire planet just can
not be bothered with their own data (nor the security
thereof). As always there will be some who think they
'need' this. I hope this whole cloud [stuff] just goes away.
Logistically speaking it will never be anything but a waste of
money.
Posted by ___@gmail.com, who apparently just can not be
bothered with their own email (nor the security thereof).
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8. Cloud characteristics
• Rapid elasticity
• Measured service
• On-demand self-service
• Ubiquitous network access
• Location-independent resource pooling
Source: NIST Working Definition of Cloud Computing,
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/
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9. Cloud services
• There are four basic things people are doing in the cloud:
The application in the sky
The hard drive in the sky
The database in the sky
The machine in the sky
9
11. The hard problems never die
• Whenever the industry embraces a technology, there’s
always the exhilaration of doing something new.
• Unfortunately, we still have to deal with the hard problems
like security, maintenance, lifecycle management, and so
forth.
We still have to build flexible applications that respond to changes
in the business environment.
We still have to share data and business processes with our
partners.
We’re not going back to building silos just because the cloud is
here.
• SOA isn’t going away just because the cloud is here.
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12. Cloud computing requirements
• Management and governance
• Transactions and concurrency
• Identity
• Federated identity
• Security
• Location awareness
• Avoiding vendor lock-in
Common APIs for cloud storage, cloud databases, cloud middleware
• Common VM image format
12
13. Cloud computing requirements
• Data and application federation
• SLAs
• Lifecycle management
• Open client
• Metering and monitoring
• Deployment
13
14. Governance is hard
• Similarities between SOA and the cloud:
Both started bottom-up
Both started with massive hype
Both don’t work without governance
• You need an architect, a blueprint, and an executive who is both
enlightened and powerful.
• SOA and cloud computing aren’t simply coding issues.
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15. Transactions and concurrency
• Many enterprise applications require transactions and
concurrency.
There needs to be only one copy of the data
Any changes to the data have to be synchronized
• This is very difficult to scale.
15
16. Cloud storage
• Most cloud storage systems, such as Amazon’s S3, are
designed as distributed, redundant systems.
Your data is stored on more than one disk in more than one place.
If one part of the system goes down, the rest of the system keeps going.
“There should never be a single point of failure” is a stated design goal.
• You can’t think of cloud storage as just another hard drive.
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17. Cloud storage is not just a hard drive
• Once you create an object, it can’t be modified. You can
delete it or replace it, but you can’t modify it. (In S3, you
can’t even move it.)
• It takes time for changes to make their way throughout the
system (propagation latency).
If you just put an object into S3, you can’t be sure that it will be
available right away.
If you get an object from S3, you can’t be sure that it’s the latest
version.
17
18. Cloud storage is not just a hard drive
• Read and write requests will fail occasionally. Your
application should handle that gracefully.
Trying the request a second time usually does the trick.
Delete requests sometimes fail as well.
18
19. Cloud storage
• All of this is by design.
These design decisions mean that S3 is extremely scalable and
reliable.
But these design decisions also mean that S3 doesn’t work like
another hard drive.
• The right answer, as always, is to understand your choices,
understand your needs and pick the technology that works
best for you.
19
20. Cloud databases
• Cloud databases have similar design points.
Datasets are distributed for reliability
Some cloud databases support schemas, some don’t
Some cloud databases support joins, most don’t
Some cloud databases are relational, almost all aren’t
Some cloud databases are transactional, some aren’t
20
21. “Database” ≠ RDBMS
• Amazon’s SimpleDB is built around domains. Each domain
has some number of items; each item has some number of
attribute / value pairs.
No schema support
No queries across domains
• These design decisions make SimpleDB fast, scalable and,
well, simple.
But our previous discussions of propagation latency and I/O errors
apply here, too.
21
22. A wee quiz
• Is this a good idea?
count()
• How about this?
avg()
• Or one of these?
sum(), min(), max()
22
23. A wee quiz
• The answer: It depends.
SimpleDB automatically indexes your datasets, so the count()
operation is efficient. But everything is a string, so avg(), sum(),
min(), and max() aren’t supported.
Even if they are supported, they often aren’t efficient. If records
have to be retrieved from multiple servers in multiple data centers
just to calculate an average, that can take a long time.
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24. Database design
• Many of us have learned over the years how to normalize an SQL
database.
But in the cloud, if the dataset is scattered across multiple machines in
multiple data centers and you can’t do joins across tables, you have to do
things differently.
• A denormalized database contains redundant data and often does
calculations at write time, not at read time.
A denormalized database is different from a poorly-designed database that
was never normalized to begin with.
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25. Denormalizing your database
• The goal of a traditional, normalized relational database is to put
each piece of data into the system once and only once.
Building an application to use the data in a different way doesn’t require
changes to the database. (Hopefully.)
• With a denormalized database, the goal is to copy pieces of data
to minimize queries and processing power.
Building an application to use the data in a different way might require
changes to the database.
Updating data might require making the same change in multiple places.
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26. Reliability
• If I have less physical control over my infrastructure, it’s
vital that the cloud be reliable as possible.
Some providers have SLAs that guarantee uptime and
responsiveness.
Some providers deliver private clouds via hosted or colocated data
centers.
• Reliability isn’t a new problem, but the cloud gives us
someone else to blame.
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27. Security
• If I’m storing my data elsewhere, security as crucial as ever.
• If I’m running my applications elsewhere, security is as
crucial as ever.
Some cloud providers offer greater security, access to their
facilities, customized backup and recovery procedures, data
destruction, etc.
• Cloud computing doesn’t introduce any new security issues.
It doesn’t make them easier to solve, but it doesn’t create any new
ones.
• You can reuse much of your existing security infrastructure.
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28. Identity
• Identity management, particularly federated identity
management, is crucial for cloud computing.
Technologies such as LDAP, OpenID, OAuth, etc. can be useful
here.
• You can reuse much of your existing authentication
infrastructure.
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29. Regulatory issues
• Many enterprises can’t use a public cloud at all.
Laws prohibit certain types of data from being stored off-premises.
• The private cloud is an important architectural pattern
being used in many enterprises.
• Location awareness is a key concern for many (potential)
cloud users.
• Data retention and data destruction are important also.
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31. Vendor lock-in
• If there’s a new technology, any talented programmer will
want to use it.
Maybe the shiny new thing is appropriate for what we’re doing.
Maybe not.
We’re probably going to use it anyway.
• The challenge is to walk the line between using the newest,
coolest thing and avoiding vendor lock-in.
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32. The Simple Cloud API
• A joint effort of Zend, GoGrid, IBM, Microsoft, Nirvanix and
Rackspace
But you can add your own libraries to support other cloud
providers.
• The goal: Make it possible to write portable, interoperable
code that works with multiple cloud vendors.
• simplecloud.org/
• An article on the Simple Cloud API was published on the
developerWorks Open Source zone today: bit.ly/1bSkTx
There’s also a Simple Cloud podcast at dW.
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33. The Simple Cloud API
• Covers three areas:
File storage (S3, Nirvanix, Azure Blob Storage, Rackspace Cloud
Files)
Document storage (SimpleDB, Azure Table Storage)
Simple queues (SQS, Azure Table Storage)
• Uses the Factory and Adapter design patterns
A configuration file tells the Factory object which adapter to
create.
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34. Vendor-specific APIs
• Listing all the items in a Nirvanix directory:
•$auth = array('username' => 'your-username',
'password' => 'your-password',
'appKey' => 'your-appkey');
$nirvanix = new Zend_Service_Nirvanix($auth);
$imfs = $nirvanix->getService('IMFS');
$args = array('folderPath' => '/dougtidwell',
'pageNumber' => 1,
'pageSize' => 5);
$stuff = $imfs->ListFolder($args);
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35. Vendor-specific APIs
• Listing all the items in an S3 bucket:
•$s3 = new Zend_Service_Amazon_S3
($accessKey, $secretKey);
$stuff = $s3->getObjectsByBucket($bucketName);
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36. The Simple Cloud API
• Listing all the items in a {Nirvanix directory | S3 bucket}:
•$credentials =
new Zend_Config_Ini($configFile);
$stuff = Zend_Cloud_Storage_Factory::getAdapter
($credentials)->listItems();
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38. Issues with the Internet
• “It’s not secure.”
• “I don’t want to lose control of my infrastructure.”
• “I don’t know how reliable it is.”
• “I don’t know if my partners are going to use it.”
• All of these were important, legitimate issues.
With VPNs and other technology, the industry solved these
problems.
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39. Issues with the cloud
• “It’s not secure.”
• “I don’t want to lose control of my infrastructure.”
• “I don’t know how reliable it is.”
• “I don’t know if my partners are going to use it.”
• All of these are important, legitimate issues.
We’ve got some work to do, but the massive economic incentives
mean someone will find a way to solve these problems.
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40. The hype, one more time
•Cloud computing will
be the biggest change
to our industry since
the rise of the
Internet.
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42. Other cloud sessions
• Cloud Computing with VMWare, Akhil Sahil
11:15 – 12:15 Wednesday
• PHP and the Cloud, Ivo Jansch
2:45 – 3:45 Wednesday
• PHP and Platform Independence in the Cloud, Wil Sinclair
9:15 – 10:15 Thursday
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43. Cloud Computing with the Zend Framework
• A series of articles from the IBM developerWorks Open Source
zone:
Using Amazon S3 with Zend, September 22
• ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-php-cloud1/
Using Amazon EC2 with Zend, October 13
• ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-php-cloud2/
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44. Principles of openness
1. Cloud providers must work together to ensure that the
challenges to cloud adoption are addressed through open
collaboration and the appropriate use of standards.
2. Cloud providers must not use their market position to
lock customers into their particular platforms and limiting
their choice of providers.
3. Cloud providers must use and adopt existing standards
wherever appropriate. The IT industry has invested
heavily in existing standards and standards organizations;
there is no need to duplicate or reinvent them.
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45. Principles of openness
4. When new standards (or adjustments to existing
standards) are needed, we must be judicious and
pragmatic to avoid creating too many standards. We must
ensure that standards promote innovation and do not
inhibit it.
5. Any community effort around the open cloud should be
driven by customer needs, not merely the technical needs
of cloud providers, and should be tested or verified
against real customer requirements.
6. Cloud computing standards organizations, advocacy
groups, and communities should work together and stay
coordinated, making sure that efforts do not conflict or
overlap.
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46. The principles in action
• The Cloud Computing Use
Cases Google group has a white
paper of common use cases.
• The identified use cases will be
used as input to various
standards efforts.
• Join us at
groups.google.com/group/
cloud-computing-use-cases.
• Version 1 of the paper is available
at bit.ly/1FXRAH.
bit.ly/1FXRAH
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