The document discusses cloud computing and testing from the perspective of a test manager. It provides an overview of cloud computing concepts including service models, deployment models, and cost models. It then discusses how cloud computing is changing the field of testing, with trends toward virtualized test environments, platform-as-a-service for development, and new cloud testing service offerings like testing-as-a-service. Examples of crowd-sourced testing approaches are also presented. Overall the summary discusses how cloud computing is transforming both how applications are developed and tested.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing, including definitions, key players in the industry, and pros and cons. Some of the main points covered are:
- Cloud computing allows users to access applications and store data over the internet rather than locally.
- Major cloud providers include Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, and Google Apps.
- Benefits include scalability, low upfront costs, and faster innovation. Risks involve bandwidth costs, potential performance issues, and ensuring regulatory compliance for sensitive data.
- When adopting cloud computing, organizations should evaluate issues like data security, disaster recovery plans, and long-term viability of cloud vendors.
The document discusses OpenStack and cloud computing. It provides an overview of OpenStack's capabilities including compute, object storage, and networking. It also discusses Citrix's cloud strategy of using OpenStack to deliver an open, compatible pay-as-you-go cloud platform. The document includes a diagram demonstrating how OpenStack provides an open alternative to single-vendor lock-in for enterprise customers and cloud providers.
The document discusses the economics of cloud computing and open source software. It argues that true economic benefits are realized when applications are redesigned from the ground up to take advantage of cloud capabilities like elasticity. This often involves using open source tools and databases. When new applications incorporate these cloud-native designs, it can significantly reduce development costs compared to traditional software. It estimates that widespread adoption of this approach could save hundreds of billions of dollars per year globally. For organizations, embracing open source and experimenting with new cloud-designed applications offers opportunities to develop innovative solutions more efficiently.
Calculating the roi on cloud of cloud tweaksdevoteam2
The document discusses calculating the return on investment (ROI) for cloud computing. It explains that assessing ROI for further investments in private cloud and platform as a service is complex. To calculate ROI, companies must first baseline costs of existing applications and determine suitability for cloud migration. Moving to the cloud can generate significant cost savings through reduced hardware, staffing, software licensing and hosting expenses. Labor costs in particular see large reductions since cloud computing requires less staff to manage infrastructure.
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
The document discusses the concept of cloud computing. It defines cloud computing according to analysts and NIST as a scalable, on-demand pool of shared computing resources that can be accessed over the internet. The document outlines the characteristics of public clouds and different types of cloud services including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. It discusses the benefits of cloud computing such as cost savings, time savings, increased agility and scalability. Some concerns with security and reliability are also addressed. The document concludes by encouraging experimenting with non-critical systems and hybrid cloud solutions.
The document is a summary of the 3rd Annual Survey 2013 on the Future of Cloud Computing conducted by North Bridge and GigaOM Research. Some key findings from the survey include:
- Hybrid cloud models are expected to become the norm with hybrid cloud usage projected to increase from 27% today to 43% in the next 5 years.
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) saw the biggest growth of 29% from 2012, followed by Platform as a Service (PaaS) at 22% growth.
- Security remains the top barrier to cloud adoption but concerns are easing. Cost is now a growing concern compared to previous surveys where it was the top driver for adoption.
1. The document discusses how there is money to be made in OpenStack through various business models like hardware, software, support and services given OpenStack's growing popularity and leadership in the open source IaaS market.
2. It estimates the total addressable OpenStack market to be around $15 billion based on the overall cloud infrastructure software and hardware market size.
3. According to the document, OpenStack is easier to invest in than proprietary solutions because it was designed for and is developed by an open source community rather than a single vendor.
4. Different sections outline potential revenue streams for players in the OpenStack ecosystem from various roles like system integration, support, software and hardware.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing, including definitions, key players in the industry, and pros and cons. Some of the main points covered are:
- Cloud computing allows users to access applications and store data over the internet rather than locally.
- Major cloud providers include Amazon Web Services, Salesforce, and Google Apps.
- Benefits include scalability, low upfront costs, and faster innovation. Risks involve bandwidth costs, potential performance issues, and ensuring regulatory compliance for sensitive data.
- When adopting cloud computing, organizations should evaluate issues like data security, disaster recovery plans, and long-term viability of cloud vendors.
The document discusses OpenStack and cloud computing. It provides an overview of OpenStack's capabilities including compute, object storage, and networking. It also discusses Citrix's cloud strategy of using OpenStack to deliver an open, compatible pay-as-you-go cloud platform. The document includes a diagram demonstrating how OpenStack provides an open alternative to single-vendor lock-in for enterprise customers and cloud providers.
The document discusses the economics of cloud computing and open source software. It argues that true economic benefits are realized when applications are redesigned from the ground up to take advantage of cloud capabilities like elasticity. This often involves using open source tools and databases. When new applications incorporate these cloud-native designs, it can significantly reduce development costs compared to traditional software. It estimates that widespread adoption of this approach could save hundreds of billions of dollars per year globally. For organizations, embracing open source and experimenting with new cloud-designed applications offers opportunities to develop innovative solutions more efficiently.
Calculating the roi on cloud of cloud tweaksdevoteam2
The document discusses calculating the return on investment (ROI) for cloud computing. It explains that assessing ROI for further investments in private cloud and platform as a service is complex. To calculate ROI, companies must first baseline costs of existing applications and determine suitability for cloud migration. Moving to the cloud can generate significant cost savings through reduced hardware, staffing, software licensing and hosting expenses. Labor costs in particular see large reductions since cloud computing requires less staff to manage infrastructure.
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
The document discusses the concept of cloud computing. It defines cloud computing according to analysts and NIST as a scalable, on-demand pool of shared computing resources that can be accessed over the internet. The document outlines the characteristics of public clouds and different types of cloud services including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. It discusses the benefits of cloud computing such as cost savings, time savings, increased agility and scalability. Some concerns with security and reliability are also addressed. The document concludes by encouraging experimenting with non-critical systems and hybrid cloud solutions.
The document is a summary of the 3rd Annual Survey 2013 on the Future of Cloud Computing conducted by North Bridge and GigaOM Research. Some key findings from the survey include:
- Hybrid cloud models are expected to become the norm with hybrid cloud usage projected to increase from 27% today to 43% in the next 5 years.
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) saw the biggest growth of 29% from 2012, followed by Platform as a Service (PaaS) at 22% growth.
- Security remains the top barrier to cloud adoption but concerns are easing. Cost is now a growing concern compared to previous surveys where it was the top driver for adoption.
1. The document discusses how there is money to be made in OpenStack through various business models like hardware, software, support and services given OpenStack's growing popularity and leadership in the open source IaaS market.
2. It estimates the total addressable OpenStack market to be around $15 billion based on the overall cloud infrastructure software and hardware market size.
3. According to the document, OpenStack is easier to invest in than proprietary solutions because it was designed for and is developed by an open source community rather than a single vendor.
4. Different sections outline potential revenue streams for players in the OpenStack ecosystem from various roles like system integration, support, software and hardware.
The What, the Why and the How of Hybrid CloudHybrid Cloud
In this white paper we discuss what hybrid cloud is, why it’s inevitable, and how to take advantage of it. We look at some of the barriers to public-cloud adoption, while we cut through unnecessary technicalities to get to the heart of the matter. We also offer a brief overview of the sponsor of this paper and their relevant solutions.
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham council implemented a desktop virtualization solution using Cisco technology to address budget challenges, enable greater flexible and mobile working, and improve security. The new VDI platform hosted in two data centers has led to a 20-25% reduction in cost per user, 80% lower power consumption, and a one-third reduction in total cost of ownership. It has also accelerated the shift to mobile working from 50% to 85% of employees.
NCOIC Enterprise Cloud Computing - Kevin JacksonGovCloud Network
The document summarizes a discussion on enterprise cloud computing that took place at the World Summit of Cloud Computing. It discusses three approaches that were proposed: [1] establishing a "standards body" to develop unified cloud interface standards, [2] adopting existing proven cloud technologies as standards, and [3] taking a "customer driven" approach where industry use cases define the standards. While each approach has benefits, a hybrid approach is suggested that incorporates elements of all three.
Operator X is partnering with Ericsson to provide new commercial cloud services for B2B customers. One example is providing a secure cloud storage solution developed jointly with Cleversafe that offers greater resiliency and lower costs than alternatives from Amazon or on-premise NAS storage. Ericsson is also exploring other cloud services like cloud-based enterprise mobility management, push-to-talk, and MVNE/MVNO platforms as a service. These new offerings aim to generate new revenue streams for Operator X in the business cloud market.
Microsoft Telecommunications Newsletter | September 2021Rick Lievano
Monetizing the edge continues to be a top priority for telcos, and not a day goes by where we don’t have a meaningful conversation on the topic with a telco partner. While the edge’s killer app continues to elude the industry, private mobile networks and video analytics are quickly becoming the critical building blocks for bringing it to market – whatever it is.
So where can you learn more about monetizing the edge? The TM Forum Digital Transformation World Series 2021 provides a collaborative environment for operators and suppliers to come together, share ideas, and solve the industry’s toughest problems. Microsoft is an active participant in this year’s event, sharing best practices, successes, and industry insights across wide-ranging areas including edge, artificial intelligence, cloud transformation, and customer experience.
See the Events section for details on how Microsoft is participating at this year’s show. We look forward to seeing you virtually at the event!
Check out the Verizon and EMC European white paper on cloud:Philippe Boivineau
The document discusses considerations for European businesses adopting cloud computing. It highlights that while cloud adoption has been slower in Europe than other regions, momentum is building as 64% of EU businesses now use some form of cloud. Key drivers of cloud adoption are business agility through rapid scalability, cost management through optimized and visible consumption-based costs, and application portfolio optimization. Various industries like manufacturing, media/entertainment, retail, and healthcare are increasingly embracing cloud. The document outlines initial steps for cloud adoption like assessing application dependencies and adapting IT roles, and addresses security, risk, and control concerns. It stresses the importance of choosing a cloud provider that can ensure security, reliability, performance, and maintain an acceptable level of customer control.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing, including why organizations adopt cloud solutions, definitions of cloud computing, common cloud delivery and deployment models, characteristics of cloud technology, and major cloud computing vendors. It recommends that organizations start with a small, low-risk cloud implementation to gain experience with cloud technologies before pursuing additional cloud-based services and solutions. The growth projections for the cloud computing market indicate significant investment and innovation opportunities in this area.
IBM acquired Cast Iron Systems to gain its cloud integration capabilities and establish itself as the leader in cloud integration. Cast Iron has pioneered integration-as-a-service and offers a complete integration platform that bridges cloud and on-premise applications. Its integration solutions are proven, trusted, and strategic for connecting leading cloud and on-premise systems. The acquisition will benefit Cast Iron by providing access to IBM's large customer base, channels, resources, and global reach.
The document summarizes the highlights of the CloudAsia 2012 conference. It includes presentations on cloud computing frameworks, case studies of airport and airline companies adopting cloud technologies, discussions of cloud security issues, the importance of network access, and statistics on cloud computing in Asia. Case studies showed that cost savings and increased agility were primary motivations for cloud adoption. Security best practices like considering the entire system and designing for failure were discussed. Network access remains critical for cloud services. The data highlighted a hybrid cloud approach and increasing role of APIs for infrastructure management.
Cloud Computing is a general term used to describe a new class of network based computing that takes place over the Internet, basically a step on from Utility Computing
a collection/group of integrated and networked hardware, software and Internet infrastructure (called a platform).
Using the Internet for communication and transport provides hardware, software and networking services to clients
The document discusses a presentation on cloud computing for research and education. It covers current usage of cloud services, barriers to adoption, and the different types of cloud services. It also discusses the financial benefits of cloud computing, using cloud services for collaboration and capacity needs, and scenarios that are well-suited for cloud deployment. Building a private research cloud is presented as a way to address trust issues. The role of national research and education networks and potential federation of national clouds in Europe is also mentioned.
Cloud computing consists of hardware and software resources made available on the internet as managed third-party services.These services provide access to advanced software applications and high-end networks of server computers.
Know more about Grazitti Salesforce services, visit http://goo.gl/5jJYJ
Hybrid Enterprise IaaS Cloud - what you need to know!ShapeBlue
The document discusses hybrid cloud and provides an agenda for a workshop on the topic. It summarizes ShapeBlue as an expert in building public and private clouds internationally using CloudStack/CloudPlatform. Hybrid cloud is described as a combination of private and public cloud to address both traditional and cloud-native workloads. The key barriers to hybrid cloud are discussed as trust/security, data location/jurisdiction, and interoperability/portability.
Cloud in examples—(how to) benefit from modern technologies in the cloudProfinit
The world of cloud services is enormous, rapidly growing, and changing fast, so it can be challenging to choose the right service and architecture to meet your needs.
To help you better navigate the options and inspire you, we’ve made this webinar describing two practical ways to use cloud services and benefit from the out-of-the-box features and infrastructure the cloud provides.
The document discusses how open source software is disrupting traditional technology vendors. It notes that over 70% of businesses now consider open source options before proprietary software. Companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Tesla are increasingly adopting and contributing to open source projects. This has major implications for traditional vendors like Cisco, EMC, and VMware as technology spending shifts away from proprietary licenses towards open source and cloud-based solutions. Platform companies leveraging open source, machine learning and crowdsourced data will be best positioned for success going forward.
Can we hack open source #cloud platforms to help reduce emissions?Tom Raftery
Cloud computing is changing our lives but this change comes with a cost - pollution.
Can we hack open source cloud platforms to make them report their energy and (more importantly) their emissions, so we can choose the cleanest cloud?
Video of this talk is now online at http://redmonk.com/tv/2012/10/24/can-we-hack-open-source-cloud-platforms-to-help-reduce-emissions/
This document summarizes a presentation by Michael Curry from IBM on August 21, 2014 about transitioning to hybrid cloud. It discusses trends like mobile, social, big data and cloud that are driving organizations toward hybrid models. It outlines IBM's investments in cloud computing and services like SoftLayer. It also describes IBM's BlueMix platform for developing and deploying applications in a hybrid manner across public and private clouds and how it provides capabilities like predefined patterns, services and integration tools.
Skycon 2012 - Public, private, and hybrid; software, platform, and infrastructure. This talk will discuss the current state of the Platform-as-a-Service space, and why the keys to success lie in enabling developer productivity, and providing openness and choice.
Thanks to Tony Whitmore for the audio and to Patrick Chanezon for some pieces of the content.
KEMP Powers Application Migration to Public CloudJason Dover
The document discusses challenges that enterprises face when migrating applications to public clouds. It outlines technical, financial, and application experience problems that can occur. These include issues with ensuring applications have the same functionality in the cloud as on-premise, high costs of rearchitecting applications or using third-party services, and unpredictable performance. The document then introduces KEMP 360 Cloud as a solution that provides application delivery capabilities for public clouds in a flexible consumption-based model to help address these challenges and make migrations simpler.
The document discusses how cloud computing will change software testing. It describes how cloud computing provides opportunities to deliver applications in the cloud, use cloud resources to enable testing, and develop new ways of testing like crowdtesting and testing-as-a-service (TaaS). Cloud computing allows testing to be done remotely and on-demand using cloud-hosted testing software and services.
This paper will provide you a quick overview of OPTIMIS Toolkit from the perspective of value provided to businesses and end users, such as Organizations with, or without a Cloud Strategy, Cloud Application Developers, Cloud Service and Infrastructure Providers.
The What, the Why and the How of Hybrid CloudHybrid Cloud
In this white paper we discuss what hybrid cloud is, why it’s inevitable, and how to take advantage of it. We look at some of the barriers to public-cloud adoption, while we cut through unnecessary technicalities to get to the heart of the matter. We also offer a brief overview of the sponsor of this paper and their relevant solutions.
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham council implemented a desktop virtualization solution using Cisco technology to address budget challenges, enable greater flexible and mobile working, and improve security. The new VDI platform hosted in two data centers has led to a 20-25% reduction in cost per user, 80% lower power consumption, and a one-third reduction in total cost of ownership. It has also accelerated the shift to mobile working from 50% to 85% of employees.
NCOIC Enterprise Cloud Computing - Kevin JacksonGovCloud Network
The document summarizes a discussion on enterprise cloud computing that took place at the World Summit of Cloud Computing. It discusses three approaches that were proposed: [1] establishing a "standards body" to develop unified cloud interface standards, [2] adopting existing proven cloud technologies as standards, and [3] taking a "customer driven" approach where industry use cases define the standards. While each approach has benefits, a hybrid approach is suggested that incorporates elements of all three.
Operator X is partnering with Ericsson to provide new commercial cloud services for B2B customers. One example is providing a secure cloud storage solution developed jointly with Cleversafe that offers greater resiliency and lower costs than alternatives from Amazon or on-premise NAS storage. Ericsson is also exploring other cloud services like cloud-based enterprise mobility management, push-to-talk, and MVNE/MVNO platforms as a service. These new offerings aim to generate new revenue streams for Operator X in the business cloud market.
Microsoft Telecommunications Newsletter | September 2021Rick Lievano
Monetizing the edge continues to be a top priority for telcos, and not a day goes by where we don’t have a meaningful conversation on the topic with a telco partner. While the edge’s killer app continues to elude the industry, private mobile networks and video analytics are quickly becoming the critical building blocks for bringing it to market – whatever it is.
So where can you learn more about monetizing the edge? The TM Forum Digital Transformation World Series 2021 provides a collaborative environment for operators and suppliers to come together, share ideas, and solve the industry’s toughest problems. Microsoft is an active participant in this year’s event, sharing best practices, successes, and industry insights across wide-ranging areas including edge, artificial intelligence, cloud transformation, and customer experience.
See the Events section for details on how Microsoft is participating at this year’s show. We look forward to seeing you virtually at the event!
Check out the Verizon and EMC European white paper on cloud:Philippe Boivineau
The document discusses considerations for European businesses adopting cloud computing. It highlights that while cloud adoption has been slower in Europe than other regions, momentum is building as 64% of EU businesses now use some form of cloud. Key drivers of cloud adoption are business agility through rapid scalability, cost management through optimized and visible consumption-based costs, and application portfolio optimization. Various industries like manufacturing, media/entertainment, retail, and healthcare are increasingly embracing cloud. The document outlines initial steps for cloud adoption like assessing application dependencies and adapting IT roles, and addresses security, risk, and control concerns. It stresses the importance of choosing a cloud provider that can ensure security, reliability, performance, and maintain an acceptable level of customer control.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing, including why organizations adopt cloud solutions, definitions of cloud computing, common cloud delivery and deployment models, characteristics of cloud technology, and major cloud computing vendors. It recommends that organizations start with a small, low-risk cloud implementation to gain experience with cloud technologies before pursuing additional cloud-based services and solutions. The growth projections for the cloud computing market indicate significant investment and innovation opportunities in this area.
IBM acquired Cast Iron Systems to gain its cloud integration capabilities and establish itself as the leader in cloud integration. Cast Iron has pioneered integration-as-a-service and offers a complete integration platform that bridges cloud and on-premise applications. Its integration solutions are proven, trusted, and strategic for connecting leading cloud and on-premise systems. The acquisition will benefit Cast Iron by providing access to IBM's large customer base, channels, resources, and global reach.
The document summarizes the highlights of the CloudAsia 2012 conference. It includes presentations on cloud computing frameworks, case studies of airport and airline companies adopting cloud technologies, discussions of cloud security issues, the importance of network access, and statistics on cloud computing in Asia. Case studies showed that cost savings and increased agility were primary motivations for cloud adoption. Security best practices like considering the entire system and designing for failure were discussed. Network access remains critical for cloud services. The data highlighted a hybrid cloud approach and increasing role of APIs for infrastructure management.
Cloud Computing is a general term used to describe a new class of network based computing that takes place over the Internet, basically a step on from Utility Computing
a collection/group of integrated and networked hardware, software and Internet infrastructure (called a platform).
Using the Internet for communication and transport provides hardware, software and networking services to clients
The document discusses a presentation on cloud computing for research and education. It covers current usage of cloud services, barriers to adoption, and the different types of cloud services. It also discusses the financial benefits of cloud computing, using cloud services for collaboration and capacity needs, and scenarios that are well-suited for cloud deployment. Building a private research cloud is presented as a way to address trust issues. The role of national research and education networks and potential federation of national clouds in Europe is also mentioned.
Cloud computing consists of hardware and software resources made available on the internet as managed third-party services.These services provide access to advanced software applications and high-end networks of server computers.
Know more about Grazitti Salesforce services, visit http://goo.gl/5jJYJ
Hybrid Enterprise IaaS Cloud - what you need to know!ShapeBlue
The document discusses hybrid cloud and provides an agenda for a workshop on the topic. It summarizes ShapeBlue as an expert in building public and private clouds internationally using CloudStack/CloudPlatform. Hybrid cloud is described as a combination of private and public cloud to address both traditional and cloud-native workloads. The key barriers to hybrid cloud are discussed as trust/security, data location/jurisdiction, and interoperability/portability.
Cloud in examples—(how to) benefit from modern technologies in the cloudProfinit
The world of cloud services is enormous, rapidly growing, and changing fast, so it can be challenging to choose the right service and architecture to meet your needs.
To help you better navigate the options and inspire you, we’ve made this webinar describing two practical ways to use cloud services and benefit from the out-of-the-box features and infrastructure the cloud provides.
The document discusses how open source software is disrupting traditional technology vendors. It notes that over 70% of businesses now consider open source options before proprietary software. Companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Tesla are increasingly adopting and contributing to open source projects. This has major implications for traditional vendors like Cisco, EMC, and VMware as technology spending shifts away from proprietary licenses towards open source and cloud-based solutions. Platform companies leveraging open source, machine learning and crowdsourced data will be best positioned for success going forward.
Can we hack open source #cloud platforms to help reduce emissions?Tom Raftery
Cloud computing is changing our lives but this change comes with a cost - pollution.
Can we hack open source cloud platforms to make them report their energy and (more importantly) their emissions, so we can choose the cleanest cloud?
Video of this talk is now online at http://redmonk.com/tv/2012/10/24/can-we-hack-open-source-cloud-platforms-to-help-reduce-emissions/
This document summarizes a presentation by Michael Curry from IBM on August 21, 2014 about transitioning to hybrid cloud. It discusses trends like mobile, social, big data and cloud that are driving organizations toward hybrid models. It outlines IBM's investments in cloud computing and services like SoftLayer. It also describes IBM's BlueMix platform for developing and deploying applications in a hybrid manner across public and private clouds and how it provides capabilities like predefined patterns, services and integration tools.
Skycon 2012 - Public, private, and hybrid; software, platform, and infrastructure. This talk will discuss the current state of the Platform-as-a-Service space, and why the keys to success lie in enabling developer productivity, and providing openness and choice.
Thanks to Tony Whitmore for the audio and to Patrick Chanezon for some pieces of the content.
KEMP Powers Application Migration to Public CloudJason Dover
The document discusses challenges that enterprises face when migrating applications to public clouds. It outlines technical, financial, and application experience problems that can occur. These include issues with ensuring applications have the same functionality in the cloud as on-premise, high costs of rearchitecting applications or using third-party services, and unpredictable performance. The document then introduces KEMP 360 Cloud as a solution that provides application delivery capabilities for public clouds in a flexible consumption-based model to help address these challenges and make migrations simpler.
The document discusses how cloud computing will change software testing. It describes how cloud computing provides opportunities to deliver applications in the cloud, use cloud resources to enable testing, and develop new ways of testing like crowdtesting and testing-as-a-service (TaaS). Cloud computing allows testing to be done remotely and on-demand using cloud-hosted testing software and services.
This paper will provide you a quick overview of OPTIMIS Toolkit from the perspective of value provided to businesses and end users, such as Organizations with, or without a Cloud Strategy, Cloud Application Developers, Cloud Service and Infrastructure Providers.
The document discusses cloud computing, including definitions, characteristics, and survey results on adoption of and attitudes toward cloud computing. It defines cloud computing as a type of computing that relies on sharing computing resources over the internet rather than having local servers, with the goal of applying high-performance computing power normally used by research facilities to large networks of connected computer systems. A survey found that familiarity with cloud computing is still low but that respondents saw benefits in areas like scalability, costs, and flexibility. Barriers to adoption included concerns about security, control, and the readiness of organizations and IT departments.
This document discusses the evolution of cloud computing from mainframes in the 1970s to modern cloud platforms. It covers the core models of cloud computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and shows that cloud adoption among large enterprises has reached critical mass. Analyst reports from 2008-2009 find that early adopters are seeing benefits, and most enterprises will use cloud services over time. The document also discusses workload patterns well-suited to cloud services and reasons for considering a cloud-based approach.
The document discusses the potential for OpenStack to be the future of cloud computing. It describes how OpenStack provides an operating system for hybrid clouds that can augment and replace proprietary infrastructure software. The timing is optimal for OpenStack to accelerate the shift to cloud computing as enterprises look to adopt cloud solutions and ensure new applications can access corporate data and systems. OpenStack is an open source project that could emerge as the standard approach and prevent vendor lock-in.
2010.10.07. Le Cloud Computing pour les N...ouveaux - Loic Simon - Club Allia...Club Alliances
Collection de slides sur le Cloud Computing préparée pour l'animation d'un atelier de travail avec des partenaires [revendeurs, VAR, intégrateurs, éditeurs... de Best'Ware : Jargon, marché, usages, écosystème, risques, opportunités, étapes de démarrage... du Cloud Computing - Focus sur le rôle des revendeurs.
Cloud Computing Applications and Benefits for Small Businesses .docxclarebernice
Cloud Computing: Applications and Benefits for Small Businesses
Abstract
Cloud computing is one of the most talked about topics in the world of technology and entrepreneurship. Until now it has never been so easy for people, especially small business owner’s, to have the tools and resources readily available just one click away and at the fraction of the cost of the typical investment a few years back. Cloud computing offers cost-effective solutions at various levels that can be customize to meet the needs of anyone. Cloud computing can be thought of as a new found technology and this paper defines the concept of the cloud and provides a brief background of where most business are in regards to the use of this technology. This is then continued by describing the types of cloud currently available and potential use. The paper then presents a short but important section of cloud security issues and challenges. Finally, the paper discusses the benefits each of the different levels of cloud computing can provide small business.
Introduction
The use of cloud computing has grown exponentially in the last decade, according to Weins (2015) eight-four percent of enterprises that make use of such services in one way or another. Could computing by definition is internet-based computing, where by shared resources, software and information are provided to the end user as metered services much like a utility does(Bradley, 2014). For businesses in many cases could computing is use for IT solution purposes as it can provide IT-related capabilities as a service using internet technologies.
With the fast pace of today’s market businesses need to provide fast and reliable services to their customers in order to remain competitive. The concept of could computing is not something new as it uses existing technology and processes; however it can be consider new in sense that using these technologies has revolutionized the manner in which we host and cater services to customers. Startup companies and small businesses can take advantage of could computing to reduce spending on IT, be more adept to changes in the market, change scale and lower risk and cost.
Given the structural complexity of larger organization, Alijani (2014) states that it is essential for cloud computing to deliver rear value rather than serve as a platform for simple task. The need to deliver rear value is just as important for small businesses. For small businesses value is important but it’s their customer relationship and public image, flexibility and continuity. As such small business owners need to consider the benefits, drawback s and the effect of cloud computing on their organization before taking the decision to implement.
Types of cloud computing
There are three categories or levels cloud computing, this are: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
Infrastructure as a Service (I ...
This document discusses strategic dimensions for network and IT service providers entering the cloud computing market. It conducted a survey of experts on both the demand and supply sides of the industry. The survey found that cloud computing is seen as a good opportunity for both network and IT service providers to expand into. Experts said the top benefits of cloud computing are flexibility, scalability, cost savings, and business continuity. However, security and data confidentiality were cited as major concerns. The document provides recommendations on strategic positioning in areas like value proposition, branding, and customization to differentiate in the cloud computing market.
This document discusses cloud computing and its opportunities for telecommunications companies. It provides an overview of cloud computing concepts and categories. It then discusses True IDC, a major cloud computing provider in Thailand, and how it offers infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). The document also outlines opportunities and challenges for telecommunications companies to leverage their network expertise and enterprise relationships to provide cloud services.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing concepts and platforms from leading cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Google App Engine, and Microsoft Azure. It discusses cloud characteristics like on-demand access and elastic scaling. It also covers the three main service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and four deployment models (public, private, hybrid, community). The document reviews features of each provider's cloud environment and compares their computing, storage, and database offerings. It provides an example cost calculation for storing and accessing data on different cloud platforms.
J Internet Serv Appl (2010) 1 7–18DOI 10.1007s13174-010-00.docxpriestmanmable
This document provides an overview of cloud computing, including its key concepts, architectural principles, and research challenges. It defines cloud computing as a model enabling on-demand access to configurable computing resources via the internet. The document outlines the layered architecture of cloud computing and different service models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. It also discusses types of clouds including public, private, hybrid, and virtual private clouds. The document aims to provide a better understanding of cloud computing design challenges and identify important research directions in this area.
RightScale Webinar: February 15, 2011 – For hybrid clouds to be useful, IT pros need to be able to easily manage and automate their capacity across multiple resource pools, private and public. In order to achieve this, companies are turning to Cloud.com and Rightscale to automate infrastructure orchestration and application management in the cloud.
Emerging Technology in the Cloud! Real Life Examples. Pol Mac Aonghusacatherinewall
Set up in March 2008, the Dublin Cloud Center was created by IBM Software Group to provide a real-life laboratory for IBM Cloud Computing. Since then the Dublin Center has engaged around the world in delivery, development and research on the Cloud. A broad range of IBM, Client & Research projects provide a real-life insight into IBM 'Smart Infrastructure' in action.
Pol will provide a range of experiences and insights into Cloud Computing – from a practitioner's perspective. In this respect, Pol brings a unique, 'hands-on' perspective to IBM Cloud Computing capability and how it is being used in 'the wild'. This workshop is an opportunity for discussion and debate at a deep, paractical & technical level that will compliment the other workshops. The intention of the workshop is to illustrate IBM Cloud Computing in action!
In addition, Pol will also discuss emerging technologies using the Cloud platform and architecture in research and development projects in the Dublin Center. An interesting range of projects from High-performance, Pervasive & Mobile Computing coupled with research into topics such as active energy & green computing in the Cloud will provide insights into some of the next generation of solutions to use Cloud Computing.
Tenant-based resource allocation model for cost-effective scaling Software-as...Javier Mijail Espadas Pech
Computing resources are being transformed into a model consisting of services that are delivered in a similar way to traditional utilities such as water or electricity. One of the computing paradigms that have promised to deliver this utility computing vision is known as Cloud Computing. Cloud computing provides on-demand access to computational resources which together with pay-per-use business models, enables application providers seamlessly scaling their services. With cloud computing definition comes the term of elasticity which is the ability to create a variable number of virtual machine instances depending on the applications demands. Virtualization technology is widely adopted as an enabler of cloud computing because it provides benefits such as security, performance isolation, ease of management and flexibility of running within a user-customized environment. In the other hand, the cloud applications themselves have long been known to as Software as a Service (SaaS). SaaS is a software delivery paradigm where the software is hosted off-premises, developed by service providers and delivered via Internet and the payment mode follows a subscription model. For SaaS providers, having the power to scale up or down an application to only consume and pay for the resources that are required at certain point in time is an attractive capability and if done correctly it will be less expensive than running on traditional hosting. However, cost-effective scalability is not achieved just by deploying large-scale applications over pay-per-use cloud infrastructures, and idle processes and not used resources are wasted but charged to application providers. Over and under provisioning of cloud resources are still unsolved issues. Even if peak loads can be successfully predicted, without an effective elasticity model, costly resources are wasted during nonpeak times (underutilization) or revenues from potential customers are lost after experiencing poor service (saturation). In this sense, SaaS applications give an opportunity to improve this scenario due their multi-tenancy nature, which is the ability to offer one single application instance for several clients/providers (tenants). Each tenant can interact with the application as if it were an unique user and cannot access or view the data of another tenant. Consequently, with the use of cloud computing approaches such as on-demand virtual machine creation, it is possible to efficiently create a mechanism for SaaS applications in order to allocate, consume and charge only the required cloud computing resources by each tenant. This doctoral dissertation establishes formal measurements for under and over provisioning of virtualized resources in cloud infrastructures, specifically for SaaS platforms deployments and it proposes a resource allocation model to deploy SaaS applications over cloud computing platforms by taking into account their multi-tenancy thus creating a cost-effective scalable environment.
Zpryme Report on Cloud and SAS SolutionsPaula Smith
The document provides an overview of the history and development of cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies and their potential benefits for utilities. It discusses how utilities initially struggled with smart grid modernization due to fragmented systems and big data challenges. The emergence of cloud hosting, SaaS and managed services has enabled even small and mid-sized utilities to realize the benefits of a fully integrated smart grid infrastructure. The document then covers key concepts around cloud computing models, virtualization, and the opportunities that SaaS and cloud-based analytics present for improved utility operations and planning.
This document discusses cloud computing and cloud technology options. It describes cloud computing as using remote virtual servers over the Internet rather than local servers. It mentions several national and local cloud providers, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft Azure, Expedient, Platform Lab, BlueMile, Qwest and eCommerce. The document discusses how cloud computing can save money and increase capabilities by utilizing remote infrastructure instead of local hardware. It provides examples of common cloud computing uses like email, web hosting, apps and storage. The document also describes Platform Lab and how it provides affordable cloud services and infrastructure for testing.
The document discusses the history and evolution of cloud computing. It provides an overview of different cloud computing models including Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). It also discusses some common issues with cloud computing including security, availability/service level agreements (SLAs), and licensing.
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IBM is investing heavily in cloud computing solutions to meet internal and client needs. Cloud computing offers cost reduction, scale, utilization, and IT agility through various deployment and delivery models including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Business Process as a Service. IBM's cloud services portfolio includes both public and private cloud options optimized for different workloads like analytics, collaboration, and development and testing.
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9. Forrester: A standardized IT capability (services, software, or infrastructure) delivered via Internet technologies in a pay-per-use, self-service way.
10. Cloud Computing for Dummies (published by Wiley): Cloud computing is the next stage in the evolution of the Internet. The Cloud in Cloud computing provides the means through which everything — from computing power to computing infrastructure, applications, business process to personal collaboration — can be delivered to you as a service wherever and whenever you need.Cloud Computing; a testers point of view, Remco Oostelaar, July 2010
41. usabilitytesting Load, performance test Disaster recoverytesting Test environment New Media PaaS Track and record defects Customer Social Network SaaS Analytics & Reporting Mail Acceptance test Regression test Websites Cloud Computing Email, PC, Phone System integration test Legacy app.
43. New quality requirements or only update Developing and testing in the Cloud will also makes it easier to maintain environment? So it will be cheaper to support Run & Maintain. Rightshore? Let do it directly in the Clouds! Of the shelf application don’t need testing… isn’t or shall we include integration test Data recovery? Please can you tell me more! MMM.. Cloud application, let’s do a security test on your application and environment! Waterfall… I want Cloudy! What is the performance is of the website from New York or Moscow? Let’s test it! Where is my data? Uuh.. in the Clouds? You are using Api’s of different companies within your application? Who are we going to test them? Windows Azure; Developers will do the testing! How to test a SaaS application Testing tools into the Cloud
Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS)The capability provided to the consumer is to use the provider’s applications running on a Cloud infrastructure. The applications are accessible from various client devices through a thin client interface such as a web browser (e.g., web-based email). The consumer does not manage or control the underlying Cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating systems, storage, or even individual application capabilities, with the possible exception of limited user-specific application configuration settings.Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)The capability provided to the consumer is to deploy onto the Cloud infrastructure consumer-created or acquired applications created using programming languages and tools supported by the provider. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying Cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating systems, or storage, but has control over the deployed applications and possibly application hosting environment configurations.Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)The capability provided to the consumer is to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the consumer is able to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying Cloud infrastructure but has control over operating systems, storage, deployed applications, and possibly limited control of select networking components (e.g., host firewalls).
Public CloudPublic Cloud or external Cloud describes Cloud computing in the traditional mainstream sense, whereby resources are dynamically provisioned on a fine-grained, self-service basis over the Internet, via web applications/web services, from an off-site third-party provider who shares resources and bills on a fine-grained utility computing basis.[29]Community CloudA community Cloud may be established where several organizations have similar requirements and seek to share infrastructure so as to realize some of the benefits of Cloud computing. With the costs spread over fewer users than a public Cloud (but more than a single tenant) this option is more expensive but may offer a higher level of privacy, security and/or policy compliance. Examples of community Cloud include Google's "Gov Cloud".[50]Hybrid CloudA hybrid Cloud environment consisting of multiple internal and/or external providers[51] "will be typical for most enterprises".[52] By integrating multiple Cloud services users may be able to ease the transition to public Cloud services while avoiding issues such as PCI compliance.[53]Another perspective on deploying a web application in the Cloud is using Hybrid Web Hosting, where the hosting infrastructure is a mix between Cloud Hosting for the web server, and Managed dedicated server for the database server.[54]Private CloudPrivate Cloud and internal Cloud are neologisms that some vendors have recently used to describe offerings that emulate Cloud computing on private networks. These (typically virtualisationautomation) products claim to "deliver some benefits of Cloud computing without the pitfalls", capitalising on data security, corporate governance, and reliability concerns. They have been criticized on the basis that users "still have to buy, build, and manage them" and as such do not benefit from lower up-front capital costs and less hands-on management[52], essentially "[lacking] the economic model that makes Cloud computing such an intriguing concept".[55][56]
Transformation CAPEX = capital expenditure (Fixed Costs to Buyer)OPEX = operating expense (Variable Costs to Buyer)
Cloud testing is a form of software testing in which Web applications that leverage Cloud computing environments (“Cloud”) seek to simulate real-world user traffic as a means of load testing and stress testing web sites. The ability and cost to simulate Web traffic for software testing purposes has been an inhibitor to overall Web reliability. The low cost and accessibility of the Cloud’s extremely large computing resources provides the ability to replicate real world usage of these systems by geographically distributed users, executing wide varieties of user scenarios, at scales previously unattainable in traditional testing environments.Cloud testing is a form of software testing in which Web applications that leverage Cloud computing environments (“Cloud”) seek to simulate real-world user traffic as a means of load testing and stress testing web sites.
U-Test: The first one to find a bug, gets paid. As more bugs are found, the price can change, going down or up. The more demand there is for the testing, the higher the payment and vice versa.
Testing as a Service (TaaS, typically pronounced 'tass') is a model of software testing whereby a provider undertakes the activity of software testing applications/solutions for customers as a service on demand. Testing as a Service involves the on-demand test execution of well-defined suites of test material, generally on an outsourced basis. The execution can be performed either on client site or remotely from the outsourced providers test lab/facilities.It should be noted that while a cloud service requires testing unto itself, testing-as-a-service systems have the ability to test other cloud applications, Web sites, and internal enterprise systems, and do not require a hardware or software footprint within the enterprise
With TaaS it should be possible to test an application from all over the world, regardless of the location of the tester and the customer.
Veel traditionele softwareleveranciers doen aan Cloud-washing; zij nemen hun bestaande producten en noemen het Cloud. Dat gebeurt bijvoorbeeld voor hosting.
U-Test: The first one to find a bug, gets paid. As more bugs are found, the price can change, going down or up. The more demand there is for the testing, the higher the payment and vice versa.
Value = cost effectivenessValue = sales and margins