The document discusses a conference organized by ETC's "Project Cloud" which aims to bring together technology and film industry leaders to explore how cloud-based resources can accelerate and evolve film and media creation. It defines cloud computing as a model for on-demand access to configurable shared computing resources via networks that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management. The definition notes cloud computing is composed of essential characteristics, service models, and deployment models.

1. NAB
Cloud
conference

2. Mission
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It is the mission of ETC’s “Project Cloud” to
unite technology leaders and studio
executives to assess and define methods
that accelerate use of cloud-based resources
for the evolution and future of film and media
creation, and production.

3. Film - Tape - File - Network
AKA
“Cloud”
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4. Cloud Computing Defined
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Cloud
compu4ng
is
a
model
for
enabling
convenient,
on-­‐demand
network
access
to
a
shared
pool
of
configurable
compu4ng
resources
(e.g.,
networks,
servers,
storage,
applica4ons,
and
services)
that
can
be
rapidly
provisioned
and
released
with
minimal
management
effort
or
service
provider
interac4on.
This
cloud
model
promotes
availability
and
is
composed
of
five
essen4al
characteris4cs
(On-­‐demand
self-­‐service,
Broad
network
access,
Resource
pooling,
Rapid
elas4city,
Measured
Service);
three
service
models
(Cloud
SoMware
as
a
Service
(SaaS),
Cloud
PlaOorm
as
a
Service
(PaaS),
Cloud
Infrastructure
as
a
Service
(IaaS));
and,
four
deployment
models
(Private
cloud,
Community
cloud,
Public
cloud,
Hybrid
cloud).
Key
enabling
technologies
include:
(1)
fast
wide-­‐area
networks,
(2)
powerful,
inexpensive
server
computers,
and
(3)
high-­‐
performance
virtualiza4on
for
commodity
hardware.

5. Frank’s Definition of Cloud
“Someone
else’s
computer”
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6. Advanced Definition
You
have
a
documented
API
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