The document discusses the advantages and practices of using cloud technology for development and testing, particularly in relation to SharePoint. It outlines essential requirements for cloud-based development environments, such as administrative access, software installation capabilities, and the need for virtualization. Best practices for utilizing SharePoint in the cloud are also highlighted, emphasizing the importance of security and connectivity.

1. Dev/Test in the … “Cloud”

2. Agenda
• Who are you?
• What are you doing here!?
• Oh that is cool, what is it?
• Tell me more…
• Oh oh Question, Question

3. Who are you!?
I’m Chris

4. Who are you!?
Chris Riley … to be exact
@HoardingInfo

5. I know stuff about
• SharePoint Enterprise Content Management
• SharePoint Information Architecture
• ECM Governance and Adoption
• The Cloud and Virtualization
• + these fun acronyms: ECMp, IOAp, CAPTUREp

6. My Job is
• Product Management for a Cloud Startup
• And Listen to myself talk

7. Why are you here Chris!?
• To talk to you about the “Cloud”
• Help you be more productive using the Cloud
• Answer your questions about SharePoint + Cloud

8. How about you ?

9. And do you think this is cool?
12 LBS
16GBs
1TB

10. How about this?

11. Then the cloud
Might not
Be the right thing for you

12. Do you like to break stuff?

13. What does the “Cloud”
make you think of?

14. • Production Hosting?
• SaaS Applications?
• A term people throw around like candy?

15. It is all of those.
But it is also:

16. • A great place for development
• For testing
• For demos
• And remove pre-production hardware & hassle

17. • SaaS + IaaS = One of the best use of the “Cloud”
• Remove the machine under your desk
• Have a cool trick in your back pocket

18. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
Full Administrative Access to virtual machines

19. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
Ability to share just the web applications with
your end-users, prospects, or customers

20. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
Ability to share with your team

21. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
Ability to create virtual machines on-demand

22. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
Ability to RDP or Console into your machines

23. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
• You MUST be able to install your own software
• You MUST be able to control user accounts
• You MUST be able to integrate with local
networks

24. Dev/Test in the Cloud Must Haves
• You MUST be able to migrate to and from the
Cloud
• You MUST be able to create templates
• You MUST be able to run IDEs on the virtual
machines

25. SharePoint Dev/Test in the Cloud
Best Practices
• Always have a base VM template ready to go
• Do not use P@ssw0rd1
• Choose your farm configuration and stick with it
– Multi-server for production approximation
– Single Server farm for convenience

26. SharePoint Dev/Test in the Cloud
Best Practices
• Script your deployments
– PowerShell, AutoSPInstaller, 3rd Party Tools
• Be agile, Fail fast, Break stuff

27. SharePoint Dev/Test in the Cloud
Is it safe?
• As secure as your computer now. Maybe more
• If it’s a concern DO NOT use production data
• Change the admin password, throw away the key

28. SharePoint Dev/Test in the Cloud
What about connectivity?
Did I tell you I configured Managed Meta-
Data Term store on the flight out?

31. Demo

32. Questions

33. Connect with the Cloud
• SharePoint Solution Showcase
– Denali
– Project Server
– VS 2011 Developer Preview
• www.CloudShare.com
• Chris@CloudShare.com