Cloud computing provides on-demand IT services on a scalable, elastic basis. Pete Eichorn discusses different cloud models including public, private, and hybrid clouds. The public cloud offers advantages like pay-as-you-go costs and instant scalability but has risks around data control and security. Private and hybrid clouds offer more control over infrastructure but require upfront investment costs. When considering the cloud, organizations should evaluate their needs, cloud options, and potential risks to determine the best approach.
How Cloud Changes Business Expectationstimhill2000
Peter Sharples, CA Technologies discusses the evolution of the role of the CIO and how the Cloud is changing business expectations put on them - in his words 'Adapt or Die'
A Connected Future Starts Inside CoreSite's Data CentersMike Trawick
CoreSite is leading the charge to provide innovators with data center and cloud solutions that offer real-time connectivity; near-instant data transfer; and the operational flexibility needed to continue changing the world.
In today’s world very few of us go physically to banks to operate our accounts. Most of us prefer to operate it right from the comforts of our homes or offices, because we find an ease in doing so.
How Cloud Changes Business Expectationstimhill2000
Peter Sharples, CA Technologies discusses the evolution of the role of the CIO and how the Cloud is changing business expectations put on them - in his words 'Adapt or Die'
A Connected Future Starts Inside CoreSite's Data CentersMike Trawick
CoreSite is leading the charge to provide innovators with data center and cloud solutions that offer real-time connectivity; near-instant data transfer; and the operational flexibility needed to continue changing the world.
In today’s world very few of us go physically to banks to operate our accounts. Most of us prefer to operate it right from the comforts of our homes or offices, because we find an ease in doing so.
Presentation on Cloud Computing given to
BNI Elite Group Glasnevin, Dublin - July 2010.
Presentation deals with the evolution of Cloud Computing and what Cloud Computing means for small business owners.
http://www.computerambulance.ie/
Joe Pusateri, Technical Director for Google Apps and a Certified Google Apps Deployment Specialist, presents to the iCollaboratory Symposium at Northwestern University "What Is A Cloud?"
Another One Zero One Digital Briefing. This one provides an introduction to the world of "Cloud Computing", the way it works, the benefits and the risks for business. We'd love to hear from you if you've got any comments, questions or feedback.
http://www.onezeroone.com.au/
Data API as a Foundation for Systems of EngagementVictor Olex
From the creators of SlashDB (http://www.slashdb.com).
Enterprise evolution to Systems of Engagement will only succeed if they can leverage existing Systems of Record - databases. But database content can be difficult to discover and share.
We are introducing the idea of Resource Oriented Architecture as a foundation for building enterprise systems of engagement. ROA is a data abstraction layer (API), which uses URLs as references to the data at source (database).
- Triumph over data silos
- Enable data science and self-service reporting
- Develop enterprise mobile applications
Social Cloud: Cloud Computing in Social NetworksSimon Caton
With the increasingly ubiquitous nature of Social networks and Cloud computing, users are starting to explore new ways to interact with, and exploit these developing paradigms. Social networks are used to reflect real world relationships that allow users to share information and form connections between one another, essentially creating dynamic Virtual Organizations. We propose leveraging the pre-established trust formed through friend relationships within a Social network to form a dynamic “Social Cloud”, enabling friends to share resources within the context of a Social network. We believe that combining trust relationships with suitable incentive mechanisms (through financial payments or bartering) could provide much more sustainable resource sharing mechanisms. This paper outlines our vision of, and experiences with, creating a Social Storage Cloud, looking specifically at possible market mechanisms that could be used to create a dynamic Cloud infrastructure in a Social network environment.
In this presentation Andy considers what was learnt building the EVRYTHNG IoT platform which helps billions of things get smart since 2011. In particular he'll be talking about patterns and anti-patterns, tools and common architectures. Finally, we'll have a glimpse at the future of IoT which will truly transform our businesses: from smart labels to LPWAN and blockchains. Speaker: Andy Hobsbawm, CTO & Co-Founder @ EVRYTHNG
The presentation discusses and introduces cloud computing - its history and present challenges.
It also discusses topical cloud-computing related events.
Texas.gov Presents: Battle of Programming LanguagesTexas.gov
Software technology is evolving quickly. Platforms, programming languages, and frameworks are created at a pace faster than ever before. New techniques, processes, and standards are also emerging that can impact your organization, especially if you’re not prepared. There are times, though, that these same technologies also fade fast. Catching up with and staying abreast of new technologies is as important as knowing which technologies will yield long term results.
How can your organization's technology strategy keep up with all the changes? Join us for a light-hearted yet informative look at the “Battle of the Programming Languages” and our take on how to keep up with emerging technologies and techniques, and how you can align your organization's technology goals with the ever moving software industry.
Presentation on Cloud Computing given to
BNI Elite Group Glasnevin, Dublin - July 2010.
Presentation deals with the evolution of Cloud Computing and what Cloud Computing means for small business owners.
http://www.computerambulance.ie/
Joe Pusateri, Technical Director for Google Apps and a Certified Google Apps Deployment Specialist, presents to the iCollaboratory Symposium at Northwestern University "What Is A Cloud?"
Another One Zero One Digital Briefing. This one provides an introduction to the world of "Cloud Computing", the way it works, the benefits and the risks for business. We'd love to hear from you if you've got any comments, questions or feedback.
http://www.onezeroone.com.au/
Data API as a Foundation for Systems of EngagementVictor Olex
From the creators of SlashDB (http://www.slashdb.com).
Enterprise evolution to Systems of Engagement will only succeed if they can leverage existing Systems of Record - databases. But database content can be difficult to discover and share.
We are introducing the idea of Resource Oriented Architecture as a foundation for building enterprise systems of engagement. ROA is a data abstraction layer (API), which uses URLs as references to the data at source (database).
- Triumph over data silos
- Enable data science and self-service reporting
- Develop enterprise mobile applications
Social Cloud: Cloud Computing in Social NetworksSimon Caton
With the increasingly ubiquitous nature of Social networks and Cloud computing, users are starting to explore new ways to interact with, and exploit these developing paradigms. Social networks are used to reflect real world relationships that allow users to share information and form connections between one another, essentially creating dynamic Virtual Organizations. We propose leveraging the pre-established trust formed through friend relationships within a Social network to form a dynamic “Social Cloud”, enabling friends to share resources within the context of a Social network. We believe that combining trust relationships with suitable incentive mechanisms (through financial payments or bartering) could provide much more sustainable resource sharing mechanisms. This paper outlines our vision of, and experiences with, creating a Social Storage Cloud, looking specifically at possible market mechanisms that could be used to create a dynamic Cloud infrastructure in a Social network environment.
In this presentation Andy considers what was learnt building the EVRYTHNG IoT platform which helps billions of things get smart since 2011. In particular he'll be talking about patterns and anti-patterns, tools and common architectures. Finally, we'll have a glimpse at the future of IoT which will truly transform our businesses: from smart labels to LPWAN and blockchains. Speaker: Andy Hobsbawm, CTO & Co-Founder @ EVRYTHNG
The presentation discusses and introduces cloud computing - its history and present challenges.
It also discusses topical cloud-computing related events.
Texas.gov Presents: Battle of Programming LanguagesTexas.gov
Software technology is evolving quickly. Platforms, programming languages, and frameworks are created at a pace faster than ever before. New techniques, processes, and standards are also emerging that can impact your organization, especially if you’re not prepared. There are times, though, that these same technologies also fade fast. Catching up with and staying abreast of new technologies is as important as knowing which technologies will yield long term results.
How can your organization's technology strategy keep up with all the changes? Join us for a light-hearted yet informative look at the “Battle of the Programming Languages” and our take on how to keep up with emerging technologies and techniques, and how you can align your organization's technology goals with the ever moving software industry.
Mobile. The term is at the forefront of almost every discussion about technology trends, the future of computing, and Digital Government. So what is it and why should you care? In this educational and interactive session, Pete Eichorn, Director of Technology at Texas.gov will “cut to the chase” and discuss the latest trends in mobility and their potential impact on you and your agency. In this presentation, Pete will cover the importance of mobile and explore its power; demystify the latest trends in mobile technology; and get you started on the path to mobile Zen.
IDC Insights Awards 2018 - What is an Event Mesh?Solace
Sumeet Puri, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Systems Engineering at Solace, presented at the IDC Insights Awards in Chandigarh, India in December 2018. He explained what an event mesh is, and how the architecture layer can make a business event-driven.
Save to in invest: in challenging economic times, Managed services is the way...Mahmoud Dasser
Indonesia CXO leadership Forum
- Save to in invest: in challenging economic times, Managed services is the way to go!
- Managed Services can enable better Government Services in Cost Effective Way
All too often the discussion is focused on definitions and theory of cloud computing. Here are a few examples to bring cloud to life by companies who have taken an early plunge, at scale, and links to relevant resources.
Piloting The Cloud: Acting on OMB's Mandate - RightNow TechnologiesNitin Badjatia
The Federal Government is in the process of modernizing technologies across all agencies. As part of a new mandate issued by the OMB [2009], a major emphasis is being placed on cloud computing technology. This presentation was made to cabinet level agencies across the civilian sector of the Federal Government. The primary goal was to educate department, program and agency leaders on the basics of cloud computing and present some examples of success stories with RightNow's cloud computing based customer experience management products.
Enterprises that are embracing cloud computing are interested in driving fundamental changes in their business so they can compete in the future. IT transformation, enabled by cloud adoption, is a key component of this future success—from tighter alignment with business unit stakeholders to increased agility and pace of innovation. In this session, we explore the potential for transformation that comes with cloud adoption and discuss how some of the world’s leading enterprises were able to transform. We also explore organizational and technology best practices that you can implement to support transformation in your organization.
Beyond Strategy: Building Your Mobile CapabilitiesTexas.gov
Join Raj Polikepati, Director of Application Development at Texas.gov, as he leads a practical discussion about how to act on your mobile strategy. A panel of mobile savvy leaders present different mobile technologies and the pros and cons of each as they pertain to the eGovernment space. They will also address skill requirements, API services, and architectural features
DevOps: Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way - A CISO PerspectiveTexas.gov
There comes a time in every good security leader’s career where just saying “no” to DevOps won’t work (although we always reserve the right to do so). Instead, we must come up with a solution to the problem at hand. The time is here and now to embrace DevOps.
Join Tim Virtue, Chief Information Security Officer for Texas NICUSA, as he explores the “marriage” of DevOps and Security. He will share the successes and failures from three significant DevOps experiences, with a focus on his most recent encounter with the DevOps/Security union in a heavily regulated Financial Services firm.
Tim will share his story – from the crying, screaming, and paranoia – to the eventual success stories and lessons learned. You will walk away from this presentation with the knowledge, skills, and shortcuts to persuade even the staunchest security naysayer to change their mind and support, rather than derail, your DevOps program.
Hackathons: Embracing Collaboration to Achieve ResultsTexas.gov
A hackathon is defined as an event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development collaborate intensively on software projects. Hackathons are also about bringing people together for a common cause or goal. Join Raj Polikepati, Director of Application Development, as he discusses Texas.gov’s first hackathon. In addition to producing viable solutions, the hackathon:
• enhanced core technical and soft skills,
• identified key success factors,
• modeled a lean delivery approach, and
• generated team pride.
This presentation will showcase exactly how Texas.gov hosted our hackathon, what the outcomes and lessons learned were, and how we benefited from the experience.
Texas.gov - Using Hackathons to Work Together Towards a Common GoalTexas.gov
A hackathon is defined as an event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development collaborate intensively on software projects. Hackathons are also about bringing people together for a common cause or goal. At Texas.gov, we embraced the spirit of collaboration, innovation, ingenuity, and agility by recently hosting our first hackathon. In addition to producing viable solutions, our hackathon generated team pride, enhanced core technical and soft skills, identified key success factors, and modeled a lean delivery approach. This presentation will showcase exactly how Texas.gov hosted our hackathon, what the outcomes and lessons learned were, and how we benefited from the experience.
THE ROAD FORGOTTEN: What's the roadmap for your website?Texas.gov
2013 GTC Conference presentation given by Texas.gov and City of Austin
June 3, 2013
The technology we're all using today has dramatically changed over the last 10 years. Has your website? This presentation is a discussion of what's new in government websites. Topics for discussion include:
• The Portal is Dead— Go Search and Go Mobile!
• Dynamic Content and Communication— Really using social media and crowd sourcing
• End-User Focus— The new rules for building a site (analytics, market research, function over form)
• Geo Functionality— Information Near You?
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
FIDO Alliance Osaka Seminar: The WebAuthn API and Discoverable Credentials.pdf
NACRC 2013 | Cloud Technology: Do you Compute
1. Cloud Technology: Do you Compute?
Presented by
Pete Eichorn, Director of Technology, Texas.gov
2. Award-winning, official
website for Texas
Self-funded, public/
private partnership
Subsidiary of NIC, the
nation's leader in
eGovernment
Online & over-the-counter
payment solutions
Mobile-optimized online
applications
3. We provide 1,000+ online and over-the-counter
services for 230+ government partners
Since inception in 2000, Texas.gov has:
Securely processed 189+ million financial transactions
Collected $27+ billion on behalf of state and local
government partners
Contributed $141+ million to the State’s general
revenue fund
5. Cloud Computing
The set of disciplines, technologies, and business models
used to render IT capabilities as an on-demand, scalable,
elastic service >> Joe Martin, Gartner
11. freemium
a business model by which a product or
service is provided free of charge, but a
premium is charged for advanced
features, functionality, or virtual goods.
12. Why cloud is important
it affects how your service is built, how much
it costs, how it’s supported, the capabilities
you get, and risks you’ll encounter
21. traditional
order hardware
time to delivery
plan space
installation
capital expenditure
public cloud
admin login
elastic
virtual design
pay for what you use
instant increased capacity
operating expense
27. service models: who does what?
Traditional IT Infrastructure as
a Service (IaaS)
Platform as a
Service
(PaaS)
Software as a
Service
(SaaS)
Applications
Data
OS
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
CustomerManages
Applications
Data
OS
CustomerManages
Service
Provider
Manages
Applications
Data
CustomerManages
Service
Provider
Manages
Service
Provider
Manages
29. Advantages
operating vs. capital expense, pay
as you go, pay for what you use
configure and purchase online,
instant availability
scale up or down with ease
34. ASK:
How important/sensitive is my data?
What are you doing with my data?
How are your operations people trained?
How are you audited?
How is your physical access controlled?
Your provider and your data
35. LOOK FOR:
Industry certifications: SSAE 16
Regulatory requirements: HIPAA BAA
FedRAMP certifications
Exit strategy
Your provider and your data
36. NPR.org: U.S. Army To Scrap $7 Billion
In Equipment In Afghanistan - Ginny Fahs
37. Why cloud is important
it affects how your service is built, how much
it costs, how it’s supported, the capabilities
you get, and risks you’ll encounter
Texas.gov is the official website for the State of Texas. We help Texans take care of their government business online, and we help government agencies put their services online.Texas.gov is a collaborative, public-private partnership between the State of Texas and Texas NICUSA, LLC. Austin-based Texas NICUSA, LLC is a subsidiary of NIC, the nation's leading provider of official government portals, online services, and secure payment processing solutions.Texas.gov payment processing solutions help you automate your office and improve customer service. Our secure, PCI-compliant payment products let you process online and over-the-counter payments for services such as:License and registrations,property taxes and records,permits, traffic citations,utility bills,vital records, and more.Texas.gov currently offers more than 1,000 online services. Since inception in 2000, the website has*: processed more than 180 million transactions, collected more than $27 billion in state and local revenue, and contributed more than $141 million in new revenue to the State's General Revenue Fund. *Through December 31, 2012
Cloud TechnologyWhat – is it?How – is it changing technology landscape, business and government?Where – is it occurring?Why – do we care?
The definition of Cloud Computing: The set of disciplines, technologies, and business models used to render IT capabilities as an on-demand, scalable, elastic service. >Joe Martin, GartnerThere are definitions galore surrounding cloud computing, but you should be clear when we’re done.
There is so much terminology in IT. But, what does it all really mean?What is Wi-fi? In 2000, The Wi-Fi Alliance had hired Interbrand to determine a name that was "a little catchier than 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'". Per Wikipedia, they came up with “wi-fi”.Broadband – “Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access.” - Wikipedia
The know-it-all character from Cheers, Cliff Clavin might give us a painfully detailed explanation of what the cloud is. But, at a basic level, why the name “cloud”? “Networking people” – shorthand for networks, by the way – would draw diagrams and insert a cloud image when referring to the internet storage piece. This concept caught on and people started using the term “cloud”.
The Could is changing the technology landscape, in business and government. The journey starts here – with a few excursions – like a family trip in the car.
We’ll start with consumer technology to highlight the state-of-the-art products and services utilizing the Cloud, and then we’ll move to business/government delivery and use of technology.Cloud technology allows these services to be free. They can scale and they are elastic. Note that all of these services/products were all created in last 10 years.
Nothing against Facebook, but with over 1 Billion users, it’s useful to illustrate.We are the product – how amazing is that?
Let’s talk about the apps on your smartphones. How have expectations changed?Most of us are okay with a $0.99 charge, but we feel bad for $5.99 app. How much have you paid for productivity software and games? I saw this week on Wired.com that people expect free – 90% of apps in Apple’s app store are free – up from 84% since 2010. There has been a huge change – we now have hundreds of thousands of apps available for our devices. Sounds like Star Trek kinda stuff!
So, why do I care about the Cloud, and why should you? If affects all business people… and technologists, too. When delivering a new service, we all have different objectives and many ways to fulfill them. If they involve technology, everyone is involved, not just the techies.
We’re going on another excursion on our journey – Greece.Compare this to a new service: the main objectives are known. But there are many ways to accomplish your objectives and there will be lots of choices by everyone involved along the journey.
One way to experience Greece.
Another way to experience Greece. What’sdifferent? What’s the same? Overall, collective experiences can be different – experiences, costs, and long-term implications. For example, what if I purchased the boat vs. rented it?These are the same implications from technology folks working to deliver your vision.
These Cloud terms will help you understand the concepts I’ll be discussing in this presentation.
There are 3 cloud computing types: Private, Public, and Hybrid.
Are you familiar with this approach when tacking an IT project? We call this “traditional IT”. We still do lots of this today.
This is what the Cloud looks like behind the scenes – shipping containers full of cloud technologies: servers, network, and power delivery. It’s all in a box.This visual shows the scale of a public cloud. This setup was state-of-the-art a few years ago, but technology is moving beyond this. today
With the public cloud, the main difference is that your capital expenditure becomes an operating expense.
In a private cloud, cloud computing technologies run behind a company’s firewall and managed by the IT department, a traditional outsourcing company, or most recently by a cloud company (Amazon and CIA). This approach may be slower, but it could be more secure and more customized for your business.
Here’s an example of how Texas.gov utilizes a private cloud. This graphic demonstrates on of our services, The City of Houston Ticket Pay system.The Common Checkout Page enables partners to request payment from their customers without building, hosting, and maintaining a payment page within their environment. This service provides several advantages including ease of integration to applications, PCI compliance achievement, and a common look and feel for payment activities regardless of the application origin.For real-time scenarios, the partner’s application submits transactions to the Common Checkout Page which interacts with the Texas.gov payment engine. The payment engine passes the transaction to the credit card processor, and ultimately to the customer’s bank. The customer’s bank returns a response to the processor that is sent to the payment engine. The payment engien returns the transaction to the Common Checkout Page and finally to the application, thus providing a complete cycle and response (accept or decline) in real-time.
As the name illustrates, a Hybrid cloud is a combination of traditional IT, public cloud, and private cloud.
Here’s another Texas.gov example. We host an online commissary application for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. It utilizes a combination of our private cloud and a public cloud hosted by Microsoft. The Common Checkout Page I referenced earlier enables partners to request payment from their customers without building, hosting, and maintaining a payment page within their environment. This service provides several advantages including ease of integration to applications, PCI compliance achievement, and a common look and feel for payment activities regardless of the application origin.For real-time scenarios, the partner’s application submits transactions to the Common Checkout Page which interacts with the Texas.gov payment engine. The payment engine passes the transaction to the credit card processor, and ultimately to the customer’s bank. The customer’s bank returns a response to the processor that is sent to the payment engine. The payment engien returns the transaction to the Common Checkout Page and finally to the application, thus providing a complete cycle and response (accept or decline) in real-time.
Here’s what a technical architect should consider in design. The terms IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS were created to simplify definitions of who does what.You care for business continuity, SLAs, business risk, and day-to-day operations. You can outsource the technology, but not the risk and responsibility.
All of you have probably considered the above… “what happens if?”Cloud providers take different approaches, and some of this you don’t have direct control.
Stay focused on your business outcomes and vision . Remember that technology can enable it. Understand your needs first, then solutions will come.
FedRAMP and Amazon AWS cloud services were recently certified.
Case study
The Cloud is a game changing model.
Texas.gov/Solutions: Check out what our thought leaders have to say about a variety of topics in the Government IT industry.