Nikki Tirado is a product trainer at Rackspace Academy. She gave a presentation on the pillars of cloud computing which include: 1. Parallel and modular architecture which allows flexible scaling. 2. Agile development which embraces failure to innovate quickly and reduce time to market. 3. Secure infrastructure to protect customer data and applications.

1. Nikki Tirado
Product Trainer, Rackspace Academy
Architecture and the
pillars of cloudiness

4. WE’RE HERE TO PUT
A DENT IN THE
UNIVERSE.
OTHERWISE WHY ELSE
EVEN BE HERE?
STEVE JOBS
“
”

6. Parallel

7. Parallel

8. Modular
8

9. Modular
LIVING
ART

10. Modular

14. Modular

15. Horizontal

16. Horizontal

17. Horizontal

18. Horizontal
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“https://lon.auotscale.api.rackspace
cloud.com/v1.0/execute/1/be624bfb2
0f07baddc278cd978c1ddca56bdb29
a1c7b70bbeb229fe0b862c134" -v

19. Agile
FAILUREIS AN OPTION HERE.
IF THINGS ARE NOT
FAILING, YOU ARE NOT
INNOVATING ENOUGH.
ELON MUSK
“
”

20. Agile

21. Agile
FAIL
FAST
REDUCE
TIME TO
MARKET

22. Secure

23. Secure

24. Secure

25. Secure

27. ?
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
WITNESS OUR OWN EULOGY,
BUT WE’RE ACTUALLY
WRITING IT
ALL THE TIME, EVERY DAY.
ARIANNA HUFFINGTON
“
”

28. Thank You!
NIKKI
TIRADORACKSPACE ACADEMY,
PRODUCT TRAINER