This document discusses NASA's history of missions to collect data, partnerships with other organizations, and innovation exemplified by the creation of ARPANET. It also addresses NASA's mandate to utilize resources effectively, problems like the large number of data centers and fluctuating computing needs, and leadership focused on peaceful and collaborative space exploration. The document questions why cloud computing and open source are beneficial approaches.

3. We
have
missions.
Missions
make
data.

5. ASTER
image
taken
from
Terra
Satellite,
May
24,
2010

7. “We
manage
data.
We
manage
data,
or
people
die.”

8. We
have
a
history
of
partnerships.

12. NASA’s
Future
=
More
Partnerships
“…a
new
plan
that
openly
taps
private
sector
creaLvity
while
making
certain
that
the
taxpaying
public
is
involved
in
an
unprecedented
fashion.”

13. We
have
a
history
of
innovaLon.

16. "In
the
Beginning,
ARPA
created
the
ARPANET.
And
the
ARPANET
was
without
form
and
void.
And
darkness
was
upon
the
deep.
And
the
spirit
of
ARPA
moved
upon
the
face
of
the
network
and
ARPA
said,
'Let
there
be
a
protocol,'
and
there
was
a
protocol.
And
ARPA
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
ARPA
said,
'Let
there
be
more
protocols,'
and
it
was
so.
And
ARPA
saw
that
it
was
good.
And
ARPA
said,
'Let
there
be
more
networks,'
and
it
was
so."

17. So,
why
Cloud?

18. We
have
a
mandate.

19. The National Aeronautics
and Space Act of 1958

20. SecLon
102
(d)(8)
• The
most
effecLve
uLlizaLon
of
the
scienLfic
and
engineering
resources
of
the
United
States,
with
close
cooperaLon
among
all
interested
agencies
of
the
United
States
in
order
to
avoid
unnecessary
duplica0on
of
effort,
facili0es,
and
equipment;

21. We
have
problems.

22. “In
fact,
the
Commi^ee
finds
that
no
plan
compaLble
with
the
FY
2010
budget
profile
permits
human
exploraLon
to
conLnue
in
any
meaningful
way.”

23. NASA
has
at
least
300
data
centers.
Probably
more.

24. Compute
Needs
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
01/05/10
01/06/10
01/07/10
01/08/10
01/09/10
01/10/10
01/11/10
01/12/10
01/13/10
01/14/10
• PoliLcs
impact
Missions
• Missions
do
not
succeed
01/15/10
Time
01/16/10
• Missions
completely
succeed
01/17/10
Our
needs
fluctuate.
01/18/10
01/19/10
01/20/10
01/21/10
01/22/10
01/23/10
01/24/10
01/25/10
01/26/10

25. We
have
fearless
leadership.

27. But
why
Open
Source?

28. SecLon
102(a)
• The
Congress
hereby
declares
that
it
is
the
policy
of
the
United
States
that
acLviLes
in
space
should
be
devoted
to
peaceful
purposes
for
the
benefit
of
all
mankind.

29. Standards
we
can
believe
in.

31. Why
did
Arpanet
win?
• “The
RFC
tradiLon
of
pragmaLc,
experience-­‐
driven,
aher-­‐the-­‐fact
standards
authorship
accomplished
by
individuals
or
small
working
groups
has
important
advantages
over
the
more
formal,
commi^ee-­‐driven
process
typical
of
ISO
and
naLonal
standards
bodies”