IT teams in K12 wear many hats. From helping with technology in the classroom to managing district wide operations, it’s a balancing act every day. Join this webinar on Thursday, June 29 and learn how the cloud enables district IT teams be as agile and flexible as the students they serve, even during unexpected emergencies. The cloud offers numerous benefits including lower costs, faster experimentation, pay-as-you-go usage, and no physical infrastructure to manage. You’ll learn: • What is the cloud and why it matters to K12 • Best practices to ensure smooth system operations during peak registration, graduation, and testing periods • How to prepare for inevitable emergencies with long-term record storage in redundant cloud environments • How one district has saved up to 50% on IT costs over five years, helping them focus on teaching and learning • How to build redundancy into your school’s IT plan, allowing you to access records at any time

1. © 2015, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its Affiliates. All rights reserved.
Warren Santner, Sr. Solutions Architect
June 29th, 2016
The Tightrope for K12 IT

2. AWS Introduction
What is cloud computing and how does it work?
Why do K12 schools and districts choose AWS?
What are K12 IT departments using AWS for?
How are K12 IT teams getting started with AWS?

3. What Is (True) Cloud Computing?
The on-demand delivery of IT resources
over public or private networks with zero
up-front costs, no long-term contracts, and
pay-as-you-go pricing

4. ENTERPRISE
APPS
DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONSMOBILE SERVICESAPP SERVICESANALYTICS
Data
Warehousing
Hadoop/
Spark
Streaming Data
Collection
Machine
Learning
Elastic
Search
Virtual
Desktops
Sharing &
Collaboration
Corporate
Email
Backup
Queuing &
Notifications
Workflow
Search
Email
Transcoding
One-click App
Deployment
Identity
Sync
Single Integrated
Console
Push
Notifications
DevOps Resource
Management
Application Lifecycle
Management
Containers
Triggers
Resource
Templates
TECHNICAL &
BUSINESS
SUPPORT
Account
Management
Support
Professional
Services
Training &
Certification
Security
& Pricing
Reports
Partner
Ecosystem
Solutions
Architects
MARKETPLACE
Business
Apps
Business
Intelligence
Databases
DevOps
Tools
NetworkingSecurity Storage
Regions
Availability
Zones
Points of
Presence
INFRASTRUCTURE
CORE SERVICES
Compute
VMs, Auto-scaling,
& Load Balancing
Storage
Object,Blocks,
Archival,Import/Export
Databases
Relational,NoSQL,
Caching,Migration
Networking
VPC, DX, DNS
CDN
Access
Control
Identity
Management
Key
Management
& Storage
Monitoring
& Logs
Assessment
and reporting
Resource &
Usage Auditing
SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
Configuration
Compliance
Web application
firewall
HYBRID
ARCHITECTURE
Data
Backups
Integrated
App
Deployments
Direct
Connect
Identity
Federation
Integrated
Resource
Management
Integrated
Networking
API
Gateway
IoT
Rules
Engine
Device
Shadows
Device
SDKs
Registry
Device
Gateway
Streaming Data
Analysis
Business
Intelligence
Mobile
Analytics

5. AWS Global Infrastructure
13 Regions
35 Availability Zones

6. Cloud Computing for Education
More than 5,000 education customers use the AWS Cloud to lower IT costs;
launch student analytic initiatives; and prepare students for STEM careers.
Higher Education K12 & Primary Schools EdTechs (EdTech)
From data center migration
to student data and
analytics, AWS has agile
and flexible solutions.
Streamline district IT
operations, save money, and
keep student information safe
in the AWS Cloud.
Innovate and build the
next generation of online
learning, analytics, and
campus management
solutions.

7. AWS Introduction
What is cloud computing and how does it work?
Why do K12 schools and districts choose AWS?
What are K12 IT departments using AWS for?
How are K12 IT teams getting started with AWS?
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8. Agility of AWS Increases Academic Impact
Old World:
Infrastructure adapted in
WEEKS
AWS:
Infrastructure adapted in
MINUTES
Add new dev environment
Add new prod environment
Add new environment in Japan
Add 1,000 servers
Remove 1,000 servers
Deploy 1 PB data warehouse
Shut down 1 PB data warehouse
A new level of agility
transforms your
operations

9. Traditional IT
Capacity
Time
Your IT needs
On Demand Elasticity Drives Cost Optimization

10. On and Off Fast Growth
Predictable peaksVariable peaks
CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION
WASTE
On Demand Elasticity Drives Cost Optimization

11. Fast GrowthOn and Off
Predictable peaksVariable peaks
WITH AWS
On Demand Elasticity Drives Cost Optimization

12. Security is Our Number One Priority
• You benefit from an environment built for the most
security sensitive organizations
• AWS manages 1800+ security controls so you don’t
have to
• You get to define the right security controls for your
workload sensitivity
• You always have full ownership and control of your data

13. Key AWS Certifications and Assurance Programs

14. AWS Foundation Services
Compute Storage Database Networking
AWS Global Infrastructure
Regions
Availability Zones
Edge Locations
Network
Security
Identity &
Access
Control
Customer applications & content
You get to define
your controls IN
the Cloud
AWS takes care
of the security
OF the Cloud
You
Focus Your Security with Shared Responsibility
Inventory &
Config
Data
Encryption

15. You get to control who can do what in your AWS
environment when and from where
Fine-grained control of your AWS cloud with
multi-factor authentication
Integrate with your existingActive directory using
federation and single sign-on
AWS account
owner
Network
management
Security
management
Server
management
Storage
management
Control access and segregate duties everywhere

16. Focus on the Academic Mission
Undifferentiated
Heavy Lifting

17. AWS Introduction
What is cloud computing and how does it work?
Why do K12 schools and districts choose AWS?
What are K12 IT departments using AWS for?
How are K12 IT teams getting started with AWS?
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18. Backup and DR
• Backup and restore
• Pilot lightfor simple
recovery into AWS
• Warm standby solutions
• Multisite solution
AWS DR Scenarios
Amazon
RDS
Amazon
RDS
Amazon RDS Cross-Region
Read Replicas:
A replication mechanism thatproduces
an exact copy of a source database,
updated continuously in another region.
Primary Site
On-Premises Data Center AWS Cloud Disaster Recovery Site
Storage
Volumes
AWS Storage
Gateway
App
Server
Database
Server
Files AMIs Snapshots
Amazon S3
Internet
Gateway
Amazon
EBS
Database
Server
App
Server
Amazon VPC
• Improved disaster-recovery operations
• Readable copies for cross-region
applications
• Easy migration between regions

19. Easy cloud backup with AWS Storage Gateway
Customer Datacenter
Amazon S3
AWS Storage
Gateway VM
On-Premises HostApplication
Servers
ISCSI
Works with
existing
applications
Direct Attached or
Storage Area Network Disks
AWS Storage
Gateway Service

20. Replace physical tape with AWS Storage
Gateway-VTL
Customer Datacenter
On-Premises Host
Direct Attached or
Storage Area Network Disks
Backup
Application
SCSI Tape Protocol
over iSCSI
Virtual Tape Library
Software Appliance VM
Amazon S3
AWS Storage
Gateway Service
Amazon Glacier
Virtual Tape
Library
Virtual Tape
Shelf

21. AWS Technology Partners Offer Scale Out,
Elastic File Storage and Sharing
More
coming
soon

22. Virtual Desktops and Computer Labs
• Half the price of an on-premises virtual
desktop infrastructure (VDI)
• No hardware or virtualization software
• Access through browser or tablet
device
• Monthly pricing—no long-term
commitments
• License software from AWS or bring
your own licenses
• Easy integration with Microsoft Active
Directory
• No storage infrastructure
• No VDI administration
Amazon WorkSpaces: A managed desktop computing service in the cloud
NO
Server
Hardware
NO
Storage
Infrastructure
NO
VDI
Administration
NO
VDI
Software

23. Managed Directory Services
Microsoft AD
EC2 Windows
EC2 Linux
Domain-join Linux and Microsoft
Windows instances
Define and apply Group Policy
Objects
Migrate directory-aware Windows
applications such as Exchange,
SharePoint, or custom .NET

24. Web & Mobile Applications
Web and
Mobile
Apps
on AWS
Amazon
Route 53
Amazon S3
Amazon
CloudFront
Elastic Load
Balancing
Amazon RDS
(Master)
Amazon RDS
(Standby)
EC2
EC2
EC2
EC2
Elastic Load
Balancing
EC2
EC2
EC2
EC2

25. Education Technology Companies on AWS

26. AWS Introduction
What is cloud computing and how does it work?
Why do K12 schools and districts choose AWS?
What are K12 IT departments using AWS for?
How are K12 IT teams getting started with AWS?
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27. • Gibraltar Area School District is a
Wisconsin school district serving 681
students
• The district needed a cost-effective way
to replace 8 campus servers without
going to the voters for funding
• The 25% cost savings realized with AWS
will be used to buy laptops for students
and build out an on-campus wireless
network
Gibraltar Area School District Cuts Costs by 25% with
AWS

28. Thank you!