This document discusses six considerations for MSPs and VARs when selecting a partner-friendly cloud service provider:
1. Access methods and control - Look for providers that offer graphical tools to design, configure, and manage cloud infrastructure and allow custom access controls.
2. Performance levels - Ensure the provider can meet performance requirements through technologies like InfiniBand networks and RAID storage configurations. Consider how resources are allocated.
3. Support and training - Some providers only offer support for fully managed packages, limiting control and revenue opportunities. Look for partners that provide support and training.
CoreSite's 2019 SaaS Colocation Buyers Guide Mike Trawick
This document discusses how SaaS providers can win in a competitive landscape by partnering with the right data center. It begins by outlining the benefits of the SaaS model for both end users and providers, such as reduced costs and improved scalability. However, it also notes challenges like availability, performance, resources and security that can hamper SaaS providers if not addressed properly. The document then provides examples of worst case scenarios that can result, before detailing how partnering with a data center that offers centralized colocation with direct cloud connections and dedicated managed services can help SaaS providers optimize their hybrid infrastructure and better address these challenges. It positions CoreSite as such a partner that can enable a winning SaaS
This document discusses the advantages of HR automation software delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS). It notes that nearly 90% of organizations plan to maintain or increase their usage of SaaS solutions due to lower total cost of ownership compared to on-premise software, easier deployment, and lack of in-house IT resources. The document outlines key benefits of SaaS for HR automation such as 24/7 access, lower costs, automatic upgrades, and scalability. It also discusses factors that differentiate true multi-tenant SaaS solutions from those that are not fully cloud-based.
Asyma E3 2012 - Impact of cloud computing - Robert Laveryasyma
This document discusses how cloud computing can provide benefits to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It outlines how cloud services have evolved from earlier hosted systems by providing economies of scale, reducing costs, and allowing for scalable resources on demand. The document then discusses how the cloud can help SMEs by providing access to sophisticated software and analytics tools. It also notes concerns around data privacy and security for businesses considering cloud adoption. Overall, the cloud is positioned as potentially helping SMEs reduce costs while gaining access to flexible IT resources and applications.
Cloud computing is transforming how businesses run their applications.
Join us as we present the latest insights on why and how businesses are
using cloud computing applications. You’ll hear the latest industry trends
and get practical strategies around adoption success. Can cloud computing
give you the security and trust you require while providing you with
scalable solutions?
What are the advantages of adopting public cloudNicole Khoo
Public cloud computing provides organizations flexibility, cost reduction, and regular automatic upgrades. Some key benefits of adopting public cloud include flexibility for employees to access data remotely, reduced IT costs as organizations pay only for the resources they use, and automatic software/hardware upgrades managed by cloud providers. However, security is a primary concern for organizations considering public cloud. Service level agreements and ensuring robust security controls, privacy policies, and technical measures can help address these concerns. Migrating workloads to public cloud requires validating applications' technical portability and compliance.
Achieve Economic Synergies by Managing Your Enterprise Assets In The CloudDr. HJ Raza, Ph.D/MBA
Time to market and rapid response to market demands are now utmost priorities for any size organization. When compared to conventional internal infrastructure, Cloud-based solutions meet this requirement better than ever. Cloud-based solutions are easy to implement, more cost efficient, and robust enough to meet enterprise demands such as auto-scalability, disaster recovery, and fail-over.
Century link ingram micro cloud workshop presentation finalIngram Micro Cloud
CenturyLink is a top 3 communications provider with $18B in revenue and 48,000 employees. The cloud market is growing rapidly, with public cloud services spending expected to double from $56.6B in 2014 to $127.5B in 2018. Many businesses are adopting hybrid cloud strategies using both public and private clouds. CenturyLink Cloud provides a hybrid IT platform for hosting, management, and managed services to help partners guide customers and enable key applications like backup/recovery, big data analytics, and website hosting. Partners can leverage CenturyLink's tools and blueprints to quickly deploy solutions and grow their business in areas like application development/testing and migrating VMs to the cloud.
This document discusses three use cases for hybrid cloud: 1) Using a virtual cloud service for the database cluster and web/application tiers on bare-metal servers for performance, while gaining cloud benefits. 2) Using the cloud for disaster recovery and business continuity by replicating on-premises systems and testing failover without disruption. 3) Addressing scaling issues by moving some application tiers to the cloud without requiring full redesign, allowing scaling without being fully prepared. Hybrid cloud offers organizations the flexibility of physical and cloud infrastructure.
CoreSite's 2019 SaaS Colocation Buyers Guide Mike Trawick
This document discusses how SaaS providers can win in a competitive landscape by partnering with the right data center. It begins by outlining the benefits of the SaaS model for both end users and providers, such as reduced costs and improved scalability. However, it also notes challenges like availability, performance, resources and security that can hamper SaaS providers if not addressed properly. The document then provides examples of worst case scenarios that can result, before detailing how partnering with a data center that offers centralized colocation with direct cloud connections and dedicated managed services can help SaaS providers optimize their hybrid infrastructure and better address these challenges. It positions CoreSite as such a partner that can enable a winning SaaS
This document discusses the advantages of HR automation software delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS). It notes that nearly 90% of organizations plan to maintain or increase their usage of SaaS solutions due to lower total cost of ownership compared to on-premise software, easier deployment, and lack of in-house IT resources. The document outlines key benefits of SaaS for HR automation such as 24/7 access, lower costs, automatic upgrades, and scalability. It also discusses factors that differentiate true multi-tenant SaaS solutions from those that are not fully cloud-based.
Asyma E3 2012 - Impact of cloud computing - Robert Laveryasyma
This document discusses how cloud computing can provide benefits to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It outlines how cloud services have evolved from earlier hosted systems by providing economies of scale, reducing costs, and allowing for scalable resources on demand. The document then discusses how the cloud can help SMEs by providing access to sophisticated software and analytics tools. It also notes concerns around data privacy and security for businesses considering cloud adoption. Overall, the cloud is positioned as potentially helping SMEs reduce costs while gaining access to flexible IT resources and applications.
Cloud computing is transforming how businesses run their applications.
Join us as we present the latest insights on why and how businesses are
using cloud computing applications. You’ll hear the latest industry trends
and get practical strategies around adoption success. Can cloud computing
give you the security and trust you require while providing you with
scalable solutions?
What are the advantages of adopting public cloudNicole Khoo
Public cloud computing provides organizations flexibility, cost reduction, and regular automatic upgrades. Some key benefits of adopting public cloud include flexibility for employees to access data remotely, reduced IT costs as organizations pay only for the resources they use, and automatic software/hardware upgrades managed by cloud providers. However, security is a primary concern for organizations considering public cloud. Service level agreements and ensuring robust security controls, privacy policies, and technical measures can help address these concerns. Migrating workloads to public cloud requires validating applications' technical portability and compliance.
Achieve Economic Synergies by Managing Your Enterprise Assets In The CloudDr. HJ Raza, Ph.D/MBA
Time to market and rapid response to market demands are now utmost priorities for any size organization. When compared to conventional internal infrastructure, Cloud-based solutions meet this requirement better than ever. Cloud-based solutions are easy to implement, more cost efficient, and robust enough to meet enterprise demands such as auto-scalability, disaster recovery, and fail-over.
Century link ingram micro cloud workshop presentation finalIngram Micro Cloud
CenturyLink is a top 3 communications provider with $18B in revenue and 48,000 employees. The cloud market is growing rapidly, with public cloud services spending expected to double from $56.6B in 2014 to $127.5B in 2018. Many businesses are adopting hybrid cloud strategies using both public and private clouds. CenturyLink Cloud provides a hybrid IT platform for hosting, management, and managed services to help partners guide customers and enable key applications like backup/recovery, big data analytics, and website hosting. Partners can leverage CenturyLink's tools and blueprints to quickly deploy solutions and grow their business in areas like application development/testing and migrating VMs to the cloud.
This document discusses three use cases for hybrid cloud: 1) Using a virtual cloud service for the database cluster and web/application tiers on bare-metal servers for performance, while gaining cloud benefits. 2) Using the cloud for disaster recovery and business continuity by replicating on-premises systems and testing failover without disruption. 3) Addressing scaling issues by moving some application tiers to the cloud without requiring full redesign, allowing scaling without being fully prepared. Hybrid cloud offers organizations the flexibility of physical and cloud infrastructure.
Total Cost of Non-Ownership in the Cloud - AWS India Summit 2012Amazon Web Services
#1 Analyze your applications and usage patterns to understand your needs. Consider steady state, spiky, and unpredictable usage.
#2 Consider all relevant costs, including hardware, maintenance, personnel, space, power, and bandwidth when comparing options. Some costs are hidden.
#3 Leverage AWS's flexible pricing models like reserved instances, spot instances, and free tier services to optimize for your workload patterns and lower your total cost of ownership over time compared to on-premises infrastructure. Savings increase with higher utilization and longer commitments.
Virtustream and SAP have jointly developed a reference architecture for deploying SAP HANA. The reference architecture is based on Cisco UCS servers, Nexus switches, and NetApp storage. It provides a model for hosting complex IT environments in Virtustream's cloud or a customer's data center. Virtustream's cloud service for SAP HANA offers virtual and physical SAP HANA environments in SAP-certified data centers managed by Virtustream's Cloud Management Platform software. Existing customers have experienced over 90% performance improvements for SAP ERP and 600x improvements for SAP BW on SAP HANA.
Evaluator Group: NEC UNIVERGE BLUE BACKUP & RECOVER Product BriefInteractiveNEC
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE is a suite of cloud-delivered managed services, ranging from Unified Communications such a voice, video conferencing and messaging to Data Services such as contact center, and Backup and Disaster Recovery services. From a data protection standpoint, NEC UNIVERGE BLUE offers backup and recovery-as-a-service (UNIVERGE BLUE BACKUP) and disaster recovery-as-a-service (UNIVERGE BLUE RECOVER).
This document discusses IBM's LotusLive cloud-based collaboration platform. It begins by explaining why software as a service (SaaS) is an important delivery model, allowing businesses to access applications via subscription over the internet without owning the software. The document then outlines IBM's LotusLive strategy, which provides cloud-delivered collaboration solutions including messaging, content management, unified communications, and social/situational applications both online through a SaaS model and on-premise if desired. Customers can choose between dedicated hosting or a multi-tenant public cloud environment to suit their needs.
Time for Converged Infrastructure? Executives Discuss the Operational and Str...EMC
CIOs whose organizations have significant Converged Infrastructure implementations share how convergence is transforming the cost structure, performance profile, and business value of information technology infrastructure.
VMworld 2013: Virtualization and Converged Infrastructure Solutions VMworld
VMworld 2013
Brent Allen, HP
Trey Layton, VCE
Lucas Nguyen, VMware
John Power, IBM
Andy Rhodes, Dell
Jeff Schneider, Lenovo
Learn more about VMworld and register at http://www.vmworld.com/index.jspa?src=socmed-vmworld-slideshare
YASH Cloud Advisory services will help envision your cloud adoption and outline an appropriate strategy and roadmap on how the opportunities and/or transformation can be realized.
SaaS (Software as a Service) offers potential cost savings over traditional on-premise software by reducing upfront costs, ongoing maintenance and support costs, and providing more flexibility. However, organizations need to carefully calculate the TCO (total cost of ownership) and ROI (return on investment) of moving applications to SaaS. This requires considering various costs like subscriptions, setup, customization, as well as potential benefits like scalability, reduced IT workload, and vendor accountability. Performing a thorough analysis can help organizations determine if and how SaaS makes economic sense for their needs.
CRMIT : Oracle CRM On Demand to Fusion CRM Migration success storyNaga Chokkanathan
This presentation talks about CRMIT 's successful migration from Oracle CRM On Demand #CRMOD to Fusion CRM.
For More details, visit us at http://www.crmit.com/ or http://blog.crmit.com/
The document discusses IBM's growing commitment to cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS). It outlines IBM's strategy and offerings in four areas: 1) Smart Business Services on the IBM Cloud, 2) Tools and programs to help ISVs develop and deliver SaaS solutions, 3) Services to help customers integrate SaaS into their businesses, and 4) Help for customers to build private cloud environments. The document also discusses key components of IBM's SaaS Partner Program, including tools for development, delivery models, and go-to-market support.
With rapid business expansion through acquisitions and organic growth, City and County Healthcare Group wanted to redesign its IT infrastructure. Local servers at branch offices were becoming harder to manage as the company's geographical reach expanded, so the lean IT team wanted to find an easier way to maintain availability and performance for core business applications by developing on a robust and scalable centralized platform.
Cloud Computing Roadmap Public Vs Private Vs Hybrid And SaaS Vs PaaS Vs IaaS ...SlideTeam
Incorporate How Project Quality Is Managed PowerPoint Presentation Slides to determine how quality will be managed throughout by handling processes and procedures. Analyze the quality-related concerns of the firm by using this effective PPT slideshow. Showcase the information regarding the quality standards that are defined in order to manage overall quality by taking the assistance of the project quality management PowerPoint slideshow. Provide detailed information about product development, design, and testing with the help of a quality management plan PPT slideshow. Showcase various quality-related initiatives, product quality assurance checklist, etc by incorporating this PowerPoint slide deck. Highlight detail about various quality control initiatives, product quality control checklist, quality assurance, etc. by using project management PPT themes. Explain control log, quality control, and assurance issues reporting plan. You can also present information on the project inspection checklist. Present testing techniques that are used to evaluate materials, components properties, in order to determine defects and discontinuities by taking the assistance of project quality assurance PowerPoint slides. The project quality PPT also allows you to present key quality management tools, weekly quality defect occurrence with check sheet, etc. https://bit.ly/3gpFPdy
Redefining ADCs for Software-as-a-Service Application Delivery that’s Scalabl... Array Networks
This document discusses application delivery controllers (ADCs) for software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers and how they differ from traditional enterprise ADCs. It outlines that SaaS ADCs need to be scalable, adaptable, affordable, and simple. It introduces Array Networks' APV series ADCs which use their SpeedCore architecture and SpeedPolicy engine to provide high performance scaling for Layer 7 traffic and SSL encryption without impacting affordability or manageability. The document contrasts the needs of SaaS versus enterprise networking and application delivery.
HP ProLiant servers are changing the way computing serves business by providing more efficient and powerful server options. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of server models to address a wide range of needs. Upgrading to the latest ProLiant servers allows for significant consolidation, reducing physical server footprint and energy costs while improving performance. ProLiant servers are also highly scalable to support continued virtualization and growth.
The document discusses the transition to using Software as a Service (SaaS) models for software delivery and development. Key points include:
- SaaS allows companies to access software applications via the internet on a subscription basis rather than purchasing licenses, reducing costs.
- Adopting a SaaS model can significantly reduce IT infrastructure and management costs while providing easier access to updates compared to traditional licensed software.
- Partnering with a SaaS product engineering company can help accelerate product development cycles and reduce engineering costs through access to skilled resources and development expertise.
The document provides an overview of Software as a Service (SaaS). It discusses how SaaS allows users to access and use cloud-hosted applications through the internet. The document then covers the history of SaaS, from early time-sharing mainframe models to today's internet-based applications. It also describes the architecture of SaaS, including how applications are designed to be multi-tenant and scalable. Financial considerations of SaaS pricing models are outlined, along with both pros and cons of the SaaS model from the perspectives of vendors and users.
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Key characteristics include on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. Cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service (e.g. storage, processing, bandwidth, and active user accounts).
This document discusses service-oriented architecture (SOA) in banking and outlines some key benefits and challenges. SOA can benefit banking by enabling customer information management across systems, multi-channel integration, operational excellence through business process automation, and intelligent inbound cross-selling. However, performance issues may arise with SOA implementations due to their distributed nature. To address this, the document emphasizes the importance of service level agreements, infrastructure capacity planning, SOA performance testing, and monitoring systems to ensure performance meets requirements.
Mark O'Loughlin is the Head of Cloud Advisory, Consultancy and Education at Auxilion. He discusses how cloud computing has evolved from companies operating their own electricity plants and IT factories to consuming shared computing resources as a utility. O'Loughlin recommends that organizations adapt their IT service management processes to take advantage of cloud computing benefits while retaining accountability for end-to-end processes. He also discusses challenges such as modifying change management and preventing service disintermediation when adopting cloud services.
#IBM Open technology platforms, pre-integrated and pre-tested systems, and optimised configurations that´s
IBM Cloud Infrastructure Alliance especially designed to help you accelerate your journey to the Cloud. Contact me for more details. #ibmcloud
The document discusses cloud computing concepts including definitions, characteristics, models, providers and pricing. Some key points discussed include:
- Cloud computing provides scalable computing resources as a service over the internet on a pay-per-use basis. Resources include servers, storage, applications and more.
- Cloud models include private, public and hybrid clouds. Providers offer infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS).
- Cost benefits of cloud computing include low startup costs, no need for on-premise IT staff, and pay per use pricing versus large upfront license fees. Managing multiple cloud contracts can be challenging for businesses.
Total Cost of Non-Ownership in the Cloud - AWS India Summit 2012Amazon Web Services
#1 Analyze your applications and usage patterns to understand your needs. Consider steady state, spiky, and unpredictable usage.
#2 Consider all relevant costs, including hardware, maintenance, personnel, space, power, and bandwidth when comparing options. Some costs are hidden.
#3 Leverage AWS's flexible pricing models like reserved instances, spot instances, and free tier services to optimize for your workload patterns and lower your total cost of ownership over time compared to on-premises infrastructure. Savings increase with higher utilization and longer commitments.
Virtustream and SAP have jointly developed a reference architecture for deploying SAP HANA. The reference architecture is based on Cisco UCS servers, Nexus switches, and NetApp storage. It provides a model for hosting complex IT environments in Virtustream's cloud or a customer's data center. Virtustream's cloud service for SAP HANA offers virtual and physical SAP HANA environments in SAP-certified data centers managed by Virtustream's Cloud Management Platform software. Existing customers have experienced over 90% performance improvements for SAP ERP and 600x improvements for SAP BW on SAP HANA.
Evaluator Group: NEC UNIVERGE BLUE BACKUP & RECOVER Product BriefInteractiveNEC
NEC UNIVERGE BLUE is a suite of cloud-delivered managed services, ranging from Unified Communications such a voice, video conferencing and messaging to Data Services such as contact center, and Backup and Disaster Recovery services. From a data protection standpoint, NEC UNIVERGE BLUE offers backup and recovery-as-a-service (UNIVERGE BLUE BACKUP) and disaster recovery-as-a-service (UNIVERGE BLUE RECOVER).
This document discusses IBM's LotusLive cloud-based collaboration platform. It begins by explaining why software as a service (SaaS) is an important delivery model, allowing businesses to access applications via subscription over the internet without owning the software. The document then outlines IBM's LotusLive strategy, which provides cloud-delivered collaboration solutions including messaging, content management, unified communications, and social/situational applications both online through a SaaS model and on-premise if desired. Customers can choose between dedicated hosting or a multi-tenant public cloud environment to suit their needs.
Time for Converged Infrastructure? Executives Discuss the Operational and Str...EMC
CIOs whose organizations have significant Converged Infrastructure implementations share how convergence is transforming the cost structure, performance profile, and business value of information technology infrastructure.
VMworld 2013: Virtualization and Converged Infrastructure Solutions VMworld
VMworld 2013
Brent Allen, HP
Trey Layton, VCE
Lucas Nguyen, VMware
John Power, IBM
Andy Rhodes, Dell
Jeff Schneider, Lenovo
Learn more about VMworld and register at http://www.vmworld.com/index.jspa?src=socmed-vmworld-slideshare
YASH Cloud Advisory services will help envision your cloud adoption and outline an appropriate strategy and roadmap on how the opportunities and/or transformation can be realized.
SaaS (Software as a Service) offers potential cost savings over traditional on-premise software by reducing upfront costs, ongoing maintenance and support costs, and providing more flexibility. However, organizations need to carefully calculate the TCO (total cost of ownership) and ROI (return on investment) of moving applications to SaaS. This requires considering various costs like subscriptions, setup, customization, as well as potential benefits like scalability, reduced IT workload, and vendor accountability. Performing a thorough analysis can help organizations determine if and how SaaS makes economic sense for their needs.
CRMIT : Oracle CRM On Demand to Fusion CRM Migration success storyNaga Chokkanathan
This presentation talks about CRMIT 's successful migration from Oracle CRM On Demand #CRMOD to Fusion CRM.
For More details, visit us at http://www.crmit.com/ or http://blog.crmit.com/
The document discusses IBM's growing commitment to cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS). It outlines IBM's strategy and offerings in four areas: 1) Smart Business Services on the IBM Cloud, 2) Tools and programs to help ISVs develop and deliver SaaS solutions, 3) Services to help customers integrate SaaS into their businesses, and 4) Help for customers to build private cloud environments. The document also discusses key components of IBM's SaaS Partner Program, including tools for development, delivery models, and go-to-market support.
With rapid business expansion through acquisitions and organic growth, City and County Healthcare Group wanted to redesign its IT infrastructure. Local servers at branch offices were becoming harder to manage as the company's geographical reach expanded, so the lean IT team wanted to find an easier way to maintain availability and performance for core business applications by developing on a robust and scalable centralized platform.
Cloud Computing Roadmap Public Vs Private Vs Hybrid And SaaS Vs PaaS Vs IaaS ...SlideTeam
Incorporate How Project Quality Is Managed PowerPoint Presentation Slides to determine how quality will be managed throughout by handling processes and procedures. Analyze the quality-related concerns of the firm by using this effective PPT slideshow. Showcase the information regarding the quality standards that are defined in order to manage overall quality by taking the assistance of the project quality management PowerPoint slideshow. Provide detailed information about product development, design, and testing with the help of a quality management plan PPT slideshow. Showcase various quality-related initiatives, product quality assurance checklist, etc by incorporating this PowerPoint slide deck. Highlight detail about various quality control initiatives, product quality control checklist, quality assurance, etc. by using project management PPT themes. Explain control log, quality control, and assurance issues reporting plan. You can also present information on the project inspection checklist. Present testing techniques that are used to evaluate materials, components properties, in order to determine defects and discontinuities by taking the assistance of project quality assurance PowerPoint slides. The project quality PPT also allows you to present key quality management tools, weekly quality defect occurrence with check sheet, etc. https://bit.ly/3gpFPdy
Redefining ADCs for Software-as-a-Service Application Delivery that’s Scalabl... Array Networks
This document discusses application delivery controllers (ADCs) for software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers and how they differ from traditional enterprise ADCs. It outlines that SaaS ADCs need to be scalable, adaptable, affordable, and simple. It introduces Array Networks' APV series ADCs which use their SpeedCore architecture and SpeedPolicy engine to provide high performance scaling for Layer 7 traffic and SSL encryption without impacting affordability or manageability. The document contrasts the needs of SaaS versus enterprise networking and application delivery.
HP ProLiant servers are changing the way computing serves business by providing more efficient and powerful server options. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of server models to address a wide range of needs. Upgrading to the latest ProLiant servers allows for significant consolidation, reducing physical server footprint and energy costs while improving performance. ProLiant servers are also highly scalable to support continued virtualization and growth.
The document discusses the transition to using Software as a Service (SaaS) models for software delivery and development. Key points include:
- SaaS allows companies to access software applications via the internet on a subscription basis rather than purchasing licenses, reducing costs.
- Adopting a SaaS model can significantly reduce IT infrastructure and management costs while providing easier access to updates compared to traditional licensed software.
- Partnering with a SaaS product engineering company can help accelerate product development cycles and reduce engineering costs through access to skilled resources and development expertise.
The document provides an overview of Software as a Service (SaaS). It discusses how SaaS allows users to access and use cloud-hosted applications through the internet. The document then covers the history of SaaS, from early time-sharing mainframe models to today's internet-based applications. It also describes the architecture of SaaS, including how applications are designed to be multi-tenant and scalable. Financial considerations of SaaS pricing models are outlined, along with both pros and cons of the SaaS model from the perspectives of vendors and users.
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. Key characteristics include on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service. Cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service (e.g. storage, processing, bandwidth, and active user accounts).
This document discusses service-oriented architecture (SOA) in banking and outlines some key benefits and challenges. SOA can benefit banking by enabling customer information management across systems, multi-channel integration, operational excellence through business process automation, and intelligent inbound cross-selling. However, performance issues may arise with SOA implementations due to their distributed nature. To address this, the document emphasizes the importance of service level agreements, infrastructure capacity planning, SOA performance testing, and monitoring systems to ensure performance meets requirements.
Mark O'Loughlin is the Head of Cloud Advisory, Consultancy and Education at Auxilion. He discusses how cloud computing has evolved from companies operating their own electricity plants and IT factories to consuming shared computing resources as a utility. O'Loughlin recommends that organizations adapt their IT service management processes to take advantage of cloud computing benefits while retaining accountability for end-to-end processes. He also discusses challenges such as modifying change management and preventing service disintermediation when adopting cloud services.
#IBM Open technology platforms, pre-integrated and pre-tested systems, and optimised configurations that´s
IBM Cloud Infrastructure Alliance especially designed to help you accelerate your journey to the Cloud. Contact me for more details. #ibmcloud
The document discusses cloud computing concepts including definitions, characteristics, models, providers and pricing. Some key points discussed include:
- Cloud computing provides scalable computing resources as a service over the internet on a pay-per-use basis. Resources include servers, storage, applications and more.
- Cloud models include private, public and hybrid clouds. Providers offer infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS).
- Cost benefits of cloud computing include low startup costs, no need for on-premise IT staff, and pay per use pricing versus large upfront license fees. Managing multiple cloud contracts can be challenging for businesses.
The document outlines 11 criteria to consider when evaluating Infrastructure as a Service cloud computing providers:
1) References from past customers about reliability, quality of service, and support.
2) Details of the Service Level Agreement and compensation for downtime.
3) Documentation, ease of setup, and first impressions.
4) Performance metrics like storage input/output and network bandwidth.
An effective public cloud strategy starts with selecting a public cloud provider that fits your environment and executes your business objectives. Netmagic shares some important parameters to consider before selecting a cloud service provider.
An effective public cloud strategy starts with selecting a public cloud provider that fits your environment and executes your business objectives. Netmagic shares some important parameters to consider before selecting a cloud service provider.
This document discusses evaluating cloud platforms and services. It describes the different types of cloud platforms including public clouds, private clouds, and hybrid clouds. It then discusses the different types of cloud services - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Finally, it outlines some key factors to consider when comparing cloud service providers such as security, compliance, compatibility, and application support.
Enterprise data centres have traditionally used servers and storage that typically scale only to a few nodes. Even small capacity or performance scales required large installation increments or worse, required replicating the existing IT infrastructure, which is prohibitive in terms of cost and space. An important impediment was that as storage capacity increased, system performance and efficiency suffered. In addition, IT budgets came under pressure and created high entry barriers to scale for enterprise class data centres. However, virtualization and cloud platforms are changing that. IT departments can now linearly scale to several server and storage nodes rapidly, for capacity and performance without compromising on efficiency and to keep costs under control. This helps save space via hardware consolidation, improves productivity, and derives a competitive advantage through increased availability, lean administration, and fast deployment times.
Provides customer service and support for payment issues.
o Acquirer: The merchant's bank that processes credit card transactions.
o Issuer: The bank that issued the customer's credit card.
o Payment Network: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, etc. that connects acquirers and issuers.
- Payment Gateway: Connects a business to its payment processor to accept online payments. It
encrypts sensitive payment data and transmits it securely to the payment processor.
- Fraud Prevention: Uses analytics to identify and block fraudulent transactions in real-time.
- Billing: Generates invoices and handles recurring billing for subscriptions.
- Reporting: Provides detailed sales and transaction reports for
Cloud computing allows users to access computational resources like software, data storage, and computing power without needing to know details of the physical systems delivering those resources. It provides dynamism through flexible scaling of resources to meet fluctuating demand, abstraction by hiding technical details from end users, and resource sharing to improve utilization. The three main types of cloud computing services are Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). Cloud computing spending is growing much faster than traditional IT spending and is projected to become a large market.
The document provides an overview of cloud computing concepts and services. It discusses the history and evolution of cloud computing. The key cloud services discussed are Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Virtualization is described as a foundational technology for cloud computing. The document also examines the pros and cons of cloud computing and its future directions.
Providers and partners are making it easier to connect networks through self-service interfaces and rich feedback. Cloud marketplaces streamline business decisions and create new economic models that benefit customers. Colocation services are an important battlefield as providers compete for business by offering easy connection and partnership options. The document discusses how interconnection strategies are important for hybrid infrastructure supporting critical applications across public and private clouds.
Forrester - Simplify Your Hybrid Infrastructure With Cloud ExchangesJon Huckestein
Providers and partners are making it easier to connect networks to cloud services and each other through methods like cloud exchanges and dedicated connections. This allows infrastructure teams to more easily build hybrid multi-cloud environments. However, the internet is not sufficient for all workloads and some applications require consistent, guaranteed performance that private connections can provide. While cloud providers focus on their core services, other partners specialize in areas like transportation, colocation, and interconnectivity to help customers access clouds through their networks and facilities.
Small and medium-sized businesses can reduce software licensing and other OPE...Principled Technologies
A cluster of these servers ran a mix of applications with up to 27 percent better application performance than a previous-generation cluster, which
could allow companies to do a given amount of work with fewer servers
Conclusion
As you do your best to balance timing, budget, IT resources, and your current and anticipated server needs, consider how opting for newer servers could help your business. As our testing showed, there are clear benefits to choosing servers that support such workload requirements as keeping databases running at a quick pace and delivering speedy hosting for your business’s website. Plus, a solution that offers the capacity and software features to perform well while natively supporting Kubernetes containers could add value in terms of setup, flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. And you can achieve all of this and possibly reduce OPEX in the process.
In our testing with a mixed workload that reflects some of the needs common to small and medium businesses, a cluster of 16G Dell PowerEdge R7615 single-socket servers powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors outperformed a cluster of previous-generation 15G Dell PowerEdge R7515 servers, with improvements of up to 27 percent and latency reduction of up to 50 percent. These results show that upgrading to the new Dell solution can be a smart step toward meeting the needs of your users now and in the years to come.
A cloud-native system is a software application that runs on private or public cloud, uses services architecture that enables massive scalability, and takes advantage of development pipelines. The document discusses the benefits of cloud-native systems compared to systems merely moved to cloud infrastructure, including enhanced scalability, redundancy, security, and cost optimization. It also notes that CompatibL Cloud is designed as a multi-cloud solution to provide customers flexibility in deployment options and technologies.
The document discusses SD-WAN and provides insights from industry experts on the benefits of SD-WAN including cost reductions, improved application performance, and increased security and agility. It outlines the growing SD-WAN market and common SD-WAN architectures. It also provides guidance from analysts on SD-WAN considerations for enterprises and recommendations on SD-WAN evaluation and adoption.
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Therefore, if the company has to add a PDU, they now have to pGrazynaBroyles24
Therefore, if the company has to add a PDU, they now have to pay an additional $570
a month instead of just paying for the equipment once and the total monthly power
usage for the rack. The company notes if they were a bigger company, that amount of
money would be a drop in the bucket, but SMBs like themselves will begin to ques-
tion these price hikes. SunGard claimed they expanded their pricing practices from
circuit-based pricing to KW-based pricing in order to help customers under specific
circumstances better manage their power costs. SunGard claimed it makes it easier
for some customers to manage the number of circuits they provision and better utilize
their KW power use (Pariseau, 2010).
DISASTER RECOVERY IN THE CLOUD
Cloud computing, along with mobile and tablet devices, accounts for much of the
high-tech buzz these days. But when it comes to hype, the cloud seems to absorb
more than its fair share, which has had the unintended consequence of sometimes
overshadowing its real utility. The primary difference between on-premise DR or
use of a co-location facility, and cloud DR, is that cloud DR specifically implies that
the outsource provider owns the underlying compute and storage hardware (and pos-
sibly software, as well) and that you access these resources via the Internet using
secure, encrypted transmission protocols, or via a dedicated connection you pay
for. This arrangement is known as Infrastructure-as-a-Service or IaaS. In addition,
cloud providers may also own and lease you the required software platform, such
as the operating system, Web server software, run-time programming language soft-
ware, and the like. This is known as Platform-as-a-Service or PaaS. Moreover, the
cloud provider may also own and provide you access to their software application
over the Internet. This is known as Software-as-a-Service or SaaS.
Although the concept—and some of the products and services—of cloud-based
disaster recovery is still nascent, some companies, especially SMBs, are discovering
and starting to leverage cloud services for DR. It can be an attractive alternative for
companies that may be strapped for IT resources because the usage-based cost of
cloud services is well suited for DR where the secondary infrastructure is parked
and idling most of the time. Having DR sites in the cloud reduces the need for data
center space, IT infrastructure, and IT resources, which leads to significant cost
reductions, enabling smaller companies to deploy disaster recovery options that were
previously only found in larger enterprises.
Some of the primary benefits of employing cloud DR in your overall DR strategy
include the following:
• Pricing is transparent and subscription-based. Pricing includes all the software,
infrastructure, and services to deliver the solution. You are typically charged
per gigabyte of data, per server, or for a combination of the two. The only cost not
included is the cost of network connec ...
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WhitePaper - MSP - Six Considerations When Selecting A Partner-Friendly Cloud Service Provider
1. Six Considerations When Selecting a Partner-Friendly Cloud Service Provider:
How to Compare Offerings Among Cloud Service Providers
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 4!
CONSIDERATION1: ACCESS METHODS AND CONTROL 4!
CONSIDERATION2: PERFORMANCE LEVELS 6!
CONSIDERATION3: SUPPORT AND TRAINING 8!
CONSIDERATION4: FLEXIBLE SERVER AND NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS 9!
CONSIDERATION5: PARTNER PROGRAM BUSINESS MODELS 10!
CONSIDERATION6: A CLOUD WITH NO LEARNING CURVE 11!
CONCLUSION 12!
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The MSP/VAR business has been changing rapidly in the last few years - and in 2015,
these changes have accelerated. Cloud-based technologies, and the emerging new
vendors and business strategies designed to handle them, are threatening traditional
revenue streams and customer relationships throughout the MSP and VAR community.
MSPs and VARs are also struggling to build a framework around the best way to address
the cloud. Whether it’s meeting customer requests to reduce CAPEX, or to simply figure
out a profitable way to monetize the cloud and avoid unnecessary risks and unknowns, it’s
important to learn what to look for.
It is possible to profit from cloud infrastructure and turn this latest technology shift into a
major selling point. But you need a reliable partner provider that understands the channel.
In fact, many MSPs that were early movers are seeing margins that are higher on cloud
servers, and cloud storage than they had with the hardware they sold for on-site use.
While mark-up on hardware and billable hours for the install are no longer viable, a
continuous revenue stream of 20 to 40% monthly can really add to the bottom line. MSPs
are also seeing far lower costs in managing cloud-based infrastructure, where the
hardware replacements and general management of the hardware are the responsibility of
the Cloud provider.
Your company needs an authentic partner that can work with your team on a personalized
level, a team that provides genuine solutions and takes your success as seriously as you
do.
Therefore, selecting the right cloud partner is critical. How do you choose them and what
is involved? How do you measure your ROI?
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INTRODUCTION
Cloud migrations can go one of two ways: either painless and on time/budget, or … not.
Much has been published on this subject, but one of the key factors that will drive success
for cloud migrations for an MSP is their choice of Cloud provider.
The reputation of your company is reliant on a
positive customer experience and a smooth
cloud transition. This will go a long way in
establishing you as a customer-friendly,
knowledgeable provider for this new technology
deployment option. Not only does your
reputation depend on it, so too will a long term
business partnership.
This white paper will assist you in answering these questions, by providing six important
aspects of how to choose your cloud partner with individual questions you should ask
potential partners.
CONSIDERATION 1: ACCESS
METHODS AND CONTROL
One of the issues IT teams have with the cloud is the perceived lack of control over and access to
their physical servers. Small data centers don’t offer any of the modern multiply-redundant N+1 or
N+2 fire, power, connectivity, modern physical security and theft prevention features that cloud
providers take advantage of. Not to mention trying to order new servers to scale up infrastructure for
anxious owners and businesses in need of more CPU cores or replacement parts for failed hardware.
Today your client’s server, storage and networking
infrastructures are most likely in a server closet,
data center or co-location facility, and it is a walk or
drive over for your team to manage them.
When purchasing new or upgrading existing
infrastructure, you probably use a whiteboard to
determine what architecture and configurations your
client needs and how they will integrate with the
networks. You then order the hardware and racks,
stacks and network and only then install your image.
By 2018, it’s estimated
that the cloud will be
worth as much as $127
billion, counting “only”
core cloud services such
as SaaS, PaaS and IaaS.
According to the
“RightScale 2015 State of
the Cloud Report”, 57% of
SMBs surveyed have not
yet moved to the cloud -
but are working out how to
get there.
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Some cloud service providers include visual tools to help you design, configure and manage one or
multiple cloud data centers. With tools like this your technicians will benefit from a full overview and
complete access to every CPU and GB of RAM they have deployed and they can scale the server
capacity or provision a server via the tool, all while the server is live in production.
Figure 1: The Data Center Designer, a Graphical User Interface for Managing Cloud Data
Centers
Some cloud service providers make it easy to assign access levels to specific clients and machines
by employee, customer data center or even device level. Remember, with IaaS your customers only
pay for infrastructure that is running. Some second-generation cloud providers can meter by the
minute, so an even greater potential for higher margins is available. Also, some cloud providers can
“feel” like a real tier of hardware, sitting in your closet; but with IaaS you’ll benefit from the control and
flexibility you’d expect from an in-house setup.
Transitioning existing applications to the cloud is effortless. Whether simply transferring applications
to a new server or migrating everything over to servers you’ve prepared and provisioned yourself by
creating a public customer cloud for your business, it’s completely painless. With customer dedicated
CPU cores and RAM, your clients are guaranteed the server they pay for is the server they get -
customized, powerful, and always available. ProfitBricks even includes access to the pre-boot BIOS
for additional configuration options.
Questions to ask your potential cloud partner:
• How do the provider’s Service Level Agreements and Terms & Conditions apply to your
requirements?
• Can instances be started and stopped at will?
• Does the provider support multi-user device level access controls?
• Does the provider allow the customer to fully manage their cloud services and related
infrastructure?
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CONSIDERATION 2: PERFORMANCE
LEVELS
Regardless of their business segment, your clients require and need high-performance
infrastructure.
Recent reports have indicated that clients want speed, stability and high availability above
everything else. Their productivity is at stake. As any user will attest, a real or perceived
slowness and server unresponsiveness will decrease chances of success.
It’s important to accurately assess a provider’s ability to meet your specifications and
performance requirements. This is particularly important when you are advising clients in
moving their infrastructure to the cloud. If the perception of performance is bad, you’ll start
their cloud migration off poorly.
Public Cloud computing providers offer technologies that your clients simply could not
afford alone, such as networks based on InfiniBand network interconnects - offering
connections of 80 Gbps vs. the standard Ethernet connections of 1Gbps or 10Gbps. Or
enterprise grade RAID 10 storage configurations with automatic redundancy across
multiple data centers. The ability to scale up and down by using additional CPU cores and
RAM remains imperative.
You’ll want to jump in and ask questions about a provider’s architecture as well as run and
read performance reports. Don’t take everything for granted; many providers oversub-
scribe their hardware and “share CPU cores and RAM” among other customers.
Questions to ask your potential cloud partner:
• How does the provider bridge between multiple service environments within the
same data center?
• Does the provider support fixed size virtual machine sizes or do they let you
customize them?
• Does the provider support private network segments and subnets?
• What connection speeds do they offer between servers and between servers and
storage?
When choosing your cloud service provider to manage your IaaS cloud servers, storage,
and networks, look for one who will support and exceed your high performance
requirements every step of the way.
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Figure 2: Comparing Ethernet vs. InfiniBand Benefits
ProfitBricks continuously tests and benchmarks its infrastructure against other providers,
and publicly publishes the results. You can also run the same tests, as the reports contain
the details of each test. Download our latest Synthetic and Workload reports now.
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CONSIDERATION 3: SUPPORT AND
TRAINING
Many cloud vendors are more than happy to sign your company up as a partner and start
taking orders without providing support or training.
This can lead to disastrous aftersales issues for clients, engineers and techs. Some cloud
providers have recently moved to only offering fully supported and managed cloud
packages, meaning the full control and overview of your cloud servers is now completely
out of your hands. The resulting loss of service revenue for their partners is now a big
issue.
When selecting a public cloud provider, look for one with multiple tier support that includes
experienced, in-house SysAdmins.
One that will provide you with pre-sales support, training materials, sales decks and
further marketing information to help your engineering and tech teams deliver exactly what
your clients need and that will assist you in selling cloud services in an efficient manner.
Questions to ask your potential cloud partner:
• Is it necessary to speak with a salesperson prior to establishing services?
• Does the provider have a migration scheme or provide assistance with migrations?
• Is the salesperson responsive to requirements and do they offer specific
suggestions to meet your needs?
• Do they offer marketing materials for partners?
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CONSIDERATION 4: FLEXIBLE SERVER
AND NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS
Almost all cloud service providers offer server sizes or configurations that have pre-set
amounts of CPU, storage and RAM, forcing you to estimate how much a particular client
or business will need, and make the purchase accordingly. Sometimes this works in their
favor, but usually your clients end up paying for more than they use. This makes it very
difficult to settle on a pricing continuum for your company.
Some cloud service providers completely unbundle the resources that make up a server
(CPU Cores, RAM, Storage) and enable MSPs to configure each cloud server to be
optimized for the specific workload. These cloud service providers often have simpler
pricing models and are more transparent in how they offer their services.
You will also want to inquire about how their system is architected. Do they share the
CPU cores and RAM across customer or dedicate these resources to each server that a
particular customer has purchased?
Questions to ask your potential cloud partner:
• Can you bring your own images?
• Does the provider use enterprise-grade high-speed disks/SSDs or are they using
customer-grade gear?
• Can each server be configured differently?
• Can complex network architectures be replicated including public and private
networks?
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CONSIDERATION 5: PARTNER
PROGRAM BUSINESS MODELS
You’re both investing significant time and resources as well as risking your reputation
when you choose a cloud service provider – of which there are now many. Presumably,
your goal is to be able to handle your client’s transition to the cloud and get that recurring
cloud-based revenue stream up and running for your business as well. The fastest way to
do this is to go with a reliable and partner focused reseller program.
Table 1: ProfitBricks Advantages when compared to Amazon/Rackspace/Azure
Do They Offer: AWS Rackspace Azure ProfitBricks
25% MSP/VAR Commission - - - X
Customer control of their Cloud X - X X
25% Discounts for your MSP/VAR - - - X
Data Center Designer (Graphical User Interface
for ease of use)
- - - X
Competes with you for your Client’s business X X X -
As you can see in the chart – each company is different in how they approach the
channel. When you research the providers you’ll find commissions and discounts that vary
greatly or fall off quickly. Or the provider will have minimum sales commitments. Some
cloud service providers are now competing with their MSP customers by offering server
management, backup features and other services that compete directly with the value
added services that many MSPs offer.
Questions to ask your potential cloud partner:
• Do you receive co-marketing support?
• Do you receive advanced pre-sales support?
• Do you receive a graphical user interface as part of the cloud implementation
solution, which may make it less costly for your team to support your customers?
• What sort of commission or discount percentage do you receive, and does it fit
your business model?
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CONSIDERATION 6: A CLOUD WITH NO
LEARNING CURVE
Your team of SysAdmins, Database Engineers, Network Administrators and operations
professionals have dozens of years of experience in total, and for many when they looked
at the offerings of the early public cloud providers they saw a very different environment.
Some cloud providers are built to serve developers and their requirements are centered
around APIs and tools that enable cloud-native applications to run and scale. Other cloud
providers offer a more balanced architecture that enables both new and existing
applications to run and scale. Running existing applications can be challenging at
providers that don’t offer virtual servers that behave like physical servers and networks
that can’t be configured in the same way they were in an on-premise local data center.
When you migrate applications to the cloud, you’ll want to leverage your existing team,
their skills and their knowledge of the applications. Some cloud providers have
architectures that require networking
changes or storage location changes that
existing applications don’t permit with
adaptation. That can make your cloud
migration take longer, cost or more even fail
if not fully investigated.
Questions to ask your potential cloud
partner:
• Does the provider offer a GUI cloud
data center management tool that is
drag and drop or is it control
panel/table based?
• Does the provider offer a full API
with all required calls to configure, provision, scale and deactivate infrastructure?
• Does the provider operate a self-service model or do they require formal requests
and tickets to complete tasks?
• Does the cloud provider make it possible to scale workloads both vertically and
horizontally?
• Does the provider allow you to use your own images and ISOs?
“On the business-side it was
simple. ProfitBricks “sticks
to its knitting,” opting not to
offer managed services as
part of their product
portfolio,” says Ed
O’Connor, Vice President
and CTO of Blue Lan
Group.