This document discusses whether Windows Azure is the right cloud platform. It covers why cloud computing is beneficial as a utility service model, why Microsoft is well-positioned in the cloud with its breadth of offerings across platforms, and what types of scenarios are well-suited for the Windows Azure platform, such as applications with changing loads or seasonal usage patterns. It also addresses some challenges with cloud like data security and outlines steps to evaluate and adopt cloud computing like identifying opportunities, calculating total cost of ownership, and conducting proof of concepts.
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Private cloud infrastructure configure and deploy
In collaboration with IEEE Computer Society, the Cloud Security Alliance and Dell, Microsoft is hosting a 24 Hours in a Private Cloud virtual event
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9. Benefits of a Utility Service Model
Easy
Ubiquitous
Lower barrier of entry
Consumption-based billing
Capacity on tap
10. Debunking the Myths
It’s been done before
The Cloud is just fancy Virtualisation
The Cloud is not for me because I don’t …
Build hugely scalable applications
Use technical computing, map/reduce, etc.
The Cloud is not for me because I am an Enterprise
Cloud Computing locks you in to a vendor
The Cloud is not secure
13. Server Platform Service Platform
Traditional Private or Private or Public Microsoft Cloud
Datacenter Public Cloud Cloud
Windows Azure
Windows Windows Azure
Server platform
appliance
On-Premises Options
Off-Premises Options (Private or Public)
Windows Server
SQL Server Common Windows Azure
System Center SQL Azure
Development Tools
Visual Studio System Center
.NET Framework Visual Studio Windows Azure Platform
Traditional Datacenter Hardware Management Appliance
Identity
Choice of Hardware Specified Hardware ( Compute-Network –
Software purchased as a product Storage)
Customer / Partner delivers IT service Software acquired as a service
Microsoft / Partner / Customer delivers IT
service
14. “By 2013, only Microsoft and VMware will be
perceived as leaders in both cloud
computing and enterprise computing.” -
Gartner
MS emphasizes offerings on all the fronts
http://blogs.pcmag.com/miller/assets_c/2010/10/Cloud%20Vendor%20Emphais-16535.php
20. Scenarios for Cloud Computing
Scenario Why Suitable
Public facing Web Sites You’re already comfortable with it being on the Internet
Applications with Changing Load Benefit from cost efficiency provided by Elastic nature of the Cloud
Only pay for what you use
Applications with Uncertain Lifetime Easy Entry and Easy Exit
Scale Fast or Fail Fast Turn up the power, turn down the power as you need
Data Centre Extension Burst overflow during peak periods
Disaster Recovery Off-site back-up storage or fail over
SaaS Business Model Cloud is ideally suited to do SaaS
21. What are (some of) the challenges?
Physical Control
Geographic Proximity
Regulatory Compliance
Data Security
Data Sovereignty
Does this mean Cloud is NOT for me ?
22. How do I get this Cloud Thing?
“Reach for the Sky.” – Woody in “Toy Story”
23. Evaluating Cloud Computing
“Adventure is just bad planning” – Roald Anderson, Norwegian Explorer
Clarity & Insight
1 2 3 4
Awareness Assessment Experiment Adoption
(POC)
24. Identifying Opportunities
Platform Alignment SLA Requirements
Ease of Code Migration Data Sensitivity
Ease of Data Migration Policy Barriers
Savings Regulatory Barriers
Access Method
Usage Pattern
25. Calculating TCO
On-Premises TCO In-Cloud TCO
Hosting Data transfers
Facilities – including Compute
energy & cooling costs Storage
Hardware CDN
Licensing SQL Azure
Maintenance Access Control
Labour Service Bus
Other Other
26. Savings & ROI
Monthly Savings = In-Cloud TCO – On-Premises TCO
Total Savings = Savings X Months
ROI = Total Savings – Migration Expenses
27. And that’s a wrap…
The Cloud is BIG, it’s REAL, it’ Happening!
Microsoft is well positioned in PaaS
Microsoft has synergy & symmetry from on-premises to
the Cloud and back again
Windows Azure Platform is great, for the right scenario
Intergen knows Windows Azure…