Cloud Computing in Higher Education

Cloud Computing in Higher Education

Changing the Way We Provide Systems

DEFINING SYSTEMS AND THEIR PROBLEMS

What is a system? What are the problems we face with them?

Describing a System

Problems with Systems

• Basic Assumptions When Creating Systems• Number of users• Amount of storage• Supporting requirements• Amount of compute power

• Issues Faced with Maintaining Systems• Cost of updating systems• Scaling systems

DEFINING THE CLOUD5 characteristics 4 deployment models 3 service models

Definition based on the definition from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

DEFINING THE CLOUD:5 CHARACTERISTICS

5 characteristics 4 deployment models 3 service models

5 CharacteristicsOn-demand self-service

5 CharacteristicsBroad network access

5 CharacteristicsResource pooling

5 CharacteristicsRapid elasticity

5 CharacteristicsMeasured Service

DEFINING THE CLOUD:4 DEPLOYMENT MODELS

5 characteristics 4 deployment models 3 service models

4 Deployment Models

• Public Cloud

Amazon Web Service’s Elastic Compute Cloud

4 Deployment Models

• Community Cloud

Educational Consortium’sCloud

4 Deployment Models

• Private CloudInstitution’s

VMware vCloud

4 Deployment Models

• Hybrid CloudAmazon Web Service’s Elastic Compute Cloud

VMware vCloud

DEFINING THE CLOUD:3 SERVICE MODELS

5 characteristics 4 deployment models 3 service models

3 Service Models

• Software as a Service – Google Docs

3 Service Models

• Platform as a Service – Heroku

3 Service Models

• Infrastructure as a Service – Rackspace

HIGHER EDUCATION’S USE OF THE CLOUD

How are you using the cloud? Survey results and audience participation.

Software-as-a-ServiceUsage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey

Platform-as-a-ServiceUsage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey

Infrastructure-as-a-ServiceUsage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey

HOW ARE YOU USING THE CLOUD?Provide us a brief description of how your institution is using the cloud.

Resources on the Cloud: Blogs• Planet Cloud

– an aggregation of blogs talking solely about the cloud• Wisdom of the Clouds

– James Urquhart, Market Manager for Cloud Computing and Virtualization, CISCO

• Rational Survivability– Christopher Hoff, Director of Cloud and Virtualization Solutions, Data Center

Solutions, CISCO• Amazon Web Services Blog

– Official blog for Amazon Web Services• Windows Azure Blog

– Official blog for Windows Azure• Elastic Vapor :: Life in the Cloud

– Reuven Cohen, Founder and CTO Enomaly Inc.• All Things Distributed

– Werner Vogels, CTO Amazon.com

Resources on the Cloud• NIST Definition of the Cloud

– The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s definition of the cloud.• Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

– A paper on the potential benefits and uses of the cloud• Clouderati Twitter Lists

– While Clouderati itself doesn’t tweet about the cloud, it does provide a number of lists of persons that tweet about the cloud. While many of these folks are in the business space, they provide a lot of information about the cloud.

• EDUCAUSE Cloud Computing Resources– Resources from education on cloud computing, including publications,

presentation, podcasts, etc.• Attend CloudCamp

– CloudCamp is an unconference held throughout the world (and even virtually). It’s a great place to go, meet people who are also interested in the cloud, and learn a few new things.