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AbstrAct ......................................................................................... 1

IntroductIon ................................................................................ 1

busIness Problems wIth trAdItIonAl It .......................... 2

Slow Techologcl Lg .................................................................... 2Overbree Resorces.................................................................. 2

Hgh Cptl Expetres ................................................................ 3

the emergence o the cloud ................................................ 4

Shtg Focs rom Hrwre to Sotwre ...................................... 4

Types o Clo Comptg ............................................................. 5

consIderIng the cloud............................................................ 6

APPlyIng the cloud to APPlIcAtIons................................. 7

PIckIng A cloud PlAtorm ..................................................... 8

summAry......................................................................................... 8

About rAcksPAce ........................................................................ 9

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AbstrActClo comptg s oe o the hottest topcs eterprse iT toy.However, mst ll the hype msormto, t s crtcl tht eterprseecso mkers coser the Clo s vble strtegc resorce orther iT evromet. Ths whtepper scsses the iT chllegeseterprses ce how the Clo c help overcome those chlleges.

it the ees eret Clo cogrtos the most pproprteses o ech. Flly, t proves gce o eterprse ecso-mkg

regrg Clo pplctos pltorms.

IntroductIonEterprse comptg s t mjor fecto pot. The combto orp techologcl vcemet the ecoomc reltes o or tmehve gve rse to the Clo Comptg Er. Mch lke the hstorclmrme clet-server ers, the vet o the Clo s metllychgg the wy we cosme comptg resorces. Clo comptgllows eterprses to shre resorces, sotwre ormto cross

rply growg mltte o coecte evces, cretg ew opporttesor bsess spee ececy.

Toy’s ecoomy reqres the metl cost strctre o iT tochge. Recet stes show tht 70% o iT bget s spet o systemsmtece whle oly 30% s vlble or proctvty-ehcgovto.* Bsess leers esre exctly the opposte: moel wherethe mjorty o bgets spport ovto, less s spet jst “keep-g the lghts o.” The gol s to better servce elvery moels thtllocte more iT bget towr ovto bsess vle. So CEOs,CFOs, CiOs iT exectves re emg comptg soltos thtprove cttg-ege perormce, ehce vlblty, blletproo rel-

blty, mssve rp sclblty, ll wth cost-ecet eve-lope tht keeps ther eterprses st le.

mAIntenAnce Vs. ProductIVIty

Recet stes showtht 70% o iT bget

s spet o systemsmtece whle oly

30% s vlble or

proctvty-ehcgovto. Bsess

leers esre exctlythe opposte.

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*Sorce: Grter iT Key Metrcs dt 2010.



busIness ProblemswIth trAdItIonAl ItEterprses toy ce myr o obstcles ther iT evromets.Complex systems, overbree hm resorces, lrge cptlexpetre reqremets crete bottleecks eploymet o ewcomptg resorces cpbltes. Becse o ths, most iT

orgztos cot eploy ssets or pplctos qckly or mtthem cost-eectvely. a closer look t ech o these chlleges revels set o cses eects tht eve rther complcte eterprses’ blty

to keep iT gle fexble.

slow technologIcAl lAgFrst, there s lg betwee moer techology ts thoghtlmplemetto cross eterprse’s employees, systems processes.i other wors, terl iT eprtmets strggle to keep ther eterprsep to te o the best vlble sotwre hrwre. it’s ot or lcko tryg, bt techology chges t brekeck spee. Ths pheomeo

s ecpslte Moore’s Lw, whch sttes tht comptg cpbltycreses 1 percet every week – stroomcl rte o chge. Othe fp se o ths xom s wht’s kow s Moore’s Flaw : keepgp wth the foo o ovto qckly becomes too clt toocostly or iT orgzto to mge. Jst s Moore’s Lw composthe spee o techology, Moore’s Flw s mltple by the ct thtmy eterprses hve techology systems tht hve bee pecemeletogether over tme /or herte throgh cqstos or mergers.Coserg ll o ths, techologcl vcemet t the eterprse iTlevel ote volves movg the 900-po gorll o workg throghsch complcte systems. a eve eterprses c cheve tht, thecomes the ssessmet, lterto mtece o the processes

people ecte by sch sweepg chges. Ths, the complexty otechology, log wth the jstmets trg eee to optt, mke ts eterprse-level mplemetto slow to crwl. Optmzgevromets throgh the clclte se o iT hostg proves mch

eser, qcker less expesve opto.

oVerburdened resourcesSeco, eterprses’ hm resorces iT re overbree toy’secoomy. Wth the growth o bsess ees, ovto s emewth ever-tghteg bgets. My bsesses hve relloctehm resorces orer to ocs o core competeces, most iT

eprtmets hve bee orce to o more wth crret (or ewer)resorces /or tht whch crs lttle cost. Most eterprses smplycot jsty tol iT hecot t wll prmrly be se o systemsmtece wll ot prove ew proctvty. The coseqeceo ths ortte, bt ecessry, recto to the mrket s creseclty or iT orgztos to ress crret bsess ees, mchless prove proctvty ovto. Perormg more tsks wth

Complex systems,overbree hm

resorces, lrgecptl expetre

reqremets cretebottleecks

eploymet o ewcomptg resorces

cpbltes.




ewer resorces spres iT resorces th. Ths lso rther composthe oremetoe slggshess o techologcl opto t theeterprse level. Thereore, compes rther str ther resorces byskg them to ber the weght o both crret, ever-evolvg bsess

ems the ecessty o crese proctvty.

hIgh cAPItAl exPendIturesFlly, eterprses ce the chllege o costly iT cptl expetresreqre to ccommote ther sze scope. Orgztos hve hto spport the ll cost o hrwre, rstrctre techcl resorcesthemselves, whch mes they ote l to cheve the optml mx oresorces, overpy or scrce resorces, go wthot eee speclststht col help prove rel bsess vle. a prme stce o thesecompog costs s whe trtol eterprse cpcty plgcses wstel over-provsog. i iT eprtmets, em or servce s slly cyclcl. For exmple, e-commerce trc or myretlers spkes er the e o the yer e to holy shoppg the retrets to lower levels t other tmes o the yer. altertvely,

webste col relze trc spkes becse o Sper Bowl whlehvg slower r rte trc. So, provsog t ceter or peklo les to ertlzto o resorces t other tmes. a evethogh ll o the tol comptg resorces provsoe to servepek em my go se rg cyclcl troghs, the eterprse s stlllet ootg the bll or the ll set o resorces. aother exmple o iTcost ececy s expose whe orgztos perorm btch process-g, hgh-perormce comptg or Mote Crlo smltos. Theseeorts volve blg t ceters compter systems cosstg ohres or thoss o compters orer to perorm lrge mbero reqre clcltos. Sch t ceters compter systems reqre

vst cptl expetres tht, lke the comptg resorces or trcspkes metoe bove, wll lkely go ertlze t some pot thetre. Gog bck to Moore’s Lw, those physcl ssets wll becomeobsolete mtter o ew yers, reqrg costly ew hrwre pplcto mgrto projects, mkg vestmet eve less ecoomcl.all these costs – rstrctre, hm resorces speclsts – ther compog teeces p to bos ebt o the blcesheet tht represets yet other iT hcp or eterprses to overcome.

i smmry, trtol eterprse iT c be too slow, too bsy toocostly or orgztos tht ee cresg glty proctvty.as the overll coseqece, eterprses toy get less proctvty rom

terl resorces, resltg loss o bsess /or loss o bsessgrowth. a t s esy to see the rstrto tht everyoe rom exectvesto the rotle employees eels wheever techologcl chge orovto s eee, bt vlble. Clo comptg ecte

hostg hve emerge to solve my o these problems.

Provsog t ceteror pek lo les

to ertlzto oresorces t other tmes.




the emergence o the cloudClo comptg ecte hostg, whe mplemete thoghtlly,c be secre, cost-eectve, fexble, sclble st. These trtsllow t to prove wht iT hs wll lwys ee: wy to cresecpcty o the fy wthot vestg ew rstrctre, trg ew exstg persoel, lcesg ew sotwre. Bt beore vg

to how the Clo c elver o ts promse to solve my o thebsess problems o iT, t s worth eg “the Clo” ectehostg how they c be se together.

shItIng ocus rom hArdwAre to sotwAreEterprse hostg servces re ot revoltory cocept. For eces,tlty compes hve hoste power geerto or sers, telephoecompes hve hoste voce t servces or ther sbscrbers.

i smlr sho, toy’s iT hostg compes re provg bsesseswth servces sch s t ceter hostg, comptg t storge.as reslt, the byg ecso shts rom prchsg procts thteble the elvery o servces ( Cptl Expetre, or CpEx, moel)towr cotrctg thr prtes to smply elver those servces( Opertg Expetre, or OpEx, moel). Why by the server store t oste whe yo c ret t oste t lower totl cost o owershp?Ths represets sgctly eret moel th the resorce-tesve,o-premse moels tht hve omte the iT stry or yers.

Hostg compes colocto cltes hve prove eret fvorso ecte hostg servces or some tme ow, bt t s oly recetly

tht we hve see the emergece o tre tlty comptg moel, owkow s the Clo, beg to g trcto. The resos or the swtchre my. Clo comptg bosts cheper, ster more ecetpproch to rg web-bse pplctos th trtol iT compt-g. However, those who se clo comptg mst erst clorchtectre ehcg techologes lke pplcto ccelerto cotet elvery etworks orer to mtgte cert etworklmttos. Stll, my re g tht the vestmet reqre tovgte ths lerg crve s mml whe compre to the legthylst o clo beets.


Clo comptg ecte hostg

prove wht iT hs wll lwys ee: wy

to crese cpcty othe fy wthot vestg ew rstrctre,

trg ew exstg persoel, lcesg ew sotwre.

The resos or theswtch re my. Clo

comptg bosts cheper, ster more

ecet morerelble pproch torg web-bse

pplctos thtrtol iT comptg.



tyPes o cloud comPutIngThe stry hs pproprte the term “Clo” to sp my erethostg eve terl vrtlzto soltos. For or prposes, wewll se the ollowg termology:

n t c – ote kow s the “Pblc Clo,” o-premse(hoste), mlt-tet solto tht ebles tre tlty comptg moel

n Piva c – sgle-tet vrtlzto soltos hoste ethero- or o-premse

n dia hi – both vrtlze -vrtlze sgle-tetcomptg soltos hoste o-premse

n hi hi – mx o the Clo ecte hostg/prvteclo solto

Ech o these soltos ther hybr mxtre hs ts ow vtges lmttos, mkg eret soltos more pproprte or eret

se cses.

The Clo s essetlly sotwre-powere hrwre. it s pool o vr-tlze hrwre cotrolle by sotwre tht proves sers the bltyto provso ecommsso resorces wth mtter o secos ormtes. Obvosly, ths pproch oers the most leverge gretestfexblty to eterprses. i ths moel, the Clo servce prover owsll o the physcl rstrctre ssets, llows eterprses toprchse ccess to these resorces, bllg oly or tme, bwth storge.

The prvte clo s solto whch sgle etty hosts resorces vrtlze evromet or exclsve se o ts ow orgzto. Thsmkes t eser to ress secrty, prvcy, complce other rsksssocte wth sg mlt-tet, shre resorces bt reqres sgctp-rot ogog vestmet by the prvte clo cosmer. Prvteclos re ote blt ecte hostg evromets where hostgprover proves ecte pool o rstrctre wth vrtlztopplcto tht llows the ser to qckly provso ew vrtl mcheso the exstg pool o resorces.

Hybr hostg ses secre prvte etwork to coect eterprse’secte servers to ts more fexble resorces the Clo. Ths cprove the elstcty o clo comptg log wth secrty o ecteservers, provg the blty to rther optmze the se o comptgresorces, eve wth sgle pplcto.

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consIderIng the cloudThe rst qesto eterprse shol sk whe coserg clocomptg s “Why shol we se the Clo?” There re three swerstht cosstetly rse s the most compellg resos: spee, glty cost. The Clo proves resorces mtter o secos or mtes, scompre to ys, weeks or loger or physcl rstrctre expsos.

also, the Clo removes the lmttos o physcl pltorms, thtt c theoretclly scle tely. a the Clo’s tlty moel llowsthe eterprse to py or oly the resorces t ses ste o bsorbgthe sk cost o physcl hrwre the trtol comptg moel.These sgct beets tempt my to move qckly to the Clo,bt whle the Clo s or everyoe, t s ot or everything.

Ths brgs s to or ext qesto: “Where shol eterprse sethe Clo?” The Clo mkes the most sese or web-bse stes pplctos. Webstes, especlly those proe to spkes trc em,re prme ctes or the Clo. as or pplctos, the Clo sel or most o them. Bt some regltory boes hve yet to llow orthe Clo, so pplctos tht reqre specl secrty ccommotossch s pymet cr stry (PCi) complce cot crretly ro the Clo. Legcy pplctos or orm ctors re lso ot el orClo mplemetto. ase rom these, ll eterprse pplctosrepreset rpe opporttes or Clo opto, my o these

pplctos c stll beet rom some hybr mplemetto o theClo ecte hostg.


“Where shol eterprse

se the Clo?”For web-bse stes

pplctos.

“Why shol wese the Clo?”

Spee, glty cost.



APPlyIng the cloudto APPlIcAtIonsBecse the Clo s or everyoe bt ot or everythg, t s mporttto erst ts most pproprte ses. Some bsesses se ectehostg to r tbses o ecte hrwre or PCi complce orbecse they o ot wt sestve t resg o shre pltorm.

Other pplctos – or exmple, web servers cert SS tools –r well the Clo becse o ts elstcty blty to rply scle.The bre, bt crtcl, ssessmet otle below c help ecsomkers qckly eterme whether the Clo s rght or gve pplc-to. Tht wy, tme, resorces, moey lblty re ot veste eterprse eevor tht oes ot prove optml vle.

t i, a appiai i:

n is the worklo i/O tesve?

n is t ltecy-sestve?

n does t reqre specl tretmet or secrty complce?

n is t legcy, propretry pplcto or orm ctor?

i the swer to ll o these qestos s “o,” the Clo wll lkely be vle-e opto or eterprse’s iT strtegy.

However, the swer to y o the qestos bove s “yes,” mplemetto strctre solely o toy’s Clo s probbly ot prct-cl. Bt ths shol ot rle ot the se o the Clo completely, sceHybr hostg llows the se o the Clo where t oers vle whlelevergg ecte hostg evromet where the Clo s ot cte. a commo exmple o sch stto s pplcto tht

ees secre tbse o the bcke bt oes ot ee secrty tthe ege. i ths cse, the tbse s hoste ecte, mgeevromet the less-sestve portos o the pplcto my betomtclly sperse mog servers the Clo. Ths hybr p-proch llows the eterprse the blty to scle to meet em romspkes trc. altertvely, smlr pplcto to the bove colr etrely wth ecte hostg evromet wth the blty to“brst” to the Clo. Ths brst ctolty llows sers to more llytlze ecte resorces wthot cocer or perormce egr-to rg spke em. Otherwse, the eterprse wol hveto vest rstrctre to spport pek ege cpcty, oly to hve thtcpcty stre tlze most o the tme.

Every eterprse pplcto hs specc trts tht mke the Clo ecso thoghtl oe. Some wll be ble to tlze the Clo mmetely, whleothers wll tke some tme to rech hybr clo solto. i ether cse,the Clo shol rrely be smsse s esble wthot qle ssess-met coserto or possble soltos. Ths tl vestmet o tme eergy c prove lstg retrs by esg the chlleges tht myeterprse iT evromets mst overcome.

Hybr hostgllows the se o

the Clo where toers vle whle

levergg ecte hostg

evromet wherethe Clo s ot

cte.

The Clo sholrrely be smsse

s esble wthotqle ssessmet

coserto orpossble soltos.


The Clo s or everyoe,bt ot or everythg.



PIckIng A cloud PlAtormOce pplctos hve bee ete s Clo-vble, the ext stepor eterprse s to coser whch clo pltorm to egge. Evethogh the Clo seems lke the ltmte pltorm or fexblty, mkgthe wrog ecso or eterprse’s Clo pltorm c restrct thetee glty. Clerly t s ot the Clo tsel tht hmpers fexblty,

bt rther the propretry, close pltorms tht some provers oer.h a ipa qaii ii a pa pvi:

n Wht k o cstomer servce respose tmeo they grtee?

n How fexble re ther servce level greemets (SLa)?

n is ther pltorm ope-sorce oe or propretry, close oe?

n do they bll xe or vrble cost or cpcty?

n Wht re the techcl specctos tht they spport?

n do they oer both ecte hostg clo comptg

soltos er oe roo?

Thogh etce by the pperce ssrce o fexblty p-rot,eterprses my themselves locke to systems tht rece thercomptg optos ste o exp them. So t s vtl or every eter-prse to recogze tht ot ll clo comptg oergs re eql

to prse pltorm tht wll llow fexblty the short log term.

summAryThe Clo cocept c potetlly solve the chlleges o slowess,overbree resorces expesve costs tht my eterprses reelg wth ther iT evromets. amog clo soltos, the Clo,ecte hostg/prvte clo hybr hostg ech prove vbleoptos tht c meet vryg ees pproprtely. To ece mogthese three, ech eterprse shol coser ltecy, secrty legcyhrles. Flly, eterprse eems clo comptg to prove trespee, resorce cost vtges, t shol select clo pltorm

tht wll ot her the lrgest beet o the clo cocept: fexblty.

it s vtl or everyeterprse to

recogze tht otll clo comptg

oergs re eql to prse pltorm tht wll

llow fexblty theshort log term.




About rAcksPAceRckspce® Hostg s leg speclst the hostg clo comptgstry, oerg oe o the lrgest breths o solto fexblty thestry. Rckspce proves Ftcl Spport® servce to ts cstomers,cross portolo o hoste iT servces, clg Mge Hostg, Clo

Comptg, Hybr Hostg Eml apps.

oPenstAck™ technology:An oPen-source PlAtormTo ress the sse o pltorm lock- cross the stry, Rckspceopee the coe o clo rstrctre to prove ope-sorcepltorm. OpeStck™ Clo s me t provg eterprse iT orgztoswth the blty to r commo Clo pltorm ther ow tceter or wth y hostg prover. Ths ebles gve eterprse tomplemet ether Clo or Prvte Clo or sgctly less vestmetth tht whch s reqre or smlr soltos the mrketplce.uer ths scero, Rckspce wol host OpeStck™ Clo ts t

ceters or eterprses wth the spport o the sme stry speclstswho helpe evelop the ope-sorce pltorm. atolly, Rckspceevsos oerg spport servces or eterprse’s terlly-hosteOpeStck™ Clo.

rAcksPAce hybrId hostIngWhether yo reqre decte Servers Clo Servers™ opertgepeetly or eret worklos, or semlessly tegrterchtectre or brstg extr compte cycles, Rckspce® Hybr Hostgllows yo to mx mtch compte pltorms to best st yor ees.Rckspce soltos eble the rght t betwee pplcto ees compte pltorm, llows eterprses to host etre evrometser oe roo, recg the mgemet complexty cost o thertotl solto. usg brekthrogh techology rom F5® Csco®,Rckspce Clo Coect ebles semless tegrto o Clo

resorces servg the solto.

cloud reAdIness AssessmentRckspce proves cstomze soltos tht best t ech vleterprse’s ees. Rckspce hs experece helpg ts cstomersleverge Clo Hybr soltos, helps eterprses choosgthe best solto to servce ther pplctos mgrte ther pltorm.To ssst these eorts, Rckspce hs evelope c rai

A vi tht tkes vtge o the kowlege t hscollecte rom mgrtg hres o cstomers to Clo Hybrsoltos. The process looks t mltple ctors wth techcl

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eterprse’s ccot tem t Rckspce cts s exteso o thecstomer’s terl iT tem – proctve resposve.

AlwAys-on enterPrIseRckspce hs the perormce, sclblty, experece orbltytht eterprses em. its robst t ceter etwork rstrc-tre, pls crtcl ste motorg, proves or eterprse’s stes pplctos vlblty. Wth the broest rry o hostg soltos,Rckspce® ecte hostg c be tegrte wth Clo soltosor mxmm fexblty o-em sclg. The compy’s lwysvlble, ecte LaMPstck Wows speclsts posto t

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