Cloud Computing(Yes, It’s More Than Hype)

Chris Murphy, editorInformationWeek

Just Ask Larry Ellison … “It’s this nonsense. What

are you talking about? … All it is is a computer attached to a network.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmXJSeMaoTY

Or, there’s the alternative view … “If you don’t have a

‘cloud story,’ you better get one.”

--Jerry Kennelly, Riverbed CEO,

Barron’s Jan. 5, 2010

Cloud Types1. Infrastructure as a Service

2. Platform as a Service

3. Private/Hybrid clouds

4. Software as a Service

Infrastructure as a Service• Raw computing power

• Variable -- Pay by the drink

• Amazon, Rackspace, Microsoft Azure

• Testing, Research

Platform as a Service• Online software development

• Salesforce, Microsoft, Google, startups

• Platform-centric (.Net, Java, Ruby on Rails)

• Web app development

Hybrid Clouds• Private data centers connected to clouds

• Variable capacity

• Faster IT response

• Standards lacking

Software as a Service• Email (Gmail, Outlook)

• Customer data (Salesforce.com)

• HR (SuccessFactors), Procurement, Expenses (Concur), Supplier Management (Avaro)

• Almost any VC-backed software startup

Cloud Has Some Mo’In this economy, how likely is your company to use

cloud computing (online CPU, storage, etc.)?

31% Wouldn’t have done it anyway

23% Less Likely to do it

31% More likely to do it

5% Will absolutely do it

10% Will continue to do it

46%

SaaS On The RiseIn this economy, how likely is your company to

use software as a service? 19% Wouldn’t have done it anyway

25% Less Likely to do it

34% More likely to do it

9% Will absolutely do it

13% Will continue to do it56%

Cloud Storage/Storage as Service

14% in 2010

4% in 2009

Plan to implement the next 12 months

Cloud Storage Concerns76% Security66% Reliability and availability52% Performance40% Cost27% Regulatory concerns

What Are Your Questions About

The Cloud?

CIOs Will Be Challenged

• Cloud

• Desktops (iSlate, anyone?)

• Smartphones

• Social networking, consumer apps

When Your Board Screams “Cloud!”, You Should Say … Not everyone’s in the cloud We should be learning, not deploying We are learning We have concerns about the cloud By the way, we are in the cloud--SaaS

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