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Cloud Computing(Yes, It’s More Than Hype)
Chris Murphy, editor
InformationWeek
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
