A Cloud Computing Overview
Hype or Opportunity?
Kurt Voelker
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Cloud Computing: Hype or Opportunity
• 3 Ways to Understand the Cloud
• 3 Ways to Take Advantage of the Cloud Today
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Welcome to the Cloud
• Old concept, modern techniques
• Aggregation of computing resources
• Access to, and use of computing resources from the network
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Cloud Computing Provides 3 Key Things
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What the Cloud Provides
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1. The Cloud’s “Guts”: Processing Power and Storage
• Instantly “stand up” entire server images
• “Unlimited” storage space for digital assets
• Accessed via API, or through vendor provider admin panels
• Only pay for the resources you use
examples:
EC2S3
Cloud ServersCloud Files
What the Cloud Provides
• Processing Power and Storage PLUS:
• Full Development Environment for creating web
applications
• Support for .NET (C# and Visual Basic), C++, PHP,
Ruby, Python, Java.
• Typically provide other common web dev resources:
Mail, caching, image manipulation, etc
• Accessed via SDKs
• Only pay for the resources you use14
2. Development Platform Services
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examples:
What the Cloud Provides
• Applications and tools, accessed via a web browser
• All types of software available:
– CRM, Email, Collaboboration, ASM, CMS,
productivity apps, timesheets, invoicing,
accounting,…
• Automatically upgraded,
• Typically integratable via API’s
• Pay per seat/month
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3. Software as a Service
examples:
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3 Cloud Services Ready for Prime Time
1.EMAIL!
2.Web hosting & storage
3.CRM
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Photo Credits
• Clouds - Kevin Dooley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/4340727578/
• Laughing Buddha – Cangul
http://www.flickr.com/photos/farsongul/4002688403/
• At the Peak – Rick Harrison
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sovietuk/378834651/
• Plug – Jake Mates
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakematesdesign/3165600114/
• Power Meter – Scott Robinson
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clearlyambiguous/17313010/
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Thanks!
Kurt Voelker
@kvoelker
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