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An introduction into what "the cloud" means with respect to SharePoint and some of the considerations when deciding whether to use Office 365. Presented at Code Camp Christchurch 2014 by Nick Hadlee and Steve Knutson
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The Cloud…and all that Jazz
Who are we?
Nick Steve
What is “the Cloud”?
• Hard to define so instead…
Characteristics of “the Cloud”
Elastic and Scalable• Can add or remove resources on-demand
…As a Service• Pay for what you use.
Remote / Hosted• Connect to “it” via the internet
SAAS• Use it as is• Always up-to-
date• End user
orientated finished products
Office 365, Xero, JIRA etc
PAAS• SAAS for
developers – has API’s and lets you deploy “stuff”
Azure (SQL, Websites)
IAAS• Full control and
responsibility of the environment
Azure, FPWeb, Rackspace
Flavas of “the Cloud”
Flava Flav!
SharePoint in “the Cloud”
Office 365• “All In” vs. Hybrid
– AD Federation– Integrate with Azure or On-Premises
• Always up to date
IAAS• Choose your provider… e.g. Azure• Full control -> Code and configuration
Should we go to “the Cloud”?
You tell us the Pro’s and Con’s of “the Cloud”
It’s not SharePoint…?• Development limitations
• No full trust solutions• Sandbox• App Model
• PowerShell limitations• LOB integration• Functional … architectural
Other Things• Authentication• Financial changes• Legal• Data sovereignty
• Financial, Government & Health data
• Think differently…its now “a service”
Office 365 Challenges
Why should we go to “the Cloud”?
• Work from (almost) anywhere & any device
• Collaborate outside your organisation• Pay for what you use• Deploy and scale rapidly• Reduce cost
– Lead time– Infrastructure and administration
How do we get there