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CloudCamp Austin – June 2010
A Point of View on Cloud Computing
Walter FalkExecutive Director, IBM Corporate HQ, Enterprise [email protected]
www.ibm.com/cloud
www.ibm.com/developerworks/cloud
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Enterprise
Today there are three primary delivery models that companies are implementing for Cloud Computing
Public Cloud
IT activities/functions are provided “as a service,” over the Internet Key features:
– Scalability– Automatic/rapid provisioning– Standardized offerings– Consumption-based pricing– Multi-tenancy
Traditional Enterprise
IT
Private Cloud
IT activities/functions are provided “as a service,” over an intranet, within the enterprise and behind the firewall Key features include:
– Scalability– Automatic/rapid provisioning– Widespread virtualization– Chargeback ability
Hybrid Cloud
Internal and external service delivery
methods are integrated, with activities/functions allocated to based on security requirements, criticality, architecture and other established
policies.
Private CloudPublic Clouds
Hybrid Cloud
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Workloads may be at different levels of readiness for cloud
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IT benefits from Cloud Computing are real…..this thing is not going away and will continue to transform IT Data Centers
Test provisioning Weeks Minutes
Change management Months Days/hours
Release management Weeks Minutes
Service access Administered Self-service
Standardization Complex Reuse/share
Metering/billing Fixed cost Variable cost
Server/storage utilization 10–20% 70–90%
Payback period Years Months
SOURCE: Based on IBM and client experience.
Increasing speed and
flexibility
Reducing costs
Results from IBM cloud computing engagements
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IBM Public Cloud - GA May 25, 2010IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud
What is it– A dynamically provisioned and scaled
runtime environment that provides everything needed to develop and test applications.
– Application lifecycle management offerings from Rational that can be provisioned as services on the cloud
Customer benefits– Instant self-service provisioning of
software images –lower TCO– Dynamic/elastic computing for tests– Virtualized development infrastructure
to build solutions– Flexible deployment options
• Can have IBM create this on a private cloud for you
ibm.com/cloud/developer
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An ecosystem of partners supporting an open cloud framework is key to wide scale adoption……IBM Cloud Ecosystem Partners
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A framework for cloud computing is very important
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Cloud-based business solutions for industry-specific processes
Virtualized and optimized systems storage and
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IT services that are integrated with cloud services
Application infrastructure for delivering cloud services
Business services delivered via the cloud Integrated capabilities
for visibility, control, automation and security of cloud services
Capabilities to define an enterprise architecture for
business planning/alignment and tools for managing the lifecycle of cloud services
Processservices
Collaborationservices
Analyticsservices
Existing services and third-party services
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Why they matter…
• Provide a place where Partners, IT professionals, and academics can find answers to everyday questions, build cutting edge skills, and explore the latest open-standards-based and open source technologies.
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What they are…
• Are the physical and virtual gathering places for business, academic and technology innovators.
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Key links for SaaS and Cloud Computingfrom IBM
ibm.com/cloud
ibm.com/cloud/developer
ibm.com/developerworks/cloud
ibm.com/partnerworld/saas
ibm.com/isv/marketing/saas/demo_series.html
https://www-304.ibm.com/jct01005c/isv/spc/events/index.jsp
http://aws.amazon.com/ibm
