A Cloud Computing Overview

Hype or Opportunity?

Kurt Voelker

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Hi! I’m Kurt.CTO for Forum One

email: kvoelker@forumone.comtwitter: @kvoelker

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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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