cloud computing impact on small business

David S. Linthicum, [email protected]

Cloud Computing's Impact on Small Business

NEW BOOK

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

• The ability to support an emerging company with minimum investment in IT.

• The ability to adapt quickly to market opportunities.

• The ability to scale, as needed, and on-demand.

• The ability to shift risk.• The ability to shift cost.

DEFINITION: CLOUD COMPUTING

► “Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like a public utility.”

Source: Wikipedia

THE BASIC IDEA

New Accounts

Finance/ Operations

CommissionCalculation

DataCleaning

Sales Order Update

Cloud Resources

THREE LAYERS OF CLOUD COMPUTING

Software as a Service (SaaS)Finished applications that you rent and customize

Platform as a Service (PaaS)Developer platform that abstracts the infrastructure, OS and middleware to

drive developer productivity

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Deployment platform that abstracts the infrastructure

NIST defines cloud computing as a set of characteristics, delivery models, and deployment models

On-demand self-service

Ubiquitous network access

Resource pooling

Rapid elasticity

Pay per use

5 Characteristics

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

3 Delivery Models

Private Cloud

Community Cloud

Public Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

4 Deployment Models

ENTERPRISES CITE FLEXIBILITY AND ON DEMAND OVER COST REASONS

THREE TYPES OF IAAS CLOUD PLATFORMS

Source: Forester Research

THE FIRST CUSTOMERS OF CLOUD ARE NOT TYPICAL IT OPS

• Startups — developers using Web at scale– Web-based business, SaaS, collaboration services, widget providers,

mobile services, and social networking

• Small businesses — using SaaS – Online businesses, online presence, collaboration, and enterprise

integration

• Enterprises — developers and one-off projects– R&D projects, quick promotions, widgets, online collaboration, partner

integration, social networking, and new business ventures

• Firms — with compute intensive tasks– Overnight ad placement or transportation calculations

SECURITY AND MATURITY TOP LIST OF CONCERNS FOR IAAS CLOUD SERVICES

HOW REAL IS ALL THIS?

WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?

Key Elements Include …

• Utility Model of Consumption & Allocation• Dynamic resource allocation and load management• Abstraction of Infrastructure• Massive scalability• Security Inherent in design and operations• Services Oriented Architecture

Cloud computing is an infrastructure service architecture where massively scalable IT capabilities are provided as a service to multiple customers using internet technologies.

“Cloud-computing will help to optimize the Federal

data facility environment and create a platform to

provide services to a broader audience of customers.”

President’s Budget for FY 2010Section 9, Cross Cutting Programs

THE CURRENT IT ENVIRONMENT HAS SEVERAL THINGS WORKING AGAINST IT

• Very expensive to build ($100M’s) and operate ($10M’s)• Most of the $$ goes to unused capacity (utilization <10% in

most cases)• Static…scales slowly over time—cost increases much faster

than capability• Not designed to take advantage of Web 2.0 (hosted services,

interoperability, information sharing, etc)

Capability

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BICK GROUP FRAMEWORK

CLOUD APPROACH

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FINAL WORDS OF ADVICE

OBJECTIVES– Consider and understand all IT assets,

including applications, services, and information.

– Consider the objectives of the business going forward, and the ability for IT to align to the needs of the business.

– Consider the existing IT inefficiencies and cost of those inefficiencies.

– Consider the use of computing, including the technological and business benefits.

– Understand all applications and data sets, and the potential benefits of having those assets exist on cloud computing platforms, public and/or private.

– Create a path forward, including a long-term migration and deployment plan around the potential use of cloud computing resources

CLOUD COMPUTINGQUICK ASSESSMENT

DELIVERABLES – Cloud computing ROI model, including direct

and indirect business benefits around the use of cloud computing resources.

– A high level data, services, application and process model around the existing business.

– A high level data, services, application and process model using cloud computing resources.

– A high level security and governance model.

– A high level roadmap to cloud computing, including costs, risks, and platform recommendations.

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www.bickgroup.com

Cloud computing strategy experts.Cloud computing architecture and design experts.

Cloud computing deployment experts.Cloud computing and data center experts.

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THANKS!

David S. [email protected]

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