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Overview of the potential implications of Cloud and Mobile computing for small businesses

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Richard Masters

Cloud & Mobile Computing

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Cloud Computing

What it is and why should I care?

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What is Cloud Computing?

Shared resources include:

Computer HardwareApplication SoftwareInformation Devices

“ Internet based computing where resources are shared.”

Wikipedia

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Overall User Architecture

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Brief HistoryLong history in networking/telecomsThings like M’soft Hotmail etc came alongCame to prominence in 2006 when Amazon

Launched :- Amazon Web Services. Driver= 10% Utilisation

2007 Google launched “Google Apps”2008 Gartner stated “It was the technology of

the future of computing”2008 all major players pitched in: IBM, Dell,

Fujitsu, M’soft, Red hat and new vendors: VM Ware, Net Apps etc.

Huge investments in this area!

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What Applications?All applications!Personal productivity applications (eg

Microsoft office)Enterprise applications (ERP,SCM,CRM)Social Applications (Facebook, Twitter,

LinkedIn)

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Some Examples of Cloud Applications

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Benefits of cloud computing

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Financial BenefitsPay on a usage or utility basis. Pay based on

consumptionNo CAPEX ( therefore no start-up costs) so all

costs moves to OPEXOPEX is less because less maintenance and

management costsOPEX is also less because cloud suppliers can

achieve economies of scaleLess in house floor space requiredLimited risk therefore RoI guaranteedOperating System and Browser independent

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Other Business BenefitsAffordable Access to much higher levels of

application functionality. Therefore more competitive.

Higher levels of reliability and securityMore secure because no local data to be lost or

stolenLocality independent. Distributed or mobile/home

based workforce.Potentially limitless capacity. Therefore supports:

Mega applications and Viral growth. Revenue growth opportunity

Basis for the facilitation of global entrepreneurshipSmaller carbon footprint

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Quotes from commentators

”Cloud Computing Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come”

“Cloud Computing is

more than just a vaporware and

is gaining traction amongst business owners.”FROST & SULLIVAN

” I think you see many businesses today who leverage Google for example [and] I think for

many of those companies the cloud is the only way in the medium term to get access to effectively enterprise class... robustness and resilience in a service for non-enterprise class

investment with a limited up-front investment. For many small to medium sized businesses I think that will be a huge factor

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Gregor Petri, cloud computing advisor at CA Technologies, claimed the case with most small businesses was

After years of paying huge upfront fees to install and maintain applications on individual computers in their offices, more companies are embracing the idea of subscribing to software that can be accessed from any machine with an Internet connection. The trend is becoming so popular that it has been tagged with the catchphrase "cloud computing" to replace its more geeky shorthand of "SaaS, an abbreviation of "software as a service."

“the tenth person they

hired had to be for IT support. However, most

firms didn't want to have to

dedicate so much of their

budget for this purpose”.

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The federal government has been one of the most vocal entities about the power of cloud computing, and now the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said that

UK government “ looking into the security implications of Cloud Applications”

“it will require a "cloud-first"

approach to IT as part of the 2012 budget process”

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But...............However, moving IT services to the cloud is

more than just a technical upgrade.

"Moving to the cloud is a cultural shift as well as a technology

shift,“

“The cloud is a tool, it's an enabler, but you have to think about the outcome: what is it that you are trying to do?"

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Further Reading

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Mobile Computing

Just a yuppie accessory?

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Why is this so importantThis is the very heart and soul of the future

of digital technologyMassive consolidation of media

downstream. Any thing anywhere accessAll about who controls.Some very big and nasty animals roaming

this jungleMassive battles taking place

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Overall Information Architecture

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Mobile Operating SystemsiOS (Apple)Windows 7 Mobile (M’soft)Symbian (Nokia)Android (Google)Linux (Opensource)

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The Future?Search EnginesSocial ApplicationsCloud ComputingMobile computing

“ Ultimately these four items are inextricably linked and are components in the biggest commercial power play on the planet”