creating and managing a private or hybrid cloud: a strategy session
DESCRIPTION
2011 is shaking out to be the year when cloud moves from talk to deployment. But how are companies using the cloud today, both for internal and outward facing applications? And should I plan for a public, private or hybrid cloud architecture? Join Marten Mickos and Michael Crandell, CEO's of Eucalyptus and RightScale for a roundtable discussion exploring these hot topics. The discussion will be led by Bill Claybrook, industry expert and will include a live Q & A from the audience. The discussion will cover: The advantages of hybrid cloud environments The importance of cloud management Best practices both companies have seen from real customer deployments Additionally, Mickos and Crandell will discuss and outline the 3 most important issues you need to consider when contemplating going with a private or hybrid cloud.TRANSCRIPT
Private and Hybrid Cloud: A
Strategy Session
February 16, 2011
Your Panel Today
Bill Claybrook
is a marketing research
analyst with 35 + years
of experience in the
computer industry with
the last dozen years in
Linux and Open Source.
From 1999 – 2004, Bill
was Research Director,
Linux and Open Source,
at The Aberdeen Group
in Boston.
Marten Mickos
is the CEO of
Eucalyptus. Mickos
builds global disruptive
businesses. As CEO of
MySQL AB for seven
years, Mickos grew that
company from a garage
start-up to the second
largest open source
company in the world.
Michael Crandell
is the CEO and a founder
of RightScale. Crandell is
a frequent speaker at
cloud computing industry
conferences, and he has
played a major role in
helping establish and
promote openness and
transparency in the cloud
market.
Agenda
• Welcome
• Market dynamics
• Cloud use cases
• When to consider private or hybrid
• The importance of cloud management
• Q&A
Please use the questions window to
ask questions anytime!
Private and Hybrid Cloud on the Rise
• 48% using/planning to use
private clouds in 2011 (Osterman Research)
• Enterprise survey found that:
o 44% have private cloud plans
o 15% looking at public clouds
o 21% focusing on hybrid clouds (Unisys)
• 70% of cloud systems management purchases in
2010 were for private clouds --- market will reach
$2.5B by 2015 (IDC)
The Natural Rise of Hybrid Clouds
Typical Cloud Models
• Public o External to data center
o Low investment hurdle
o Security concerns
o Loss of control issues
• Private o Internal to data center
o High investment hurdle
o Few security concerns
o Retain control
Typical Cloud Models
• Hybrid o Combination of public and private clouds
o Operational flexibility
o Dynamic scalability
o Flexible security management
o Retain control
o Best bang for dollar
Place applications and data on most appropriate cloud
Image source: CloudAve.com
About Eucalyptus
• The world‟s #1 open source private cloud platform
• Infrastructure software that gives you the elastic power of
cloud on your own servers, within the security of your firewall
• API-compatible with Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, EBS)
• Supports all major hypervisors
• Use cases: bursty workloads & transient apps
• Users: leading brand owners with web/mobile presence, large
enterprises and government agencies
• Just in 2010, over 25,000 Eucalyptus clouds were started up
all over the world
Eucalyptus partners
RightScale
• The world‟s #1 cloud management system
• Managing cloud deployments for 4 Years – globally
• More than 40,000 users; launched over 2MM servers
• Powering the largest production deployments on the cloud
Cloud Management
• No lock-in
• Utilize existing data centers
• Geo-location
• Price/performance
• Compliance
• „Single pane of glass‟
• Private clouds
• Public clouds
Unified management
Drivers and Use Cases?
“Lilly is leveraging RightScale's infrastructure
management interface and services against
appliance/application stacks in a „vending
machine‟ concept that allows self-service to
infrastructure.”
- Dave Powers, Assoc. Information Consultant, Eli Lilly & Co.
Top 25 Information Managers 2010
Eli Lilly
The IT Vending Machine
When to consider private
or hybrid?
Application
Portfolio
Requirements
Filter
Resource Pools
App 1
App 2
App N
Performance
Cost
Compliance
Reliability
VPC
Private Cloud:
Internal DC
Colocated
Public Cloud
Security
App 1
App 2
App N
Workload deployment freedom
Why Cloud Management?
• Automation
• Agility & cost reduction
• Predictable, resilient
• Library of Solutions
• „App Store‟ for the cloud
• Portable Solution Packs
• Control
• Sharing & permissions
• Accountability
• Tracking costs, audits
Get more with less
What to Consider – the Top 3
• How do I start?
• Find enthusiastic groups with suitable use cases
• Bring Operations and Applications people together
• The promise of cloud will materialize in the most powerful way if the
Ops and the Apps people realize they: • Can slightly modify their behavior to achieve fantastic gains
• Success comes from working together on planning and coordination tasks
• Pick tools and systems that give you freedom of choice and
the ability to go hybrid at any time
• Avoid lock in
Why Eucalyptus + RightScale?
• Eucalyptus creates clouds
• RightScale manages clouds
• Two options:
o Open source: Register your Eucalyptus cloud w/
RightScale (no commercial offerings on RightScale)
o Commercial: Equivalent features, functionality and
commercial offerings to that with RightScale & AWS
• Get started with a Proof of Concept engagement
+
1. Download Eucalyptus: open.eucalyptus.com
2. Get a RightScale Free account: www.RightScale.com
3. Schedule an evaluation for a Proof-of-Concept
Contact Info:
Eucalyptus: [email protected]; (866) 456-3822
RightScale: [email protected]; (866) 720-0208
More Info:
Eucalyptus: www.eucalyptus.com
Webinar archive: www.RightScale.com/webinars
Q&A - Getting Started
Thank You!