first steps to the cloud

Presented By:

Date of Presentation:

Lasa NFP Technology Conference

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Gareth Workman

14th November 2011

How Cloud can help NFP organisations?

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On-demand / Self service

Broad network access

Resource Pooling

Rapid Elasticity

Measured Service

Five Fundamentals of Cloud

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Service Models

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

The service is presented to the consumer via a thin client typically a web

browser, pricing is typically on a per seat basis.

SaaS has been around from the 90’s and is the most likely method of how

we will consume Cloud resources by 2020.

Platform as a Service (PaaS)

The service allows the consumer to directly deploy their application code

onto a Cloud infrastructure, the service provider dictates the framework to

which the consumer must adhere.

PaaS has diverge into two tiers:

1. Proprietary Framework: Azure / Google App Engine

2. Open Framework: Heroku / Engine Yard.

Service Models

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

The service allows the consumer to deploy processing, storage, networks

and other compute resources on a Cloud infrastructure.

A typical example is Amazon EC2, which allows consumers to deploy

virtual machines on demand. IaaS has seen rapid development over the

past number of years.

Service Models

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Service Models

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Public Clouds

The cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large

industry group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services.

Deployment Models

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Private Clouds

The cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be

managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on premise or

off premise.

Community Clouds

The cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a

specific community that has shared concerns. It may be managed by the

organizations or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise.

Deployment Models

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Deployment Models

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Hybrid Clouds

The cloud infrastructure is a

composition of two or more clouds

(private, community, or public)

that remain unique entities but are

bound together by standardised

or proprietary technology that

enables data and application

portability (e.g., cloud bursting for

load balancing between clouds).

Two terms which are consistently referenced within Cloud provider terms and

conditions which you should be aware of.

Data Controller: A person (living individual or legal entity) who, either alone or with

others, controls the acquisition, the content and the use to which the personal data

is put.

Data Processor: A person (living individual or legal entity) who processes personal

data on behalf of a Data Controller, within the parameters of a formal, written

contract, and is not an employee of the Data Controller.

Adopting Cloud Technologies

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How do you select a cloud service?

• Capability: does the solution meet all my business requirements?

• Reliability: Are there suitable guarantees of service, and proper SLAs?

• Value: Can I really save money compared to traditional hosting (or on-

premise) model?

• Lock-in: What are the terms of the subscription model?

• Integratability: how will the service fit with my current legacy

infrastructure and applications?

• Security: will the service be really safe?

• Data Residency: Where is my data?

• Deployment Model: Which model?


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Define a Cloud Policy for your business to put in place a framework

stipulating how Cloud services can be provisioned.

Classify the sensitivity of each application and data set to ensure that a

service provider can identified and ensure that you the consumer are still

compliant.

Remember do not focus on an all or nothing Cloud adoption strategy, if a

service does not fit a Cloud model then don’t move it.

Identify those services that if transitioned to a Cloud service have tangible

benefits.


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Good fit

• Workloads with highly variable traffic.

• Temporary workloads.

• Matured package offerings i.e. Email services.

Not as Good

• Workloads requiring extremely high IOPS.

• Workloads requiring high levels of hardware customisation.

Some of the more mature Cloud offerings:

• Collaborative tools:

- E-mail and collaborative tools provided over an encrypted

connection.

• CRM services:

- CRM solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, some vendors

have tailored for specific industries.

• Infrastructure services:

- Fast, resilient, low cost server, network, security capability.


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Kainos helped the NSPCC select a new CRM solution, a Cloud service

was chosen for the following reasons:

• Functionality: we reviewed functions and concluded that Dynamics

CRM would meet requirements.

• Cost: we compared costs of on-premise vs. cloud solutions and

concluded that the cloud was much more cost-effective.

• Speed to market: we identified how the cloud solution could meet

aggressive timescales.

• Scalability: we identified an approach for increasing scale quickly in the

cloud.

Cloud Benefits: NSPCC

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I’ll be delighted to answer any questions!

…or contact me: [email protected]

Phone: 02890571363

Questions

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