CloudCamp NorthFive Alive

Christian Reilly – Bechtel Corporation

Disclaimer / Cover My *aaS

All the rubbish you’re about to hear is

based on experience and opinion.

Who are you?

@reillyusa on teh twitterz

Loose Couple Blog (http://blog.theloosecouple.com)

Sort of like a biz > tech guy in a massive “enterprise” company

Bechtel is the largest privately owned E&C company, evar

Accidentally designing “Clouds” since 2006 mainly in the USA

Manchester City FC Season Ticket Holder

It’s Not The Individuals, It’s The Team

Blah. Blah. Security

Generally, it’s the #1 excuse for not

moving to cloud, not the #1 reason.

Bad securitay is just like bad, m’kay ?

Five Alive - #1

Don’t do cloud just because you think everybody else is.

Not All Things Are Made Equal

Five Alive - #2

The typical enterprise has very few

applications that suit public cloud models.

Complexity = Perplexity

Five Alive - #3

Your initial private cloud effort will fail

miserably for a variety of reasons.

Your Private Cloud – Version 1

Five Alive - #4

Be prepared for long and epic battles with

ops guys and application owners.

Honey Badger Don’t Care

Five Alive - #5

Your cloud deployment will

never be complete, not in your career,

anyway.

The Long And Winding Road

Five Alive - #5.5

There is no perfect cloud. Use the best fit

for each of your target workloads.

Often Asked Question

“What is a cloud?”

Often Given Answer

“Does it really matter?”

I Think It Looks Like This

Final Thought

Cloud is a journey. A new approach and a conduit for business

transformation.