welcome to the cloud: an introduction to cloud computing and how it changes everything
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Welcome to the Cloud
An Introduction to Cloud Computing and how it Changes Everything
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R. Scott [email protected]
• Business Analyst and Project Manager@ wisnet.com, LLC
• Web Developer since 1996Professionally since 2002
• Georgia Tech MBA, 2011Operations, Emerging Technologies
• Playing with computers since theTexas Instruments TI-99/4A c.1982
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Agenda
1. What is “The Cloud” and whydoes it change everything?
2. Is it a fad?3. What’s in it for me?4. Show me
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WHAT IS “THE CLOUD”?How does it change everything?
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What is “The Cloud”?
What do you love about computers?What do you love about the Internet?What do you love about your smartphone?
What do you hate about computers?What do you hate about the Internet?What do you hate about your smartphone?
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What is “The Cloud”?
Guess what.• The personal computer… is history• The standard cell phone … is a joke• Dialup Internet … ain’t comin’ back• Big brother … is watching … and learning• You will … be assimilated
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What is “The Cloud”?
Formal Definition #1:Cloud computing is the use ofcomputing resources (hardware and software)that are delivered as a serviceover a network (typically the Internet).– Wikipedia
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What is “The Cloud”?
Formal Definition #2:Using software as a service, usersrent application software and databases.Cloud providers manage the infrastructure and platforms upon which the applications run.– Wikipedia
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What is “The Cloud”?
The cloud is lot of things,but to you and me, it’s usually:• Saas – Software as a Service• STaas – Storage as a Service• SECaaS – Security as a Service
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What is “The Cloud”?
Ok, but why call it “the cloud”?• The name comes from the use of a
cloud-shaped symbol as an abstractionfor the complex infrastructure it containsin system diagrams.
If you already knew that, well, you’re a geek.
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What is “The Cloud”?
So what’s it take to get into this cloud thing?
+or Internet
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What is “The Cloud”?
Can you name any cloud-based applications?
ese (easy site editor)
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What is “The Cloud”?
How does it change everything?a. The dog ate my report
b. No college for my kids; can’t afford the $10k MacBook
c. It was too big to email
d. Your inbox was full
a. Constant (and instant) connectivity
b. Commoditized devices of every shape fit every budget
c. Large and growing online file storage
d. Central and shareable data
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What is “The Cloud”?
How does it change everything?e. What do you mean you
“couldn’t open the file”?f. Jim Bob must’ve
overwritten the fileg. Jim Bob must’ve
overwritten the file, again!h. Oof dah! My 486 can’t
process this video.
e. Constant improvement(no wait for upgrades)
f. Collaborative/synchronous authoring
g. File versioning(restore previous versions)
h. Central processing
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What is “The Cloud”?
How does it change everything?i. You expect the blue suits to
approve another new server!?j. I just bought this new 1.21
gigawatt franken PC and now I have to pay $500 for MS Office!?
k. AND I have to pay for the Mac version, too!?
l. Who’s going to pay if I don’t?
i. Shared processing, again
j. New business model(rent vs. buy, affordable)
k. Nope, one login/any device
l. Standardized platform (HTML) + open-source technologies = reduced development costs
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IS THE CLOUD A FAD?How long before the next big thing?
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Is the Cloud a Fad?
Nope
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Is the Cloud a Fad?A brief history of computing:1945 ENIAC, $6M*• First electronic general-purpose
computer• Centralized computing• A “network” of operators and
engineers1960s+ Mainframes and terminals, $100K-$M+• Central processor and
data store• Limited network distance
and speed• Limited capabilities,
upgrades
1969 ARPANET, priceless• First operational packet
switching network• Department of Defense1980s+ PCs, $1,000s• Distributed computing• Inexpensive hardware
(CPU, memory)1990s+ Dialup Internet• Slow, but connected• Good for sharing files• Laughable streaming
*adjusted for today’s dollars
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Is the Cloud a Fad?
• 2000s+ Broadband Internet– Fast– Streaming data
• Today Smart Phones– HTML apps– Platform-specific apps
• Today G3/G4 cellular networks• Today Mobile Devices– Phones as powerful as computers; diverse platforms, but
common standards (HTML)*adjusted for today’s dollars
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Is the Cloud a Fad?
Nope
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?Why should I care?
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What’s in it for Me?
• Synchronizes all my devices/any time/any where• Automatic backup• Secure data transfer and storage• Real-time/instant access to content• No installations, no downloads (+ instant access)• Collaborative/sharing• No more video rentals and movie downloads, e.g. Amazon keeps one copy of a
digital movie and anyone can rent/stream it• Less need for hard drives – store your music and photos online• Faster product development (bugs reported to provider immediately, community
feedback, rapid upgrades)• Single, centralized, sharable data stores (one place for contacts, calendars,
documents, etc.)• “Hands on” customer support
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What’s in it for my Business?
• Applications get up and running faster, with improved manageability and less maintenance
• Enables IT to more rapidly adjust resources to meet fluctuating and unpredictable business demand
• No need to purchase or upgrade expensive software• Platform independent (does not run locally, so no opportunity
for device/software conflicts or corruption)• Single licenses allow you to access your SaaS and STaaS from
any machine with an Internet connection – even other’s computers
• Efficient collaboration
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SHOW ME!That’s all cool, now…
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Show Me
• Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive• Google Business Apps• Evernote• Apple iCloud• Teambox• Quickbooks• Adobe Edge
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Show Me:Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive
• Any file you save also instantly saves to your computers, phones, and the STaaS website.
• Dropbox – 2GB free, 100GB availableSkyDrive – 7GB freeGoogle Drive – 5GB free, 25GB for $2.50/mo
• Share large files and photos with friends; requires only a web browser
• Mobile access• Edit files online with SkyDrive and Google Apps• Excellent for photo sharing
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Show Me:Google Business Apps
• Gmail• Calendar• Drive• Docs
• Hangouts• Sites• Vault– archiving, e-discovery
and information governance capabilities
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Show Me:Evernote
• Capture and organize anything– Notes– Photos– Documents– Audio– Video– Web text/images
• Great for grouping multiple media types
• Share• Synchronize across all
devices• Tag• Handwritten notes• Search everything, even
text within images
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Show Me:Apple iCloud
• Your content, synchronized on all your devices• Access your music, photos, calendars,
contacts, documents, and more, from whatever device you’re on
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Show Me:Teambox
• Project and task management• Communication log and notification• Collaborative note-taking• Group chat• Easy document organization and sharing• 3rd party integration (e.g. Dropbox)• Time tracking• Gantt charting• Daily task reminders• Team calendar• Work from any device, no software required
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Show Me:QuickBooks Online
• Automatic data backup• Imports existing customer contacts from Excel,
Outlook, or Gmail• Automatic transaction import• No software to download• Access from any device• No need for manual backups
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Show Me:Creative Cloud
• Online services for:– File storage (20GB), synchronization and sharing– Collaboration– Publishing
• Free and immediate upgrades to all new versions upon release, plus new features and services between releases
• Publish to iPad, without writing code
