Cloud Computing

'If you only need milk , would you

buy a cow ?'
 The Buzz
 The Internet Industry Is on a Cloud – Whatever That May Mean
Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2009

 Federal CIO Scrutinizes Spending And Eyes Cloud Computing

Information Week, March 14, 2009

 “Cloud Computing 'Something We Absolutely Have to Do‘” -

John Garing, CIO, DISA

 “I had a customer tell me there’s a rainstorm coming, that there

will be all these clouds and none are going to talk to each other.”
Susan Adams, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Federal
Civilian Practice
 “The Cloud”
 A style of computing where massively scalable
(and elastic) IT-related capabilities are
provided “as a service” to external customers
using Internet technologies.
 Cloud Segements
 Cloud computing is broken down into three segments:
 Applications
 It's all On Demand

 Platforms
 computing refers to products that are used to deploy internet.

 Infrastructure
 Infrastructure vendors environments (such as Google gears) that allow
users to build applications.
 Nascent Technology
 41% of senior IT professionals and two-thirds
of senior finance professionals are unaware
about cloud computing
 Professionals are confused by the concept,
highlighting the young nature of the
technology.
 18% reduction in IT budget
 16% reduction in data center power costs
 What’s New?
• Acquisition Model: Based on purchasing of
services
• Business Model: Based on pay for use
• Access Model: Over the Internet to ANY device
• Technical Model: Scalable, elastic, dynamic, multi-
tenant, & sharable
 What’s there for Users
 If you accept… Mission
Assurance
• There is an unquenchable thirst
Work
for collaboration and sharing Anywhere
at any
time
• We can work anywhere at any
time – highly mobile workforce Sharing

• You can work wherever you are Collaboration

– at home, traveling, etc.

Work
wherever
you are
 Changes In
Consumption Patterns
War Fighters

• On Demand
• Commodity
Developers • Flexibility Service
• Security Providers

Customers

Changes In Expectations 8
 Why Managers should know?
 Huge Market potential
 Current IT projects are from clients who can afford
huge investments
 Cloud computing can attract medium and small scale
clients
 Market for Cloud Computing in developed nations
like UK is expected to reach 113 billion pounds by
2013.
 Infosys looks to generate one fourth of its revenues
through cloud computing by 2015
 5 Reasons to Consider Adopting Cloud
Computing
 Scalability
 Cost Saving
 Business Agility
 Built-in Disaster Recovery & Back-up Sites
 Device & Location Independence
 BONUS REASON: It’s Greener
 5 Reasons to Consider Avoiding Cloud
Computing
 Security
 Data Location & Privacy
 Internet Dependency, Performance & Latency
 Availability & Service Levels
 Current Enterprise Applications Can't Be
Migrated Easily
Thank You