The Search for Cloud's "God Particle"

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Our friends at CERN spent over 20 years searching for the existence of the Higgs-Boson, a particle that would validate the Standard Model, a particle the media sensationalised as the 'God Particle'. Many would argue, there are similarities with Cloud... Take a world-changing technology that very few understand properly and a media thirst for stories about it and you have all the raw materials for a search for the Cloud's 'God' particle. The Standard Model for Cloud has all the foundation components understood and documented: Market Demand, Choice of Vendors, Choice of Technology, Diverse Community, Exciting Innovation. The theory states that applying the right combination of these should create a mass and momentum that would make adoption trivial for all businesses on the planet. Yet for some reason, there's still something missing... the sluggish market adoption and reticence in the Enterprise space shows us there is an element missing. This talk aims to highlight places where we should be looking for Cloud's 'God' particle and what it might mean for the Universe if we find it.

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THE SEARCH FOR CLOUD’S

“GOD PARTICLE”April 12, 2023

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BACKGROUND

CHRIS JACKSONRackspace Chief Technologist

chris.jackson@rackspace.co.uk

@chriswiggy

+44 (0) 7712 854462

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WHAT IS A “GOD PARTICLE”?

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WHAT ABOUT THIS?

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BOTH ARE WRONG…A GOD PARTICLE NEEDS THREE THINGS TO EXIST:

1MASS CONFUSION

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2MEDIA HYPE

BOTH ARE WRONG…A GOD PARTICLE NEEDS THREE THINGS TO EXIST:

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3IMPENDING DISASTER

BOTH ARE WRONG…A GOD PARTICLE NEEDS THREE THINGS TO EXIST:

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THE REALITY

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SO WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?

1MASS CONFUSION

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SO WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?

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2MARKETHYPE

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SO WHAT ABOUT CLOUD?

3IMPENDING DISASTER

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THE STANDARD MODEL FOR CLOUD

ADOPTION ?Cloud Higgs

DEMAND

BUSINESS DEMAND

ATime to Market

DEVELOPER DEMAND

SSelf Service

OPERATIONS DEMAND

$Cost

UStability

PPerformance

SUPPLY

VEN

DO

RS

EX

PERTIS

E

OPEN SOURCE PROPRIETARY CAPABILITY

R

F

Service Providers

Software Providers

V

C

VMware

AWS

G

T

Global Availability

Trusted Suppliers

C

H

Communities

Vendor Support

K

I

Certification

Integration

E

X

Proven Experts

Case Studies

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WHERE IS CLOUD’S HIGGS BOSON?

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THEORY #1

THE APPLICATION

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APPLICATION FRAGILITY

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APPLICATION FRAGILITY

SNOWFLAKESComplex & Unique

Will melt if touched…

CASTLESSafe & impregnable

Didn’t plan for gunpowder!

THE HYDRALearns and adapts

Hard to kill!

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TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTION

Mature Markets COMMODITISE……Developers ABSTRACT Commodities ?

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THEORY #2

INTEGRATION

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HOW MANY IN YOUR BUSINESS?

ALL CLOUDS ARE NOT BUILT EQUAL

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ARE YOU BENDING CLOUD AROUND YOUR BUSINESS?

OR ARE YOU BENDING YOUR BUSINESS AROUND CLOUD

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THEORY #3

OPERATIONS

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ENABLING TIME TO MARKET

IDEA CREATION VALUE REALISATION

DELIVERY PIPELINE

TIME TO DELIVER BUSINESS VALUE

Benefit from Cloud Technology

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CUSTOMER EXPECTATION

COMPETITION IS UNRELENTINGE

XP

EC

TAT

ION

TIME

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TRADITIONAL RELEASE APPROACH

CUSTOMER EXPECTATION

COMPETITION IS UNRELENTINGE

XP

EC

TAT

ION

TIME

AREAS WHERE COMPETITORS MAY BE AHEAD

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CUSTOMER EXPECTATION

COMPETITION IS UNRELENTINGE

XP

EC

TAT

ION

TIME

AUTOMATED TEST & DEPLOYMENT (CI/CD)

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TRADITIONAL MODEL

DEVELOPER OPERATIONS

STEP 1 STEP 1

“I am going to build to whatever platform I want.”

“I’m not Ops focussed. Scalability isn’t something I think about.”

“How am I going to run this thing?”

“How am I going to scale this application”

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DEVOPS APPROACH

Images courtesy of http://infotechfb.com/blog/the-three-ways-of-devops/

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SUMMARYOUR THEORIES FOR CLOUD’S HIGGS BOSON:

1. APPLICATION2. INTEGRATION3. OPERATIONS

WHICH ONE IS RIGHT…?

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ALL OF THEM!

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APPLICATION READINESS?

INTEGRATION REQUIRED?

OPERATIONAL MATURITY?

WHATS YOUR BLEND?

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR OPENSTACK?

What Are We Doing to Support:

APPLICATIONS?

INTEGRATION?

OPERATIONS?

VENDORS

CONTRIBUTORS

OPERATORS

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MORE THAN A CLOUD COMPANY

WE PROVIDE

SUPPORT FOR EVERY STEP OF YOUR JOURNEY

JUST STARTING?

RACKSPACE ADVISORY SERVICES

NEED SERVICES?

RACKSPACE HYBRID CLOUD

NEED SUPPORT?

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