Brian BlanchardInterim CIO / Executive

ConsultantLagovent / Lagovent Ventures

A Walk in the CloudIntro to The Cloud and MS Azure

Email: Brian@devrevival.comBlog: www.devrevival.comBio: www.brian-blanchard.com

What is the Cloud?

What is The Cloud

Cloud Services are any information technology services executed outside of your traditional network infrastructure.

These services accumulatively are referred to as The Cloud.

Characteristics:o On-demand self-serviceo Ubiquitous network accesso Location independent resource poolingo Rapid elasticityo Measured Service

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History of the Cloud?

History of The Cloud

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Cloud Composition

Cloud Composition

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Cloud Composition

.Net Development: Azure

LAMP Development:

EC2

Java Development: Google App Engine

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Cloud CompositionPlatform as a Service: Evolution of hosting concept

Spark: virtualization

Evolution: OS options Better pricing

Utility billing model Granular feature set control “Transient instances in an constant state

of dynamic, self adjusting flux”, Yousef Khalidi, Microsoft Engineer

Sub categories / Azure examples: Single platform – Windows Azure Database – SQL Azure Infrastructure – Windows Azure Platform Data – ? Live Services user data ? Storage - Mesh – coming at PDC09

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Cloud Composition

Software as a Service: Evolution of website and web services

Spark: Success of pay as you go websites I.E.

salesforce.com

Evolution: Integration options Increased stability Improved SLAs

Range of applications: From CRMs to subatomic & quantum

physics calculation engines Azure: Office, Exchange, SharePoint,

Dynamics

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Cloud Composition

Everything as a Service: Services that support The Cloud Services supporting services

Spark: Need to accelerate Cloud development

Sub categories / Azure Examples: Testing as a Service Security as a Service –

Geneva Live Services

Governance as a Service Integration as a Service –

.Net Services SharePoint Services Dynamics CRM Services Mesh Services – PDC09

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Value of the Cloud

Value of The Cloud

scalabilit

yquality performance

costagility innovatio

n

choice

Cloud Value

App Dev Value IT Ops ValueBusiness Value

Rapid production deployment

Increasedinnovation

Rapidprototypecreation

CentralService

Bus CentralizedB2B Security

Limits CapEx

Deploy resources

quickly

Standards based communication

SoapRestXML

Smaller Internalfootprint

Higherperformance/price

ratio

Reduce ITRisk

Reducedstaffing

concernsScalability

Improvedcapacityplanning

GranularOpEx

Control

Value/People/Process

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Value of The Cloud – App Dev Value

CentralService

Bus

CentralizedB2B SecurityStandards based

communicationSoapRest

XML

Architecture Value

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Value of The Cloud – App Dev Value

Rapid production deployment

Deploy resources

quicklyRapid

prototypecreation

Agility

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Scalability

Value of The Cloud – IT Ops Value

Smaller Internalfootprint

Higherperformance/price

ratio

IT Operational Value

Improvedcapacityplanning

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Reducedstaffing

concerns

Limits CapEx

Value of The Cloud – Business Value

Increasedinnovation

Business Value

GranularOpEx

Control

Reduced IT Risk

Value/People/Process

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Dark Clouds – Risk of the cloud

Cloud Risks

Reliability

Security

SLAs

Pricing

Data Privacy Shift in mindset

ProviderLock-in

CustomerConfidence

Weak Standards

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Dark Cloud - The Cloud is over-hyped

F5 survey: 67% of IT

managers have reserved a portion of their budget for The Cloud

71% expect to focus on The Cloud in ‘10

My survey: There are more

definitions for “The Cloud” than cloud implementers.

The CloudToday

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Clear view of The Cloud

Data Privacy

App Dev Value IT Ops ValueBusiness Value

Increasedinnovation

ProviderLock-in

Rapidprototypecreation

CentralService

Bus CentralizedB2B Security Rapid

production deployment

Limits CapEx

Deploy resources

quickly

Standards based communication

SoapRestXML

Smaller Internalfootprint

Higherperformance/price

ratio

Reduce ITRisk

Reducedstaffing

concernsScalability

Improvedcapacityplanning

GranularOpEx

Control

CustomerConfidence

Value/People/Process

Reliability

Security

Weak Standards

Shift in mindset

Pricing

SLAs

The Cloud

Over-Hyped

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Cloud Scenarios

When is The Cloud appropriate?

Cloud Scenarios – When is The Cloud appropriate?

Warning: Before we continue I must warn you:

o The Cloud is not a Silver bulleto The Cloud is not always cost effectiveo Do your homework before moving to The Cloud

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Cloud Scenarios – When is The Cloud appropriate?

Common reasons to use The Cloud Fiscal motivators:

o Capital Shortageo High strategic importance & Low projected ROI

Odd usage patterns:o Unstable usage patternso Low anticipated useo Insufficient data to product accurate usage

forecasts

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Cloud Deployment

Cloud deployment– Not all clouds are created equal

Types of clouds Public Clouds:

o Owned by Cloud provider

Private Cloud: o Owned by the organization

o Internal Cloud: Hosted on-premise

o External Cloud: Hosted by a Cloud provider

Public Cloud

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Cloud Planning

Mapping your walk in The Clouds

Mapping your walk in The Clouds

Basic architectural elements you should understand before taking a walk in the clouds

Is the Org. & culture ready for The Cloud? Does The Cloud add long-term value in this scenario?

Are the data, services, & processes well documented? What initial & long term resources are needed to support them? How do Cloud providers compare to these needs?

Are those providers compatible with existing Security, Governance, & Operational plans?

Should you adjust these plans? How?

The cloud gives technicians additional architectural options. It does not give us an excuse to deploy solutions without the proper IT

architecture.

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Brian BlanchardInterim CIO / Executive

ConsultantLagovent / Lagovent Ventures

A walk in The Cloud

Email: Brian@devrevival.comBlog: www.devrevival.comBio: www.brian-blanchard.com

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