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The Cloud is Here…

Are You Ready?

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Housekeeping

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Does this Sound Familiar…

“Johnson, I just read

about ‘the cloud’…I

need you get us there

by the end of the

month.”

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What does the Cloud mean to You

Platform as a Service

Infrastructure as a Service

Desktop as a Service

Software as a Service

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Defining Cloud

Infrastructure as a ServiceA pool of cloud-based compute resources

(processor, memory, disk) provided as managed or

unmanaged resources

Platform as a ServiceA computing platform that allows organizations to

create software using tools and/or libraries from the

provider

Software as a ServiceA software delivery model in which software and

associated data are centrally hosted on the cloud

Desktop as a ServiceA cloud-based desktop environment that can be

access from any-device, anywhere at anytime

Courtesy Wikipedia

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Complex & Conflicting Requirements…

Low CostFlexible

Consistent

Billing

Highly

Available Managed

Self Service

High

PerformanceSandbox

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So Many Choices…

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Where do I Start?

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Cloud Services Progression

How important is the solution?

Departmental

Individual/Sandbox

Organizational

Com

ple

xity

Criticalit

y

Reach

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Developing a Cloud Strategy

The right cloud strategy supports an

organization’s business & technology objectives

Educate Stakeholders

Business Drivers

IT Requirements

Potential Solutions

Optimal Solution

Definitions

• Types of “Clouds”

• Key Providers

Capabilities/Limitations

• Appropriate Uses

• Customization -v- Standardization

Organizational Goals

• Tactical Goals

• Strategic Goals

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Stakeholder Education

An organization needs to have a common, shared

definition of cloud and it’s capabilities

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Determining Business Drivers

CapEx Availability Performance

Location Support

OpEx

Staffing

Security

Alignment

Cost

Existing Hardware Analysis

• TCO

• Reusability

• Under/over utilized assets

Workload Analysis

• Compatibility

• Dependencies

• Virtualization candidates

• Virtual machines sizing

Solution Modeling

• Infrastructure impact

• Financial analysis

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Determining IT Requirements

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Identifying Potential Solutions

Business

Drivers

IT

Requirements

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Selecting the Optimal Solution

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Creating Your Cloud Strategy

Data Collection

• Infrastructure Utilization Metrics (CPU,

Memory, Disk, Network)

• IT Goals/Drivers

• Business Goals/Drivers

Analysis

• Compare usage to industry “best-

practices”

• Evaluate alignment of infrastructure to

IT & business goals/drivers

• Evaluate alternative architectures

Design

• Infrastructure sizing recommendations

• Virtualization roadmap

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Typical Cloud Readiness Engagement

• Identify stakeholders

• Document business & IT

requirements

• Develop measurements of

success

• Don’t fall into the “Point

Solution” trap

• Communicate, communicate,

communicate

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Cloud Strategy Best-Practices

A well though-out cloud readiness assessment

and strategy will guide you to success.

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Thank YouMichael McCracken

Director, Advanced Solutions Group

O 720.389.3940

M 303.829.2521

mmccracken@hosting.com