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Uncovering the Cloud

Steve Knutson, Chief Technology Officer

UNCOVERING THE CLOUD

History of the cloud (short)Is it right for everything and everybody?Considerations and planningExamplesQ & A

THE CLOUDWhat do you think of when you hear the word Cloud?

The cloud has been around for a long time

When we walk back through history main frames and dumb terminals were the first cloud

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CentralizedDecentralizedCentralizedHISTORY OF THE CLOUD

Delivery of computing as a service Shared resources and information

Provided as a utilityThink electric service Delivered over a network

THE CLOUD DEFINED

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WHY CARE?Changed how we store information and access applications

Shifting how we buy technology

Driven by connectivity

Where did the term Cloud come from?

3 MAIN TYPES OF CLOUD

PUBLIC CLOUDCloud providerOwns hardwareResponsible for the maintenance and uptimeTypically houses equipment

Why chooseCan reduce complexityCan decrease lead times for implementationUsually paid for with operational funds

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PRIVATE CLOUDInternal or enterprise cloud Deployed over an internal networkLocated on-premise or collocated (CoLod) Company usually owns equipmentManaged with corporate staff or third party

Why ChooseCan be paid as capital or operational expenseUsually best performanceCan be easiest to secure

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HYBRID CLOUDCombines power of public and private cloudsIntegration can be expensivePayoffs generally worth it

Why chooseWhen not all applications work in public cloudWhen its economical to achieve integration

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BENEFIT BREAKDOWNPUBLICPRIVATEHYBRIDPay for tech as operational expenseXXXReduced Implementation costsXXHighly scalableXXEasy to manageXSomeEasy to upgrade hardware and softwareXsomeFast patches and security fixesXMaybeHigh secureXSomeHigh performanceUsuallySome

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MOTIVATIONS FOR MIGRATIONEasier mobile accessAnywhere, any time, from any device using cloud providers infrastructure and bandwidthBusiness agility and flexibilityPay as you goBetter analytics on application usageDelivered to you from cloud providerIncludes software licensing complianceReduced and/or re-allocated costsCan remove some of ITs greatest non-value-adding challengesFocus on mission critical initiatives

KEY CONSIDERATIONSEnd UsersEnd result should show similar or better performanceMay require them to change and get trainingDont push technology to themBusiness buy inNeed sponsorship from the topIs the financial model of purchasing IT as you go right for the business?Opex vs. CapexArchitecture Will it work?What applications work best?

COMMON CONCERNSSecurityMoving your data and applications to a third party provider creates some security risksLoss of controlThe control of hardware, software, security policies, etc., is placed in the hands of a third party providerIntegration Having multiple systems communicate with each other can be a challengeConnectivity to cloud resourcesMore discussion to come

MIGRATION ROADMAPAssess your applications and workloadsAddress security and privacy requirements Build the business case Develop the technical approach Adopt a flexible integration model Manage the migration

WHEN BUYING A CLOUDSpend time on connectivityMost failed deployments are due to poor connectivity Fall short of 100Mbs (LAN speeds)Consider an SD WAN connection (next slide)

Know your Service Level Agreement (SLA) or Service Level TargetBest efforts vs. guaranteed whos responsible99% uptime may not be enough for your organization

Take an extended test driveConduct a pilot with a group of users (PoC)Not everything always works as advertised

SD WANMore network control using software and automation

Pay less for more performanceRely more on public broadband and less on private linksMore efficient way to send and retrieve information based on traffic types

Not easy to implementSignificant programming and talent requiredThere are upfront hardware requirements

MANAGED WANMonitor vs. GuardRed and green lights

With Managed WANRespond to the Yellow LightTechnicians can remote in and make changesUses Data Collection Agents to collect statistics and potential problems

Automation is the futureDoes many tasks automatically but not all

PRE-SALESPre-sales workbook

EXAMPLE BUSINESS MIGRATIONSThe good, the bad and the uglyBusiness situation and goalMany small offices and remote usersData center is a closet (literally)Server is end of life

Sounds like a perfect fit for public cloud;Except they have a home grown line of business app that wont work

SolutionHybrid Cloud with LoB app remaining on premise, all other apps in public cloud

Business situation and goal100 users on older laptops and desktopsDo not want to manage or purchase new hardwareJust bought new servers

Sounds like a perfect fit for some sort of cloud and co-location

SolutionMove new servers to public cloud providers data center (CoLo)Have cloud provider manage serversConfigure DaaS, or terminal services to utilize existing laptops/desktops

EXAMPLE BUSINESS MIGRATIONSThe good, the bad and the ugly

Business situation and goalWanted Opex spend for technologyDid not want to manage equipmentAll applications tested in virtual environment

Sounds like a perfect fit for public cloud Discover poor performance compared to previous on-premise solution

SolutionMultiple Internet connections with SD WAN

EXAMPLE BUSINESS MIGRATIONSThe good, the bad and the ugly

UNCOVERING THE CLOUD

Is it right for everything and everybody?3 types of cloudWhy would you choose one over the other

Considerations and planningThe end userMigration roadmap

Some examples

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