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Enabling Technology
Authors:
John Keagy (CEO & Co-Founder of GoGrid/ServePath)
Michael Sheehan (Technology Evangelist of GoGrid/ServePath)
Paul Lancaster (Business Development Manager for
GoGrid/ServePath)
August 2008
The “Cloud” = 10X Improvements
Ease of Use
Scalability
Risk
Reliability
Cost
Ease of Use
Deploy infrastructure with a mouse or API
– No cabling, screwdrivers, racking, unboxing, buying
– Middle of the night
– Do it yourself remotely from anywhere anytime
Scalability
See Ease of Use
Control your infrastructure with your app
Nothing to purchase and take delivery on
Instant
Risk
Nothing to buy
Cancel immediately
Change instantly, even operating systems
Throw it out
Rebuild it instantly after testing
RISK
Reliability
Based on enterprise grade hardware
Design for failures:
– Automatically spin up replacements
– Use multiple clouds
Cost
“Turn off the lights” = turn off servers you aren’t using
– Ex: Turn off development and test environments
Pay for only what you use
No need to buy in advance
Zero Capital Outlay
No contracts
“Breaking the Dam(n!)”
MULTIPLE DEFINITIONS
Forrester Research
“A pool of abstracted, highly scalable, and managed
compute infrastructure capable of hosting end-customer
applications and billed by consumption1”
1- “Is Cloud Computing Ready for The Enterprise?” Forrester Research, Inc.
Forrester Research (cont’d)
REDEFINING THE
DEFINITION
Defining the Segments
SaaS
– Software as a Service
– Storage as a Service
PaaS – Platform as a Service
IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service
Colo vs. Managed vs. Cloud Hosting
Colocation Managed Cloud
Pricing model Buy Servers & Colo Rent Servers & Rent based on
costs whether used Hosting costs usage only
or not whether used or not
Hosting Industry Ripe for Change
Technology has evolved
People demand more control
Instant gratification
In-house too costly from CapEx and Human Capital
Colocation for those who want to be physically there
Managed is not dynamic enough