Cloud

Computing For SMBs

Krishnan Subramanian
Analyst & Editor, CloudAve

It is cloud computing to most of us

Plan of my talk

* Cloud Computing What, Why, How and Who? * Potential Security and Privacy Concerns & Best Practices * Conclusion

Computing Evolution

Cloud Computing Many Denitions

* On-demand self-service internet infrastructure where you pay as you go and use only what you need, all managed by a browser, application or API * Clouds will be the next transformation over the next several years, building o of the software models that virtualization enabled

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NIST Denition of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of congurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management eort or service provider interaction.

Essential Characteristics
* On-Demand * Self Service * Location and Device independence * Multi-tenancy * Rapid Elasticity * Pay as you go model

On Demand

Self Service

Location & Device Independence

Multi-tenant

Rapid Elasticity

Pay Per Use

Cloud Delivery Models

Applications

Middleware*

Servers**

Cloud Deployment Models

NIST Cloud Model

Prominent Cloud Providers

Business Advantages

* Cost Savings No Capex and Lower Opex * Agility Faster Business Response To Changing Conditions * Focus on Core Business

How Big Will Be The Cloud Market?

Analyst Predictions
1) The industry is poised for strong growth through 2014, when worldwide cloud services revenue is projected to reach $148.8 billion Gartner, June 2010 2) Public IT cloud will be over 25% of the net-new growth in traditional IT products between now and 2014 IDC, June 2010 3) The global market for enterprise cloud-based services will grow from $12.1 billion in 2010 to $35.6 billion in 2015 Analysys Mason, 2010 4) IaaS, PaaS and SaaS software and services sales globally accounted for $20.3 billion in 2009, predicting a market size of $100.4 billion by 2016 Wintergreen Research

Is Cloud A Cure For IT Headaches?

Yes
But some people seem to have security & privacy concerns

Cloud Is Not Secure?

Security & Privacy Concerns

*Cloud Providers Security Practices *Regulatory Needs *Data Ownership *Data Privacy

Mental Shift

Losing Control Trust

In Reality
* Cloud is neither more nor less secure than the traditional IT. But in the case of most SMBs, Cloud provides better security * With the loss of control, dierent kind of risks comes into focus * Industry best practices can help mitigate these risks. Check out Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) * Bottom Line is balancing the risks to take advantage of the clouds

Vendor Responsibility

Conclusion
* Cloud is real and maturing fast. Businesses of all sizes and shapes are going to adopt it much sooner than many expect * Using Cloud Computing becomes a competitive advantage * A big part of the security concerns are due to FUD but it is also critical to understand the risks and take steps to mitigate them, to take the full advantage of clouds * Leverage the cloud but control your destiny