Where are you with your Cloud or Clouds? Simon Kaye Dr Cloud 15 th September, 2011
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Cloud Computing definitions are varying, but a common set of attributes can be identified 4
Organizations need to address the challenges presented across all dimensions of the enterprise 5
Multiple forces are driving a transformation of the data center 6
What can vendors do? Source: Market Insights Cloud Phase 2 opportunity assessment, Sept 11, 2010, in consultation with International Planning & Research 7
Business Requirement Driving Cloud Take up 8
The IBM Framework for Cloud Computing 9
Four stages of adoption 10
Optimised Infrastructure? Click to edit everything Master in one text styles Virtual Network Layer Who is using this and who should be paying for it? How can I see place? Application Layer Virtual Runtime Layer Operating System Layer Workload Virtualization Server Virtualization Where is it running? Why is it not working? Virtual Data Layer Network Virtualization Information Virtualization Storage Virtualization Provisioning Management How Management many of these Key Layer do I have? Orchestration Operating System Hypervisor Virtual Machine Virtual Disk Volume Controller Network End-point Grid Scheduler Grid Middleware Hypervisor Layer What s going on with this system? Virtual File System Layer Did someone breach this? Volume Controller Layer Physical Layer 11
Virtualisation and cloud introduce new management challenges Service Automation Management Interpret and execute build and management plans Orchestrate management flows and Fourth components level Heat and Power Management Monitor and control energy consumption Virtualised Resource Management Deploy cloud services on virtualised resources Manage virtual resources Image Management Standardise, design, build and manage images for cloud services Usage Metering and Accounting Flexible support of delivery and charging / pricing models Security Protect assets through isolation, integrity, image management, risk and compliance management 12
What else do you need to consider? Service creation, migration, deployment, and management with supporting processes for global delivery encompassing the virtualized data centers 13
What benefits can be achieved? 14
The journey to CLOUD is worth it with enhanced value delivered in virtually all areas of the business Reduced costs and increased efficiency Device decoupling and cloud deployment can help reduce costs associated with network management and timely dissemination of information Cloud deployment can make deployment of application functionality updates and patches quicker, easier and more cost-efficient Providing data via the cloud can make data protection more robust Increased use of open-source operating systems and applications can help drive down purchasing and licensing costs 15
The journey to CLOUD is worth it with enhanced value delivered in virtually all areas of the business Productivity growth New levels of collaboration and interconnection mean that you can: Better match the needs of the up-and-coming generation of workers and application models Help facilitate the organization s ability to attract and retain the best talent Allow for greater sharing and refinement of ideas and quicker response to actual and anticipated opportunities Enable IT management of applications and devices to become more streamlined, effective and efficient 16
Where is it all headed? Source: IBM Market Insights Analysis 17
In summary End to End Management is critical to achieve the benefits of virtualisation Wisdom Second begins with level understanding Visibility of your services and the virtual environment is the ONLY starting point Control requires good IT processes that truly link people to information and tools Automation reduces cost, errors and focuses key skills on the real challenges facing datacenters IBM is the market leader in virtualisation technology. Our objective is to be the best in the industry at managing heterogeneous virtualized environments 18
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