1 AaS 2.3: Exploring the Public Cloud John Parker

2 AaS 2.3: Exploring the Public Cloud John Parker Global Data Center Operations and Disaster Recovery Management, Esri

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4 Exploring the Public Cloud Finding applications that can benefit from the scale of external cloud providers like Amazon is a non-trivial exercise. This session will explore how a company made their entrance into the public cloud space, determining when to use the cloud and expose the issues they found.

5 Application/Product Development Spin up/down Templates/Images Keys: Use correct amount/size of resources Turn off when not used Process for approval to allocate utilization

6 Reasons to Move Applications to the Cloud Application/Product Development New Product/Offering Limited budget Lack of staff or skills Can’t supply HA No Room for Growth Use for an event (BP Example)

7 New Product/Offering Unsure of amount of hardware resources Cloud to on prem. No h/w overkill Hybrid your resources, cloud as needed Viability of new product offering Time to market ( FIMA Example)

8 Limited budget Pay as you go Reduce/eliminate overspend Start ups or struggling Elections Ex.

9 Lack of staff or skills Reduces teams: Time; Eliminates procurement, ordering, shipping, builds, etc. Workload backlog Mistakes Inexperience

10 Can’t supply HA Cant afford redundant hardware Not set up for HA in any /all areas of IT Not sure how to Disaster example

11 No Room for Growth DC Space/Power/Cooling H/w maxed out No budget to purchase more Not sure of amount of data center required Ex: Dev in cloud, Prod on Premises

12 Cloud Gotcha’s Costs Security and Audits Lack of experience, SPOF’s and support Documentation and Standard processes Architecture

13 Security, Compliance and Audits Know who is responsible for what Fed Ramp, ISO, PCI, etc. Audits, the how, what, why?

14 Cloud Training and Implementation Basic cloud training Architecture Certifications

15 Costs Cloud vs. in house Will understand true costs of operations Controlling Managing Tools Centralized and/or De-Centralize

16 Summarizing Exit plan Cost allocation and monitoring process Training Business case for Cloud Eliminating SPOF’s

17 3 Key Things You Have Learned During this Session 1. Application Uses for the Cloud (with examples ) 2. Cloud Gotcha’s 3. Cloud Training and Implementation

18 ? Questions ? Thank You And enjoy Data Center World 2016

19 Contact Info: John Parker| Data Center Operations Management| Esri|