1 Miami-Dade County Public Schools

2 From the Data Center to the Cloud: Manny Castañeda Miami-Dade County Public Schools

 Best practices for migrating data and applications  Seamlessly integrating web-based resources with your local environment  Confronting vendor longevity, data portability and environment  Leveraging improved flexibility and collaboration tools for classroom use exit strategy issues 3

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 Public - service provider makes resources, such as applications and storage, available to the general public over the Internet. ◦ may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model. Ex. Apple, Amazon, Google.  Private - virtualized cloud data centers inside your company’s firewall. ◦ may also be a private space dedicated to your company within a cloud provider’s data center.  Hybrid – Combination of two or more clouds (private or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple deployment models. ◦ multiple cloud systems can be connected in a way that allows programs and data to be moved easily from one deployment system to another. 5

6  Infrastructure as a Service  Software as a Service  Service as a Service

SSO - Single Sign On Data Exchange Student Portal Example 7

 One Username and Password to everything  Portal technology allows for user friendly (carefree) integration between local and cloud resources  SSO with Third Party apps (20+ already connected) 8

9 SSO Integrating Web-based resources with your environment: SSO – Single Sign On

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11 Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit Strategy:

12 Security on the network Identity Management Compliance Data Integration Vendor Lock-in Vendor Viability Manageability Availability Shared Resources Legal Ambiguity Utility Price Model API Access Configure & Pay Online Disaster Recovery Risks Benefits

 Should be based on the evaluation of benefits and risks – it all comes down to control  Should be weighed based on the following criteria:  Ensure hardware and software infrastructure is in place to support cloud technology  Ensure that security model is in place to support cloud technology  Ensure resources and expertise exist to support cloud technology  Calculate and compare total cost of ownership  Connectivity that is device independent  Transparent to users  Security and Compliance 13

 M-DCPS Example ◦ Transparency/Single Sign-On ◦ In house experience ◦ Meet regulations and security standards ◦ Challenges  Resistance to change – especially in cloud storage and collaboration  Security and collaboration don’t always play nice ◦ Always think “Path of Least Resistance” - find the balance 14

15 M-DCPS CLOUD Student Information System Student Registration Course Information Electronic Gradebook Daily Student Attendance Student Scheduling Changes Learning Village Testing Data from Vendors ESE Monitoring Data Document Management Collaboration Data Warehouse Presentation Layer - PORTAL

Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device Classroom Tools 16

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18 Home Work Drop Box Discussion Board Classroom Announcements Resource Links

 Cloud based computing requires a leap of faith – are you willing to relinquish some control to reap the benefits?  Baby Steps (Action Items) ◦ Begin by establishing a private cloud and give users tools and access to data ◦ Migrate to an SSO configuration to connect users to third party resources and other clouds ◦ Consider shifting internal software and services to cloud- based as they become more robust 19