1. CLOUD-BASED VIDS A CIO’S PERSPECTIVE Stephen Alford, CIO WEP, Inc.

2. WHY CLOUD?  Cloud Computing - A definition  Cloud Computing – Essential Characteristics  On-demand self service  Broad network access  Resource pooling  Rapid elasticity  Measured service  Private vs. Public vs. Hybrid Clouds - What are the major differences

3. WHY PRIVATE CLOUD? Private Cloud Key Benefits  Control  Customization  Private Cloud Advantages  Business Value  Technical Value

4. DEVELOPING A PRIVATE CLOUD Developing a private cloud starts with understanding how your IT is organized within your company, as well as how you want it to work with a private cloud. There are six (6) major areas that are imperative to understand and essential to successfully operating a private cloud  Technology  Operations  Existing & New Technology  Governance, Risk Management, & Compliance  Private Cloud Architecture  Disaster Recovery

5. TECHNOLOGY  Storage  Network  Compute (Server)  Virtualization  Security

6. OPERATIONS  Storage team  Network team  Server team  Virtualization team  Security team  Database team  Applications team

7. GOVERNANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE  Industry Compliance  Government Regulation  Sensitive Business Unit Data

8. EXISTING & NEW TECHNOLOGY  Vendors  How many vendors does my company work with today?  New Technologies  What new technologies are being added to the environment (or should be), and how will they interact in the existing environment?  Future Technologies  What new technologies could be added in the future?  Cost & Financial Return  What will the cost and financial return be?

9. PRIVATE CLOUD ARCHITECTURE  Gap Analysis  Business Impact Analysis  Resource Inventory  Data Center Consolidation  Remote Access  Service Level Agreements  Performance

10. DISASTER RECOVERY  DR Plan  If you have an existing DR plan, how does it need to be modified?  Replication  Of the three tiers of applications, how many need to be failed over to maintain the business (i.e. Tier 1 only? Tier 1 and Tier 2? etc.).  How have you replicated your security policies to comply with local government?  Using a Cloud Provider  Will you be using a cloud provider for DR, and what level of flexibility do you need in terms of moving from one cloud provider to another?

11. CLOUD MIGRATION ROADMAP Migration Phases 1. Assessment – Detailed inventory of existing IT infrastructure 2. Organizational Readiness – Internal IT staff preparation 3. Develop a strategic plan – Align technical goals with business objectives 4. Implement the plan – Follow a proven project management methodology

12. PRIVATE CLOUD VIDS THE BIG PICTURE WEP PRIVATE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

13. Q & A Thank you for your attention