2. What is a cloud?
Defined by business benefits..
Pay per use = no upfront payment, pay for what you’ve actually used
Fast on-demand setup = Innovate faster, be more agile
Self service – Empower users, don’t wait for ‘support’
Scalability = Unlimited resources, unlocks new use cases
Reduce Costs Innovate Faster Simplify IT
3. What types of clouds exist today?
Software-as-a-Service Platform-as-a-Service Infrastructure-as-a-
(SaaS) (PaaS) Service (IaaS)
4. Demand Drivers
New
IT departments Concerns about procurement Private clouds
SMEs, as well
will shrink as information will be replaced provide
as large
users go security will with cloud security and Quality is the
enterprises,
directly to the reduce as CIOs solutions backup to Priority
will be run on
cloud for IT understand the ($100m pa in public cloud
the cloud
resources cloud Australia solutions
alone)
5. Cloud Landscape – Webscale Cloud
Webscale Clouds
International: AWS, Rackspace, Korea Telecom
AU: CloudCentral, Ninefold, OrionVM
Typically Xen based (lower cost)
Typically fast, automated provisioning
4-8x lower cost than ‘Enterprise Cloud’
Best suited to ‘web scale’ and ‘green field’ apps
Higher growth than Legacy / Enterprise Cloud
Typically, dynamic, ‘peaky’ usage profile
6. Cloud Landscape – Enterprise / Legacy Cloud
Legacy / Enterprise Clouds
AU: Telstra, BrennanIT, Harbour, etc
Typically VCE based (higher cost)
Typically slower, non-automated provisioning
4-8x higher cost than ‘Webscale’ cloud
Best suited to legacy applications / highly specialized configurations
Lower growth than Webscale clouds
Typically steady-state usage profile
7. Key Considerations for Choosing a Cloud Provider
Thought Innovation / Leadership
Geographical Location
Functionality
Service / Support
Community / Ecosystem
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS)
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Specialization / Differentiation
Cost / Value
8. Can Australian Cloud Providers Survive?
Thought Innovation / Leadership – Yes, CloudCentral / OpenStack –
OrionVM Storage performance, etc
Geographical Location – Yes, local providers in various AU data centres
Functionality – Yes, via CloudStack / OpenStack / Custom Platforms
Service / Support – Yes, local support from people who speak “Australian”
Community / Ecosystem – Yes, participation in local cloud events,
integration into OpenStack ecosystem
Specialization / Differentiation – Yes, local geo clouds, vertical clouds, etc
Cost / Value – it is possible to compete on price, “enough” scale is not hard
Patriotism – Australian business prefer to buy from other AU businesses
9. Cloud Central – Australian Cloud Innovators
Committed to ensuring the success of our customers, we really do care
Committed to open standards, member of OpenStack consortium
Committed to innovation & continuous improvement
First Australian ‘webscale’ cloud infrastructure service
First Australian cloud with OpenStack support
First Australian cloud with multiple ‘availability zones’
More firsts in the pipeline..
Now: Soon: Horizon:
Cloud Servers Cloud Storage Hybrid Cloud
10. Contact
Kristoffer Sheather
Founder, Cloud Central
kris@cloudcentral.com.au
www.cloudcentral.com.au