QITCOM 2011
Presentation: Qatar Computing Research
Presenter:
Simon Ponsford - Cloud Computing Research Senior Scientist, Qatar Computing Research Institute – QF
1. When Does It Make Sense to Use the Cloud? Technical, economic and environmental considerations Simon Ponsford Senior Scientist – Cloud Computing QCRI
2. Cloud Computing - Definition What Is Cloud Computing? Infinitely scalable shared computing resources available on demand via the Internet where the user is charged only for what they use. —Simon Ponsford, QCRI Public Cloud Made available to the general public. Private Cloud Datacenter of a business or organization e.g. the UK government intends to migrate the 500 existing government server rooms datacenters into 12 datacenters. If a business simply virtualizes servers this is not a private Cloud
The motivations for using the cloud, business situations where the cloud model works, technical considerations, and cost considerations. Where the cloud makes sense and why it is not right for everyone, covering factors such as energy conservation and maximum utilization of computing resources.
UK Government Information Source http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jan/27/cloud-computing-government-uk
Image http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/10/who-let-bumper-stickers-out.html Story http://highscalability.com/scaling-bumper-sticker-1-billion-page-month-facebook-ror-app
Image http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/10/who-let-bumper-stickers-out.html Story http://highscalability.com/scaling-bumper-sticker-1-billion-page-month-facebook-ror-app Linked In currently has 100 million members http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/linkedin-hits-100-million-members/
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/04/09/kundra-fed-data-centers-7-percent-utilized/ More on utilization and cost saving http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/08/23/comparing-the-cost-of-cloud-vs-colocation/