This document discusses how cloud computing could provide benefits to educational institutions. It defines cloud computing as networked computers that provide on-demand resources and services. Cloud computing is needed due to constant software/hardware upgrades, budget cuts, and rapid IT changes. There are three main types of cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). The document proposes a cloud model for educational institutions to provide resources to students, researchers, and developers. Potential advantages include decreased costs, flexibility, scalability, and optimized resource utilization.

1. Cloud computing for education:
A new dawn?

2. What is Cloud Computing?
Clusters of distributed computers which provide
on-demand resources and services over a
networked medium.

3. Why needed?
• Continuous upgrades of software and
hardware.
• Current difficult economic conditions.
• Budget cut of educational institutions.
• High rate at which IT technology changes.

4. Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)

5. Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Remote delivery of a full computer
infrastructure. e.g., virtual computers, servers.
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)

6. Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Services are provided remotely. e.g., operating
system, database, Web servers.
• Software as a Service (SaaS)

7. Cloud Services
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
Applications are delivered through the Internet
as a service.

8. Cloud Model for Educational
Institution
IT service users of a university:

9. Cloud Model for Educational Institution
Cloud model for users:

10. Cloud Model for Educational Institution
• Provide students and staff with
software and hardware.
• Provide researchers and
postgraduate students
with the required special
software and hardware
to run experiments.

11. Cloud Model for Educational Institution
• Provide Web developers
with the development
tools needed to write
and host Web
applications.

12. Advantages of Cloud
• Decreased Costs.
• Flexibility.
• Location Independence.
• Scalability and Speed.
• Optimal Resource Utilization.
• Reduce Carbon Footprint.
• Minimize licensing new software.

13. Cloud Storage Providers
Most of the biggest IT companies.
• Amazon
• Google
• IBM
• Microsoft.
• And many others.

14. The University of Westminster: case
study
A case study by the author states that almost
£1,000,000 was saved and university’s email
system was more reliable by using Google Cloud
Storage.

15. Cloud Concerns
• Security and privacy.
• Vendor lock and failures.
• Reliability.

16. Thank you.