Cloud Computing: First Steps to Jump-Start Your Cloud Project
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This document provides a list of over 80 technology companies and nonprofit technology solutions. It encourages nonprofits to explore the nonprofit tech marketplace on www.techsoup.org/get-product-donations for more information on available donations. It includes a quote from a nonprofit that benefited from donated Adobe technology. The document then lists the presenters of an upcoming webinar on cloud computing for nonprofits hosted by Amazon Web Services.
Cloud Computing: First Steps to Jump-Start Your Cloud Project
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- 4. Acclivity Adobe Alpha Software Asana Atlas Business Solutions Atomic Training Autodesk Azavea BetterWorld Bitdefender Blackbaud Bloomerang Box Brocade Bytes of Learning Caspio CauseVox CDI Computer Dealers Cisco Citrix CitySoft CleverReach ClickTime Closerware Comodo Connect2Give Dell Dharma Merchant Services Digital Wish Dolby DonorPerfect Efficient Elements FileMaker GoDaddy GrantStation Guide By Cell Headsets.com Horizon DataSys HR Solutions Partners Huddle Idealware InFocus Informz InterConnection Intuit JourneyEd Litmos Little Green Light Mailshell Microsoft Mobile Beacon NetSuite Nielsen NonProfitEasy O&O Software Quickbooks Made Easy Reading Eggs ReadyTalk Red Earth Software Sage Software Shopify Simple Charity Registration Skillsoft Smart Business Savings Society for Nonprofit Organizations Sparrow Mobile Symantec Tableau TechBridge Tech Impact Teespring Telosa Tint Ultralingua Western Digital Zoner
- 5. Explore our Nonprofit Tech Marketplace For more information, please visit www.techsoup.org/get-product-donations "We are an all-volunteer organization with limited professional skills. Adobe's donated technology is helping us present our story to the public and to lenders in the format of a much larger organization. With Adobe, we are able to knock off a few of the "rough edges" so that our story is front and center instead of our technological limitations. Thank you, Adobe!” - Richard de Koster Constitution Island Association, Inc
- 6. Presenters Jamin Gluck Amazon Web Services Arif Hoque Amazon Web Services Mike Coleman LightSail Samurai Sima Thakkar Senior Manager, Content TechSoup Sima Thakkar Senior Manager, Content TechSoup Arif Hoque Amazon Web Services Jamin Gluck Amazon Web Services Mike Coleman LightSail Samurai
- 7. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Cloud Computing for Nonprofits The question shouldn’t be “if cloud.” It should be “how do we get started and what project is first?”
- 8. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Jamin Gluck Program Manager Arif Hoque, Solutions Architect Mike Coleman, LightSail Samurai
- 9. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com During this webinar, you will: • Ask questions! • Review the benefits of cloud computing • Discuss nonprofit case studies • Launch a Wordpress site in the cloud
- 11. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing is the - On-demand delivery - of IT resource applications via the internet - with pay-as-you-go pricing.
- 12. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com What does it mean “run it in the cloud?”
- 13. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Trade capital expense for variable expense. Benefit from massive economies of scale. Stop guessing capacity. Go global in minutes. Increase speed and agility. Stop spending money on running and maintaining data centers. Benefits of Cloud Computing
- 15. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Provisioned compute capacity Actual Traffic November traffic to “Nonprofit X”
- 16. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com 76% unused 24% needed Actual Traffic Provisioned compute capacity November traffic to “Nonprofit X”
- 17. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Provisioned compute capacity Actual Traffic November traffic to “Nonprofit X”
- 18. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Cost Savings • Pay-as-you-go pricing • Scaling to meet your needs in real time • Economies of scale bring down costs
- 19. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Increase Speed, Agility and Innovation IT resources and support are only a click away!
- 20. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com What nonprofits are using the cloud?
- 21. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Challenge: Streaming video content to viewers all over the world. Solution: Leverage the cloud to deliver steamed video content. Deliver petabytes of video content every month reliably and with cost savings.
- 22. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Change.org Challenge: Easily scale its website platform to deal with spikes in visitor traffic. Solution: Leverage the cloud so their compute resources can instantly grow or shrink to match the required demands.
- 23. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com “OK, I get it… But how do I get started?”
- 24. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Launch • Get started in minutes • Low predictable pricing Amazon Lightsail: cloud made easy Grow • Easily scale your ideas • Access other AWS services Manage • Intuitive global console • Robust API and CLI
- 25. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Lightsail Customer: Redfish Robotics About Redfish • Non-profit supporting youth robotics teams • Host several WordPress sites • Heavy use of video Challenges • Tried multiple providers before Lightsail • Faced cost / performance challenges • Challenges lead to lost traffic / momentum / revenue Results • Moved first site to Lightsail in less than 10 minutes • Started small, but was able to upgrade seamlessly • No formal training in PHP or WordPress
- 26. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com What you need to set up an EC2 instance in AWS: Launch VM Attach SSD storage Manage IAM Create security groups Manage SSH keys Under the hood Go!
- 27. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com DEMO Launching a WordPress site in 4 clicks
- 28. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Jumpstart or build your own with blueprints Preconfigured applications and dev stacks Operating system only
- 29. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Choosing the Right Set of Cloud Services • Small-scale multi-tier apps • Websites • Web apps • Testing environment • Line-of-business software • Large, multi-tier applications • Workload-dependent instances • Customized networking • Expanded database functionality • Advanced features (autoscaling etc)
- 30. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Getting started is EASY: Step 1: Redeem AWS credits from TechSoup www.TechSoup.org/AWS Step 2: Learn fundamentals of the Cloud www.AWS.Amazon.com/getting-started Step 3: Connect with the Nonprofits Team www.AWS.Amazon.com/NPO
- 31. AWS-Nonprofit-Programs@amazon.com Social enterprise providing technology training in underserved communities worldwide and creating career opportunities as part of their AWS and Digitization practices. • Social Enterprise • AWS Managed Service Provider • Digitization Service Provider • Impact Sourcing Staffing Model • Flat Rate, Affordable Pricing
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- 35. Join us for our upcoming webinars. 3/19 QuickBooks Premier for Existing Users 3/21 QuickBooks Online Plus for Existing Users 3/26 Volunteerism in the Digital Age 4/23 5 Things Every Nonprofit Needs to Consider About Its Website Archived Webinars: www.techsoup.org/community-events
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