Cloud computing overview
- 1. www.rhcsoftware.com www.wisesam.com www.q54strategic.com 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 1
- 2. What is RHC Software? A socially responsible business Founded on the principal of community Providing no-cost programs in leadership Removing barriers to personal growth For-profit; benefiting investors, employees, & clients Combining computer & human sciences 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 2
- 3. What is the Internet Cloud? Where it started and where it is going... Way back in the beginning (mainframes, timesharing) Traditional Internet services (web, email,etc.) SaaS – Software as a Service Cloud services (Accounting, CRM, Scheduling, etc) The Cloud – The pieces and how it comes together PaaS – Platform as a Service Small Business advantages 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 3
- 4. In the Beginning There was... Time-Sharing POTS (plain old telephone service) Terminal 1960's IBM 360 mainframe Modem 300 baud 300 bps 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 4
- 5. ...then came... Desktops PCs & office servers ...and we Ethernet 100Mbps became Server Desktop very alone. 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 5
- 6. The Internet Alone no longer! 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 6
- 7. Traditional Internet Services What works... Web browsing, email, instant messaging What doesn't work so well... Shared Office applications Accounting, CRM, Scheduling Sharing resources (documents, images, videos) Sharing data & data safety Growth & scalablity 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 7
- 8. Traditional Hosting Solution Performance issues with shared hosting Internet (DSL, Cable) Desktop Single server host (Everything in one place, shared with many, single failure point) 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 8
- 9. SaaS – Software as a Service Applicatons over the Internet Google Docs (documents) Quickbooks On-line (accounting) SugarCRM (CRM) Dropbox (file storage & sharing) WiseSAM (business scheduling) Other applicatons accessed using a web browser 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 9
- 10. The Cloud – coming full circle A different way of sharing resources More consistent performance Better reliablity Scalability Pay-as-you-go model Easier deployment & maintenance Less IT support required 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 10
- 11. Cloud Components Computing (server) Storage (files) VI (Instance) Routing (DNS, Data (database) balancin g) Internet 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 11
- 12. PaaS – Platform as a Service Application Wrapper PHP Wordpress Compute Storage Drupal Joomla Rails RefineryCMS Routing Data Community Engine 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 12
- 13. Cloud Providers Base cloud services Platform services Amazon (AWS) EngineYard Rackspace Heroku Microsoft (Azure) Red Hat (OpenShift) Red Hat AppFog 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 13
- 14. Small Business Advantages The Pros No server hardware to buy, maintain, upgrade No server software to up buy, maintain, patch Easier and better backups Faster deployment Higher reliability No upfront cost The Cons Grows with you Possiblie Internet latency Access anywhere Cost formulas can be ambiguous Pay-as-you-go model Current support people might not be up to speed on the technology The feeling of less control 05/ 1 2 03/ ©201 2 RH C Software 14
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