Cloud Computing in Higher Education Changing the Way We Provide Systems

DEFINING SYSTEMS AND THEIR PROBLEMS What is a system? What are the problems we face with them?

Describing a System Software Moodle Platform PHPMySQLApacheUbuntu Infrastructure IBM BladeCenter HS22 Network Connection

Problems with Systems Basic Assumptions When Creating Systems Number of users Amount of storage Supporting requirements Amount of compute power Issues Faced with Maintaining Systems Cost of updating systems Scaling systems

DEFINING THE CLOUD 5 characteristics  4 deployment models  3 service models Definition based on the definition from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

DEFINING THE CLOUD: 5 CHARACTERISTICS 5 characteristics  4 deployment models  3 service models

5 Characteristics On-demand self-service

5 Characteristics Broad network access

5 Characteristics Resource pooling

5 Characteristics Rapid elasticity

5 Characteristics Measured Service

DEFINING THE CLOUD: 4 DEPLOYMENT MODELS 5 characteristics  4 deployment models  3 service models

4 Deployment Models Public Cloud Software Redmine Platform Ruby on RailsUbuntuMySQLMongrel Infrastructure Servers Network Connection Amazon Web Service’s Elastic Compute Cloud

4 Deployment Models Community Cloud Software Redmine Platform Ruby on RailsUbuntuMySQLMongrel Infrastructure Servers Network Connection Educational Consortium’s Cloud

4 Deployment Models Private Cloud Software Redmine Platform Ruby on RailsUbuntuMySQLMongrel Infrastructure Servers Network Connection Institution’s VMware vCloud

4 Deployment Models Hybrid Cloud Software Redmine Platform Ruby on RailsUbuntuMySQLMongrel Infrastructure Servers Network Connection Amazon Web Service’s Elastic Compute Cloud Platform MySQL VMware vCloud

DEFINING THE CLOUD: 3 SERVICE MODELS 5 characteristics  4 deployment models  3 service models

3 Service Models Software as a Service – Google Docs Software Google Docs Platform JavaJavascript? Infrastructure Servers Network Connection

3 Service Models Platform as a Service – Heroku Software Your Application Platform Ruby on RailsDebian LinuxPostgresSQLThin Infrastructure Servers Network Connection

3 Service Models Infrastructure as a Service – Rackspace Software Your Application Platform Your Programming Language Your Operating System Your Database Infrastructure Servers Network Connection

HIGHER EDUCATION’S USE OF THE CLOUD How are you using the cloud? Survey results and audience participation.

Software-as-a-Service Usage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey

Platform-as-a-Service Usage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey

Infrastructure-as-a-Service Usage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey

HOW ARE YOU USING THE CLOUD? Provide us a brief description of how your institution is using the cloud.

Resources on the Cloud: Blogs Planet Cloud – an aggregation of blogs talking solely about the cloud Wisdom of the Clouds – James Urquhart, Market Manager for Cloud Computing and Virtualization, CISCO Rational Survivability – Christopher Hoff, Director of Cloud and Virtualization Solutions, Data Center Solutions, CISCO Amazon Web Services Blog – Official blog for Amazon Web Services Windows Azure Blog – Official blog for Windows Azure Elastic Vapor :: Life in the Cloud – Reuven Cohen, Founder and CTO Enomaly Inc. All Things Distributed – Werner Vogels, CTO Amazon.com

Resources on the Cloud NIST Definition of the Cloud – The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s definition of the cloud. Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing – A paper on the potential benefits and uses of the cloud Clouderati Twitter Lists – While Clouderati itself doesn’t tweet about the cloud, it does provide a number of lists of persons that tweet about the cloud. While many of these folks are in the business space, they provide a lot of information about the cloud. EDUCAUSE Cloud Computing Resources – Resources from education on cloud computing, including publications, presentation, podcasts, etc. Attend CloudCamp – CloudCamp is an unconference held throughout the world (and even virtually). It’s a great place to go, meet people who are also interested in the cloud, and learn a few new things.