IBM Academic Initiative Skills for a Smarter Planet Cloud Computing John Schilt Lead, IBM Academic Initiative Australia / New Zealand UTS May 22, 2013 Charts and other reference material : bit.ly/ANZAIbit.ly/ANZAI

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We are experiencing the reality of global integration. The world is connected ECONOMICALLY. SOCIALLY. TECHNICALLY. A series of shocks: Plus rapidly evolving and ongoing significant trends: Climate change Energy geopolitics Global supply chains Financial Crisis Changing demographics Empowered consumers and citizens Impact of technology

…because intelligence is being infused into the way the world works. Our world is becoming INSTRUMENTED. Our world is becoming INTERCONNECTED. Virtually all things, processes and ways of working are becoming INTELLIGENT.

++= An opportunity to think and act in new ways.

Smarter cities are working to infuse intelligence into each of their core systems. Telecommunications Government Services Education Healthcare Transportation Energy and Utilities Public Safety

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Skills for a Smarter Planet T – shaped skills Soft Skills Technical Skills 10

Specific Skills Deep Technical Specific to trade or profession Certification Professional recognition What are T – Shaped skills ? Complimentary skills Project Management Business / Management Accounting / Finance Politics Selling Legal 11 What shape are you ?

Soft Skills  Communication  Presentation  Leadership / Teaming  Persistence  Passion  Longing for learning  Confidence (*)  Listening  Ability to accept feedback  Organisation  Selling / Negotiation 12 It’s about Aptitude As well as Attitude (the what and the how) “Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion” Hegel,

Key Skill Areas 13 Analytics / Big Data Business Process Management Cloud Computing Social Business Software Development Life Cycle

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© 2011 IBM Corporation 15  Cloud is: –A new consumption and delivery model for IT Services  Cloud addresses: –Cost reduction –Scale –Utilization –Self-service –IT agility, flexibility and delivery of value  Cloud represents: –The industrialization of delivery for IT supported services  Cloud includes: –Deployment models: public, private, hybrid –Delivery models: – Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), – Platform as a Service (PaaS), – Software as a Service (SaaS) and – Business Process as a Service Cloud is a shift in the consumption and delivery of IT with the goal of simplifying to manage complexity more effectively. The Cloud ‘Era’

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© 2011 IBM Corporation Software as a Service 19 From a developer’s perspective  Approach : VM vs mutli tenancy  Security  Performance over time / growth  Services (to consumers)  Allow for flexibility for each user  Change mgt – core application  Data in – Data out (ETL, new old)  Application Integration  Pricing Strategy  Governance – where is data stored ?  Keeping up with new technologies ?  Architecture / scalability  Client technologies (ie, browser vs RC) From a consumer’s perspective  Why go into the cloud ? TCO ?  Features / functionality / fit  Cost of exit plan / is there one ?  DRP ?  Integration of current apps  Data in – Data out (ETL)  Performance / growth plan ?  Is my data secure ?  Is the service reliable ?  Learning curve / education  Risks / benefits analysis ?

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