1. The Community Cloud Don Welch Merit Network

2. Definitions l My Definition: Shared Services above the campus l Elastic demand can be very deliberate l Can be any layer of the “IT Stack” l System Infrastructure l Application Infrastructure l Information l Business Process

3. Cloud Computing Access Control 3 rd Party User Everyone Limited Public Customer Internal Virtual Private Community

4. Decision Criteria

5. Licensing l Complexity cost savings l Streamlined contracting

6. Economies of Scale l Cost savings l Skills l Tailored l Bandwidth

7. Standardization l Forces choices

8. Investment l Essential Investment vs. Strategic Investment l Is it a strategic differentiator?

9. Performance l Bandwidth l Latency

10. Troubleshooting l More hops l More providers l More complexity

11. Privacy l Information ownership l Applicable laws

12. Control l Ownership l Business model l Policies l Technology l Responsiveness l Vendor Lock-In l Integration l Migration

13. Risk Management l Risk Management l Control l Troubleshooting l Ownership

14. Summary l Cloud is a tool for IT rationalization l Cloud services can be described by access and control l Community Cloud is an optimization l Community Cloud is a good option l Based on the needs and culture of the institution l Requirements of the l Infrastructure l Business process l Data

15. Questions?