Cloud Computing in Higher Education Changing the Way We Provide Systems
Jan 03, 2016
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
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 CLOUD5 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 CharacteristicsOn-demand self-service
5 CharacteristicsBroad network access
5 CharacteristicsResource pooling
5 CharacteristicsRapid elasticity
5 CharacteristicsMeasured Service
DEFINING THE CLOUD:4 DEPLOYMENT MODELS
5 characteristics 4 deployment models 3 service models
4 Deployment Models
• Public Cloud
Amazon Web Service’s Elastic Compute Cloud
4 Deployment Models
• Community Cloud
Educational Consortium’sCloud
4 Deployment Models
• Private CloudInstitution’s
VMware vCloud
4 Deployment Models
• Hybrid CloudAmazon Web Service’s Elastic Compute Cloud
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
3 Service Models
• Platform as a Service – Heroku
3 Service Models
• Infrastructure as a Service – Rackspace
HIGHER EDUCATION’S USE OF THE CLOUD
How are you using the cloud? Survey results and audience participation.
Software-as-a-ServiceUsage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey
Platform-as-a-ServiceUsage by Academic Institutions Responding to Survey
Infrastructure-as-a-ServiceUsage 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.