Steps to the cloud Michel Robert – MD, Claranet UK
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Steps to the cloudMichel Robert – MD, Claranet UK
About Claranet
• Founded in 1996
• 520 staff
• In 6 European countries
• 5,000 customers
• Separate SOHO business
• £75m revenue (2009)
Our customers
Our partners
Definition of cloud
A virtualised computing infrastructure,
sitting in a data centre, accessible via the
internet or a Wide Area Network (WAN)...
Public Private
Cloud: the benefits
• Cost-savings• Reduced capital expenditure
• Lower operational costs
• Pay for what you use
• Increased flexibility• Scale resources to meet demands
• Move resources based on requirements – development to
production
• Increased reliability• Enhanced resilience through virtualisation
• Ability to use external expertise – 24x7
Cloud: the challenges
• Reliance upon the network
• Potential compliance issues
• Security
• Not right for all applications
• Service guarantees with 3rd parties
• Planning and migration
Case study: FIVE TV François Chabat, Senior Technology Manager, Channel 5
Case study: FIVE TV
• About Channel 5
• Background• Digital Media Group set up in
2007
• Capitalise on the growing
market for online video
• Develop new revenue streams,
online
• Check www.five.tv
• Timelines
Case study: FIVE TV
• Migration to the cloud: the business case• More efficient resource utilisation
• Greater flexibility for provisioning environments
• Improved scalability
• The solution: Private Cloud• Managed Application Hosting,
delivered on Dedicated Virtual Hosting infrastructure
• The resulting benefits• Improved operational efficiencies: 3 times fewer servers required
Case study: FIVE TV
• P2V migration• Collected performance metrics off physical set-up
• Seamlessly mixed-and-matched physical and virtual machines
during migration
• Challenges• Optimised resource utilisation means less “slack” capacity
available for unexpected performance spikes
• Centralised SAN creates inter-project dependency
• Where next?• Minute-by-minute resource allocation and billing
• Automated resource allocation
Steps to the cloud
• Understand your company’s objectives
• No ‘sacred cows’
• Prioritising is key – what to do first?• Physical to virtual migration – start small
• Review cloud services – carefully
• Don't forget your network
• Pick the right partners to help
Any questions?
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