Business Decisions for Cloud Computing

You might have noticed that cloud computing is showing up as 'the solution', but what does it mean to your business, your datacenter or your job? Grounded in hands-on experience, our speakers will provides you with the insight to cut through the fog of hype. They will discuss the business issues that clouds can address, the ones that clouds will create, and those where clouds may or may not get off the ground. They will also explain the need for proper planning, including the implementation and validation of your cloud computing environment, as well as the importance of devising an exit strategy.

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1. © IBM Corporation 2009 © IBM Corporation 2009 Business Decisions for Cloud Computing Matthew Finlayson IBM - finlayso@us.ibm.com August 26, 2009 5218 Tim Durniak IBM - tdurniak@us.ibm.com
2. © IBM Corporation 2009 © IBM Corporation 2009 Paperless Upload Version Notice Paperless Upload Version Notice • • This is Version 2.0 for Denver SHARE Conference 2009 This is Version 2.0 for Denver SHARE Conference 2009 • • Watch for updates Watch for updates © IBM Corporation 2009
3. © IBM Corporation 2009 © IBM Corporation 2009 Your Illustrious Speakers Matthew Finlayson Finlayso @ us.ibm.com IBM World Wide Design Centers IT Specialist Virtualization IT Systems Management Timothy Durniak Tdurniak @ us.ibm.com STG CTO For Public Sector Executive IT Architect IBM Center for Solution Integration © IBM Corporation 2009
4. © IBM Corporation 2009 © IBM Corporation 2009 Solutions for businesses requires the orchestration of the interplay across a set of layers. Business Functions Business Functions Software Software Software Software Software Software Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware Hardware A Business is A Business is comprised of people comprised of people … … … … performing performing Business Functions Business Functions… … … …implemented by implemented by software software… … … …deployed on deployed on hardware hardware… … … …to provide goods and services to benefit that business' clients. to provide goods and services to benefit that business' clients. Business Process Business Process Requirements Requirements Software Software Requirements Requirements Hardware Hardware Requirements Requirements “Data Center” (Building, Floor, Closet, Desk, Pocket or Cloud) “Data Center” (Building, Floor, Closet, Desk, Pocket or Cloud) … …housed in a housed in a datacenter datacenter … … Facilities & Operations Facilities & Operations Requirements Requirements End User Requirements End User Requirements … … relying on services relying on services … … Service Requirements Service Requirements Service Service Service Service Service Service Utilities Utilities POWER POWER NETWORK NETWORK Utility Requirements Utility Requirements … …using utilities using utilities… … © IBM Corporation 2009