Root Causing Cloud Adoption

Why is it that cloud computing operational models haven't taken hold more fully in enterprise IT? In this presentation, I'll explore the reasons I think are behind the problem, and what can be done to address these reasons.

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1. Root$Causing$Cloud$Adop0on A"look"at"the"things"holding"back"the"adop2on"of"automated"opera2ons" and"self7service"IT Sco$%Lowe h$p:/ /blog.sco$lowe.org
2. Before&we&start • Get%involved!%Audience%par3cipa3on%is%requested%and% encouraged. • If%you%use%Twi=er,%feel%free%to%tweet%about%this%session%(use% hashtag%#SWOVMUG%or%handle%@MyVMUG) • Feel%free%to%take%photos%or%videos%of%today's%session%and%share% them%online • A%PDF%copy%of%this%presenta3on%will%be%available%online%aQer%the% event
3. Who$am$I? • Author((7(books),(blogger,(speaker,(geek • 207year(IT(industry(veteran(who's(worked(in(roles(from(entry7 level(to(CTO • AcFve(in(the(virtualizaFon(and(networking(communiFes • Currently(focusing(on(network(virtualizaFon,(open(source,(and( cloud(compuFng(on(VMware's(NSX(team
5. Let's&start&by&defining what&we&mean&when&we&say "cloud"...
7. NIST%defini+on%of%cloud%compu+ng As#defined#in#SP800-145#(h3p:/ /csrc.nist.gov/publicaBons/ nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf): • On$demand)self$service • Resource)pooling • Rapid)elas6city • Measured)service • Broad)network)access
8. Based&on&this&defini-on,&how&many& of&you&have&a&cloud&in&place?
9. What's'holding'you'back?
10. The$problems$aren't$technical There%are%lots%of%great%products%and%technologies%out%there%to%help% you.%Just%from%VMware: • vRealize)Automa/on)and)VMware)Integrated)OpenStack • VMware)NSX • vRealize)Orchestrator • PowerShell
11. I"believe the"problem is"us.
12. We're%afraid%of% change
13. The$problems$are... • Organiza)onal • Opera)onal • Cultural We#have#the#power#to#solve#all#these#problems.#Not#easily,#perhaps,# but#we#can#do#it.
15. Silo%bus)ng,101 • Communica*on,,communica*on,,communica*on! • Cross0training • Tool,sharing • Focus,on,business,goals,instead,of,the,technology
17. Opera&ons*shouldn't*be*manual • Provisioning*tools • Configura1on*management • Scrip1ng*languages • Orchestra1on*pla9orms • Documenta1on*(you*do*document*things,*right?*Right?)
19. No,$not$this$kind$of$culture!
21. Crea%ng(great(culture • Embrace)the)principles)behind)DevOps • Be)the)change)you)want)to)see)in)others • Stop)the)finger)poin=ng • Start)asking,)"How)can)we)fix)this)together?"
22. Q&A
23. Thank&you! Be#sure#to#provide#feedback#to#the#VMUG#leaders#regarding#this# session. Blog:&h(p:/ /blog.sco(lowe.org Twi(er:&@sco(_lowe GitHub:&h(ps:/ /github.com/lowesco( Life:&Colossians&3:17