Shapeblue is the leading Apache CloudStack integrator worldwide. This presentation highlights some of the lessons learned in the field as they deploy CloudStack for their customers. Giles presents some of the trends he sees such as the adoption of clouds to support enterprise and cloud workloads, adoption of open source technologies and a trend to IT as a Service which will move us pastt the *aaS terminology and back to basic IT.
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Shapeblue BACD Amsterdam
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Stories of a cloudStack
cloudbuilder
Giles Sirett
CEO & Managing Consultant ShapeBlue
Giles.sirett@shapeblue.com
Twitter: @ShapeBlue
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CEO of ShapeBlue
“ShapeBlue are expert builders of public & private clouds. They
are the leading independent global CloudStack / CloudPlatform
integrator & consultancy”
Involved in Apache Community, Chairman of European
CloudStack user group, always talkin’ CloudStack
Technical enough to be dangerous
A unique insight…..
#whoami?
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Jan 2012 = 90% public cloud
Jan 2013 = 50/50 split
In 2013, we will see enterprises doing one of
the following:
adopt public cloud
build private cloud
align with public clouds (technology, process,
standards)
But, why ?.....
The move to enterprise adoption
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What's driving enterprise adoption
then?
XXXXXX is a software development method that
stresses communication, collaboration and
integration between software developers and
information technology professionals. XXXXXX is
a response to the interdependence of software
development and IT operations. It aims to help
an organization rapidly produce software
products and services
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Enterprises are virtualised = cap/op ex
savings
However, operationally often still manual
Still often a service ticket to provision
new resources
Long delivery times
Relatively high operational costs
Relies on specialist skills
Margin for human error
On-demand self-service is a cloud driver
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Make the most of a global compute estate
Resources dynamically assigned according
to demand
Workloads can be averaged: across
departments, across Geos, across times of
day, days of month,etc
By pooling resources, reduces the reliance
on local capacity planning
Abstracts physical resources
Enterprise cloud drivers– Resource
pooling
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The The XaaS model allows
accurate cost measurement
Compute
Storage
Network
etc
Internal chargeback model much
simpler
“Shadow IT” can be removed
Enterprise cloud drivers– Measured service
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Cloud era workloads
Applications designed for
failure
Applications designed for
massive scale
Scale by “scaling out”
(horizontally)
How can an enterprise benefit
from both models ?
Cloud Era workloads
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Maybe too developer focussed?
Would like to see more users/operators/integrators in the
community
Maybe two communities could develop?
Mailing lists are cumbersome
The forums are like wild west towns
The mailing lists can be intimidating
I love the Apache way, but...
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Collaborative environment for:
all things CloudStack/ CloudPlatform
Related tech: CloudPortal BM, CloudBridge,
ecosystem products, hypervisors, storage, etc
Technical deep-dives, issues & best practice
Case studies & ideas
To showcase complementary technologies
To give a strong voice for feedback to
vendor/community
No pitching !
The European CloudStack User Group
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Lead in with monkey joke about gartner
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Across nearly all of our metrics
Do it as a quizSome people add on “must be on internet”
In this cloud era we are toldDespite how much engineering you do it will failSebastien Buemi escapes 200mph crash unhurt in ShanghaiSwiss, youngApril 2010
Cloud : modern, expects things to go wrong…if things get busy, he just sorts it out himeselfTraditional: We don’t like this guy, but he wont go away. relies on his staff, expects everything to work. If things get busy, its somebody elses problem
Storage, networking, overall architects technical and managerialEverything is interconnected and feels like everything relies on everything elseSomeone chipping in can be invaluable – particularly if they have past experience.