Panel presentation for IBC Legal 2011

1. Life in the Smoke, Fog, Cloud
Dave McAllister, Director Open Source and Standards
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2. What is this Cloud thing?
 e cloud, for practical discussion, is essentially a
distribution mechanism for functionality, based on
service
 In general, consider it at 3 levels
 Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS), the servers,
networks, etc
 Platform as a Service (PAAS), apps and/or
developer tools on the IAAS
 So ware as a Service (SAAS), the ultimate delivery
to the user.
 While nothing new, this is powered by massive
interconnectivity and a new class of devices
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3. e Cloud is an “Open” ing
 Cloud computing infrastructure is powered by open access
Standards
Connectivity
Source
Speci cations
API’s
 But client access can be limiting
 Device types
 Connections
 Native apps versus Web apps versus browser access
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4. e Cloud is an “Open” ing
 Cloud computing infrastructure is powered by open access
But,
Open is not Free!
 Costs occur in every level of cloud, as well as in all layers of open.
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5. New business modes
 Elastic Computing, On-demand, virtual
 Online storage, Online office, Online collaboration
 Apps stores, subscription revenue, per-use
By the way, you already do all of this. And these are all distribution models
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6. New Challenges
 Challenges in cloud revolve around
 Data (and exchange)
 Data at rest
 Data in motion
 Privacy
 Accessibility
 Security
 Ownership
 Regulations and standards are arising but
 All of these issues are global.
 Proof of compliance is not trivial (or even possible)
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7. Some welcome requirements
 International standards on the interchange of data
 Legal framework across jurisdictions on privacy and protection
 Common set of APIs and services (or descriptions)
 Adoption of Linked Data practices
 Support in the development of market adoption acceleration
However, there is a risk in standards approval and adoption
 Standards stabilize common elements and can sti e innovation
 Innovations powers new businesses and new growth
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