The document discusses developers, cloud platforms, and getting started with cloud development. It notes that developers are valuable resources and that software is increasingly being delivered via the cloud. It then covers different cloud models like PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS. The document also discusses concerns about security, data privacy and vendor lock-in with cloud development. Finally, it provides guidance on how to get started with cloud development by choosing open standards, using Java as a programming language, and considering typical application scenarios.

1. Matthias Steiner, SAP HANA Cloud
April, 2013

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Let’s talk about:
Developers
Cloud Platforms
Getting started
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Developers – The New Kingmakers*
* Stephen O’Grady
from
“Developers
are the
most valuable
resource
in business.”

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Developers, developers, developers
Software engineering is a craft!
FAIL!
Leaky
abstractions!
-Joel Spolsky

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Software is eating up the world*
* Marc Andreessen
in Wall Sreet Journal

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New reality
“Too big to fail!”
“Survival of the fittest!”

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Status quo
No reputation
Few customers
“whatever it takes”
agile
well known
existing customer base
“biz as usual”
Slow to adopt

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WANTS & NEEDS
easy to use
Care-free
on-demand
“desirable”
easy to learn
maintainable
1st class tools
“feasable”
Speed
innovation
$$$
“viable”

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Cloud – At a glance

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Cloud – At a glance
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

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Platform-as-a-Service
Core Services/APIs
Add. capabilities
Runtimes
Infrastucture
IDEs LCM

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Why choose Java?
“Build amazing apps with the most boring
technology you can find.
The stuff that has been in use
for years and years.”
-Zef Hemel, Cloud9

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What are the concerns?
Security
+
data privacy
1. loss of control
aka
vendor lock-in
internal polictics3.

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security + data privacy
§ Data protection rules
§ Cloud Computing Risk Assessment
§ Security Recommendations for Cloud Computing Providers

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Open standards + open source
low-entry barrier
mass adoption = maturity
ease of use
plenty of docs/resources
community support
continuous learning (!!!)

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DevOps
development + operations

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New rules!
Business as
usual
Cloud

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How-to get started?

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Typical scenarios:
Collaborative
Tools & Apps Integration
Tools
Form Apps
Mobile Apps
Sensors Apps
Analytical
Tools & Apps
Shop floor Apps
Broad Reach Apps
…*

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“Cloud - A new gold rush?”
• 100,000 left for the Klondike
• 40,000 made it to Dawson City
• 4,000 found gold

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Credits:
Illustrations:
Bathra Mani, SAP
Ceren Meissner, Kommunikationslotsen
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Covered by your grace by Kimnberly Geswein

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Contact information:
Matthias Steiner
Cloud Platform Evangelist
SAP HANA Cloud
http://twitter.com/steinermatt
http://scn.sap.com/people/steinermatt/
http://about.me/steinermatt
http://github.com/steinermatt