behind the cloud: cloud computing programs demystified

Behind the Cloud: 

Cloud Computing Programs Demystified

Sonnet Ireland & April GreyLLA Conference 2012

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as metered service over a network.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing

What is Cloud Computing?

Buy?

o Sizeo Customizeo Maintenanceo Security

Rent?

o Standard producto High quality

infrastructureo No maintenance

• On demand computing power • Hardware savings

• Administrator ease of use

• Labor cost savings

• Save your institution money 

Promises, Promises

• Cost o Serviceso Bandwith 

• Security 

• Privacy

• Ethics

• Modification

• Administration

• Legal ownership

Reality Sinks In

Clouds in the News

Many cloud based applications you may already use! 

Clouds in the Library

File Sharing

PBWorks

Dropbox

GoogleDocs

Catalog

ScholarWorks http://scholarworks.uno.edu/ 

SelectedWorks http://works.bepress.com/sonnetireland/ 

LOUISiana Digital Library http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/  

Institutional Repository

IR: ScholarWorks

IR: ScholarWorks

IR: SelectedWorks

IR: LOUISiana Digital Library

ULL Collections

Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore

Social Networking

LibGuides @ UNO

LibGuides @ ULL

Google Calendar @ Medaille

Sonnet IrelandEarl K. Long Library, University of New Orleanssebrown3@uno.edu

April GreyEdith Garland Dupré Library, University of Louisiana at Lafayetteaprilgrey@louisiana.edu

Questions?