Assessing Vendors, Services, Governments and Countries

MIGRATING TO THE CLOUD IN ASIA

Jerry WerteleckyAsia Cloud Computing AssociationHKU DiscussionDecemeber 4, 2012

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All Stats Est. 2012 various sourcesAll Stats Est. 2012 various sources

The CloudThe Cloud

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2EXABYTES

2EXABYTES

Of Data per DayOf Data per Day

Opportunity for AsiaOpportunity for Asia

……..and challenges..and challenges

ASIA• multiple markets and regulatory regimes,• market confusion about what is cloud computing,• cloud readiness discrepancies among APAC countries• security, privacy, integration, service level, licensing

concerns.

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Combine forces…Combine forces…

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ACCA – a dedicated industry voiceACCA – a dedicated industry voice

Accelerate Asia’s cloud adoption; through thought leadership, innovation, engagement and collaboration

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Asia focus & global impactAsia focus & global impact

Asia focus

Thought LeadershipThought Leadership

• Public Policy & Regulatory• Security - Data Sovereignty• Cloud Services Assessment &

Certification• Cloud for SME

CLOUD READINESS INDEX

Assess governments and nations Cloud Service Capabilities:

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Cloud Computing...

Data Center

Data Center

Data Center

IT Services and Business Processes

Security and Governance

… How does a country get ready?

Power

BroadbandInternationalConnectivity

Risk

Data Sovereignty

Freedom ofAccess

IP Protection

Data Privacy

GovernmentIncentives

Ease ofBusiness

Why is this Index important?

• Cloud computing is potentially one of the biggest drivers of economic growth over the next decade

• The world’s economic center of gravity continues to shift towards the Asia Pacific region

• Creates visibility for all stakeholders

• Provides recommendations to policy makers

• Measures progress

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Cloud Readiness…. Cloud Readiness…. How does a country get ready?How does a country get ready?

Infrastructure

Public P

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Power Broadband

International Connectivity

Global Risk

Government ICT Priority

Business Sophistication

Privacy Sovereignty

Freedom of Access

IP Protection

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Attributes-Information & RegulationIntellectual Property Protection:•Measures a governments IP protection regulations and enforcement•Metric is taken from the sixth parameter of the 1st pillar of the WEF2012 NRIhttp://www.weforum.org/issues/global-information-technology/the-great-transformation/network-readiness-index

Freedom of Access to Information:•A measure of a country’s policy to have freedom of press/speech and accessibility to digital information

•Two parameters from the WEF2012 are aggregated: [ Freedom of the Press Index, accessibility of Digital Context Index]

Data Sovereignty:•Based on primary research from the ACCA, this attribute is meant to be an aggregate score of the data being collected by Security WG

•Current scores are based on the initial research completed in May 2012; the ACCA will have final in early 2013

Data Privacy:•Based on the status of privacy laws and regulations data from the BSA cloud computing scorecard and the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Enforcement Agreement, the score for the metric reflects the current state of implementation

Attributes-Information Infrastructure: Information InfrastructureBroadband Speed and Coverage:

•Broadband access is one of five essential elements of cloud computing•Based on data from the Akamai State of the Internet report, the average bandwidth to a local

server combined with the percentage of users with more than 2 Mbps

Data Center Risk:•Service availability is a major inhibitor for cloud adopters. This attribute measures the various

risks to up-time of Data Centers in a particular country•Cost, political stability, natural disasters, water availability are the main parameters

http://www.hurleypalmerflatt.com/blog_detail_30_data_centre_risk_index_launched

Power Grid and Green Policy:•As electricity plays an increasingly critical role in cloud computing, this attribute includes three

parameters: sustainability, resilience and renewable energy•The metric is based on data from the 2012 WEF Energy Architecture Performance Index

http://www.weforum.org/reports/new-energy-architecture-enabling-effective-transition

International Connectivity:•International connectivity is important for cloud computing services that are being provided to or

sourced from outside the country•Using public information on bandwidth from the country into Asia and the rest of the world, the

metric is calculated as a weighted average of these two figures

Attributes-Government Regulation

Business Sophistication:•This is a new attribute of the index and it measures the business environment

for a cloud provider to set-up new services•Maps the quality of a country’s overall business networks and the operations

of individual firms•This attribute also reflects the potential of the market as it is a proxy to the

availability and sophistication of the knowledge-based environment•The metric is taken from data in the 2012 WEF Global Competitiveness Index

http://www.weforum.org/reports/global-competitiveness-report-2011-2012

Government On-line Services and ICT Prioritisation:•The government’s use of on-line services and commitment to ICT is a good

measure of how it views the importance of cloud to its future growth•The metric is based on two equally weighted scores from two studies:

• UN e-government 2012 survey that measures a country’s progress on four phases• The first parameter of the eight pillar of 2012 WEF NRI

Country HighlightsCountry Highlights

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Japan #1

- Maintained its leadership- Above average in all attributesRecc: Need to improve clarity on

data sovereignty and reduce data center risk

South Korea

- Moved up one position- Impressive government priority

and incentives for all attributesRecc: Consider regulatory & tax

regimes to attract foreign players

#2

Hong Kong #3

- Strong in most attributes- Government is supportive of

cloud computing initiatives

Recc: Increase renewable energy and push for low PUE DCs

Country HighlightsCountry Highlights

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Singapore #4

- Retains position in top tier- Scores well in ICT priority and

government incentives as well as overall connectivity

Recc: Execute on its recent data privacy legislation

Taiwan #5

- Maintains its index placing- Scores well in ICT priority and

broadband connectivity

Recc: Need to reduce political risk to encourage foreign players

China #10

- Increase in # of cloud–ready regions

- Cloud computing is part of 5 year growth plan

Recc: Increase its use of stanrds and clarity on digital rules

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Questions?