Cloud Computing & Mobility

Cloud ComputingDefinition

• Computing in which services and storage are provided over the Internet (or "cloud").

What is Cloud Computing?• Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources,

software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand, like the electricity grid.

• The term "cloud" is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on the cloud drawing used in the past to represent the telephone network

• Cloud computing is a paradigm shift it describes a new supplement, consumption, and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet, and it typically involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources.

• It is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to remote computing sites provided by the Internet.

• It is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to remote computing sites provided by the Internet.

• This frequently takes the form of web-based tools or applications that users can access and use through a web browser.

What is Cloud Computing? Cont…• Most cloud computing infrastructures consist of services delivered through

common centers and built on servers. Clouds often appear as single points of access for all consumers' computing needs.

• The major cloud service providers include Microsoft, Salesforce.com, Skytap, HP, IBM, Amazon and Google.

What is Mobility?

The use of portable computing devices that can run on batteries but are not usually classified as laptops:

•Portable computers•Tablet PCs•PDAs•Netbooks •Smartphones.

M o b i l i t y

Smartphones…

Netbooks….

Kindle…

OH MY…..

Some of the things Mobile devices are used for?

• Social Media• Communication (Phone, Email, Messaging)• Applications (productivity, Leisure, Games)• PIM (Email, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks)• Media Consumption (News, Music, Movies)

Types of Connectivity used on Mobile devices

• EVDO & 3G • 4G• LTE• WiMAX

Just the Basics:

EVDO stands for Evolution Data Optimized

EVDO is a 3G mobile broadband technology ("3G" simply stands for "third generation")

EVDO Rev-A is the current version of EVDO available from Sprint and Verizon. EVDO Rev-0 was the original technology. Rev-A is faster than Rev-0. All of the currently available EVDO modems from Sprint and Verizon are Rev-A.

Personal broadband wireless service for a wide range of customers, from business people to students

Always on - just like a cell phone Utilizes CDMA signal

Where EVDO isn't available, 2G/1x data capability is available everywhere you have have cellphone voice service

Allows the user to be connected wherever they are, not only for email, but for downloads, large files, photos, spreadsheets, etc.

EVDO, or Evolution Data Only/Evolution Data Optimized, is a 3G mobile broadband technology used by Verizon, Sprint, and Alltel that provides typical download speeds of 600-1400kbps (with bursts up to 3100kbps) - this article

focuses mainly on EVDO mobile broadband. HSPA is another 3G technology that is used by AT&T and T-Mobile. 4G is the next generation of mobile broadband

technology, but it's not as widely available as 3G service yet - Sprint uses a 4G technology called WiMAX that is currently being deployed, and Verizon will be

deploying a 4G network using a technology called LTE in late 2010.

Types of 3G Technologies

What is 4G?

What is LTE

WiMAX is a 4G technology that provides wireless high-speed internet access. Much like EVDO, a 3G mobile broadband technology, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for

Microwave Access) is an alternative to internet services like dial-up, DSL, cable, and satellite. It works somewhat similarly to EVDO, in that it provides broadband access to

customers wirelessly via "base stations" (towers). Since it doesn't rely on cables or phone lines to deliver its signals - it uses microwave links - deploying WiMAX to a

community can be done in a matter of days.

WiMAX can provide speeds over 10Mbps.

Comparing various Mobile Technology

Tablet Laptop Netbook eBook Readers Smartphone

The best combination of versatility and portability. Great navigation, thanks to its touch screen. Video viewing is hampered because it’s not compatible with Flash, and there’s no USB port or memory-card reader.

Most powerful but least portable. Full-size physical keyboard and huge storage are ideal for work-oriented tasks, such as e-mail and working with Office documents. It also handles powerful games.

A less powerful laptop with a smaller screen and keyboard and processing that can’t handle cutting-edge games. Battery life is often better than a laptop’s, though, and the price is much lower.

Best for book reading. The Kindle DX rivals the iPad or a netbook in screen size, and its type is easier to read. But its monochrome screen and limited Web browser limits its versatility.

Smartphones combine the best of mobile voice and data communications with the best of personal information management software. Smartphone delivers a rich set of applications, highly integrated telephony functionality and an open development platform.

How Mobile devices use the Cloud today

• Storage (Dropbox)• Music (Amazon, Pandora, Slacker, GrooveShark)• Literature (Amazon, iBooks)• Movies (Amazon, Hulu, Netflix)• Photos (FotoFlexer, Flauntr, Flicker, Picasa, Facebook)• Document editing/storage (Google Docs, Office 2010, Skydrive)• Contacts/Calendaring (Google, Hotmail, Yahoo, Mobile Me)

The Future of Mobility & the CloudImagine:

• Login into iTunes/Amazon from your phone to stream all your purchased music• Taking a picture and it gets automatically stored in the cloud where you can

print it at anytime, anywhere• Renting and purchasing all your video content from a cloud service• Renting and purchasing all your video games from a cloud service• Viewing all your TV content from a cloud service• Having access at home with no wires