Cloud Computing Cloud Computing for Businessfor Business

By Matthew BulatBy Matthew Bulat

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What is Cloud Computing?

• Cloud computing can be described as a combination of virtualization servers providing scalable services, applications, storage and infrastructure for multiple clients over the Internet.  

What can Cloud Computing What can Cloud Computing Provide?Provide?

Advanced computer infrastructure quickly Advanced computer infrastructure quickly with no capital costswith no capital costs

Data access from anywhere with an Internet Data access from anywhere with an Internet connection for yourself and clientsconnection for yourself and clients

Scale support infrastructure with business Scale support infrastructure with business changes quicklychanges quickly

Full time business presence for customersFull time business presence for customers

Cloud Computing Cloud Computing ExamplesExamples

Global e-TrainingGlobal e-Training Global e-CommerceGlobal e-Commerce Software as a serviceSoftware as a service Virtual VOIP telephonyVirtual VOIP telephony Anywhere Office applications and Anywhere Office applications and

collaborationcollaboration Email from anywhereEmail from anywhere Online backup servicesOnline backup services Create a automated online service Create a automated online service

businessbusiness

Your Server versus Cloud Your Server versus Cloud ServerServer

Hardware costsHardware costs Operating System costsOperating System costs Application costsApplication costs Server setup timeServer setup time Server spaceServer space Server electricityServer electricity Server UPS, generatorServer UPS, generator Server backupsServer backups Replacement cyclesReplacement cycles Business can use virtual Business can use virtual

computing themselvescomputing themselves

No capital costsNo capital costs Monthly fees based on useMonthly fees based on use Applications part of serviceApplications part of service Setup in 1 day possibleSetup in 1 day possible No space neededNo space needed No electricity neededNo electricity needed No capital neededNo capital needed Backup systems are remoteBackup systems are remote Scale up or down as neededScale up or down as needed Business broadband neededBusiness broadband needed

Server cost sample Server cost sample comparisoncomparison

Server $3500Server $3500 Installation including infrastructure Installation including infrastructure

$1500$1500 Electricity including cooling and Electricity including cooling and

UPS $1000/yrUPS $1000/yr 3 year total 3 year total $8000$8000

Cloud Server for 3 years Cloud Server for 3 years $3000$3000

Business Building BlocksBusiness Building Blocks

Web Hosting ~$100 per yearWeb Hosting ~$100 per year Cloud Server ~$500 - $1000 per year or Cloud Server ~$500 - $1000 per year or

$0.20 per hour$0.20 per hour Content Management System for Web – Content Management System for Web –

freefree Web page editor – free to $1000’sWeb page editor – free to $1000’s Online Office applications $50 per yearOnline Office applications $50 per year VOIP telephony – from $15 unlimited VOIP telephony – from $15 unlimited

national calls/month national calls/month

Business OpportunitiesBusiness Opportunities Start a new business with hosted virtual Start a new business with hosted virtual

computers and VOIP telephony cheaplycomputers and VOIP telephony cheaply Control a cloud server for your clients Control a cloud server for your clients

websiteswebsites Use web hosting to create an e-Commerce Use web hosting to create an e-Commerce

shopshop Use web hosting to create Information paid Use web hosting to create Information paid

sitesite Create a Software as a service applicationCreate a Software as a service application Build your own cloud computing setup. A Build your own cloud computing setup. A

physical server can host up to 80 virtual PCs.physical server can host up to 80 virtual PCs. Assist other businesses to operate onlineAssist other businesses to operate online Search Engine Optimization servicesSearch Engine Optimization services

Worldwide Payment Worldwide Payment OptionsOptions

PayPal – works in multiple currencies, instant PayPal – works in multiple currencies, instant verification, no merchant account needed. verification, no merchant account needed. Users can use PayPal account or credit cardsUsers can use PayPal account or credit cards

Amazon Associates Web Service – works with Amazon Associates Web Service – works with Amazon cloud protocols.Amazon cloud protocols.

Google Checkout – Order authorised by Google Checkout – Order authorised by Google and need to be processed within 7 Google and need to be processed within 7 days. Payment is completed when item days. Payment is completed when item shipped. shipped.

Software as a Service Software as a Service SAASSAAS

No software to buy, maintain and upgrade.No software to buy, maintain and upgrade. Design an application using SAAS model.Design an application using SAAS model. SalesForce.com AppExchange provides SalesForce.com AppExchange provides

an environment for SAAS delivery.an environment for SAAS delivery. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2

provides a SAAS storage, database, provides a SAAS storage, database, payment and programming environment.payment and programming environment.

Google Gears allows online offline Google Gears allows online offline applications including Google Docs and applications including Google Docs and Zoho applications.Zoho applications.

SAAS Program for SAAS Program for BusinessBusiness Design an Industry applicationDesign an Industry application

Charge $9 to $55 / user / month. Pay as you Charge $9 to $55 / user / month. Pay as you go.go.

Users can have applications quickly operatingUsers can have applications quickly operating Business can rollout new projects fasterBusiness can rollout new projects faster Less capital costs to businessLess capital costs to business No depreciations costs on balance sheetsNo depreciations costs on balance sheets

1.1. E.g. Customer Relationship ManagementE.g. Customer Relationship Management

2.2. Shared Project Management across Shared Project Management across stakeholdersstakeholders

3.3. Employee leave approval and processing Employee leave approval and processing

4.4. Business energy use tracking and trendingBusiness energy use tracking and trending

Education Cloud Education Cloud Computing ExampleComputing Example

Web Hosting - $100/yearWeb Hosting - $100/year Joomla Web Content Management – FreeJoomla Web Content Management – Free Joomla Education extension - $100Joomla Education extension - $100 Skills to set up Skills to set up Skills to make coursesSkills to make courses PayPal for fee collection – 3%, instant PayPal for fee collection – 3%, instant

verification verification

Google Searches for Education: 20 Google Searches for Education: 20 million/monthmillion/month

Automatic paid education services to the worldAutomatic paid education services to the world

Web sites on the CloudWeb sites on the Cloud Help business on to external hosted Web Help business on to external hosted Web

Sites using your created contentSites using your created content Help business on to your cloud hosted Help business on to your cloud hosted

Web Sites using your created content + Web Sites using your created content + monthly fees. One cloud server can host monthly fees. One cloud server can host 100’s of websites.100’s of websites.

Charge more for content management Charge more for content management system and training for self maintenancesystem and training for self maintenance

Charge more for Keyword Research, Charge more for Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimisation and website Search Engine Optimisation and website Analytic reports.Analytic reports.

Charge for content changesCharge for content changes

ReferencesReferences http://www.applicationsnet.com/ Virtual Computers, Web Hosting and Virtual Computers, Web Hosting and

Virtual VOIPVirtual VOIP http://www.salesforce.com/platform/ Over 100,000 SAAS Applications Over 100,000 SAAS Applications http://gears.google.com/ Online and Off Line development platform Online and Off Line development platform http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon cloud platform and development Amazon cloud platform and development

environmentenvironment http://www.paypal.com.au/au Worldwide payment system Worldwide payment system http://www.checkout.google.com Worldwide payment system Worldwide payment system http://developer.apple.com/ Develop and sell applications for Apple http://developer.apple.com/ Develop and sell applications for Apple

online online http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/details.html Online http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/details.html Online

Business Office AppsBusiness Office Apps http://www.microsoft.com/Online/default.mspx Microsoft Online http://www.microsoft.com/Online/default.mspx Microsoft Online

ServicesServices http://www.joomla.org/ Free Web Content Management Systems. Extra http://www.joomla.org/ Free Web Content Management Systems. Extra

4000 custom features available.4000 custom features available. http://www.nvu.com/ Free Web page editor.http://www.nvu.com/ Free Web page editor. http://www.wampserver.com/en/ Free web server development http://www.wampserver.com/en/ Free web server development

platform for PC.platform for PC. Web Traffic Accelerator Sample Search Engine Optimisation serviceWeb Traffic Accelerator Sample Search Engine Optimisation service Cloud Computing Website CategoryCloud Computing Website Category