Up in the CloudsStaff Development Day

October 8, 2012

Are you already in the cloud?

Cloud computing

is a subscription-

based service

where you can

obtain networked

storage space

and computer

resources.

Why Cloud Compute?

• speed and scales

• flexible

• anytime, anywhere

• any device

• cost effective

• convenient

• innovation

• multiple users at one

time

• no upgrades

• online collaboration,

easy sharing

November 30, 2011

Private Cloud

Community Cloud

Public Cloud

Cloudy out there!

Hybrid Cloud

Fair WeatherADVANTAGES:

• Consumers, all your information available to all your devices. Your

laptop, your phone, and your tablet can have access to the same

information and the same software.

• Small businesses, cheap start-up. Without having to invest in the

expense of processers and servers, small businesses can focus on

what’s really important- their employees and ideas.

• Large companies, turns computing from a capital expense to an

operating expense.

Fog Ahead

CONCERNS:

• Reliability – Everything has a down time. Internet based.

• Security and Privacy– You are working and sending

information through a third-party, with all the risks associated

with that.

• Unpredictable Costs – Most cloud computing companies

charge more for spikes in usage, which can mean a different

bill every cycle. Fee or free?

The days of each library operating its own

local servers have largely passed…As

libraries develop the next phase of their

technology strategies, it's important to think

beyond the locally maintained computer

infrastructure that increasingly represents an

outdated and inefficient model.

The Advance of Computing From the Ground to the Cloud:

Marshall Breeding, 2009

http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=14384

It’s Cloudy in the StacksUses of the cloud in libraries

Some Cool Cloud Services