Cloud Computing for Business

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Cloud Computing for Business

• By Matthew Bulat
• M.Eng.Tech MCSE MCDBA
• www.matthewb.id.au

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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.  

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What can Cloud Computing Provide?

• Advanced computer infrastructure quickly with no
  capital costs
• Data access from anywhere with an Internet
  connection for yourself and clients
• Scale support infrastructure with business
  changes quickly
• Full time business presence for customers

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Cloud Computing Examples

• Global e-Training
• Global e-Commerce
• Software as a service
• Virtual VOIP telephony
• Anywhere Office applications and collaboration
• Email from anywhere
• Online backup services
• Create a automated online service business

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Your Server versus Cloud Server

• Hardware costs
• Operating System costs
• Application costs
• Server setup time
• Server space
• Server electricity
• Server UPS, generator
• Server backups
• Replacement cycles
• Business can use virtual computing themselves

• No capital costs
• Monthly fees based on use
• Applications part of service
• Setup in 1 day possible
• No space needed
• No electricity needed
• No capital needed
• Backup systems are remote
• Scale up or down as needed
• Business broadband needed

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Server cost sample comparison

• Server 3500
• Installation including infrastructure 1500
• Electricity including cooling and UPS 1000/yr
• 3 year total 8000
• Cloud Server for 3 years 3000

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Business Building Blocks

• Web Hosting 100 per year
• Cloud Server 500 - 1000 per year or 0.20 per
  hour
• Content Management System for Web free
• Web page editor free to 1000s
• Online Office applications 50 per year
• VOIP telephony from 15 unlimited national
  calls/month

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Business Opportunities

• Start a new business with hosted virtual
  computers and VOIP telephony cheaply
• Control a cloud server for your clients websites
• Use web hosting to create an e-Commerce shop
• Use web hosting to create Information paid site
• Create a Software as a service application
• Build your own cloud computing setup. A physical
  server can host up to 80 virtual PCs.
• Assist other businesses to operate online
• Search Engine Optimization services

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Worldwide Payment Options

• PayPal works in multiple currencies, instant
  verification, no merchant account needed. Users
  can use PayPal account or credit cards
• Amazon Associates Web Service works with Amazon
  cloud protocols.
• Google Checkout Order authorised by Google and
  need to be processed within 7 days. Payment is
  completed when item shipped.

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Software as a Service SAAS

• No software to buy, maintain and upgrade.
• Design an application using SAAS model.
• SalesForce.com AppExchange provides an
  environment for SAAS delivery.
• Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 provides a SAAS
  storage, database, payment and programming
  environment.
• Google Gears allows online offline applications
  including Google Docs and Zoho applications.

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SAAS Program for Business

• Design an Industry application
• Charge 9 to 55 / user / month. Pay as you go.
• Users can have applications quickly operating
• Business can rollout new projects faster
• Less capital costs to business
• No depreciations costs on balance sheets
• E.g. Customer Relationship Management
• Shared Project Management across stakeholders
• Employee leave approval and processing
• Business energy use tracking and trending

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Education Cloud Computing Example

• Web Hosting - 100/year
• Joomla Web Content Management Free
• Joomla Education extension - 100
• Skills to set up
• Skills to make courses
• PayPal for fee collection 3, instant
  verification
• Google Searches for Education 20 million/month
• Automatic paid education services to the world

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Web sites on the Cloud

• Help business on to external hosted Web Sites
  using your created content
• Help business on to your cloud hosted Web Sites
  using your created content monthly fees. One
  cloud server can host 100s of websites.
• Charge more for content management system and
  training for self maintenance
• Charge more for Keyword Research, Search Engine
  Optimisation and website Analytic reports.
• Charge for content changes

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References

• http//www.applicationsnet.com/ Virtual
  Computers, Web Hosting and Virtual VOIP
• http//www.salesforce.com/platform/ Over 100,000
  SAAS Applications
• http//gears.google.com/ Online and Off Line
  development platform
• http//aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon cloud platform
  and development environment
• http//www.paypal.com.au/au Worldwide payment
  system
• http//www.checkout.google.com Worldwide payment
  system
• http//developer.apple.com/ Develop and sell
  applications for Apple online
• http//www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/detail
  s.html Online Business Office Apps
• http//www.microsoft.com/Online/default.mspx
  Microsoft Online Services
• http//www.joomla.org/ Free Web Content
  Management Systems. Extra 4000 custom features
  available.
• http//www.nvu.com/ Free Web page editor.
• http//www.wampserver.com/en/ Free web server
  development platform for PC.
• Web Traffic Accelerator Sample Search Engine
  Optimisation service
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