Cloud Computing Basics I

Cloud Computing Basics May 5, 2009

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Josh Fraser – VP, Business Development
Uri Budnik – Evangelist
David Welch – Sales Engineer
Q&A: Matthew Small – Account Manager
Q&A: Hunter Williams – Account Manager

Agenda
Welcome
Introduction to Cloud Computing
Cloud Management Systems
Demo: Cloud Basics
Launch a server
Dynamically configure a server
Managing multiple servers
Q&A – Getting Started
Please use chat to ask questions anytime!

What is Cloud Computing?
Virtually infinite computing resources
Scalable on-demand
Pay as you go
Surpasses traditional hosting
Multiple server sizes
Reassign I Ps, VIPs
Multiple failure zones and geographies
Disk volumes
Cloud interoperability

Classic Dilemma Resolved Infrastructure Cost $ time Large Capital Expenditure You just lost customers Opportunity Cost Predicted Demand Traditional Hardware Actual Demand Automated Virtualization

Public Clouds
Shared computing infrastructure that anyone can access via the Internet (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Rackspace)
Private Clouds
Cloud computing infrastructure that is owned by a single party; may or may not be connected to the Internet (e.g., Eucalyptus-enabled data center)
Hybrid Clouds
Union of Public and Private Clouds used together to leverage the benefits of both
Different Cloud Types

Applications in the Cloud (SaaS)
Salesforce.com, Gmail, …
Platforms in the Cloud (PaaS)
Google App Engine, Force.com, …
Infrastructure in the Cloud (IaaS)
Amazon Web Services, GoGrid, Rackspace, …
RightScale cloud management system
Public Cloud Layers

Multiple Cloud Providers Cloud Deployment Platform Infrastructure as a Service Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Decreasing Lock-in / Increasing Portability Increasing Automation SAAS PAAS IAAS RightScale Software as a Service Platform as a Service Programming Environment Data Model & Database Monitoring & Analytics Operating System Application Application Data

1 server for 1 year = $900
1 programmer for 1 day = $400-$1000
The Cost Equation single server performance num servers START HERE! when it matters caching multithreaded stickyness/affinity

Agile = automate and benefit!
From boot to production on auto-pilot
Across different stacks & different clouds
Auto-failover, auto-restart, auto-scale
Change your business process
“ Deploy faster, better, and cheaper than your competitors”
Agile Deployment

  Scalability
 On-demand resources
  Cost savings
 Reliability
  other
Cloud drivers Source: RightScale user survey

Social Game Provider
Handling unpredictable demand for 4 MM geo-distributed players
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Reducing job time for protein analysis comparing 2.5MM compounds
Test & Dev
Stand up performance testing on mobile application prior to ’08 Summer Games
Media Transformation
Maintain user SLA on video transcoding despite highly variable demand
Customer Use cases

Cloud management drivers
  Manage complexity
  Automate systems
  Fast onramp
 Deployment expertise
  other
Source: RightScale user survey

AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE CLOUD-READY SOLUTIONS EXPERTISE & SUPPORT Cloud Applications Amazon US & EU Sun Rackspace GoGrid Other Clouds FlexiScale Eucalyptus

Demo – Cloud Basics
Launch a Server
Configure a Server
Managing a Multi-Server Environment

Demo: Launch a Server
Access a bundled Machine Image
Launch
Install your application
Re-bundle and save

Dynamically Configure a Server
Next gen architecture - “Cloud-ready” servers
M o re than just running a bundled image
Dynamic vs. static configuration
Leverage one server model across different deployments
Replicable design … get up and running fast!
Complete lifecycle management … version control
Portability across multiple cloud platforms
RightScale Server Templates

What’s in a Server Template?

Key Takeaways: Static vs. Dynamic Server Configuration
When Using Machine Images …
When Using Server Templates …
Eliminate the overhead of image maintenance, dramatically reducing your system administration and development burdens.
OVERHEAD = Time to Change * # of Live Images + Time to Retrieve, Launch, and Change * # Stored Images OVERHEAD = Time to Change

Managing a Multi-Server Environment
RightScale Deployments bring all the servers
associated with an application environment
together under unified management
Set global input parameters
Monitor the entire deployment
Make global updates
Easily clone for ongoing development and testing

Demo: Multi-Server Environment
Example deployment
Global configurations
Monitor a deployment
Deployment management
Consumption tracking
Making a change

Key Takeaways: Deployments
Administrators monitor and respond at a deployment level
All servers share common input parameters
Leverage configurations across multiple availability zones and clouds
Work more efficiently and eliminate errors

Q&A - Getting Started
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