Track 2

CC 5: The Private Cloud: Workshop on Best Practices in Defining and Implementing Private Clouds

05/03/10

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

David S. Linthicum

Presenter

CTO

Bick Group

David S. Linthicum (Dave) is CTO of the Bick Group focusing on emerging technology spaces including cloud computing. In addition, Dave is an internationally recognized industry expert and thought leader, and the author and coauthor of 13 books on computing, including the best-selling Enterprise Application Integration, and his latest book Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence in Your Enterprise. Dave keynotes at many leading technology conferences on cloud computing, SOA, Web 2.0, and enterprise architecture, and has appeared on a number of TV and radio shows as a computing expert. He is a blogger for InfoWorld, Intelligent Enterprise, and eBizq.net, covering SOA and enterprise computing topics.

Private clouds provide us with an opportunity to leverage the efficiencies of public cloud computing architectures within the security and control of our own data centers. However, the path toward private cloud computing is difficult to navigate. Consider the number of architectures and software options that are available, and the complexities involved with knitting these technologies together to form your private cloud solution.

The place to start is with your existing architecture, building a thorough understanding of your “as is” state, business requirements, and the potential of the target private cloud technology platforms. We can define the core architectural issues when building a private cloud to be: Virtualization, tenant management, governance, and security. These are key architectural components that should be considered in the context of the business purpose of the private cloud. This should also be the path for the fundamental shift in computing models, from the traditional “share none” approach to application deployment, to the “share most” model of the private cloud.

The workshop will cover:

  • the basics of private cloud computing, including core concepts, approaches, and enabling technology
  • best practices for understanding your own business and technology issues
  • mapping a path to a private cloud infrastructure of your own

 

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