Overview of some factors to consider for cloud computing broken down by NIST deployment and service models.
Use for Illinois Digital Government Summit on 9 October 2014 as part of a panel on XaaS. This is a designed as 20 minute presentation on the topic.
Starts with a few slides on changes in last five years since I first spoke on cloud at this conference in 2009.
What Do you Need to Know to make IT-as-a-Service a Reality?Gravitant, Inc.
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Cloud is on everyoneās mind, in fact in a recent IDC survey over 70% of IT Executives indicated IT-as-a-Service is key to enterprise success and in a recent Cisco and Intel survey, 76% of respondents see themselves becoming an internal broker. These two trends represent a shift in the approach to IT services, one that focuses on business operations as much, if not more, than traditional IT operations.
Join Gravitant and Leverhawk as we share our customersā early learnings and strategic considerations in making the transition to ITaaS and key takeaways for what you need to know to do IT-as-a-Service right in your organization.
This document provides an overview of Microsoft's private cloud infrastructure and Dynamic Datacenter Toolkit (DDTK). It discusses:
1) The DDTK which provides guidance and tools for hosters and enterprises to build scalable private clouds and enable IT as a service.
2) How the DDTK helps reduce management costs and increase resource utilization for organizations.
3) Examples of hosting companies and enterprises using the DDTK to deploy private cloud solutions.
4) The key components, architecture, and benefits of the DDTK for both hosters and enterprises in enabling flexible and automated private cloud environments.
The document summarizes a presentation about driving cloud strategy and planning. It discusses:
1) How enterprise architects must drive cloud strategy and planning to connect business strategy to implementation through cloud.
2) An end-to-end cloud strategy and planning framework that takes a business value driven methodology to enable selection of the right cloud investments.
3) How the framework embraces and extends proven cloud practices, provides tools and guidance, and is based on real-world customer engagements.
The provision of infrastructure as a service (iaas) is one of the fastest growing areas of it & communications, with businesses across the uK facing the challenge of ādoing more with lessā.
The adoption of managed storage and servers in particular is helping organisations address the multiple challenges of reducing it spend; ensuring 99.99% application availability; enabling āon-demandā capacity; consolidating server and storage infrastructure and reducing carbon footprint.
Cloud based delivery models are increasingly seen as a āmustā when it comes to data delivery and storage. intechnologyās purpose-built Ā£100m infrastructure is optimised to support and drive that trend.
IndonesianCloud is a subsidiary of TRG Investama that provides cloud-based infrastructure and hosting solutions for businesses including banks. It aims to be Indonesia's most trusted, reliable, and secure local cloud provider. It offers cloud consulting, infrastructure hosting, and fully managed business solutions. Using a private cloud can help banks reduce costs, improve reliability and flexibility, and adapt to growing customer demands and regulatory changes. IndonesianCloud promotes adopting cloud solutions in a step-by-step manner starting with non-critical systems and moving to more critical applications over time.
Multitenant, Dedicated or Hybrid - Which cloud to choose?RapidScale
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With the increased consideration of the cloud, many organizations are deciding how to best integrate it into their business.
There are three main forms of cloud computing: public, private and hybrid. When considering the move, you shouldnāt just pick one of these at random. The choice should be strategic, based on the characteristics of your business. Each cloud model is best suited for certain types of organizations and needs, so picking the wrong one could backfire.
1) The document discusses five key themes in enterprise cloud computing migration.
2) One theme is that enterprise cloud computing will grow faster than most expect due to factors that increase economies of scale with cloud computing.
3) Another theme is that differentiating service offerings including function, ecosystem, user experience and pricing will determine the winners as AWS and Salesforce face more competition.
4) A third theme is that cloud computing growth will drive network and data center equipment spending in carrier and enterprise segments for transitions.
The document summarizes Datacomm Cloud Business's official launch and media briefing. It discusses Indonesia's growing digital landscape and the opportunity for cloud computing among Indonesian SMEs. Datacomm Cloud Business focuses on providing secure, local enterprise cloud services in Indonesia from their datacenters, which are certified to international standards. Their cloud and security as a service offerings aim to help Indonesian SMEs improve agility, accessibility, and security while lowering IT costs.
Chap 3 infrastructure as a service(iaas)Raj Sarode
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides virtualized computing resources over the Internet. IaaS providers host hardware, software, servers, storage and other infrastructure components on behalf of users. This eliminates capital expenses and reduces costs while improving business continuity. Common uses of IaaS include test and development environments, website hosting, storage and backup, web applications, and high-performance or big data computing. Server, storage, and network virtualization allow for the pooling and management of physical resources as single, virtual entities. Virtual machines provide scalable, on-demand access to computing power and storage in cloud environments.
Mark O'Loughlin is the Head of Cloud Advisory, Consultancy and Education at Auxilion. He discusses how cloud computing has evolved from companies operating their own electricity plants and IT factories to consuming shared computing resources as a utility. O'Loughlin recommends that organizations adapt their IT service management processes to take advantage of cloud computing benefits while retaining accountability for end-to-end processes. He also discusses challenges such as modifying change management and preventing service disintermediation when adopting cloud services.
The document discusses the evolution of cloud computing from the internet and web to the current cloud model. It defines cloud computing as scalable services delivered over the internet on a pay-per-use basis. The cloud provides benefits like flexibility, reduced costs, and increased capabilities to various stakeholders including businesses, IT departments, and developers. The document also discusses options for cloud infrastructure delivery and highlights benefits of secure cloud computing.
This document discusses how cloud computing can help optimize sales teams and processes. It defines cloud computing and describes its key characteristics like scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency. The document then outlines various business reasons for adopting cloud technologies, such as reducing costs, improving accessibility, and empowering users. It also addresses potential disadvantages and risks of cloud computing. Finally, the document discusses how sales optimization strategies involving people, processes, and cloud-based technologies can help increase revenue and conversion rates without growing headcount.
Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model is gaining traction among businesses.The advent of more powerful, streamlined and cost-effective cloud-enabled services is fueling this migration process by giving organizations another infrastructure management alternative.
This document discusses three use cases for hybrid cloud: 1) Using a virtual cloud service for the database cluster and web/application tiers on bare-metal servers for performance, while gaining cloud benefits. 2) Using the cloud for disaster recovery and business continuity by replicating on-premises systems and testing failover without disruption. 3) Addressing scaling issues by moving some application tiers to the cloud without requiring full redesign, allowing scaling without being fully prepared. Hybrid cloud offers organizations the flexibility of physical and cloud infrastructure.
An Executive View on Cloud Service Brokers - Cloud Solutions in a CSB Model C...Chad Lawler
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The document discusses the need for cloud service brokers to help organizations manage multi-cloud environments. It describes how cloud service brokers can act as an intermediary between cloud consumers and providers, providing aggregation, customization, and governance of multiple cloud services. The presentation also outlines some of the business value cloud service brokers can provide organizations, such as removing complexity, consolidating interfaces, and enabling governance and cost control of multiple cloud environments through a single point of management and visibility.
Cloud Computing Roadmap Public Vs Private Vs Hybrid And SaaS Vs PaaS Vs IaaS ...SlideTeam
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Incorporate How Project Quality Is Managed PowerPoint Presentation Slides to determine how quality will be managed throughout by handling processes and procedures. Analyze the quality-related concerns of the firm by using this effective PPT slideshow. Showcase the information regarding the quality standards that are defined in order to manage overall quality by taking the assistance of the project quality management PowerPoint slideshow. Provide detailed information about product development, design, and testing with the help of a quality management plan PPT slideshow. Showcase various quality-related initiatives, product quality assurance checklist, etc by incorporating this PowerPoint slide deck. Highlight detail about various quality control initiatives, product quality control checklist, quality assurance, etc. by using project management PPT themes. Explain control log, quality control, and assurance issues reporting plan. You can also present information on the project inspection checklist. Present testing techniques that are used to evaluate materials, components properties, in order to determine defects and discontinuities by taking the assistance of project quality assurance PowerPoint slides. The project quality PPT also allows you to present key quality management tools, weekly quality defect occurrence with check sheet, etc. https://bit.ly/3gpFPdy
Scalability is one of the most popular and beneficial features of cloud computing.
When you move scaling into the cloud, you experience an enormous amount of flexibility that saves both money and time. When demand changes based on season, projects or growth, itās easy to accommodate the new load. As things level out again, you can scale down accordingly.
Learn about the different types of scaling in the cloud.
The document describes the traditional 3 layer model of cloud computing: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) which provides basic storage and computing infrastructure; Platform as a Service (PaaS) which provides development platforms to build applications; and Software as a Service (SaaS) which provides fully hosted applications delivered over the web. Examples are given for providers of each service type.
REST is a lightweight architecture for building client-server applications. It uses standard HTTP methods to allow requesting and modifying resource state representations. While SOAP and web services will continue to be used, REST is better suited for mobile and web applications. Organizations are realizing they cannot replace existing technologies and instead focus on integrating technologies to leverage their respective strengths. Exposing existing systems through a REST API gateway allows for coexistence while providing a clean interface. Security, caching, throttling and monitoring are important when managing REST APIs at an enterprise scale.
Virtualization allows for the creation of virtual versions of hardware platforms, operating systems, storage and network resources through software. It works by imitating hardware resources through a hypervisor software layer that creates virtual machines with virtual hardware. This allows multiple guest operating systems to run in isolation on a single physical machine. Virtualization provides benefits like reduced costs, increased hardware utilization, easier management and testing across different operating systems. Popular virtualization platforms include VMWare, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen and VirtualBox.
Cloud computing, or something within the cloud, is an expression used to describe a variety of computing concepts that involve a large number of computers connected through a real-time communication networks such as the Internet.
A detailed explanation of various types of cloud and various advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing.
Introduction to Virtualization, Virsh and Virt-Managerwalkerchang
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Virtualization allows for the abstraction and sharing of computer hardware resources like CPU, memory, storage and network capacity. The document introduces virtualization concepts and the tools KVM, Virsh and Virt-manager. It provides documentation on Virsh commands to manage domains (VMs), interfaces and networks. These include commands to define, start, suspend, resume VMs and interfaces, as well as take and restore VM snapshots to revert states. Managing VMs, interfaces and networks with Virsh commands allows administrators to efficiently share hardware resources across VMs.
This document discusses several popular Platform as a Service (PaaS) providers: Google Cloud Platform allows creating and managing scalable apps using Google's systems; Windows Azure is Microsoft's PaaS for building web apps and services on a global Microsoft infrastructure; Engine Yard is a PaaS that helps develop apps more quickly using programming expertise and infrastructure tools; AWS Elastic Beanstalk automatically deploys and manages apps on AWS; LongJump provides customizable web apps for businesses on a PaaS; OpenShift is Red Hat's free auto-scaling PaaS for various programming languages; and Cloud Foundry is an open-source PaaS that supports multiple clouds and frameworks.
Platform as a Service (PaaS) - A cloud service for Developers Ravindra Dastikop
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Cloud Computing offers three fundamental categories of Services- namely IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. In this presentation, Platform as a Service is discussed. PaaS is a service aimed at developers and it enables them to design, develop and deploy applications on Cloud platforms
This slides will provide viewers a complete understanding of all the different virtualization techniques.
The main reference for the presentation is taken from Mastering cloud computing By Rajkumar Buyya.
The document discusses relational database design and normalization. It covers first normal form, functional dependencies, and decomposition. The goal of normalization is to avoid data redundancy and anomalies. First normal form requires attributes to be atomic. Functional dependencies specify relationships between attributes that must be preserved. Decomposition breaks relations into smaller relations while maintaining lossless join properties. Higher normal forms like Boyce-Codd normal form and third normal form further reduce redundancy.
This document provides an introduction to virtualization including:
1) The benefits of virtualization like efficient resource utilization and strong isolation between virtual machines.
2) A brief history of virtualization from the 1960s mainframe era to modern ubiquitous cloud computing.
3) Popular use cases of virtualization including cloud computing, virtual desktop infrastructure, and mobile virtualization.
4) Basic terminologies that distinguish type-1 and type-2 virtual machine monitors as well as full and para-virtualization methods.
Cloud computing and Integration consists of hardware and software resources made available on the Internet as managed third-party services, in a pay-per-use model , offering scalability and close alignment to actual demand.
This document discusses cloud computing and related concepts:
1. Cloud computing is a model for delivering computing resources such as hardware and software via a network. Users can access scalable resources from the cloud without knowing details of the infrastructure.
2. Technologies like virtualization, distributed storage, and broadband internet access enable cloud computing. This shifts processing to large remote data centers managed by cloud providers.
3. For service providers, cloud computing offers benefits like reduced infrastructure costs and improved efficiency. For users, it provides flexible access to resources without upfront investment or management overhead.
Basic Cloud Computing and underlying technology, Hypervisor, Cloud Services, Cloud Deployment Models, AWS, REST APIs, Cloud Investment Trends, Cloud Investments, Cloud Value chain and lot of terms and references for further reading.
This document discusses full virtualization techniques. It defines full virtualization as simulating hardware to allow any OS to run unmodified in a virtual machine. It describes the challenges of virtualizing the x86 architecture and how binary translation is used to allow guest OSes to run at a higher privilege level. The document outlines hosted and bare-metal virtualization architectures and their pros and cons. It provides examples of using full virtualization for desktop and server virtualization/cloud computing. It also gives steps to implement hosted full virtualization using Oracle VM VirtualBox on Windows 7.
This document provides an overview of cloud computing, including:
- Definitions of cloud computing and why it is called "cloud" computing
- A brief history and origins of cloud computing
- Characteristics such as on-demand self-service, ubiquitous network access, and resource pooling
- Advantages like lower costs, improved performance, and device independence
- The three main cloud service models: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- The four types of cloud implementations: public cloud, private cloud, community cloud, and hybrid cloud
HA/DR options with SQL Server in Azure and hybridJames Serra
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What are all the high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) options for SQL Server in a Azure VM (IaaS)? Which of these options can be used in a hybrid combination (Azure VM and on-prem)? I will cover features such as AlwaysOn AG, Failover cluster, Azure SQL Data Sync, Log Shipping, SQL Server data files in Azure, Mirroring, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Backup.
Architectural Patterns and Software Architectures: Client-Server, Multi-Tier,...Svetlin Nakov
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Few days ago I gave a talk about software architectures. My goal was to explain as easy as possible the main ideas behind the most popular software architectures like the client-server model, the 3-tier and multi-tier layered models, the idea behind SOA architecture and cloud computing, and few widely used architectural patterns like MVC (Model-View-Controller), MVP (Model-View-Presenter), PAC (Presentation Abstraction Control), MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel). In my talk I explain that MVC, MVP and MVVM are not necessary bound to any particular architectural model like client-server, 3-tier of SOA. MVC, MVP and MVVM are architectural principles applicable when we need to separate the presentation (UI), the data model and the presentation logic.
Additionally I made an overview of the popular architectural principals IoC (Inversion of Control) and DI (Dependency Injection) and give examples how to build your own Inversion of Control (IoC) container.
How to develop a multi cloud strategy to accelerate digital transformation - ...Senaka Ariyasinghe
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This document discusses developing a multi-cloud strategy to accelerate digital transformation. It outlines a 6-step process:
1. Identify business drivers through stakeholder interviews and use case analysis.
2. Assess cloud readiness by analyzing applications and determining best deployment options.
3. Define enabling capabilities like automation, cost management and security.
4. Choose a management platform and reference architecture for consumption.
5. Organize people and processes with new roles and cross-functional teams.
6. Create a roadmap with workstreams for implementation and ongoing optimization.
To Cloud or Not to Cloud - If you're in a transaction production environment, should you move to the Cloud? What does the Cloud mean for transaction document operations? For transaction archives? For customer support and end user access to transaction documents?
What do you need to know about The Cloud to make the decisions whether To Cloud or Not To Cloud?
Organizations need a plan for moving from their current state toward cloud models based on standardized and consolidated platforms, shared services, self-service and metered use. How can organizations get started on the evolution to cloud computing? This webcast explores how enterprises can create a roadmap to cloud computing, including developing the business case; financial models; governance considerations; security considerations; organizational, policy and process considerations; and technical architecture considerations.
This presentation provides information and tips to assist accountants and audits in introducing cloud technologies into their business. Auditflow - www.auditflow.com - offers a range of innovative audit compliance solutions. Mediasphere - www.mediasphere.com.au - builds websites and client portals for accountants and auditors globally.
Contact Tony Carrucan on tonyc@mediasphere.com.au for more information
JD Edwards in the Cloud - Flipbook: What are your peers doing? ManageForce
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Whatās Inside:
Get the facts in 15 minutes. Use the planning information to get started.
Benchmark
Learn what your peers are doing (OAUG survey)
57% are using cloud service, and the number is growing.
Triggers
Explore cloud adoption scenarios
Survey: The impetus is coming from IT, and 35% are seeing unexpected benefits.
Options
Navigate cloud adoption options
Everything "as-a-service" explained, along with private/hybrid/public options--independent of provider bias.
Plan
Orchestrate your move considering the whole stack
No two organizations are handling their infrastructure the same way, and complex variables are at play. Explore windows of opportunity for incremental progress and cross-organization drivers.
Resources
Define Point B and determine next steps
This document discusses cloud computing and the challenges of managing applications and data in cloud environments. It covers a wide range of topics including the complexity of cloud platforms, regulatory and jurisdictional challenges of data sovereignty, and key questions around compliance, risk management, and interoperability that enterprises need to have answered before moving workloads to the cloud.
Digital Transformation in the Cloud: What They Donāt Always Tell You [2020]Tudor Damian
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The payoff of successful Digital Transformation can be essential for companies engaged in highly-competitive markets. Almost every business decision requires executives and managers to balance risk and reward, and efficiency in that process is essential to an enterpriseās success.
With the emergence of the Cloud, IT risk has suffered yet another radical transformation. The past couple of years have also brought along new vulnerabilities, exploits, and attack methods, as well as new data privacy requirements such as the GDPR. While all of these things require significant changes to any existing processes and tools, they mostly require a different approach when catering to people's IT security awareness, especially when moving to the Cloud.
Based on real-life projects and experience from recent years, this session provides a quick insight into the role that the Cloud plays within Digital Transformation initiatives, touching on challenges companies usually face when dealing with governance, security, change management & cost-control. Examples and case studies included.
Cloud computing is advancing public health by providing shared computing resources over the internet. It allows for data storage, processing, and access to resources in a secure and cost-effective manner. Public health agencies are using cloud platforms like AIMS to accelerate messaging solutions. While privacy and security are top concerns, cloud providers make large investments to strengthen security. Cloud computing provides benefits like reliability, efficiency, accessibility, and agility compared to on-premise systems. Public health agencies are adopting cloud solutions to reduce costs and improve operations.
This document discusses cloud computing and its opportunities for IT partners. It defines cloud computing and outlines different cloud service models including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. It notes that cloud adoption among Canadian businesses is growing at 27% annually and can provide cost savings. The cloud allows rapid deployment and flexibility but considerations include strategy, applications, costs, and connectivity. Opportunities for partners include application development, consulting, storage, and helping clients connect to cloud services.
The document discusses how to gain comfort using cloud computing. It begins by defining key cloud concepts like deployment models, service models, and characteristics from NIST. It then addresses common questions around security and compliance in the cloud. Existing frameworks are discussed for assessing cloud providers, but they are not standardized and don't scale well. Resources from NIST, ENISA, and the Cloud Security Alliance can help, such as cloud security guidance and continuous monitoring tools. Overall the document provides context around cloud definitions and outlines challenges in securing the cloud while identifying available guidance materials.
The document discusses key government initiatives and best practices related to cloud computing. It provides an overview of the new administration's approach to leveraging cloud-based services. It also outlines some of the challenges with traditional on-premise applications and how cloud computing addresses issues around costs, utilization, and workforce mobility.
Peter Coffee at Southland Technology ConferencePeter Coffee
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Cloud computing should do much more than merely relocate the current delays, risks, and costs of application development. Peter Coffee, former Technology Editor of eWEEK, explores the status and prospects of the multi-product, multi-vendor cloud, where complementary services offer proven development leverage and enable next-generation business processes.
Peter Coffee joined salesforce.com in January of 2007, after spending 18 years as an analyst and columnist at the enterprise technology journal eWEEK (including time under its former title PC Week). Based near Los Angeles, he works with corporate and commercial application developers to establish an international community of best practices on Force.com: the salesforce.com cloud computing Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS).
This document discusses how cloud computing can help startups by providing scalable and elastic IT capabilities as a service over the internet. It defines cloud computing and describes how cloud services allow scaling resources up or down as needed. It then discusses different cloud service models, factors to consider for cloud readiness, how to evaluate total cost of ownership, benefits of moving to the cloud, types of cloud deployment models and their benefits/risks, steps for moving applications to the cloud, example cloud infrastructure architectures, and use cases where cloud computing could help startups.
VMworld 2013: Exploring Technology Trends within Financial Services VMworld
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VMworld 2013
Scott Key, VMware
Brian Martinez, VMware
Learn more about VMworld and register at http://www.vmworld.com/index.jspa?src=socmed-vmworld-slideshare
This document discusses moving startups to the cloud. It defines cloud computing and explains its benefits like scalability and elasticity. It discusses types of cloud services, a cloud readiness test, total cost of ownership analysis, and reasons to move to the cloud. It also covers cloud deployment models, how to migrate applications to the cloud through steps like code preparation and infrastructure architecture. Finally, it provides examples of cloud use cases and contact details for cloud consulting services.
The document discusses how cloud computing enables business agility. It notes that cloud solutions allow companies to focus on core competencies, provide value to customers through partnerships, and bring innovative products to market faster. The cloud provides benefits like speed to market, ability to scale rapidly, and lower barriers to entry through consumption-based pricing models. It also discusses how cloud computing impacts areas like IT roles, application architecture, integration, data management, and financial models for technology.
Get ahead of the cloud or get left behindMatt Mandich
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An enterprise cloud computing strategy results in:
Broad consensus on goals and expected results of moving select processes to the cloud
Standardized, consistent approach to evaluating the benefits and challenges of cloud projects
Clear requirements for the negotiation and monitoring of partnerships with cloud service providers
Understanding and consensus on the enabling and managing role IT will play in future cloud initiatives
Goals and a roadmap for transforming internal IT from asset managers to service broker
This document discusses Software as a Service (SaaS) and when it may be preferable to traditional on-premise software for finance technologies. It finds that SaaS offers lower upfront costs, faster implementation, and easier upgrades than on-premise options. However, concerns include data security, customization limitations, and reliance on internet connectivity. SaaS maturity varies by application, with ERP becoming more cloud-based and specialized finance functions often having proven SaaS solutions. Companies should consider SaaS when requirements can be met, costs are lower over time, and legal/security issues are addressed by the vendor.
This document provides guidance on developing a cloud migration strategy for typical large enterprise customers. It recommends starting with a cohesive approach involving sales, partners, solutions architects, and support teams. Key steps include obtaining executive sponsorship, identifying cloud champions, presenting integrated solutions, and thinking big. It also provides tips on assessing applications and prioritizing migrations, including focusing first on underutilized assets and those needing immediate scaling. Proof of concepts are recommended to build support and validate the approach before full migrations. Success criteria should go beyond just costs to include factors like agility, time to market, and new opportunities.
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Presented to the Michigan Digital Government Summit on 9/25/18. Co-presented with state of Illinois' Sunil Thomas, who had his own presentation about blockchain in Illinois.
Presented to students and faculty at Michigan State University as a guest lecturer on private blockchains being used in government and industry for Management 491.
This document summarizes various state blockchain activities in the United States, including:
1) Legislative bills that establish legal standing for blockchain signatures and transactions, prohibit local restrictions on blockchains, and establish crimes related to forged blockchain records.
2) Executive-sponsored state initiatives to create favorable regulatory environments for blockchain technology and cryptocurrency such as in Delaware, Illinois, Colorado, and Arkansas.
3) Non-profit organizations supporting blockchain adoption like the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition and Oregon Blockchain Venture Studio.
Blockchain Overview for North Dakota Information Technology Committeesnewell4
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Blockchain Overview for Information Technology Committee
The document provides an overview of blockchain technology for an Information Technology Committee. It defines blockchain as a shared list of transactions that are added in a linear way and never changed or deleted. Blockchain allows multiple parties to maintain a single shared ledger of transactions instead of separate ledgers that require reconciliation. The document discusses how blockchain started with Bitcoin and provides examples of blockchain use cases including food supply chain tracking and government applications like identity management and record keeping. It outlines key steps for getting started with blockchain and provides additional resources.
The document provides an overview of blockchain technology and its potential applications in government. It discusses how blockchain can be used to improve trust and efficiency by digitizing records and transactions. Examples where blockchain has been piloted or implemented in government include food safety tracking, property records, health records, and voting. Several states have introduced legislation to study blockchain or implement pilots within government services. The document concludes by outlining initial steps for government agencies to explore blockchain applications.
This document discusses blockchain and its potential uses. It begins by defining blockchain as an incorruptible digital ledger of transactions that is distributed, transparent and tamper-evident. It then outlines several industries where blockchain could significantly transform processes like financial services, supply chain and government services. The document concludes that while blockchain is still early, experimentation is increasing and early production uses are emerging, suggesting its impact will be realized sooner than expected.
This document provides an overview of blockchain technology and discusses its potential uses in government. It begins with background on growing interest in blockchain and definitions of key concepts. Examples are given of how blockchain could improve food safety tracking and reduce the time to trace products back to farms. States' blockchain initiatives and pilots are outlined. The document concludes with a discussion of characteristics of good government use cases and potential applications such as tracking renewable energy certificates, permits, loans, controlled substances, and grants.
This document provides an introduction to blockchain technology and discusses its potential applications for government. It defines blockchain as a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a verifiable way. The document outlines the key characteristics of blockchain, such as transparency, security, and the ability to automate processes through smart contracts. It then discusses various state initiatives and potential uses for blockchain in areas like identity management, record keeping, voting, and food safety tracking. The document aims to build understanding of this emerging technology and how it could help improve government services.
Introduction to open data for state and local US government. Describes open data activities in Chicago in 2012 leading up to Apps for Metro Chicago contest. Introduces groups working on open data.
EuroPython 2024 - Streamlining Testing in a Large Python CodebaseJimmy Lai
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Maintaining code quality through effective testing becomes increasingly challenging as codebases expand and developer teams grow. In our rapidly expanding codebase, we encountered common obstacles such as increasing test suite execution time, slow test coverage reporting and delayed test startup. By leveraging innovative strategies using open-source tools, we achieved remarkable enhancements in testing efficiency and code quality.
As a result, in the past year, our test case volume increased by 8000, test coverage was elevated to 85%, and Continuous Integration (CI) test duration was maintained under 15 minute
Vulnerability Management: A Comprehensive OverviewSteven Carlson
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This talk will break down a modern approach to vulnerability management. The main focus is to find the root cause of software risk that may expose your organization to reputation damage. The presentation will be broken down into 3 main area, potential risk, occurrence, and exploitable risk. Each segment will help professionals understand why vulnerability management programs are so important.
Integrating Kafka with MuleSoft 4 and usecaseshyamraj55
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In this slides, the speaker shares their experiences in the IT industry, focusing on the integration of Apache Kafka with MuleSoft. They start by providing an overview of Kafka, detailing its pub-sub model, its ability to handle large volumes of data, and its role in real-time data pipelines and analytics. The speaker then explains Kafka's architecture, covering topics such as partitions, producers, consumers, brokers, and replication.
The discussion moves on to Kafka connector operations within MuleSoft, including publish, consume, commit, and seek, which are demonstrated in a practical demo. The speaker also emphasizes important design considerations like connector configuration, flow design, topic management, consumer group management, offset management, and logging. The session wraps up with a Q&A segment where various Kafka-related queries are addressed.
leewayhertz.com-AI agents for healthcare Applications benefits and implementa...alexjohnson7307
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In recent years, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in various sectors has revolutionized traditional practices, and healthcare is no exception. AI agents for healthcare have emerged as powerful tools, enhancing the efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of medical services. This article explores the multifaceted role of AI agents in healthcare, shedding light on their applications, benefits, and the future they herald.
Redefining Cybersecurity with AI CapabilitiesPriyanka Aash
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In this comprehensive overview of Cisco's latest innovations in cybersecurity, the focus is squarely on resilience and adaptation in the face of evolving threats. The discussion covers the imperative of tackling Mal information, the increasing sophistication of insider attacks, and the expanding attack surfaces in a hybrid work environment. Emphasizing a shift towards integrated platforms over fragmented tools, Cisco introduces its Security Cloud, designed to provide end-to-end visibility and robust protection across user interactions, cloud environments, and breaches. AI emerges as a pivotal tool, from enhancing user experiences to predicting and defending against cyber threats. The blog underscores Cisco's commitment to simplifying security stacks while ensuring efficacy and economic feasibility, making a compelling case for their platform approach in safeguarding digital landscapes.
Retrieval Augmented Generation Evaluation with RagasZilliz
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Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) enhances chatbots by incorporating custom data in the prompt. Using large language models (LLMs) as judge has gained prominence in modern RAG systems. This talk will demo Ragas, an open-source automation tool for RAG evaluations. Christy will talk about and demo evaluating a RAG pipeline using Milvus and RAG metrics like context F1-score and answer correctness.
How UiPath Discovery Suite supports identification of Agentic Process Automat...DianaGray10
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š Understand the basics of the newly persona-based LLM-powered Agentic Process Automation and discover how existing UiPath Discovery Suite products like Communication Mining, Process Mining, and Task Mining can be leveraged to identify APA candidates.
Topics Covered:
š” Idea Behind APA: Explore the innovative concept of Agentic Process Automation and its significance in modern workflows.
š How APA is Different from RPA: Learn the key differences between Agentic Process Automation and Robotic Process Automation.
š Discover the Advantages of APA: Uncover the unique benefits of implementing APA in your organization.
š Identifying APA Candidates with UiPath Discovery Products: See how UiPath's Communication Mining, Process Mining, and Task Mining tools can help pinpoint potential APA candidates.
š® Discussion on Expected Future Impacts: Engage in a discussion on the potential future impacts of APA on various industries and business processes.
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Speakers:
Arun Kumar Asokan, Delivery Director (US) @ qBotica and UiPath MVP
Naveen Chatlapalli, Solution Architect @ Ashling Partners and UiPath MVP
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY - Advantages and DisadvantagesSAI KAILASH R
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Explore the advantages and disadvantages of blockchain technology in this comprehensive SlideShare presentation. Blockchain, the backbone of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, is revolutionizing various industries by offering enhanced security, transparency, and efficiency. However, it also comes with challenges such as scalability issues and energy consumption. This presentation provides an in-depth analysis of the key benefits and drawbacks of blockchain, helping you understand its potential impact on the future of technology and business.
Sonkoloniya is a web-based realtime code editor with hosting functionality developed by Subham Mandal from ONEprojukti. Sonkoloniya enables users to write and run HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code in real-time. It features a user-friendly interface with separate code editing panes, live preview, console output, and file management capabilities.
kk vathada _digital transformation frameworks_2024.pdfKIRAN KV
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I'm excited to share my latest presentation on digital transformation frameworks from industry leaders like PwC, Cognizant, Gartner, McKinsey, Capgemini, MIT, and DXO. These frameworks are crucial for driving innovation and success in today's digital age. Whether you're a consultant, director, or head of digital transformation, these insights are tailored to help you lead your organization to new heights.
š Featured Frameworks:
PwC's Framework: Grounded in Industry 4.0 with a focus on data and analytics, and digitizing product and service offerings.
Cognizant's Framework: Enhancing customer experience, incorporating new pricing models, and leveraging customer insights.
Gartner's Framework: Emphasizing shared understanding, leadership, and support teams for digital excellence.
McKinsey's 4D Framework: Discover, Design, Deliver, and De-risk to navigate digital change effectively.
Capgemini's Framework: Focus on customer experience, operational excellence, and business model innovation.
MITās Framework: Customer experience, operational processes, business models, digital capabilities, and leadership culture.
DXO's Framework: Business model innovation, digital customer experience, and digital organization & process transformation.
Improving Learning Content Efficiency with Reusable Learning ContentEnterprise Knowledge
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Enterprise Knowledgeās Emily Crockett, Content Engineering Consultant, presented āImprove Learning Content Efficiency with Reusable Learning Contentā at the Learning Ideas conference on June 13th, 2024.
This presentation explored the basics of reusable learning content, including the types of reuse and the key benefits of reuse such as improved content maintenance efficiency, reduced organizational risk, and scalable differentiated instruction & personalization. After this primer on reuse, Crockett laid out the basic steps to start building reusable learning content alongside a real-life example and the technology stack needed to support dynamic content. Key objectives included:
- Be able to explain the difference between reusable learning content and duplicate content
- Explore how a well-designed learning content model can reduce duplicate content and improve your teamās efficiency
- Identify key tasks and steps in creating a learning content model
Improving Learning Content Efficiency with Reusable Learning Content
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Anything as a Service - Factors to Consider
1. Anything as a Service (XaaS) ā Factors to Consider
Stephen Newell
Client Technical Advisor āIllinois Public Sector
IBM Corporation
srnewel@us.ibm.com
8. Anything as a Service (XaaS)
XaaSis the essence of cloud computing, and these days almost anything can be delivered as a service: software, infrastructure, storage, platforms, data, you name it. The concept is no longer new but itās far from settled. Challenges remain in building the business case and determining the risks and rewards. This session explores the factors to consider when deciding if, when and how to pull the trigger.
Today
9. The Good
The Bad
SaaS
Business/ Productivity Tools
Minimal staffing
Ready to use
Browser / app/ API
Mobile
Predefined service
SaaS silos
Integration
Lock-in
Waiton outage
PaaS
Innovative/ Programmability
Leverage APIs / Sell APIs
Social/ Mobile
DevOps
Constrainedby stack
Expensive at scale
Lock-in
Throttled
Wait on outage
IaaS
Control / ResourceProvisioning
Performance / scale / transactions
Sensitive data / regulatory compliance
Support complex integration
Designto avoid outage
Limited configurations
Moreskills / new skills
More staff
Beware of porting existing
Considerations -service models
Note: None of these are hard and fast. Taking best case for The Good.Taking worst case for The Bad
10. The Good
The Bad
Public
Low cost
Simple and quickto start
ā¢Easy to buy
ā¢No contract
Minimal staffing
Unlimited scaling
SLAsnot sufficient
Provider supply chain
Network performance
No control / transparency
Securityconcerns
Limited flexibility
Exit strategy
Hybrid
Use private for sensitivedata
Use public as much as possible
Choice and flexibility
Interconnect multiple clouds
Mismatchof toolsets / security
More complex
Community
Lower costdue to larger scale
Shared service
Governance effort
Coordination effort
Private
Behind your firewall
Single tenant
Control
ā¢Security
ā¢Compliance
ā¢D/R
ā¢Configurations
Higher cost
Facilities investment
Capacity ceiling
Upfront investment
Time to establish / build
Administration cost
Considerations -deployment models
Note: None of these are hard and fast. Taking best case for The Good.Taking worst case for The Bad
11. Example
Private community cloud for state public sector entities
Hosted and administered in two (for D/R) state data centers
Runs on state network
Complies with state security standards plus compliance for each workload
Offered by California Department of Technology Office of Technology Services (OTech)
Infrastructure supplied and managed by a cloud service vendor(IBM).
Otech manages all other aspects of the offering.
Custom architecture to fit with state IT tools and processes.
Usage based with no initial cost to the state.
IaaSnow. PaaS / DaaS / STaaS next. SaaS third.
Up to 70% lower cost than current rates.
Details at: http://www.servicecatalog.dts.ca.gov/services/cloud/calcloud/overview.html
12. Considerations -moving forward
Create a vision / policy / strategy / roadmap
Establish governance
Lead the organizational change
Select a partner
Think big. Start small.
13. Range of offerings āour suite of offerings give us many ways to implement your strategy
IaaS/ PaaS/ SaaS
Private / Community / Hybrid / Public
You build and manage / IBM build and manage
Open standards
Enterprise class āour offerings include 99.95% SLAs with disaster recovery for critical applications
Control āour offerings can give you extensive control of your service
Expertiseāover 100,000 advisors on cloud worldwide
Consulting
Services
IBM