A look at what aspect of the cloud, as good as it is, still needs vigilance...

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HRIS AND
THE CLOUD
Is This A Good Marriage?

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4. HOUSE • External materials
CLEANING… We recommend obtaining a copy of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
document Definition of Cloud Computing
available at
http://1.usa.gov/NISTCloudDef
This document provides the agreed essential
characteristics, service models, and
deployment models for cloud computing
systems
Also a very informative 3-minute video covering
basic cloud computing is available on YouTube
at http://bit.ly/WhatIsCloudComputing
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5. OVERVIEW • What the cloud is not...
• What the cloud is...
• How the cloud is changing everything…
• Benefits of Implementing the Cloud…
• Benefits of Operating in the Cloud…
• Are there Lost liberties with the Cloud? Or
Potential Markets Gained?...
• 3 Major Concerns That Affect ALL Cloud Users
Globally…

6. AND NOW,
OUR WEBINAR…

7. WHAT A A cloud system is not …
CLOUD IS • an actual cloud
NOT… • a system that floats in the sky
• a system that exists on your machine
• something a genie will make appear on
your machine
• a system that is entirely fool-proof

8. WHAT A CLOUD IS…
Characteristics of the cloud system
How the cloud provides services
The form of the delivered cloud system
For the detailed definition, you can download their PDF file here…
http://1.usa.gov/NISTCloudDef
So… What does all this mean in simple English?

9. DEFINITIONS
Server
Instance
Virtual Server

10. STANDARD INTERNET & SERVER USE…

11. STANDARD INTERNET & SERVER USE…

12. HOW THE CLOUD CHANGES ALL THIS…
Advantages (and weaknesses) inherent in the cloud
characteristics
service models
deployment methods
Comparison to current environment

13. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CLOUD SYSTEM…
• On-demand self-service
• Broad network access
• Resource pooling
– physical & virtual resources
– no location control or knowledge
– possible to specify location at a higher level
of abstraction (country, state, or
datacenter)
• Rapid elasticity
• Measured service

14. HOW THE CLOUD PROVIDES SERVICE…
Software as a Service - SaaS
User-specific and off-the-shelf applications
Platform as a Service – PaaS
Consumer-created-apps
Infrastructure as a Service – IaaS
Complete system – almost…

15. TYPES OF CLOUD SYSTEMS (DEPLOYMENT MODELS)…
Private Cloud
Community Cloud
Public Cloud Hosting
Hybrid Cloud

16. CLOUD SYSTEM

17. CLOUD SYSTEM

18. BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING A CLOUD SYSTEM…
• Very short implementation timeline compared to RDBM
systems…
• Lower maintenance costs as well as reduced to non-existent
overhead…
• Expenses for applications and reoccurring expenses…
• RDBM environments no longer needed…
• Onsite expenses for IT support are reduced to minimal to non-
existent…
• Focus is shifted back to building the business instead of
maintaining the system(s)…
• Freedom to build a system anywhere through the internet…

19. BENEFITS OF OPERATING IN THE CLOUD…
Minimized operational costs
Upgrades are ‘automatic’
Variable service levels available
Operate from any location
that has an internet connection !

20. LOST LIBERTIES? OR POTENTIAL MARKET…

21. 3 MAJOR CONCERNS FOR CLOUD SYSTEMS…
Power
http://bit.ly/CloudPowerBackUp
Security Assessment Process
http://bit.ly/CloudAchillesHeel
http://bit.ly/MS-BPOS-oops
http://bit.ly/fb-hulu-1
http://bit.ly/fb-hulu-2
Sovereign Rights
Just WHERE is your data?

23. IHR CREDITS
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Program, please visit :
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24. A LISTING OF THE RESOURCES RECOMMENDED IN THIS
PRESENTATION…
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Definition of Cloud Computing : http://1.usa.gov/NISTCloudDef
YouTube - Cloud Computing : bit.ly/WhatIsCloudComputing
Power Backup : bit.ly/CloudPowerBackUp
Security Assessment Process : bit.ly/CloudAchillesHeel
bit.ly/MS-BPOS-oops : bit.ly/fb-hulu-1 : bit.ly/fb-hulu-2

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26. HRIS AND THE CLOUD – IS THIS A GOOD MARRIAGE…
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