A presentation given to Net Squared Twin Cities on what cloud computing is, what its implications are and what direction its headed in.

2. Cloud Computing What are we getting ourselves into? "The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?" -- Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Oracle's website has over 108,000 search results for "cloud computing"

3. "The buzz around cloud computing has reached a fever pitch. Some believe it is a disruptive trend representing the next stage in the evolution of the Internet. Others believe it is hype, as it uses long established computing technologies. As with any new trend in the IT world, organizations must figure out the benefits and risks of cloud computing and the best way to use this technology." - The Open Cloud Manifesto All the rage

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10. Google Data Center, The Dalles, Oregon (photo by Toshihiko Katsuda ) Google's custom server, likely outdated (photo by Stephen Shankland )

11. What is cloud computing?

12. What do they say is? Gartner "a style of computing where scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are provided 'as a service' to external customers using Internet technologies" IDC Research "an emerging IT development, deployment and delivery model, enabling real-time delivery of products, services and solutions over the Internet."

15. Questions so far?

16. What's so great?

20. What's the catch?

23. Governance and management Migration to the cloud means a major shift for most organizations Metering and monitoring Consistent performance data Compatibility with existing monitoring systems.

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