Wikibon Research
Cloud Computing (2015-2025)
Brian Gracely (@bgracely)
Lead Cloud Analyst
The Wikibon Project
[email protected]
Current Wikibon Cloud Research
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Forecasts and Frameworks
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Wikibon Cloud Research Roadmap (2015-16)
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RESEARCH
FORECASTS
SURVEYS
Q4 2015
Q1 2016
Q2 2016
Q3/Q4 2016
• Private Cloud Sizing • Application Middleware Sizing
• Private vs. Public Application Placement
• Future of Cloud • Cloud Native Apps
Organizational Transformation • Cloud Apps
Enterprise vs. Cloud Native • Understanding IoT Platforms • Hybrid Cloud
Architectures and Offerings • Customer Guide to
Hybrid Cloud
• CI / CD DevOps Frameworks
• IoT Platforms
• Hybrid Cloud Considerations and Adoption
Cloud Computing (2015-2025)
“Software is Eating the World.”
Two Key Influencing Factors
Open Source and Public Cloud
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PUBLIC CLOUD
DRIVING AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES TO THE MASSES
DRIVING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TO THE MASSES
INNOVATION FROM OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES
LOWERING PRICES FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES
The Pace of Change is Rapidly Increasing…
Day 0
6 Months
1 Year
2-3 Months
SaaS
Applications
1-2 Weeks
Microservices
Cloud Computing in 2015 (Business Perspective)
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SPEED
AGILITY
INNOVATION
• On-Demand Resources
• Scalable Resources
• Global Resources
• Digital Business
• New Customer UX
• New Business Models
• Idea to Execution
• Align Cash to Value
• Adapt to Change
Cloud Computing in 2015 (Technology Perspective)
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ECONOMICS
SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS
• OPEX vs. CAPEX
• Open Source Options
• Build vs. Buy vs. Community
• Portfolio Management
• Cloud Native Apps
• Mobile and IoT
• Open Source
• DevOps
What are Customers Asking?
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PRIVATE
PUBLIC
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
APPLICATION PLACEMENT
• When to Utilize SaaS Applications? • What Applications Could Go to Cloud? • Do Applications Need to be Modified? • How to Build Cloud Native Applications? • How Do We Learn About Public Cloud? • How Do We Manage Multiple Clouds? • Is Hybrid Cloud Actually Possible?
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
BUILD A CLOUD OR BUY A CLOUD
• How Do We Build a Private Cloud? • How Do We Build a Hybrid Cloud? • How Do We Consume a Public Cloud? • Which Public Cloud(s) Would We Use? • Who Can Help Us Be Successful?
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
COST MANAGEMENT
COST vs. VALUE vs. OPPORTUNITY
• How to Protect Existing Investments? • How to Create Business Revenues? • How to Reduce Application Cycles? • How to Measure Cost of Private Cloud? • How to Measure Cost of Public Cloud? • How to Best Manage Hybrid Costs? • How to Track Cloud Cost Changes?
What are Customers Asking?
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PRIVATE
PUBLIC
DATA MANAGEMENT
DATA PLACEMENT
• How to Classify Data for Private/Public Cloud? • Legal Issues – Data Sovereignty (Location) • Legal Issues – Data Protection / Encryption • Data to Application Dependencies
• How to Move Large Amounts of Data to Public Cloud?
• How Long to Keep Data and How to Manage Retention Costs? • Who Has Ownership of Data in a Cloud Model?
• How to Derive Value from Data in the Cloud (via Cloud Services)? • What Enhanced Data Services are Available in the Public Cloud? • Centralized vs. Edge Computing
What are Vendors Asking?
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED
• Status of New Technologies
• Competition Against New Technologies • Market Demand for New Technologies • Integration with New Technologies • Partnerships with New Technologies • Intellectual Property vs. Open-Source • Community Driven Development
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
COMPETING AGAINST PUBLIC CLOUD
• Public Cloud Capabilities?
• Competitor, Partner or Co-opetition • Weaknesses of Public Cloud Offerings • Sales Strategies vs. Public Clouds • Who Can Help Us Be Successful?
OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT
TIMEFRAMES OF CHANGES
• How Quickly is Change Forecasted? • How to be Better Positioned?
