1. Cloud Computing
Opportunities or Threats
to the IT Industry in Hong Kong?
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2. Waves of Information Technology
Mini Distributed/
Networked
Mainframe PC / Microprocessor Cloud Computing
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3. Cloud Computing – The US
Government
• More than 30 cases documented in the latest
“State of Public Sector Cloud Computing”
Report (by US Fed CIO, published May 20, 2010)
• Mandated all Government IT proposals to
include Cloud Computing alternative analysis
– By Sept 2011 : All newly planned major IT initiative
– By Sept 2012 : All IT enhancement
– By Sept 2013 : All steady state IT
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4. Cloud Computing – Singapore
• iDA (Infocomm Development Authority) just launched
the new iN2015 (Intelligent Nation) vision and master
plan to cover the next 5 years
– Cloud Computing is a key initiative
• Some of the world famous cloud services providers have
chosen Singapore as Asia hub
– e.g. Amazon AWS, Salesforce.com
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5. Cloud Computing – China
• Cloud Computing is considered the key technology for Next Generation
IT which is 1 of the 7 identified Strategic Emerging Technologies in the
Twelve 5-Year Plan
• Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuxi and Hangzhou have been identified
as Cloud Computing Pilot Cities
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6. The Cloud is . . .
Built
DIFFERENTLY:
Dynamic pools of virtualized
resources
Operated
DIFFERENTLY:
End-to-end service delivery
Consumed
DIFFERENTLY:
Convenient, Self Provision, Pay per
Use
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7. Key Technologies in Cloud Computing
• Virtualization
– Server, Network, Storage, Client, Application
• Advanced Networking
– Fixed and Mobile Broadband
– Datacenter Interconnect
– Convergent Network
• Federated Storage
• Multi-Tenant Software Application
• Resource Orchestration Software
• Cloud Security
• Modular and Green Datacenter Design
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8. Different Types of Cloud
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9. Traditional IT Model - Value Chain
Business Requirement
Application Implementation
Purchase or Build
Infrastructure
Implementation
Procurement, Installation, Customization
Operations
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10. Traditional IT Model – Opportunities to
IT
Business Requirement
Consulting
Services
Application Implementation
Purchase or Build
Software Sales,
Application
Development ….
Infrastructure
Implementation
HW/SW Sales, Hosting,
Procurement, Installation, Customization
Systems Integration, Operations
Implementation Services, Managed
Services …
Operations Services
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11. Cloud Delivery Model – Threats to IT
Business Requirement
Application Implementation
Look for SaaS or PaaS Providers
Loss of software
sales, loss of
development
jobs
Infrastructure
Implementation
No concern or look for IaaS Providers
Loss of
HW/SW/Services sales, Manage SLA only,
Loss of operations
Loss of technical jobs
Operations jobs
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12. Summary : Threats to IT Industry in HK
• The business lines (and your boss) will be more
demanding
– Internal IT will be benchmarked against public cloud
providers on cost, efficiency, service quality, user
experience …etc.
• IT jobs may lose to Cloud Providers
– End Users
– Systems Integrators
– System Resellers
– Vendors
• Loss of Sales/Revenue (for IT vendors, Resellers and
SI)
– Products : Hardware, Software
– Services : Implementation, Customization, Maintenance,
Operations
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13. Finding Opportunities in Cloud
• Traditional IT Transformation
• New IT Buyers
• Facilitating Cloud Adoption
• Making China/HK the Global Cloud Center
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14. IT Transformation
• How big is the Cloud
Market?
– Gartner : 148 Billion by 2014
– IDC : 55 Billion by 2014 Source : IDC, Oct 2008
– MRM : US Fed alone hits 7
– Hong Kong : (40% CAGR)
billion by 2015
• IT Market : ~ 4 Billion
• Cloud Market : ~400-800
Millions??
• Any transformation effort
needs investment
– Infrastructure Revamp
– Application Re-writing
– Management Process
– People
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15. New Buyers
• Enterprises shift from IT Buyer to XaaS Consumer
• Service Providers / Network Operators will
become the new buyer of technologies
• New Cloud Service Providers
– Internet of Things
– Mobile TV
– Digital Radio
– Education, Medical, Utilities ….
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16. Facilitating Cloud Adoption
• Key Barriers
– Security : Data Privacy, Governance, Risk, Compliance …
– SLA : Performance, Reliability, Availability …
– Locked in : Technology, Service Provider …
• New Business Opportunities
– Cloud Security Solution
– Cloud Audit Services
– Cloud Management Solution
– Cloud Transition Services
– ….
• New Jobs
– Cloud Architect
– Cloud Service Manager
– Cloud Infrastructure Admin
– Cloud Security Architects
– ...
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17. China/Hong Kong as the Cloud Center
• Target Market
– No geographical boundary in Cloud
– China alone is a big enough market
– Three-Network Convergence opens up
new possibilities
• What’s our competitive edge?
– China/HK combined can provide best of
both worlds
• Infrastructure
• Space
• People
• Cost
• Money
• Legal System
• Compliance
• Innovation
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18. How …
• Time’s Up …. I’ll leave this to all of you in the
forum
Thank You !!
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