#Blur Hangout3 - Things to Consider When Selecting a Service Provider
A practical guide for selecting the right cloud provider
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How to choose the right cloud provider A practical guideline
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A practical list of questions for choosing the right cloud provider. Roughly based on a study performed by beltug.
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How to choose the right cloud provider
A practical guideline
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Disclaimer
The content of this presentation is based on the Beltug ‘Cloud Service Provider Evaluation Guide’Contact Beltug at [email protected] for more information!
The Journey to the Cloud is filled with challenges and choices.
What is Cloud?According to NIST
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Definition of Cloud
According to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology – http://www.nist.gov)
On-demand self serviceBroad network accessResource poolingRapid elasticityMeasured service
On-demand self service
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On-demand self service
Is self-provisioning possible?Is auto-provisioning available?How much time is typically needed to provision additional resources ?
Broad network access
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Broad network access
Is it a redundant network connection?What is the minimum guaranteed bandwidth?What connectivity options are offered ?
Resource pooling
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Resource pooling
What are the redundancies offered on the level of the infrastructure?Backups and “no data loss” guarantee included (RPO & RTO)?Is the customer allowed to define the backup/restore policies applicable to his environment?How many datacenters and where are the datacenters located?Are the required certificates available? Are customers/ third parties allowed to perform and audit?Is additional isolation possible if needed ?
Rapid elasticity
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Rapid elasticity
Is automatic scaling of resources available?What are the upper resource limits (CPU cores, RAM, IO bandwidth, storage)Are there resource reconfigurations that necessitate a server reboot?What about price protection and flexibility ?
Measured service
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Measured service
How is SLA compliance measured?What billing models are available?What resource and application monitoring tools are made available ?
What else?
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What else?
Is a service catalogue with pre-defined service templates available?What are the contract terms such as minimum duration, the renewal policy, termination conditions, ...What application and management APIs are made available?What exit policies?What cloud migration options are provided?
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