Cloud Based Services Technology Plan and Business Plan
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Transcript of Cloud Based Services Technology Plan and Business Plan
PRESENTED BY:Ahmed BaheyAyman AminEsraa AliKarim El GammalRamy Omar Ibrahim
S&M
Agenda
Core Business IdeaWhat Is Already ThereRegional totals for R&D Expenditure Vision & Mission &ValuesCompetencies SWOT AnalysisBusiness strategyInitiatives of the business strategyTechnology Strategy How to Maintain a Competitive Edge?Marketing strategyCase Studies
Core Business Idea
The idea is to allow researchers who are in sake of computational power to gain it without huge add cost to their research labs and institutes.
Provide the researchers with the computational power, tools and consultancy needed to establish their scientific experiments through a web based service.
Scientists from many different fields will use that service in order to advance their research, including: Biotechnology , Chemistry Nanotechnology, Particle & Nuclear physics, Astrophysics, and gravitational-wave science
Test Bed
Company Name
Open Science Grid
Clouds of Magellan
Google/IBM EGEE Open Cirrus
TerraGrid PlanetLab EmuLab Open Cloud Consortium
Amazon EC2 LANL/NSF cluster
Type of Research
Examine scientists cloud computing
Data-intensive application research
Fields as diverse as high energy physics, earth and life sciences.
System and services
Scientific applications and research
Systems and services
Systems Interoperability across clouds using open APIs
Commercial use
Enterprise systems
Approach/
Service
Open Distributed Computing
cloud services for scientific computing
Open source-based development tools
-Computers networked together through open standards
Computing support infrastructure for over 10,000 researchers world-wide, from
A cluster of serveral hundred computers supported by google and IBM
Multi-site hetereo clusters super computing
A collection of nodes hosted by research institutes
A single-site cluster with flexible control
Multi-Site heterogeneous clusters
Raw access to virtual machines
Re-use of LANL’s retiring clusters
Partners NSF and DOE IBM, Google, Stanford,
U. Washington, MIT
HP, Intel, IDA, KIT,
UIUC, Yahoo!
Many univ. and organizations
Many univ. and organizations
Univ. of Utah
4 centers Amazon Carnie Mellon U, LANL, NSF
Market US US US EU US US Global Global US Global US Cost Commercial Not Det.
Yet Not Free, upon agreement with univ.
Not Det. Not Det. Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial
Regional totals for R&D Expenditure (GERD) and Researchers, 2002 and 2007*
* Ref: Data Center, UIS : UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Sources:
GERD, researchers data and related indicators: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) estimations, May 2009.
GDP: World Bank (World Development Indicators, as of February 2009), and UIS estimations.
Population: United Nations Population Division; World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision, and UIS estimations. % GERD World
Vision
Boosting Innovation…with maximum power
Mission
Providing processing capabilities, software and expertise to scientific researchers in an integrated web solution accessible from everywhere.
Maintain superiority delivering our customer needs with continuous development.
Values
Dedication to every client's successIncremental Progress & Long-term focusInnovationTeam Work Respect for individualsDiversity
Competencies
First to provide 3 services Technical consultancy Variety of scientific modeling Tools Ever-growing processing power
Accessible from everywhereUnique in delivering consultancy service to
developing countries market
SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses1. Tailored programming2. Expertise in emerging fields
as nanotechnology and molecular dynamics
3. Integrated web solution (hardware, tailored software, expertise)
4. Continuous program development
5. Leader in local market
1. Upstarting company2. Stage of building
competencies
Opportunities
1.Wide market2.Low competition in emerging technologies3.High purchasing cost4.Need for expertise5.Various needs
• Focus on emerging technologies (S2,O2)
• Develop a market plan focusing on integrated web solution (S2,O3)
• Continuous development of expertise (S1,S4,S3,O4)
• Adaptation of software to customers ( S1, S2, O5)
• Focus on emerging technologies (W1, W2, S2)
• Market the idea of integrated web solution (W1, O3, O4)
Threats
1.Foreign competition2.Established consultancy firms3.New local firms
• Develop service in a competitive quality and price (S2, T1, T2)
• Market the benefits of integrated web solution (S2, S3, S4, T1, T2)
• Form a solid experience of the know how of program development (S4, T1, T2, T3)
• Rapid development of competencies and expertise (W2, T1, T2)
• Development of a well defined strategy and well known brand (W1, T1, T2, T3)
Business strategy
Focus on services for emerging technologies
Continuous development of expertise
Compete with price while maintaining quality
Rapid development of competencies and solutions
Make a well-known brand
Ensure the security & legitimacy of data and procedures respectively
Initiatives of the business strategy
Focus on emerging technologies Hire experts in emerging technologies as nanotechnology and
molecular dynamics…etc Purchase software of these technologies
Continuous development of expertise Organize training courses to develop necessary expertise Continuous research of how to customize software to customers
Compete with price while maintaining quality Optimize price to be competitive in foreign and local markets
while maintaining quality
Initiatives of the business strategy
Rapid development of competencies and solutions Develop skills and provide customized solutions as
soon as possible to compete with existing competitors
Ensure the security & legitimacy of data and procedures respectively Hire consultants to sustain the legitimacy of
procedures and security of customers’ data
Growth Plan
Combine open source librariesBuild the interfaceReach the marketGet all available libraries (partner ship with
available modeling & simulation companies)Build our own librariesBuild our own cloudConquer the market
Technology Strategy Target
Provide a custom Simulation and Modeling interface across many independently managed computing and storage clusters.
Technology Strategy ”Evaluating Alternatives”
Technology Strategy ”Evaluating Alternatives”
Grid Computing
Technology Strategy ”Evaluating Alternatives”
On-demand resource provisioning
Cloud Computing
Capturing the Potential of Cloud Computing
Enables CustomizationReduces Cost (Pay as you go)ScalableSecure (Centralized)Supports Green IT (Efficient Utilization)
How to Maintain a Competitive Edge?
Continuous development and trainingProvide an in-house infrastructureAdapt to the latest high processing
technologyProvide the Service on internet2
Tactical Initiatives for Tech. Strategy
Continuous development and training Having an R&D department Developing strategic alliances with different partners Having a team of professional sim & mod solutions consultants
and developersProvide an in-house infrastructure
Hosting our own cloud Building our own security system
Adapt to the latest high processing technology (ex. Quantum Computing) Directing research to promising high processing technology Fast adoption of the latest technological trends in the field
Meet the high-performance demands of research Hosting our services on internet2
SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses1. Tailored programming2. Expertise in emerging fields
as nanotechnology and molecular dynamics
3. Integrated web solution (hardware, tailored software, expertise)
4. Continuous program development
5. Leader in local market
1. Upstarting company2. Stage of building
competencies
Opportunities
1.Wide market2.Low competition in emerging technologies3.High purchasing cost4.Need for expertise5.Various needs
• Focus on emerging technologies (S2,O2)
• Develop a market plan focusing on integrated web solution (S2,O3)
• Continuous development of expertise (S1,S4,S3,O4)
• Adaptation of software to customers ( S1, S2, O5)
• Focus on emerging technologies (W1, W2, S2)
• Market the idea of integrated web solution (W1, O3, O4)
Threats
1.Foreign competition2.Established consultancy firms3.New local firms
• Develop service in a competitive quality and price (S2, T1, T2)
• Market the benefits of integrated web solution (S2, S3, S4, T1, T2)
• Form a solid experience of the know how of program development (S4, T1, T2, T3)
• Rapid development of competencies and expertise (W2, T1, T2)
• Development of a well defined strategy and well known brand (W1, T1, T2, T3)
Marketing strategy
Marketing strategy
Product: Brand the product “S&M it” Competitive online web solution with the highest processing
power built by expertsPromotion
Creating Market pull Partnerships with Universities and Research Institutes Organizing conferences in the simulation tools fields Fund research projects
Partner ship with simulation and modeling companies.Price
Competitive price offering all available and newly developed libraries with competitive price keeping quality standards
Marketing strategy
Place Online for access Market segment (Research Institutions & Universities,
Developing countries) Research Institutions and companies
Attract customers by showing the benefits of the integrated web solution
Express uniqueness by pointing to the expertise, high quality service and competitive price
keeping customers aware of promotions on the web interface. Partnerships with Universities and Research Institutes Organizing conferences in the simulation tools fields
Developing countries Competitive price is important Advertise by campaigns, special offers and seminars in universities
and research institutions
Case Studies
Google DocsAntivirus Engines
Google & Sakai
Case for software as a serviceWhat Sakai users wanted to do
Create documents in a user-friendly environment Store documents in a central location Share documents easily with classes and groups managed in
their enterprise online learning platformWhat they did
Used the rSmart Sakai CLE online learning platform to save costs and take control of their technology
Integrated Google Docs with the Sakai CLE to streamline sharing without the hassle of managing user access
What they achieved Cost-efficient content management, collaboration, and online
learning systems Seem less integration between key enterprise platforms
Websense Filtering Engines
Case for showing the power of integration & partner ships
Group multiple filtering engines in one solution
Managed to be the best filtering software for its power
Users are sure any updates will reach them the fastest
QUESTIONS?!
Thank You