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AASCIF IT Committee
Emerging Technologies
Cloud Computing
Software as a Service
Mobile Apps
What is Cloud Computing?
• Simply stated: Cloud = Internet
Platform
Platformas
asaaService
Service(PaaS)
(PaaS)
Google
GoogleApp
AppEngine,
Engine,Microsoft
MicrosoftAzure
Azure
Infrastructure
Infrastructureas
asaaService
Service(IaaS)
(IaaS)
Less More
3Tier,
3Tier,Amazon
AmazonEC2,
EC2,Rackspace,
Rackspace,GoGRID
GoGRID Control
Structured
Cloud Delivery Models
• Private
▫ Uses cloud technologies to expose services across
a private enterprise.
• Public
▫ All information access is housed in the public
domain.
• Hybrid
▫ A combination of public and private services.
Cloud Concerns/Issues
• Security - #1 concern
• Availability (mission critical vs. not)
• Compliance
• Price
• Training
• User Experience (UI design, Speed)
• Data Ownership
Some Cloud Myths
• One single “Cloud”
• All that is needed is a credit card
• Reduces workload
• Seamless integration (datacenter to public)
• Always saves money
• Provider can guarantee security
Software as a Service (SaaS)
• SaaS is the delivery of an application over the Internet, usually
accessed through a browser.
Or Pure Marketing?
Technology Adoption
Trends
Cloud Computing in Banking
Mobile Banking Customers
Growing Fast
Personal Auto Apps for iPhones are a
common starting point in Insurance
Personal Auto
Geico Nationwide
Progressive
Other Products
Highmark
Oracle on Demand
Implemented
Drivers for a Cloud Solution
• Shorten time to market
• Outcomes understood but requirements to get
there were nebulous
• Size of deployment would be based on
achievement of outcomes
• Variable vs. fixed expenses
Live since 2008
• 78 internal users active on the system
• Tracking all agency interactions including
prospecting
• Calendaring and scheduling
• Interfacing with policy management and billing
• Users consider it a success!
• Little demand on Information Services efforts
E-mail and Office Productivity Research at MEM
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