How and by when will Cloud Computing have an impact on IT infrastructure in India?

What is CLOUD COMPUTING??

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a metered service over a network (typically the Internet).
Concept generally incorporates combinations of the following Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Platform as a service (PaaS) Software as a service(SaaS)

Individuals

Corporations

Non-Commercial

Privatet

Cloud Middle Ware

Storage
OS Network Service(apps)
SLA(monitor), Security

Resources Services Storage Network OS

Characteristic of Cloud Computing??

Empowerment of end-users of computing resources by putting the provisioning of those resources in their own control, as opposed to the control of a centralized IT service (for example) Agility improves with users' ability to re-provision technological infrastructure resources. Application programming interface (API) accessibility to software that enables machines to interact with cloud software in the same way the user interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers. Cloud computing systems typically use REST-based APIs.

Reliability is improved if multiple redundant sites are used, which makes well-designed cloud computing suitable for business continuity and disaster recovery.

Scalability and Elasticity via dynamic ("on-demand") provisioning of resources on a fine-grained, self-service basis near real-time, without users having to engineer for peak loads. Performance is monitored, and consistent and loosely coupled architectures are constructed using web services as the system interface. Maintenance of cloud computing applications is easier, because they do not need to be installed on each user's computer and can be accessed from different places.

Virtualization technology allows servers and storage devices to be shared and utilization be increased. Applications can be easily migrated from one physical server to another.
Multi-tenancy enables sharing of resources and costs across a large pool of users thus allowing for: Centralization of infrastructure in locations with lower costs (such as real estate, electricity, etc.) Utilisation and efficiency improvements for systems that are often only 1020% utilised.

Types Of Cloud Computing?

Public cloud A public cloud is one based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as applications and storage, available to the general public over the Internet. Public cloud services may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model. Community cloud Community cloud shares infrastructure between several organizations from a specific community with common concerns (security, compliance, jurisdiction, etc.), whether managed internally or by a third-party and hosted internally or externally. The costs are spread over fewer users than a public cloud (but more than a private cloud), so only some of the cost savings potential of cloud computing are realized. [

Hybrid cloud Hybrid cloud is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple deployment models. It can also be defined as multiple cloud systems that are connected in a way that allows programs and data to be moved easily from one deployment system to another.

Private cloud
Private cloud is infrastructure operated solely for a single organization, whether managed internally or by a third-party and hosted internally or externally. They have attracted criticism because users "still have to buy, build, and manage them" and thus do not benefit from less hands-on management, essentially "[lacking] the economic model that makes cloud computing such an intriguing concept".

Cloud Advantages
Simplified Cost and Consumption Model. Faster Provisioning of Systems and Applications. Compliant Facilities and Processes. Right-Size to Address Business Changes Highly Secure Infrastructure

Compliant Facilities and Processes

Enterprise Grade Services and Management Ease of Integration.

Cloud Computing: Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Cloud computing is proving to be a step change in the way we design, build, implement, deliver and manage our IT to support the business agenda.

Capgeminis Infrastructure-as-a-Service is pragmatically positioned as a business-enabling platform that is part of a computing continuum that starts with legacy systems and extends to public cloud.

Using Cloud to Accelerate Business Change

Since the emergence of cloud as a legitimate IT platform for enterprises, Capgemini has been at the forefront of bringing cloud computing to the enterprise. As well as providing a secure, resilient private cloud platform, we work with partners such as Amazon Web Services, Google, IBM and Microsoft to offer a rich portfolio of scalable, dependable cloud-based compute and storage services to hundreds of thousands of end-users.

On-Demand Infrastructure
Capgemini Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) combines the operational payas-you-go cost model with the security of a direct connection to your network. This private infrastructure cloud is offered in 3 service models depending on your requirements:

Express Private Cloud

Enterprise Private Cloud Select Private Cloud These flexible service-level offerings bring you: Speed to value: frees staff to focus on value creation thanks to immediately available, reliable and scalable infrastructure Business agility: matches your business needs through infrastructure resources and costs that scale up and down as required

Cost reduction: eliminates CapEx and reduces like-for-like OpEx

Reliability, privacy and governance: guarantees highly available, resilient and redundant infrastructure with variable service levels to suit your business

Greener IT: reduces over provisioning of server estates and the accompanying surplus energy consumption and carbon emissions
A single integrated user experience: assures a common look and feel between existing and cloud-based applications

Identifying the most viable Cloud computing opportunity for India What is the hidden IT pilferages in India
The hardware market enjoys healthy sell. PC,LAN, Routers, servers etc There is an estimate of US $ 4 bn OS piracy Un successful attempt in open source having a grip on US $ 12BN Other applications pirated, infringed, locally developed US $ 16BN Beyond budget scenario killing an US $ 20 Bn market of ERP,CRM,SCM,MAIL, DB etc in SME, Govt, Education etc

What differentiates & brings a compelling Cloud on pay per use or flexible usage
Remote OS and desktop applications Customized ERP & CRM for SME and Retail chains from cloud with flavour of private cloud Clustered virtualised DB services without load of licensing and on hosted model Education content digitised and on affordable scale Foot on street with resellers on commission basis

Identifying the most viable Cloud computing opportunity for India

an example ( offering pitch of a major SI to a major Government entity)

I.

Infrastructure as a service for :

Roll out of new applications whose usage is un predictable Development and testing platforms Infrastructure that is coming up for refresh

II. DR as a service for mission Critical applications

Application on SAAS mode Document Management system Online CMS Design and build private cloud

Customer business value and business opportunities

OS & Office applications
The OS license per user when offered from cloud reduces the overhead and contributes higher sale at lower prices Enhanced office applications lead customization and continued revenue

DB & Web servers

DB designed from cloud will reduce the cost up to 80% to user and increase the marketability by 1200% Back up and restoration can be very cheap and profitable

ERP, CRM & BPM

The license cost is nominal but customization and infrastructure backed by Cloud will reduce the cost to 75% !! Open up the health exchange services

Multi media content

A huge hit for education

Personalised services
Services like web talk will move to new heights Social networking to new revenue New developed and open market place for innovative software developments !!

Solution and business need

Target retail
A huge base of retail under price pressure and not capable to avoid the hardware cost. But compromise on OS & Application Package and hybrid for Private cloud with :
CRM ERP BI & DWH BPM SCM

Target Education ( Primary and higher)

Packaged content of education multi media for regions and states and launched through partners

Target Govt
A comprehensive partnered OS, MAIL, DB, WEB and ERP

Target New Tech SME & big industries

Up coming segments of Pharmacy, Chemical , power & auto

Target home and domestic

House hold PC is a sleeping dragon over god mine !!

External dependencies and ecosystem

ISV and Applications
Segment basis applications like Mail, finance & accounting, CRM, ERP need to be looped. Regional and clustered opportunity need to be tweaked and packed in a clod

Resellers
VAR and IT sellers to map the lead to closures

SI and tech partners

Customize to build private clouds and offer dedicated help desks

Infrastructure players
Connectivity and data centers

Target segment and captive opportunities

Retail
The opportunity lies with 200 plus organised retailes

Education ( Primary and higher)

Pan India primary education Engineering colleges

Govt
Indian Railways and state e-gov

New Tech SME & big industries

Chemical and drug + hospitals Automotive Power

home and domestic

Education Entertainment

O To Market (GTM) & BUSINESS ROLL OUT

Capturing the business need of high volume high margin segments
Package the offering Build the re seller Target retail and education on phase-1 and Govt on Phase-2 and domestic on phase-3

Design the offerings

Create various flavours in collaboration with applications

Build the cloud in offering mode

Deploy the applications Build the fulfilment models Prepare the menu card Nurture the infrastructure provider

A time line of 3 to 6 months

Challenge for cloud system proposed by : Microsoft, Amazon, Google & Sales force .
Retail Cloud : A complete out of reach of these major players Retail cloud need
Segment specific customized application is absent

Business enhancement features

Critical business need of SCM and ERP missing Other applications are too completed to access from cloud

Operational need and compliances

Various modules for small business missing

Sharing and collaborating

Various platforms to collaborate is absent Hitless merger from PC to business with applications is a total miss match