Cloud Computing Facts

How Much Data is in the Cloud? Random Cloud Computing Facts According to an IBM 2011 survey of 2,000 mid-size companies: 213 were planning or had already deployed cloud-based technologies 70% were actively pursuing cloud-based analytics for greater insight and efficiency 90% of Microsoft's 2011 R&D budget was spent on cloud computing strategy and products Worldwide IT spending on cloud computing has increased more than 25% from 2008 to 2012 30% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBS) used cloud software in 2011 Microsoft Cloud Facts and Figures The company recently reported: 100 petabytes 10 petabytes over 300 petabytes Hotmail stores 100 petabytes (PB) Skydrive with its 17 million customers stores 10 PB of data Together with the rest of Microsoft Azure and its web properties, it will approximately have over 300 petabytes put figures in perspective: 500GB or 1TB 100,000 hard drives An average computer has approximately 500GB or 1TB hard drive This means that Microsoft data centers play host to more than 100,000 hard drives One petabyte is 1024TB Cloud Computing Myths and Facts 40 million Microsoft users Myth: My organization will be locked into one vendor and lose control of its data, if it moves to the cloud. Fact: The best cloud solutions will be a combination of on- and off-premise services. =10,000 million 10,000 corporate customers =2,000 on off Fact: Microsoft itself has 40 million users of its online services. 10,000 corporate customers are using Windows Azure, such as 3M, Siemens and T-Systems. Myth: Only a small business can gain cost saving benefits from using Cloud Computing. Windows Azure 3M SIEMENS T. Systems. Fact: Myth: All the security practices of a cloud provider are meaningless if a customer organization's security practices are weak. A cloud provider cannot guarantee security. Next Generation Cloud Productivity: Microsoft Office 365 What is it? Evolution of Microsoft Online Services Cloud versions of email, communication and collaboration software What are the benefits? Users get all the productivity benefits of MS Office along with the power of cloud services Usemame: Password: Log In An easy-to-use administration console Access virtually anywhere IT Control and efficiency Works seamlessly with Microsoft Office and the other programs Enterprise-class security and reliability What are its products? Dn Microsoft Microsoft 25.Office Professional Plus SharePoint Online Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Online Lync Online Who is using it? Energizer GODIVA BLOCKBUSTER Chocolatier Godiva, a retail chocolatier, moves email to the cloud and saved $250,000 yearly and gains agility Energizer chose to deploy the hosted Voice over IP to enhance productivity and reduce costs Blockbuster, in-home entertainment embraced the cloud-based solution and enjoyed enterprise-wide connectivity for all users Sources http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/03/cloud-here-to-stay/ http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129183-how-big-is-the-cloud http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff934854.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/en/ie/products/office-365.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/office-online-services.aspx#fbid%3frEIA96xIOu Next tuc How Much Data is in the Cloud? Random Cloud Computing Facts According to an IBM 2011 survey of 2,000 mid-size companies: 213 were planning or had already deployed cloud-based technologies 70% were actively pursuing cloud-based analytics for greater insight and efficiency 90% of Microsoft's 2011 R&D budget was spent on cloud computing strategy and products Worldwide IT spending on cloud computing has increased more than 25% from 2008 to 2012 30% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBS) used cloud software in 2011 Microsoft Cloud Facts and Figures The company recently reported: 100 petabytes 10 petabytes over 300 petabytes Hotmail stores 100 petabytes (PB) Skydrive with its 17 million customers stores 10 PB of data Together with the rest of Microsoft Azure and its web properties, it will approximately have over 300 petabytes put figures in perspective: 500GB or 1TB 100,000 hard drives An average computer has approximately 500GB or 1TB hard drive This means that Microsoft data centers play host to more than 100,000 hard drives One petabyte is 1024TB Cloud Computing Myths and Facts 40 million Microsoft users Myth: My organization will be locked into one vendor and lose control of its data, if it moves to the cloud. Fact: The best cloud solutions will be a combination of on- and off-premise services. =10,000 million 10,000 corporate customers =2,000 on off Fact: Microsoft itself has 40 million users of its online services. 10,000 corporate customers are using Windows Azure, such as 3M, Siemens and T-Systems. Myth: Only a small business can gain cost saving benefits from using Cloud Computing. Windows Azure 3M SIEMENS T. Systems. Fact: Myth: All the security practices of a cloud provider are meaningless if a customer organization's security practices are weak. A cloud provider cannot guarantee security. Next Generation Cloud Productivity: Microsoft Office 365 What is it? Evolution of Microsoft Online Services Cloud versions of email, communication and collaboration software What are the benefits? Users get all the productivity benefits of MS Office along with the power of cloud services Usemame: Password: Log In An easy-to-use administration console Access virtually anywhere IT Control and efficiency Works seamlessly with Microsoft Office and the other programs Enterprise-class security and reliability What are its products? Dn Microsoft Microsoft 25.Office Professional Plus SharePoint Online Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Online Lync Online Who is using it? Energizer GODIVA BLOCKBUSTER Chocolatier Godiva, a retail chocolatier, moves email to the cloud and saved $250,000 yearly and gains agility Energizer chose to deploy the hosted Voice over IP to enhance productivity and reduce costs Blockbuster, in-home entertainment embraced the cloud-based solution and enjoyed enterprise-wide connectivity for all users Sources http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/03/cloud-here-to-stay/ http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129183-how-big-is-the-cloud http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff934854.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/en/ie/products/office-365.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/office-online-services.aspx#fbid%3frEIA96xIOu Next tuc How Much Data is in the Cloud? Random Cloud Computing Facts According to an IBM 2011 survey of 2,000 mid-size companies: 213 were planning or had already deployed cloud-based technologies 70% were actively pursuing cloud-based analytics for greater insight and efficiency 90% of Microsoft's 2011 R&D budget was spent on cloud computing strategy and products Worldwide IT spending on cloud computing has increased more than 25% from 2008 to 2012 30% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBS) used cloud software in 2011 Microsoft Cloud Facts and Figures The company recently reported: 100 petabytes 10 petabytes over 300 petabytes Hotmail stores 100 petabytes (PB) Skydrive with its 17 million customers stores 10 PB of data Together with the rest of Microsoft Azure and its web properties, it will approximately have over 300 petabytes put figures in perspective: 500GB or 1TB 100,000 hard drives An average computer has approximately 500GB or 1TB hard drive This means that Microsoft data centers play host to more than 100,000 hard drives One petabyte is 1024TB Cloud Computing Myths and Facts 40 million Microsoft users Myth: My organization will be locked into one vendor and lose control of its data, if it moves to the cloud. Fact: The best cloud solutions will be a combination of on- and off-premise services. =10,000 million 10,000 corporate customers =2,000 on off Fact: Microsoft itself has 40 million users of its online services. 10,000 corporate customers are using Windows Azure, such as 3M, Siemens and T-Systems. Myth: Only a small business can gain cost saving benefits from using Cloud Computing. Windows Azure 3M SIEMENS T. Systems. Fact: Myth: All the security practices of a cloud provider are meaningless if a customer organization's security practices are weak. A cloud provider cannot guarantee security. Next Generation Cloud Productivity: Microsoft Office 365 What is it? Evolution of Microsoft Online Services Cloud versions of email, communication and collaboration software What are the benefits? Users get all the productivity benefits of MS Office along with the power of cloud services Usemame: Password: Log In An easy-to-use administration console Access virtually anywhere IT Control and efficiency Works seamlessly with Microsoft Office and the other programs Enterprise-class security and reliability What are its products? Dn Microsoft Microsoft 25.Office Professional Plus SharePoint Online Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Online Lync Online Who is using it? Energizer GODIVA BLOCKBUSTER Chocolatier Godiva, a retail chocolatier, moves email to the cloud and saved $250,000 yearly and gains agility Energizer chose to deploy the hosted Voice over IP to enhance productivity and reduce costs Blockbuster, in-home entertainment embraced the cloud-based solution and enjoyed enterprise-wide connectivity for all users Sources http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/03/cloud-here-to-stay/ http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129183-how-big-is-the-cloud http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff934854.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/en/ie/products/office-365.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/office-online-services.aspx#fbid%3frEIA96xIOu Next tuc How Much Data is in the Cloud? Random Cloud Computing Facts According to an IBM 2011 survey of 2,000 mid-size companies: 213 were planning or had already deployed cloud-based technologies 70% were actively pursuing cloud-based analytics for greater insight and efficiency 90% of Microsoft's 2011 R&D budget was spent on cloud computing strategy and products Worldwide IT spending on cloud computing has increased more than 25% from 2008 to 2012 30% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBS) used cloud software in 2011 Microsoft Cloud Facts and Figures The company recently reported: 100 petabytes 10 petabytes over 300 petabytes Hotmail stores 100 petabytes (PB) Skydrive with its 17 million customers stores 10 PB of data Together with the rest of Microsoft Azure and its web properties, it will approximately have over 300 petabytes put figures in perspective: 500GB or 1TB 100,000 hard drives An average computer has approximately 500GB or 1TB hard drive This means that Microsoft data centers play host to more than 100,000 hard drives One petabyte is 1024TB Cloud Computing Myths and Facts 40 million Microsoft users Myth: My organization will be locked into one vendor and lose control of its data, if it moves to the cloud. Fact: The best cloud solutions will be a combination of on- and off-premise services. =10,000 million 10,000 corporate customers =2,000 on off Fact: Microsoft itself has 40 million users of its online services. 10,000 corporate customers are using Windows Azure, such as 3M, Siemens and T-Systems. Myth: Only a small business can gain cost saving benefits from using Cloud Computing. Windows Azure 3M SIEMENS T. Systems. Fact: Myth: All the security practices of a cloud provider are meaningless if a customer organization's security practices are weak. A cloud provider cannot guarantee security. Next Generation Cloud Productivity: Microsoft Office 365 What is it? Evolution of Microsoft Online Services Cloud versions of email, communication and collaboration software What are the benefits? Users get all the productivity benefits of MS Office along with the power of cloud services Usemame: Password: Log In An easy-to-use administration console Access virtually anywhere IT Control and efficiency Works seamlessly with Microsoft Office and the other programs Enterprise-class security and reliability What are its products? Dn Microsoft Microsoft 25.Office Professional Plus SharePoint Online Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Online Lync Online Who is using it? Energizer GODIVA BLOCKBUSTER Chocolatier Godiva, a retail chocolatier, moves email to the cloud and saved $250,000 yearly and gains agility Energizer chose to deploy the hosted Voice over IP to enhance productivity and reduce costs Blockbuster, in-home entertainment embraced the cloud-based solution and enjoyed enterprise-wide connectivity for all users Sources http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/03/cloud-here-to-stay/ http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129183-how-big-is-the-cloud http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff934854.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/en/ie/products/office-365.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/office-online-services.aspx#fbid%3frEIA96xIOu Next tuc How Much Data is in the Cloud? Random Cloud Computing Facts According to an IBM 2011 survey of 2,000 mid-size companies: 213 were planning or had already deployed cloud-based technologies 70% were actively pursuing cloud-based analytics for greater insight and efficiency 90% of Microsoft's 2011 R&D budget was spent on cloud computing strategy and products Worldwide IT spending on cloud computing has increased more than 25% from 2008 to 2012 30% of small and mid-size businesses (SMBS) used cloud software in 2011 Microsoft Cloud Facts and Figures The company recently reported: 100 petabytes 10 petabytes over 300 petabytes Hotmail stores 100 petabytes (PB) Skydrive with its 17 million customers stores 10 PB of data Together with the rest of Microsoft Azure and its web properties, it will approximately have over 300 petabytes put figures in perspective: 500GB or 1TB 100,000 hard drives An average computer has approximately 500GB or 1TB hard drive This means that Microsoft data centers play host to more than 100,000 hard drives One petabyte is 1024TB Cloud Computing Myths and Facts 40 million Microsoft users Myth: My organization will be locked into one vendor and lose control of its data, if it moves to the cloud. Fact: The best cloud solutions will be a combination of on- and off-premise services. =10,000 million 10,000 corporate customers =2,000 on off Fact: Microsoft itself has 40 million users of its online services. 10,000 corporate customers are using Windows Azure, such as 3M, Siemens and T-Systems. Myth: Only a small business can gain cost saving benefits from using Cloud Computing. Windows Azure 3M SIEMENS T. Systems. Fact: Myth: All the security practices of a cloud provider are meaningless if a customer organization's security practices are weak. A cloud provider cannot guarantee security. Next Generation Cloud Productivity: Microsoft Office 365 What is it? Evolution of Microsoft Online Services Cloud versions of email, communication and collaboration software What are the benefits? Users get all the productivity benefits of MS Office along with the power of cloud services Usemame: Password: Log In An easy-to-use administration console Access virtually anywhere IT Control and efficiency Works seamlessly with Microsoft Office and the other programs Enterprise-class security and reliability What are its products? Dn Microsoft Microsoft 25.Office Professional Plus SharePoint Online Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Online Lync Online Who is using it? Energizer GODIVA BLOCKBUSTER Chocolatier Godiva, a retail chocolatier, moves email to the cloud and saved $250,000 yearly and gains agility Energizer chose to deploy the hosted Voice over IP to enhance productivity and reduce costs Blockbuster, in-home entertainment embraced the cloud-based solution and enjoyed enterprise-wide connectivity for all users Sources http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/03/cloud-here-to-stay/ http://www.extremetech.com/computing/129183-how-big-is-the-cloud http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff934854.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/en/ie/products/office-365.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/office-online-services.aspx#fbid%3frEIA96xIOu Next tuc