Cloud Computing Cost Analysis
Presenter: Amy Spellmann, President, Optimal InnovationsMonday, May 17
2:40-3:10 pm, Nassau B
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Cloud computing is maturing, becoming a viable alternative to classic on-premise IT. Cloud facilitates scalability, promising lower fixed and variable costs while supporting enterprise growth. The scalability benefits and cost savings can be achieved through on-demand infrastructure provisioning and reduced on-premise energy consumption. The benefits are compelling; however, a quantitative analysis is required.
This presentation will describe a methodology for predicting performance, energy and cost for expanding on-premise IT into the cloud. The findings reported in this presentation are documented in "Leveraging the Cloud for Green IT: Predicting the Energy, Cost and Performance of Cloud Computing" (authors: Amy Spellmann, Optimal Innovations; Richard Gimarc, Hyperformix, Inc.; Mark Preston, RS Performance), recipient of a 2009 Computer Measurement Group (CMG) Best Paper Award.