Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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Cloud Computing

• Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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From the Data Center to the Cloud
Challenges
and
Opportunities
Debbie Karcher, CIO
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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Topics

• Best practices for migrating data and
  applications
• Seamlessly integrating web-based resources with
  your local environment
• Confronting vendor longevity, data portability
  and environment
• Leveraging improved flexibility and collaboration
  tools for classroom use exit strategy issues

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Migrating Data and Applications

• What is a Cloud?
• Why Migrate? Risks and Benefits

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Migrating Data and Applications What is a Cloud

• Public - service provider makes resources, such
  as applications and storage, available to the
  general public over the Internet.
• may be free or offered on a pay-per-usage model.
  Ex. Apple, Amazon , Google.
• Private - virtualized cloud data centers inside
  your companys firewall.
• may also be a private space dedicated to your
  company within a cloud providers data center.
• Hybrid Combination of two or more clouds
  (private or public) that remain unique entities
  but are bound together, offering the benefits of
  multiple deployment models.
• multiple cloud systems can be connected in a way
  that allows programs and data to be moved easily
  from one deployment system to another.

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Categories for Cloud Services

• Infrastructure as a Service
• Software as a Service
• Service as a Service

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Integrating Web-based resources with your
environment

• SSO - Single Sign On
• Data ExchangeStudent Portal Example

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Integrating Web-based resources with your
environment SSO Single Sign On

• One Username and Password to everything
• Portal technology allows for user friendly
  (carefree)integration between local and cloud
  resources
• SSO with Third Party apps (20 already connected)

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Integrating Web-based resources with your
environment SSO Single Sign On
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Integrating Web-based resources with your
environment SSO Student Portal Single Sign On
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Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit
Strategy
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Risk and Benefits of a Cloud
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Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit
Strategy Cloud Decision Points

• Should be based on the evaluation of benefits and
  risks it all comes down to control
• Should be weighed based on the following
  criteria
• Ensure hardware and software infrastructure is in
  place to support cloud technology
• Ensure that security model is in place to support
  cloud technology
• Ensure resources and expertise exist to support
  cloud technology
• Calculate and compare total cost of ownership
• Connectivity that is device independent
• Transparent to users
• Security and Compliance

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Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit
Strategy Decision Points Organizational Template

• M-DCPS Example
• Transparency/Single Sign-On
• In house experience
• Comparative Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Meet regulations and security standards
• Challenges
• Resistance to change especially in cloud
  storage and collaboration
• Security and collaboration dont always play nice
• Always think Path of Least Resistance - find
  the balance

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Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit
Strategy
Electronic Gradebook Daily Student
Attendance Student Scheduling Changes Learning
Village Testing Data from Vendors ESE Monitoring
Data Document Management Collaboration
M-DCPSCLOUD
Data Warehouse
Presentation Layer - PORTAL
Student Information System Student
Registration Course Information
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Flexibility and Collaboration Tools for the
Classroom

• Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
• Classroom Tools

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Flexibility and Collaboration Tools for the
Classroom Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
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Flexibility and Collaboration Tools for the
Classroom Classroom Tools
Home WorkDrop Box
ClassroomAnnouncements
DiscussionBoard
ResourceLinks
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Forecast - Cloudy

• Cloud based computing requires a leap of faith
  are you willing to relinquish some control to
  reap the benefits?
• Baby Steps
• Begin by establishing a private cloud and give
  users tools and access to data
• Migrate to an SSO configuration to connect users
  to third party resources and other clouds
• Consider shifting internal software and services
  to cloud based as they become more robust