Cornell’s Journey to the Cloud

Presentation Summary

Jeff Christen, Cornell University

With the ever increasing availability of cloud applications, services, and hosting options, it is important for institutions to understand the impacts of moving to "the cloud". In the DW/BI area, there are challenges to having globally disparate data sources, as well as benefits to leveraging cloud services for DW/BI. It is important to understand the benefits, as well as the challenges, of cloud and other hosting options. This presentation focuses on Cornell's journey to the cloud. What applications and services have been moved to date, as well as our future plans in this area, and lessons learned.