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| {{Cloud Information Centre - Government of Canada}} | | {{Cloud Information Centre - Government of Canada}} |
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| <span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 28pt;"><font color="#9F000F;">Guidance</font></span> | | <span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 28pt;"><font color="#9F000F;">Guidance</font></span> |
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| When deploying new solutions Departments should select cloud models in the following order of priority. | | When deploying new solutions Departments should select cloud models in the following order of priority. |
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| === Public Cloud === | | === Public Cloud === |
| Computing cloud resources are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider (CSP). | | Computing cloud resources are owned and operated by a third-party cloud service provider (CSP). |
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| === Hybrid Cloud === | | === Hybrid Cloud === |
| + | Public and private clouds are used with data and applications communicating between the two. |
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− | Public and private clouds are used with data and applications communicating between the two.
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| === Private Cloud=== | | === Private Cloud=== |
| Computing cloud resources (that can be located on the premises or hosted by a third-party CSP) are dedicated to one organization and maintained on a private network. | | Computing cloud resources (that can be located on the premises or hosted by a third-party CSP) are dedicated to one organization and maintained on a private network. |
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| == Cloud Benefits == | | == Cloud Benefits == |
− | * Cost effective: IT infrastructure is costly and labor intensive, cloud offers an opportunity to offset these costs. | + | * Cost effectiveness: IT infrastructure is costly and labor intensive. Cloud offers an opportunity to offset these costs. |
− | * Highly flexible and scalable | + | * High flexibility and scalability |
| * Multiuser | | * Multiuser |
| * High accessibility from any device anytime | | * High accessibility from any device anytime |
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| === IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service === | | === IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service === |
− | offer services such as pay-as-you-go storage, networking, and virtualization.
| + | IaaS offers services such as pay-as-you-go storage, networking, and virtualization. |
| IaaS gives users cloud-based alternatives to on-premise infrastructure, so businesses can avoid investing in expensive on-site resources. | | IaaS gives users cloud-based alternatives to on-premise infrastructure, so businesses can avoid investing in expensive on-site resources. |
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| === PaaS – Platform as a Service === | | === PaaS – Platform as a Service === |
− | in PaaS the vendor provides hardware and software tools over the internet, and people use these tools to develop applications.
| + | In PaaS, the vendor provides hardware and software tools over the internet, and people use these tools to develop applications. |
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| === SaaS – Software as a Service === | | === SaaS – Software as a Service === |
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| == Cloud Implementation Approach == | | == Cloud Implementation Approach == |
| TBS in collaboration with other departments had developed a 4 phases approach to implementing cloud. The diagram below depicts the developed approaches. | | TBS in collaboration with other departments had developed a 4 phases approach to implementing cloud. The diagram below depicts the developed approaches. |
− | [[File:Bussiness context.jpg|800px|frameless|center]] | + | [[File:Bussiness context.jpg|800px|frameless|center]] |
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| == Considering Business Context == | | == Considering Business Context == |
− | There's four factor to be considered when planning for cloud migration: Business, Information, Application and technology while. For more information read the Government of Canada Right Cloud Selection Guidance. | + | There's four factors to be considered when planning for cloud migration: Business, Information, Application, and technology while. For more information read the Government of Canada Right Cloud Selection Guidance. |
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| If you would like to learn more about the Cloud adoption Strategy of the Government of Canada click [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/modern-emerging-technologies/cloud-services/government-canada-cloud-adoption-strategy.html here] or visit our [[Policy|Policy section]].</big> | | If you would like to learn more about the Cloud adoption Strategy of the Government of Canada click [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/modern-emerging-technologies/cloud-services/government-canada-cloud-adoption-strategy.html here] or visit our [[Policy|Policy section]].</big> |