Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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From the Data Center to the Cloud:
Manny Castañeda
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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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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What is a Cloud?
Why Migrate? Risks and Benefits
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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.
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Private - virtualized cloud data centers inside your company’s
firewall.
◦ may also be a private space dedicated to your company within a cloud
provider’s data center.
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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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Infrastructure as a Service
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Software as a Service
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Service as a Service
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SSO - Single Sign On
Data Exchange
Student Portal Example
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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
SSO
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Vendor Longevity - Data Portability - Exit Strategy:
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Risks
Security on the network
Identity Management
Benefits
Compliance
Data Integration
Vendor Lock-in
Vendor Viability
Manageability
Availability
Shared Resources
Legal Ambiguity
Utility Price Model
API Access
Configure & Pay Online
Disaster Recovery
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Should be based on the evaluation of benefits and risks
– it all comes down to control
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Should be weighed based on the following criteria:
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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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M-DCPS Example
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Transparency/Single Sign-On
In house experience
Meet regulations and security standards
Challenges
 Resistance to change – especially in cloud storage and
collaboration
 Security and collaboration don’t always play nice
◦ Always think “Path of Least Resistance”
- find the balance
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Electronic Gradebook
Daily Student Attendance
Student Scheduling Changes
Learning Village
Testing Data from Vendors
ESE Monitoring Data
Document Management
Collaboration
Presentation
Layer - PORTAL
M-DCPS
CLOUD
Data
Warehouse
Student Information System
Student Registration
Course Information
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Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
Classroom Tools
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Home Work
Drop Box
Classroom
Announcements
Discussion
Board
Resource
Links
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Cloud based computing requires a leap of faith – are
you willing to relinquish some control to reap the
benefits?
Baby Steps (Action Items)
◦ 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 cloudbased as they become more robust
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