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Why Cloud Computing is Good for Startups
2009.12.03
Who am I?
CTO for Animoto Productions, a New York-based video technology company founded by Producers and Editors from MTV/VH1/ABC.
"In a word, they look nothing short of terrifi c.”
- Jefferson Graham
"Supercharged videos more akin to music videos than slideshows."
- Jamin Brophy-Warren
"Everyone from teachers to grandparents use Animoto."
- Peter Barnes
“One of those start-ups that has success written all over it.”
- Michael Arrington
"A vivid example of cloud computing power."
- Michael Fitzgerald
"It's not just any ol' video... [it's] a very compelling movie with music."
- Chris Pirillo
POWERED BY
½ a sysadmin.
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Backstory
I. Apartment
II. In-house
III. Traditional host
IV. AWS
The Scaling Problem
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Backstory
I. Apartment
II. In-house
III. Traditional host
IV. AWS
The Scaling Problem
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Backstory
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Backstory
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Backstory
I. Apartment
II. In-house
III. Traditional Host
IV. AWS
The Scaling Problem
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Backstory
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Backstory
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Backstory
I. Apartment
II. In-house
III. Traditional host
IV. AWS
The Scaling Problem
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Backstory
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Backstory
I. Apartment
II. Traditional Host
III. In-house
IV. AWS
The Scaling Problem
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Backstory
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Facebook Spike
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Facebook Spike
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Facebook Spike
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Facebook Spike
In 3 days:• from 30 to 3,500 servers• from 1k to 750k users
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Benefits for Startups
I. CapEx Savings
II. Human Savings
III. Adaptability
Business Benefits
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Benefits for Startups
I. CapEx Savings
II. Human Savings
III. Adaptability
Business Benefits
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Benefits for Startups
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Benefits for Startups
I. CapEx Savings
II. Human Savings
III. Adaptability
Business Benefits
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Benefits for Startups
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Benefits for Startups
← METOM →
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Benefits for Startups
I. CapEx Savings
II. Human Savings
III. Adaptability
Business Benefits
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Tech Benefits for Startups
I. Cloud Design Patterns
II. Scalability & Stability
III. “Agile” Architecting
Technical Benefits
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Tech Benefits for Startups
I. Cloud Design Patterns
II. Scalability & Stability
III. “Agile” Architecting
Technical Benefits
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Tech Benefits for Startups
"We'll worry about scale later."
Most startups:
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Tech Benefits for Startups
Crashes? Errors?
Gonna happen anyway...
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Tech Benefits for Startups
I. Cloud Design Patterns
II. Scalability & Stability
III. “Agile” Architecting
Technical Benefits
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Tech Benefits for Startups
I. Deploy Servers Daily
II. Stress Testing
III. Architecture Refactoring
“Agile” Architecting
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Tech Benefits for Startups
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Tech Benefits for Startups
I. Deploy Servers Daily
II. Stress Testing
III. Architecture Refactoring
“Agile” Architecting
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Tech Benefits for Startups
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Tech Benefits for Startups
I. Deploy Servers Daily
II. Stress Testing
III. Architecture Refactoring
“Agile” Architecting
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Tech Benefits for Startups
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Conclusion
Questions?
Stevie Clifton
Email: stevie@animoto.com