3D CAD on CloudStack (using lean startup)

3D CAD in the Cloud using
Cloudstack and Lean Startup
Cees Doets
DATACENTER Services (CSN groep)
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
about
• Non-technical
• Mindset changer for developing new
products and services
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
2
About us
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
www.DatacenterServices.nl
www.csngroep.nl
15 + years, 100 staff
IT infra specialists
Enterprise on-premise
SMB
Cloud services
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
3
Challenge
• 3D-CAD in the cloud
• Demo
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
4
Mindset before
 Upgrade CS 4.4
 Robust
 Scalable
 Automated
 Billing
 Business plan, market research
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
5
Lean startup
• 95% of startups fail
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
6
Principles
 Entrepreneurs are everywhere
 Startups are not a small version of
big companies
 Get out of the building!
 Proces driven
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
7
Validated learning
 How to iterate from plan A to a plan
that works.
 MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
 Early adaptors
 Pivots
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
8
Investors interest?
Fase 1 cust. – problem ? Solution
learn
Fase 2 Engine of growth?
learn
Fase 3 – grow
€€€€
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
9
Validated testing
Riskiest
assumption
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
10
What we did
 Spend 1 hour on business plan using
leanstartup canvas
 Eat your own dog food, training
 Pre-Sell
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
11
Design
Provisioning VM
user
Citrix netscaler
Cloud Stack
Storefront
Desktop Delivery Components
Xenserver
creates VM!
VM
VM
Xenserver (+ nvidia VGX)
VPC
Catalog
VM template,
Passthrue and vGPU profiles
User access
Dell hardware
nvidia K2
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
12
Lessons learned





Excellent performance, scalable ..
Large customers do not want it
Small customers cannot afford it
Cost structure
Problems:
 Licensing 2x
 CS 4.2
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
13
Goal achieved
 Less waste
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
14
Questions …
www.CADinthecloud.nl
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
Further reading
 Lean Startup; Eric Ries
http://theleanstartup.com/
 Running lean; Ash Maurya
http://leanstack.com/
 How to iterate from plan A to a plan
that works.
#CCCEU14 | #CloudStackWorks
11/18/2014
3D CAD using
Cloudstack and lean startup
16

Download Report