I am looking for detailed examples of cloud computing case studies. i.e. LOB on EC2, Google Apps, etc?

Very little found in my searches about Las Vegas. If you still don't have enough I would suggest scanning directly some of the websites of any local university or business to see if anything is maybe there but blocked from search engines. Alternatively, perhaps you could contact local universities/colleges and see if anyone can send you any info about their cloud computing etc.Not sure if that would work for casinos - some seem like they don't talk about their computer systems with the public perhaps for security.

Good luck. The Information Factories The desktop is dead. Welcome to the Internet cloud, where massive facilities across the globe will store all the data you'll ever use.

George Gilder on the dawning of the petabyte age. wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_... Microsoft's Surface goes to Vegas (does this use cloud computing?) http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270989&feed=pt_government Viva Las Vegas! Managing the country's biggest private project ever (looks like it must be cloud computing) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=1 Casinos t Jackpot With Customer Data (not sure, does not look like cloud computing) CRM leaders keep detailed dossiers on loyal gamblers http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=61799 Cloud Computing, Second Life and the University Sept 2008 (download free document) http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3409868/Cloud-Computing-and-the-University-September-2008_1 Obama's CIO: "I'm all into the Cloud" http://www.ideationcloud.com/2009/03/obamas-cio-im-all-into-the-cloud/ Cloud hosting awareness survey (pdf) http://www.rackspace.com/downloads/surveys/CloudAwarenessSurvey.pdf The Newspaper Cloud?

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/03/05/the-newspaper-cloud/ Cloud computing and leadership search at TechRepublic http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/cloud+computing+and+leadership.html Case Study: Project and Resource Management Cloud Computing with Project Insight wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...0 New Site: Government Cloud Computing wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...1 Computing in the Clouds wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...2 Success stories from Europe and Asia wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...3 Google 2-Sided Business Model Case Study The 2-sided telecoms market realizing growth from the platform play wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...4 Startups & the Cloud (slideshow) wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...5 (not case study but they say one of few research papers available on cloud computing Feb 2009) Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...6 Same: html document wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...7 Skynet Lives! wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...8 InfoQ Case Study: NASDAQ Market Replay wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_...9 IDC Says Cloud Computing Is More Than Just Hype; Worldwide IT Spending On Cloud Services Expected To Reach US$42 Billion By 2012 http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270989&feed=pt_government0 UniCloud Case Study: Amazon's EC2 Cloud (online order form) http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270989&feed=pt_government1 Cloud computing: Supercomputers for hire Cloud computing can provide all the processing power your company needs for little money, but be ready for rough weather. http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270989&feed=pt_government2 Azure Services Platform Resources: Case Studies http://www.microsoft.com/azure/casestudies.mspx Case Studies In Cloud Computing http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/blog/archives/2008/09/case_studies_in.html What possible computer disasters can be associated with cloud computing?

http://knol.google.com/k/zack-whittaker/what-possible-computer-disasters-can-be/31srvq0di293e/2 Nonprofit & Public Sector salesforce.Com http://www.salesforce.com/customers/education-non-profit/ -Tech Hardware salesforce. Com UK http://www.salesforce.com/uk/customers/hi-tech-hardware/ Financial Services salesforce. Com http://prerelwww.pre.salesforce.com/customers/financial-services/ http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=10 Touts Haagen-Dazs as Cloud Customer Saas InformationWeek The ice cream company is using Force.

Com to support its franchised shops in mega malls, Las Vegas casinos, and Disney properties. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=11 Gov't Agencies Embrace Cloud Computing U.S.Government agencies, at first slow to adopt cloud computing, are starting to see the benefits, including low costs and quick deployment, government officials said Wednesday. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=10 Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud Case study: Building company benefits from moving to Google Apps… http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=11 Case Study: Fast, Simple Open-Source IT To deliver top-notch customer service, online shoe retailer Zappos eschews the complex.

(quote from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Las Vegas-based Zappos. Com Inc) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=12 Case Study: Mohegan Sun and the Future of Data Security "But collecting data on customers' gambling habits is a delicate issue, particularly in a business where expectations of privacy are so strong that Las Vegas could turn "What happens here, stays here," into a marketing slogan." http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=13 QuickBooks: By the Numbers http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=14 QuickBooks Enterprise: The forgotten mid-market ERP player http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=15 asap online QuickBooks http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=16 QuickBooks Helps Web Designer Keep Up with Growth (pdf) (loads slowly) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=17.

Here are a few to get you started: aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.