Mota - Managed Hosting Analysis Presentation

1. Mota Managed Hosting Analysis
Need Definition and Options Review

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Mota Managed Hosting Requirements
 Mota Hosting Solution Requirements
 Hosting Options Breakdown
 Recommendations and Options
 Next Steps

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Mota Managed Hosting
Solution Requirements

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Hosting Solution Requirements Overview
Application Hosting
 MimsFsbo: Mota Consumer Facing Ecommerce Engine
 MotaExchange: Mota Enterprise Vehicle WorkFlow Management Engine
 M.I.T. (Marketplace Intelligence): Mota proprietary vehicle pricing tool
Database Hosting
 Data Storage Platform for WorkFlow Solutions (Fsbo, MotaExchange)
 Data Analysis Platform for Pricing Engine (M.I.T., Web Crawlers, Web Apps)
Network Infrastructure
 Security
VPN Access (for Application Management/Extranet Between Venice
Corporate and Hosted Apps)
 Firewall/DMZ configuration
 Loan Balancing Device(s) for Scaling of Usage Volume.

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Proposed Hosted Topology
Deployment/Fail-Over of Mota Web/App
Code Base To Hosted ASP Provider
Schema Change Deployment
RAID Based SAN Network File
Server For Mota Apps
RAID Based SAN Network File
Server For Mota DB Platform
Mota Hosted Network Architecture Diagram
Mota Venice
Mota (Hosted ASP)
RAID Based SAN Network File
Server For Mota Development
From Mota Venice To
Production DB Platform
Web App/File/DB Backup
Transferred To Mota Venice
(Automated/Schedule Procedure)
MotaExchange/
FSBO Web Apps
MIT/MotaExchange/
FSBO DB Server Cluster
Development
Servers
Development DB
Network Traffic
Load Balancer
Monday, March 19, 2007
Mota Hosted Network Architecture Diagram
Firewall
Mota Hosting/Venice HQ VPN Pipe
 Summary Planned Topology
 Security/Platform
Segregation
Firewall/VPN/DMZ
 Demonstrated Platform
Redundancy
 Centralized
Data/File/Information Storage
(SAN Storage)
 Production / Development
Network Pipe
DB Replication
 File Uploads
Solution Testing and
Release

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Managed Hosting
Solution Options

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Managed Hosting Options – Fully Managed Hosting
Full Managed Hosting
 Pro: Most robust solution (Arguably)
 Pro: Complete procurement/management of hardware, software, network
infrastructure (lease work for Mota staff)
 Pro: Rapid Setup/Ramp Time
 Pro: Hosting providers seem to prefer/offer full options vs. taking on hybrid,
pseudo-co-location configuration
 Con: Costly (especially initially)
 Con: Initially too complex for need (too much power, potentially great number of
problems to deal with?)

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Managed Hosting Options – Hybrid Solutions
 100% Hardware Procurement
Mota provides all hardware
 Pro: Saves monthly hardware while allowing for maximum initial redundancy
 Con: Greater initial investment, Extended setup time, not all providers support this
 Limited Redundancy/Clustering
 non-clustered requires ½ the hardware
 Potential initial configuration option
 Some apps can be redundant, others not (Is this realistic ?)
 Non-SAN storage configurations
 Cheaper for initial configuration
 Combine cost with hardware platform costs (Build into hardware devices, managed cost)
 Software Procurement
 Pro: Saves monthly costs/cheaper licenses on our own.
 Con: Extended ramp time, more leg-work for Mota. Support conflicts
 Network/Management Procurement
 Procure network devices
 Simplified AD platform configuration (non-clustered or virtual) – cheaper, initial need not as great

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Managed Hosting Providers

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Managed Hosting Provider Options
RackSpace.com (San Antonio, TX – 210.447.4468 - Adam Zarb-Cousin)
CIHost.com (Bedford, TX – 877.4CI.HOST)
RIS Technology (Los Angeles, CA - 310.754.2311)
Velocity Networks (Los Angeles, CA – 800.626.6515)
Cyberverse, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA – 213.362.0115 x101)
Executive Technology Services, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA – 310.563.2121)

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Rackspace.com
 RackSpace.com (San Antonio, TX – 210.447.4468 - Adam Zarb-Cousin)

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CIHost.com
 CIHost.com (Bedford, TX – 877.4CI.HOST)

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RIS Technology
 RIS Technology (Los Angeles, CA - 310.754.2311)

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Velocity Networks
 Velocity Networks (Los Angeles, CA – 800.626.6515)

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Cyberverse, Inc.
 Cyberverse, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA – 213.362.0115 x101)

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Executive Technology Services
 Executive Technology Services, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA – 310.563.2121)