Jisc cloud services by Josh Fry

1. Jisc Cloud Services:
Josh Fry
Enterprise Director

2. Overview

3. Demystifying cloud
well… how do I
get there ?
Many in HE, FE and Research would like to leverage the
advantages of Cloud, but the path to get there is obscured by
the complexities around cost; technical capability; legal;
governance; service assurance and security.
In varying degrees these obstacles are proving a barrier to
adoption.
Jisc Cloud Services can help remove these obstacles, and bring
clarity to your strategic cloud initiatives.

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Cloud: Approaches
Typical Cloud activities include:

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Typical Cloud activities include:
› Migrate
‘Lift and shift’ on premises
computing, to an IaaS
Hyperscaler; public or
private hosted cloud.

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Typical Cloud activities include:
› Rearchitect
Deconstruct applications
and redeploy across PaaS platforms.
PaaS
› Transform
leverage: AI, machine learning,
big data, hyperconvergence,
Cloud scientific computing or
other nuanced approaches.

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Typical Cloud activities include:
› Integrate
Integrate enterprise software
with a SaaS provider or leverage
pure SaaS environments for
flexibility and service assurance.

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SaaS
PaaS
IaaS
Hybrid
It is likely that members will have
a mixed approach based on
strategic prioritisation.

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Poll #1
What is the current focus of your strategies that include Cloud?

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Poll #2
How are you resourcing the implementation of your Cloud activities?

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12. Jisc Cloud Services – What we do
Advice and guidance to our
members
Jisc consultants and subject specialists.
Partner led consultancy.
Cloud strategy formulation.
Cloud readiness assessments.
Cloud platform &technology advice.
Cloud security &GDPR.
Cloud architectures advice.
Cloud procurement advice.
Cloud continual assessments.
Sector insights: facilitating
inter-member Cloud strategy
knowledge sharing and collaboration.
Extensive partner eco-system
Cloud providers.
Cloud platforms.
Specialist providers.
Chosen for their focus on Research and
Education and how they can help meet the
needs of the sector.
Available via frameworks; for direct
selection, or mini completion.
Highly expert supporting cloud services and
technologies.
Managed services and professional services.
IaaS, PaaS, SaaS: heterogenous platform
support. Many supporting no egress charges
for data.
World class cloud connectivity
Highspeed peering to global and UK cloud
providers and content providers.
Direct highspeed peering with Google,
Microsoft and Amazon.
Microsoft Azure Express Route circuits: for
dedicated Layer 2 private connections to
Azure Cloud: SLAs, security and bandwidth
assurance.
Procurement throughGÉANTIaaS framework:
a fast track route to purchasing cloud.
Discounts available via GÉANT for cloud
services and network egress charges.
Cloud partners available via G-Cloud
framework for fast track procurement.
A strong voice for our members
Strong working relationships with the major
cloud providers.
High level contact with senior education and
cloud leadership teams within Azure, AWS &
Google.
Helping to advise how they can bring their
cloud service offering to focus around the
needs of the community.
Helping to advise how they can reach out to
our members through workshops, seminars
and other events.
Providing feedback with our voice of a
trusted advisor for our community.
Ensuring an agnostic and balanced
relationship to all providers.
Recognition and support of the value that
they bring to our members with their broad
product portfolios.

13. Jisc Cloud Services
ØConsultancy and Advice
Delivered by Jisc subject specialists, cloud team and our cloud partners.
Assistance to find the best platform /partner to achieve strategic outcomes. Consultancy, Migration, Implementation.
Cloud readiness assessments and Infrastructure reviews to obtain a full picture of your application landscape and IT estate.
Financial X-Ray service to quantify current IT spend for use in modelling prospective Cloud budgets and cost impacts of migration.
Assistance to augment limited technical resources or capability within the member through introduction of a partner to help
implement/migrate and advise on strategy.
ØFrameworks:
Framework for Infrastructure as a Service ( The GÉANT IaaS Framework).
GÉANT IaaS framework participants include AWS and Azure resellers, along with several independent providers. Jisc has made this
framework available for use by the community. Some of the benefits of the framework include:
– Procurement under EU rules with its direct call-off process governed by UK law.
– Direct peering, high capacity and low-latency network.
– Better pricing through increased purchasing power by aggregating demand across many countries.

14. • Liberate
Cloud Identity Access Management - Managed Service.
• Shared Data Centres(SDC) North SDC [Leeds] and South SDC [Slough]
Hybrid Infrastructure - Cloud and on premises for: SaaS Assurance; DR;
freeing building space; removing inefficient local DCs
Scientific computing and HPC.
• Direct Peering
Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other hyper-scalers and original providers.
• Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute “Jisc ExpressRoute Circuit Service”
Securing cloud services; extending internal networks to Azure cloud resources.
Traffic via a private connection, as opposed to over public Internet.
• Advice, consultancy and implementation services
Jisc provided - or Partner provided.
Jisc Cloud Services cont..

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External Cloud partner led consultancy
» Long term engagement, migration and implementation are currently provided through our eco-system of external
partners.
» Jisc works with you to understand your requirements and then introduces relevant suppliers to help deliver full end
to end solutions.
» The member engages with selected suppliers through their normal procurement procedures.
Ø Partners and suppliers :
A portfolio of partners and suppliers covering all aspects of Cloud migration, implementation, architecture,
strategy, PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, Edge, Hyperconvergence, Hybrid and Hosting etc.
• Hyperscalers such as Azure, AWS, Google.
• Original cloud providers; either through the IaaS framework or direct procurement.
• Cloud providers with direct connections to Janet.
• Other relevant suppliers and third parties.

16. Partners
Cloud providers available via G-Cloud framework.
Cloud providers available via the GÉANT framework.

17. A few example scenarios
A member is looking to improve DR assurance through provisioning an off site data store and service distribution. They wish to
retain a hybrid environment; but reduce onsite server footprint, to free up campus space for student focused activities.
They contact Jisc and ask for help.
Jisc provide:
1. Advice and consultancy to help the member formulate cloud strategy options that
would meet their requirements.
2. Costs for hosting equipment in the Jisc Shared Data Centre to both retain a hybrid
provision and help reduce local IT footprint.
3. Introductions to relevant Cloud Partners and pricing for hosting on partner platform;
plus costs for additional services such as professional services or managed services; if
required.
4. Access to the GÉANT Framework for procuring direct AWS, Azure or other cloud
providers.
5. On going advice and guidance.

18. A few example scenarios cont.…
A member is looking to procure AWS andAzure directly.
They are confident in their ability to deploy to the
respective platforms, and simply need a fast route to
procurement and favourable pricing.
They contact Jisc and ask for help.
Jisc provide:
1. Access to the GÉANT Framework for procuring direct AWS,
Azure or other cloud providers.
2. They sign the GEANT MSA and are able to begin procurement
immediately and access their preferred services.
3. They decide that due to the volumes of data being moved
between Azure and their campus, plus the need for an SLA,
they order Jisc Azure Express Route Circuits to connect to
Azure at layer 2 via Azure Express Route.

19. A few example scenarios cont. …
A member is planning a multi
million pound change project to
enhance service provision, and
enable the member to be more
agile and effective in meeting the
needs of students for the future. A
major cornerstone of the project is
to leverage the advantages of
Cloud. They need in depth
strategic advice and partnerships to
realise these outcomes.
They contact Jisc and ask for help.
Jisc provide:
1. Strategic consultancy: covering infrastructure reviews, financial x-ray and cloud
readiness assessments and analysis of solution options and potential target platforms.
2. Introductions to relevant Cloud Partners and pricing for hosting on partner platform;
plus costs for additional services such as professional services or managed services; if
required. They use Jisc partners to help deconstruct applications for movement to PaaS
platforms, integration with SaaS platforms and implementation of virtual servers on
IaaS platforms.
3. Additional in-depth analysis, application reviews, architectural workshops and cloud
solution architects provided through selected Jisc partners.
4. They sign the GÉANT IaaS Framework MSA and are able to begin procurement
immediately and access their preferred services.
5. They select additional Jisc introduced partners via G-Cloud or other relevant
frameworks for bespoke hosting of non standard applications and peta scale data
volumes.
6. They decide that due to the volumes of data being moved between Azure and their
campus, plus the need for an SLA, they order Jisc Azure Express Route Circuits to
connect to Azure at layer 2 via Azure Express Route.
7. They decide that the remaining Server IT estate footprint should move off site and sign
the MSA for the Jisc Shared Data Centre and align their server refresh program to
replace for new in Jisc Data Centre racks whilst decommissioning the remaining on
campus legacy sever infrastructure estate.

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» More examples of Cloud scenarios that Jisc can help fulfil.
» 1. Framework for Procurement:
Member has a cloud strategy; they know the platform supplier they want to go with; they have technical resource and
capability in-house; they are simply looking for procurement route/advice and the best price/package from the supplier.
» 2. Advice and Consultancy:
Member has a cloud strategy; they know what they want to do; but they are not sure of the best platform /partner to achieve
what they want to do; they have the technical capability and resource in house.
» 4. Consultancy, Migration, Implementation:
Member has a partial strategy; they have limited technical resources or capability and are looking for a partner to help
implement/migrate and advise on strategy.
» 5. LongTerm Engagement [ all of the above]:
Member has not developed a strategy; limited capability or resource; they need advice, guidance and a long term partner to
work with to achieve their outcomes.

21. Jisc Cloud Services
The Jisc Cloud Services webpage provides links to additional
information, suppliers and frameworks plus how to order:
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/network/cloud
• Your Jisc account manager:
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/contact/your-account-manager
• cloud@jisc.ac.uk
To order Jisc Cloud Services direct, or for further
information contact:

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Poll #3
If Jisc were to provide a Managed Service for Cloud -
what would you take as a service?

23. • Your Jisc account manager:
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/contact/your-account-manager
• cloud@jisc.ac.uk
To order Jisc Cloud Services direct, or for further
information contact: