Open Cloud – Status, challenges and roadmap - Univention Summit 2015

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Open Cloud – Status, challenges and roadmap
Stefan Gohmann
Head of Software Engineering
Univention GmbH

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Who is who?
Customer
Independent Software
Vendor (ISV)
Value Added
Reseller (VAR)
Cloud Service
Provider (CSP)

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Cloud Relationships

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Open Cloud

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Cloud Service Provider (CSP) - Status
One platform, multiple Apps
Growing App Center
CSP can preselect the Apps
Powerful and configurable management
system
One management system for multiple Apps
Connection to Active Directory possible
Unattended provisioning
Different service offerings, from housing to full
service

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Cloud Service Provider (CSP) - Challenge
Blocked access to the Active Directory
Solution
Hyper-V and VMware VPN appliance
Easy to use web interface for the first
configuration
Pre-configurable and brandable for the
CSP
Hardware appliances

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Independent Software Vendor (ISV) - Status
One platform, multiple CSPs and On-premises
Cloud strategy
Appliances for different test environments
Hardware appliances possible
Direct integration into existing Active Directory
domain

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Independent Software Vendor (ISV) - Challenge
Multiple Apps on one system
Software requirements
Secure encapsulation
Linux Container (docker)
SELinux

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Value Added Reseller (VAR) - Status
One platform and one technology and multiple
Apps
Cloud Service Broker – Consulting
Hybrid Cloud setups
Migration projects
...
Full service offerings
ISV or CSP business

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Customer - Status
Choice (CSP, ISV, VAR)
CSP mixture possible
On-Premises, Public Cloud, Private Cloud,
Hybrid Cloud
Open Source technology – No vendor lock-in
User data can be exported
One single, simple and fast management
system

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Roadmap
Close cooperation with first CSP to build first available offerings
Make the CSP cooperation scalable
Support ISVs to get more and integrated Apps into the App Center
Make the ISV cooperation scalable
Improve the App upload process
Integrate container technology

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Roadmap
Make the App Center Shop available
Make provisioning faster
Provide accounting interfaces
Make App Appliances available in several public clouds
App Sizing

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More information?
Stefan Gohmann
gohmann@univention.de
www.univention.com