VMworld 2013
Lily Chang, VMware
Amit Pathak, iGATE
David Wright, VMware
Learn more about VMworld and register at http://www.vmworld.com/index.jspa?src=socmed-vmworld-slideshare
CRM Trilogix; Migrating Legacy Systems to the CloudCraig F.R Read
With years of experience in Cloud migration, AWS migration and maintaining and running Cloud CRM software in order to optimise business processes, we have developed a determined and detailed approach to Cloud migrations.
Cloud platforms are increasingly being used for hosting a broad diversity of services from traditional e-commerce applications to interactive web-based IDEs. However, we observe that the proliferation of offers by cloud providers raises several challenges. Developers will not only have to deploy applications for a speci?c cloud, but will also have to consider migrating services from one cloud to another, and to manage distributed applications spanning multiple clouds. In this paper, we present our federated multi-cloud PaaS infrastructure for addressing these challenges. This infrastructure is based on three foundations: i) an open ser- vice model used to design and implement both our multi- cloud PaaS and the SaaS applications running on top of it, ii) a con?gurable architecture of the federated PaaS, and iii) some infrastructure services for managing both our multi- cloud PaaS and the SaaS applications. We then show how this multi-cloud PaaS can be deployed on top of thirteen ex- isting IaaS/PaaS. We ?nally report on three distributed SaaS applications developed with and deployed on our federated multi-cloud PaaS infrastructure.
Here we go! Our Experts take on Legacy Application Modernization with Microsoft Azure.
With Microsoft Azure gaining ground in the Cloud infrastructure race, this article aims to discuss the cutting-edge features and advantages of Legacy App Modernization using Microsoft Azure and the Key things to consider when your application takes on the Azure outfit. Article below derived from the White Paper presented by our MS Azure team. Read on to explore the top ways how Application Modernization using Microsoft Azure helps you gain the competitive edge.
Read more, please visit here: https://www.optisolbusiness.com/insight/legacy-application-modernization-with-microsoft-azure
Gartner report on cloud360 cloud management platformCognizant
Gartner Research has released a report emphasizing Cognizant Cloud360’s capabilities to empower enterprises in embracing cloud-enabled environments, with industry-leading platforms. According to Gartner, the key value adds of this product are cost-effective application management, seamless IT service delivery with self-service, enterprise compliance & governance and protection of existing IT investments. The report explicates why Cognizant’s Cloud360 becomes an ideal partner for enterprises planning operations in the cloud.
Learn more about Cloud360 here - http://www.cognizant.com/cloud/cloud360
Contact Us
cloud360@cognizant.com
There are many questions on what are the best steps and ways to migrate to the cloud better. Enterprises need to have specific steps to follow when migrating to the cloud.
In this solution, we identify those specific steps and processes and how it can be adapted best.
To know more, please get in touch with us at info@blazeclan.com
As enterprise adoption of cloud computing accelerates, driven by compelling advantages of higher efficiency and lower costs, rapid deployment and elastic scalability, organizations must have a strategy and plan for moving to the cloud. How can organizations get started on the evolution to cloud computing? This presentation explores how enterprise IT can move toward a cloud computing model, building on a foundation of virtualization, engineered systems and management automation.
CRM Trilogix; Migrating Legacy Systems to the CloudCraig F.R Read
With years of experience in Cloud migration, AWS migration and maintaining and running Cloud CRM software in order to optimise business processes, we have developed a determined and detailed approach to Cloud migrations.
Cloud platforms are increasingly being used for hosting a broad diversity of services from traditional e-commerce applications to interactive web-based IDEs. However, we observe that the proliferation of offers by cloud providers raises several challenges. Developers will not only have to deploy applications for a speci?c cloud, but will also have to consider migrating services from one cloud to another, and to manage distributed applications spanning multiple clouds. In this paper, we present our federated multi-cloud PaaS infrastructure for addressing these challenges. This infrastructure is based on three foundations: i) an open ser- vice model used to design and implement both our multi- cloud PaaS and the SaaS applications running on top of it, ii) a con?gurable architecture of the federated PaaS, and iii) some infrastructure services for managing both our multi- cloud PaaS and the SaaS applications. We then show how this multi-cloud PaaS can be deployed on top of thirteen ex- isting IaaS/PaaS. We ?nally report on three distributed SaaS applications developed with and deployed on our federated multi-cloud PaaS infrastructure.
Here we go! Our Experts take on Legacy Application Modernization with Microsoft Azure.
With Microsoft Azure gaining ground in the Cloud infrastructure race, this article aims to discuss the cutting-edge features and advantages of Legacy App Modernization using Microsoft Azure and the Key things to consider when your application takes on the Azure outfit. Article below derived from the White Paper presented by our MS Azure team. Read on to explore the top ways how Application Modernization using Microsoft Azure helps you gain the competitive edge.
Read more, please visit here: https://www.optisolbusiness.com/insight/legacy-application-modernization-with-microsoft-azure
Gartner report on cloud360 cloud management platformCognizant
Gartner Research has released a report emphasizing Cognizant Cloud360’s capabilities to empower enterprises in embracing cloud-enabled environments, with industry-leading platforms. According to Gartner, the key value adds of this product are cost-effective application management, seamless IT service delivery with self-service, enterprise compliance & governance and protection of existing IT investments. The report explicates why Cognizant’s Cloud360 becomes an ideal partner for enterprises planning operations in the cloud.
Learn more about Cloud360 here - http://www.cognizant.com/cloud/cloud360
Contact Us
cloud360@cognizant.com
There are many questions on what are the best steps and ways to migrate to the cloud better. Enterprises need to have specific steps to follow when migrating to the cloud.
In this solution, we identify those specific steps and processes and how it can be adapted best.
To know more, please get in touch with us at info@blazeclan.com
As enterprise adoption of cloud computing accelerates, driven by compelling advantages of higher efficiency and lower costs, rapid deployment and elastic scalability, organizations must have a strategy and plan for moving to the cloud. How can organizations get started on the evolution to cloud computing? This presentation explores how enterprise IT can move toward a cloud computing model, building on a foundation of virtualization, engineered systems and management automation.
Multi-Cloud Microservices - DevOps Summit Silicon Valley 2015Jim Bugwadia
Learn about the cloud native application maturity model, and how to evolve to microservices style applications deployed in containers, across public and private clouds.
Make Kubernetes containers on Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers easier to man...Principled Technologies
Running VMware Tanzu on a VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 1 environment with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers provided centralized container management features at reasonable cost
Clarity in the virtual world - VMware vRealize Automation With vRealize BusinessAmcom
As more organisations strive to achieve cost and operational efficiency from their infrastructure, new capabilities from VMware are giving IT greater control to choose what works best for the organisation in real-time. Join us as we showcase the latest features of VCloud Automation Suite, take control over management across on-premise and private and public cloud with IT Business Management Suite.
Presented by Shaun Mackolisky (Solutions Architect - Amcom) at the VMware vForum Perth 2014.
Migration to Cloud - How difficult is it ? A sample migration scenarioSachin Agarwal
Most folks ask - how easy is it to migrate to Cloud ? What are the downsides ? What expertise do i need ?
I did a fun mind-project of trying to migrate an existing monolithic software stack to Cloud. And, i realized pretty soon how easy it is to migrate to Cloud !
I chose to come up with a migration strategy for an imaginary image-sharing application running in a conventional data-center. And, came up with some requirements as to its up-time availability, world-wide access and future growth anticipations.
Disclaimer: Now, this is just a fun mind exercise, and none of the migration strategy discussed here are have either been endorsed or checked by Oracle or any of its affiliates.
Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and third-party, public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. By allowing workloads to move between private and public clouds as computing needs and costs change, hybrid cloud gives businesses greater flexibility and more data deployment options.
Multi-Cloud Microservices - DevOps Summit Silicon Valley 2015Jim Bugwadia
Learn about the cloud native application maturity model, and how to evolve to microservices style applications deployed in containers, across public and private clouds.
Make Kubernetes containers on Dell EMC PowerEdge R740xd servers easier to man...Principled Technologies
Running VMware Tanzu on a VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 1 environment with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers provided centralized container management features at reasonable cost
Clarity in the virtual world - VMware vRealize Automation With vRealize BusinessAmcom
As more organisations strive to achieve cost and operational efficiency from their infrastructure, new capabilities from VMware are giving IT greater control to choose what works best for the organisation in real-time. Join us as we showcase the latest features of VCloud Automation Suite, take control over management across on-premise and private and public cloud with IT Business Management Suite.
Presented by Shaun Mackolisky (Solutions Architect - Amcom) at the VMware vForum Perth 2014.
Migration to Cloud - How difficult is it ? A sample migration scenarioSachin Agarwal
Most folks ask - how easy is it to migrate to Cloud ? What are the downsides ? What expertise do i need ?
I did a fun mind-project of trying to migrate an existing monolithic software stack to Cloud. And, i realized pretty soon how easy it is to migrate to Cloud !
I chose to come up with a migration strategy for an imaginary image-sharing application running in a conventional data-center. And, came up with some requirements as to its up-time availability, world-wide access and future growth anticipations.
Disclaimer: Now, this is just a fun mind exercise, and none of the migration strategy discussed here are have either been endorsed or checked by Oracle or any of its affiliates.
Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and third-party, public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. By allowing workloads to move between private and public clouds as computing needs and costs change, hybrid cloud gives businesses greater flexibility and more data deployment options.
AWS Partner Webcast - Step by Step Plan to Update and Migrate Microsoft Wind...Amazon Web Services
More than 10 million Microsoft Windows Server 2003 machines will enter End of Life in July 2015, which terminates all product support and updates.
Now is great time to consider how your applications on these servers can be moved to the cloud.
Review this webinar by Cloudnexa, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, to find out how to upgrade your server infrastructure and migrate your critical applications to the cloud, step by step.
Cloud computing
Definition of Cloud Computing
History and origins of Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing services and model
cloud service engineering life cycle
TEST AND DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM
Cloud migration
The on-demand provision of computer services, including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, and analytics, is known as cloud computing. Cloud-based storage enables distant file saving as opposed to local storage or proprietary hard disk storage. Due to its ability to provide cost savings, enhanced productivity, speed and efficiency, performance, and security, cloud computing is becoming more and more popular among individuals and enterprises.
Discover how cloud services empower businesses with scalable and secure infrastructure solutions, ensuring seamless growth and data protection.
Learn more: https://www.grapestechsolutions.com/blog/building-scalable-and-secure-cloud-infrastructure/
As enterprises look for ways to benefit from cloud computing, they are seeing enterprise virtualization follow the path of external cloud hosting providers to provide internal Private Clouds. In this presentation, Greg Lato of VMware will provide an introduction to Private Clouds and highlight the advantages that a Private Cloud will provide to IT Management, IT Operations, and Application Developers.
A Leading Cloud Services Provider offering Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Solutions along with Production in the cloud, Test/Dev, and File Mobility. We offer a white glove, consultative approach and what makes our cloud different, makes your business better.
Webinar Fondazione CRUI e VMware: VMware vRealize SuiteJürgen Ambrosi
vRealize Suite è una piattaforma di Cloud Management di classe enterprise progettata appositamente per il cloud ibrido che consente di distribuire e gestire rapidamente l’infrastruttura e le applicazioni senza compromettere il controllo IT.
Evolving Infrastructure and Management for Business Agility - Sukanta Biswas, Consulting Solution Architect, Infrastructure & Cloud Practice, Red Hat India
8 October 2015
Migration to cloud is no easy task. Start small and learn the core technologies before leveraging the advanced features of the cloud. The cultural change will affect the whole organization from development to business management and sales.
Cloud native applications are the future of software. Modern software is stateless, provided from cloud to heterogeneous clients on demand and designed to be scalable and resilient.
VMworld 2015: Monitoring and Managing Applications with vRealize Operations 6...VMworld
This year VMware vSphere 6 combined with vRealize Operations 6.1 (vR Ops 6) adds critical features to increase technical agility in the infrastructure, and reduce Mean time to Repair. With a new Automated remediation action framework in vR Ops, vSphere 6’s ability to vMotion Physical Raw Device mappings (RDMs), and a complete Management Pack Ecosystem for monitoring Infrastructure to applications, administrators have the tools needed to get to maintain 5 9’s uptime, shorten Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and predict capacity requirements as and when the business requires.. This session will be a deep technical explanation, and live demonstration of these tools. It will give administrators a solid understanding of how they can use these tools to monitor and manage their application clusters, keep applications running during Infrastructure maintenance, and get deep holistic visibility into the entire Application ecosystem, from Storage to Networking.
VMworld 2015: Advanced SQL Server on vSphereVMworld
Microsoft SQL Server is one of the most widely deployed “apps” in the market today and is used as the database layer for a myriad of applications, ranging from departmental content repositories to large enterprise OLTP systems. Typical SQL Server workloads are somewhat trivial to virtualize; however, business critical SQL Servers require careful planning to satisfy performance, high availability, and disaster recovery requirements. It is the design of these business critical databases that will be the focus of this breakout session. You will learn how build high-performance SQL Server virtual machines through proper resource allocation, database file management, and use of all-flash storage like XtremIO. You will also learn how to protect these critical systems using a combination of SQL Server and vSphere high availability features. For example, did you know you can vMotion shared-disk Windows Failover Cluster nodes? You can in vSphere 6! Finally, you will learn techniques for rapid deployment, backup, and recovery of SQL Server virtual machines using an all-flash array.
VMworld 2015: Virtualize Active Directory, the Right Way!VMworld
Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) allows organizations to deploy a scalable and secure directory service for managing users, resources and applications. Virtualization of ADDS has been supported for many years now, however has required careful management to avoid pitfalls around replication, time management, and access. Windows Server 2012 provides greater support for virtualization by including virtualization-safe features and support for rapid domain controller deployment.
VMworld 2015: Site Recovery Manager and Policy Based DR Deep Dive with Engine...VMworld
Policy based management greatly simplifies the work of IT Administrators making it easy to ensure that applications and VMs receive the resources, protection and functionality required. Learn about the latest enhancements of Site Recovery Manager in this space, which represent a huge step towards providing policy based DR. In this session we'll dive deep into how this approach works and how to work with them.
Not content to simply describe the Virtual Volume (VVOL) framework, this session instead examines practical use cases: How different configurations and workloads benefit from VVOLs. Learn how Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) couples with VVOLs to provide VM configuration options not previously available. We demonstrate a handful of real-life scenarios, specifically covering how VVOLs benefits oversubscribed systems, disaster recovery preparation and multi-tenant requirements for customers. Specific configuration options and constraints are covered in detail, including how they work with underlying storage.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
De-mystifying Zero to One: Design Informed Techniques for Greenfield Innovati...
VMworld 2013: Tools and Techniques to Manage the Hybrid Cloud Environment
1. Tools and Techniques to Manage the
Hybrid Cloud Environment
Lily Chang, VMware
Amit Pathak, iGATE
David Wright, VMware
VAPP7288
#VAPP7288
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Agenda
Hybrid Cloud Management
Overview
Key Challenges and Issues
Techniques for Effective Hybrid Cloud Management
Cloud Application Deployment
Cloud Application Deployment Automation Toolkit
Cloud Application Deployment Using Application Director
Application Director Components Certification
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Hybrid Cloud Environment
Enterprises are deploying their
applications across private and public
clouds to optimize cost and capacity.
Address possible capacity overflow
across data centers, private and
public clouds
Quickly scale the company’s needs
Expanded capacity
Reduced cost
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Moving Applications To Hybrid Cloud
Moving Applications to Hybrid Cloud Intensifies Challenges
• Overhead of monitoring and managing
distributed environments
Monitoring
Overhead
• Consistent and unified views across
clouds while extending cloud featuresUnified View
• Extending enterprise level
authentication policies to clouds
Enterprise
Security
• On-premise legacy applications—how to
leverage cloud?Legacy Apps
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Hybrid Cloud Broker
Hybrid Cloud Environment Challenges:
Multiple cloud providers and their own API, services and pricing models makes
it challenging to access their interfaces
Get cohesive view of these services with a layer of abstraction between cloud
providers and end user
Hybrid Cloud Broker Allows:
Single interface to interact with multiple clouds
Monitoring and managing distributed environments
Detecting point of failures and healing actions
Assist in provisioning resources across multiple clouds
Provide recommendations to select appropriate cloud for specific needs
Migrating existing resources across clouds
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Hybrid Cloud Broker Platform
VMware Enabled
Public Clouds
Independent
Public Clouds
Private cloud
Unified
Monitoring
Lifecycle
Management
Workload
Management
Hypervisor
Replication
Cloud
Gateway
BusinessService
Integration
ITServiceIntegration
Cloud Service Integration Framework
Self Service Functions
Provision
Health
Check
QoS Migrate Replicate Budget
Hybrid Cloud Broker
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Automate Cloud App Deployment Via Toolkit
Operationalize Workloads
Establish hybrid cloud environment that meets quality standards
Dynamically change the workload distribution across clouds based on critical
business needs
Create Value Add Business Services in Cloud Environment
Ability to move resources across clouds
Provides a holistic view of available vs consumed capacity
Examine infrastructure, identify candidates for migration driven by cost,
capacity and service levels
Assist in identifying appropriate destination
Plan your capacity needs for improved cost savings
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Workload Migration on vCloud
Select Source
(Seek
recommendation)
Select
Destination
(Seek
recommendation)
Prepare
Source/Destination
Parameters
Export VM as OVF
(vCenter API)
Upload OVF to vCD
Catalog
(vCloud API)
Deploy
vAppTemplate
Dynamically change workload distribution across clouds based on
critical business needs
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vCloud Feature Extension
Provide truly integrated cross product cloud services
Extend vCloud capability for specific business needs and
build feature rich clouds
Leverage “vCloud Director API Extensions” and provide an
integrated mechanism to communicate with external systems
Accomplish requisite management and monitoring tasks on
underlying vSphere infrastructure
View and communicate with external third party products
Address business case that demands core infrastructure
information via vCloud e.g.
Generate a performance dashboard of infrastructure used by vCD
Set up policies for affinity and anti-affinity rules
11. Proprietary and ConfidentialAugust 28, 2013 - 11 -
vCloud Feature Extension - Architecture
Response
Exchange
AMQP Extension
WorkflowsSubscription Policy
vCloud Director
User
Extensibility
Filter
Admin
Affinity Q
Quick Status Q
FT Enable Q
Affinity Policy
Performance Policy
Status Policy
FT Enable Policy
Performance Q
vCD Reply
Queue
Affinity
Performance
Quick Status
FT Enable
Affinity
Performance
Status
FT Enable
vCenter Orchestrator
Request
Exchange
vCloud Director API extension examples:
Performance statistics for tenants in vCD - Network, CPU, Memory, Network IO consumption
Set affinity/anti-affinity settings for VMs/vCD workloads
Quick status of virtual machines
Enable FT
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vCloud Feature Extension – Example
Use Case
Provide affinity and anti-affinity rule for cloud tenant in vCD
Provide performance statistics for cloud tenant in vCD
Solution
Publish AMQP messages on vCD extension calls for the
requisite use case
Subscribe to an AMQP queue and process or desterilize AMQP
message body
Expose API to control external system and do the work of your
service
Leverage vCO to communicate to external system but maintain
correlation to objects in vCD
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Legacy Apps: Facilitate Cloud Gateway
Augment on-premise storage with inexpensive cloud storage
Seek cloud storage adoption for on-premise legacy
applications
Connect on-premise legacy applications to cloud storage
Translate Block or File based traditional data access (like
iSCSI, FC, NFS or CIFS) to object-based cloud data access
(like SOAP or REST) and vice-versa
Improve performance and cost effectiveness of Cloud Gateway
with a local cache ensuring efficient data transfer to the remote
cloud
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Extend Enterprise Authentication to Cloud
Provide seamless user access to enterprise apps on cloud
while Active Directory still on-premise
Enforce organization level authentication mechanism and
access controls
Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is one of the
preferred ways
Automate deployment of ADFS on the cloud & retain full control of on-
premise Active Directory
Reduce complexities of configuration, setting up claims based
authentication and further configuration to a great extent
Deploy ADFS for multiple tenants in a repeatable, consistent and reliable
manner resulting in huge savings
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ADFS Automation Workflow
Base snapshot workflow
App Director
Create AD FS proxy
workflow
Add Claim Provider
workflow
Add Relying Party
workflow
Revert to recent
snapshot
Create
standalone
AD FS
Add Claim
Provider
Take Snapshot
Throw
exception
Throw
exception
Yes
Yes
No
No
vApp Ready
Check for errors
Check for errors
VCO
Deploy Base OVF in Cloud
vCloud Director
VCO Workflow
State Management
VCO Sub Workflow
Exception
Controller
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Automate Cloud App Deployment Via Toolkit
Build automation framework, create standardized and reusable cloud
app deployment packages
Address challenges of complexities involved in configuring and setting up
applications
Mechanism for producing reusable, Cloud-ready deployment packages for
business applications
Create value add business services in cloud environment
Integrated combinations of Tier 1 business apps, database, network and
security, pre-integrated to customer directories
Leverage VMware tools like vFabric Application Director Blueprint, vCloud
Orchestrator, vCD, vCAC etc. to create a business service
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Automate Cloud App Deployment Via Toolkit
Build catalog services on the cloud to deploy enterprise applications
enabling ready-to-use features
Reusable, cloud-ready deployment packages for popular business apps e.g.
SharePoint, AD, ADFS, SQL etc.
Automated provisioning and operating blueprints for service providers
Interrogate target deployment environment to determine if it meets
pre-requisites for deploying a specified package
Get Application Director Blueprints certified and publish them on
VMware Solution Exchange
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App Deployment Using Application Director
Deploy OS
Configure OS
Deploy Application
Configure
Application
vFabric Application Director
Application Blueprints
Scripts & Tasks Deployment Plans
Cloud Provider
vCloud Director
Automated Provisioning for Applications in the Cloud
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App Deployment Using Application Director
Model Driven Automation Based
on Blueprints
Standardized Reusable
Components
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VMware Application Director Program
(developercenter.vmware.com)
http://developercenter.vmware.com/web/dp/vmware-ready-
programs/management/app-director
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VMware Ready Application Director
Blueprints Program- Benefits
•Best Practices Guide
•Program Guide
•Certification Guide
Documentation
•Webinars to help partners develop content items
•Partner Support for content development
Development
Consulting
•Content including (Services, Blueprints, Script Tasks and
VMTemplates) will be certified by VMware
•Presence in VMware Compatibility Guide (vCG)
Certification
•End customers work with VMware and Partners thru TSAnet to
resolve any API issues
•Front facing GSS
GSS (Support)
Technical Previews
•Micro-Site in Solution Exchange; one location to have access to
all the content developed by partners
•Partners upload information and can also host content
•“VMware Ready” logo in VSX and Market Success Press-Release
Solution Exchange (VSX)
•Application Director
•VSX Roadmap Sessions
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VMware Solution Exchange (VSX)
Content including (Services, Blue Prints, Tasks
and Templates) will be certified by VMware
Presence in VMware Compatibility Guide
VMware Ready logo in VSX
MicroSite in Solutions Exchange; one location to
have access to all the Application Director
contents
Upload new contents and get it certified
Leverage existing certified contents
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Application Director Certification - Benefits
Develop Your Application Director Blueprints & Upload on VSX
Get It VMware Certified
VSX & VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) addresses need to create a dynamic
user community for reaching out to the VMware community & share best
practices
Testing and certification of solutions includes below key areas and best practice
validation
Blueprint inspection, actions & script verification, dependency checks,
errors and exception handling, properties & parameters of script
verifications, external communications etc.
Importing blueprint in Application Director
Blueprint deployment verification, deployment performance, scale out
testing, multiplatform support, security checkpoints, network checkpoints
etc.
Post deployment verification
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Target Environment Readiness Check
Interrogate target cloud environment
before cloud app deployment
Readiness
Check
Catalog Check
Catalog exists
Template exists
Access Privilege
External Dependency Check
Active Directory
Domain Name Server
DB – Oracle, MS SQL , MySQL
vCenter Orchestrator
Application Director
Access Control Check
Static route exists
Privilege to create routed N/W
Privilege to configure firewall
Privilege to deploy template
Determine if target
deployment environment
meets requirements of
specified package
Configurable set of
environment checks that
can be turned on/off
based on specific
requirements
Validated
vCloud Env
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Summary
Moving applications to cloud intensifies challenges but brings
benefits
Adopt key techniques - automate & optimize moving
applications to cloud
Leverage Cloud Broker for unified monitoring
Automate workload management using APIs
Augment on premise legacy applications with cloud storage
Get visibility into core infrastructure by extending vCloud features with vCD
extension API
Auto deploy cloud apps by creating reusable packages built with blueprints
Create value add business services for tier 1 business apps and offer it in cloud
catalogs