What is an
IT-as-a-Service
catalog and why
is it a necessity?
Kong Yang
Cloud Practice Leader
April 9, 2014
Mark Carroll
Senior Cloud Architect
Gravitant BrightTALK Series
Enabling the path to IT-as-a-Service with Cloud Services Brokerage
What do you
need to know to
make IT-as-a-
Service a reality?
AWS got you
worried? Learn
how to get a grip
on AWS spend
and sprawl
Which Cloud? IT
all starts with
assessing
application
readiness
What is an
IT-as-a-Service
Catalog and why
is it a necessity?
Recorded Recorded TodayRecorded
2
The “state-of-the-art” today
Traditional IT Catalog Processes
Not In
Catalog
Self-Service Portal Approval Provision
Source & Procure
Approval
Ticket
Final
Approval
Approval
Approval
Ticket
Final
Approval
Request IT
to Add
Start
Here
3
The “state-of-the-art” today
Traditional IT Catalog Processes
Not In
Catalog
Self-Service Portal Approval Provision
Source & Procure
Approval
Ticket
Final
Approval
Approval
Approval
Ticket
Final
Approval
Request IT
to Add
Monitor cost
Monthly charges
Start
Here
Design & Assemble
4
The “state-of-the-art” todayTraditional IT Catalog Processes
Not In
Catalog
Self-­Service Portal Approval Provision
Source & Procure
Approval
Ticket
Final
Approval
Approval
Approval
Ticket
Final
Approval
Request IT
to Add
Monitor cost
Monthly charges
Start
Here
Shadow IT
Purchase
Self-
Provision &
Manage
Can’t wait
Bypass IT Monitor cost
Monthly charges
Design & Assemble
Design & Assemble
5
What is really needed – an IT-as-a-Service Catalog
A dynamic catalog that is integrated with capabilities that enable its effective usage
COMPARE
Best
Match
DESIGN
Not in catalog?
Rapidly add
IaaS
Managed
Services
Complete Solution
ESTIMATED
BILL OF IT
ORDER
Policy-driven
order approval
PROVISION
COST/CAPACITY
DASHBOARDS
CSI
Start
Here
Change
Management
6
What do customers want?
Legacy versus the Innovation
Source: https://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/3371442a-ae81-11e3-811d-12313b020259-original.jpeg
7
What is driving the need for an ITaaS catalog?
8
The rate of innovation is skyrocketing
Need for
more agility
Lower barrier to using
outside services
More dynamic
IT ecosystem
New classes of apps
and app requirements
Cultural Expectation
for “Instant IT”
Desire for
one-stop shop
•  Growth in XaaS options
•  Greater business competition and uncertainty
•  Growth in XaaS options
•  Growth of best-in-breed managed service providers
•  Ongoing price competition and changes
•  New features, capabilities, and technologies
•  Mobile and social
•  Global and collaborative
•  Universal, high speed access
•  Consumerization of IT
•  Amazon, Kayak
•  Netflix, Google
Today’s IT catalogs fall short
9
When was the last time you had to network a pencil with a pen?
1) Traditional IT Catalogs Can’t Keep Up
•  Limited choice
•  Fixed choices
•  Out-of-date content
•  Out-of-date prices
•  Not geared for as-a-service consumption
•  Slow ticket-request process
Today’s IT catalogs fall short
10
When was the last time you had to network a pencil with a pen?
1) Traditional IT Catalogs Can’t Keep Up
•  Limited choice
•  Fixed choices
•  Out-of-date content
•  Out-of-date prices
•  Not geared for as-a-service consumption
•  Slow ticket-request process
2) Traditional IT Catalogs Are Missing Key Capabilities
•  No easy way to compare amongst
catalog items
•  No ability to create complete solution
online with the catalog
•  Manual estimation of the solution cost
•  No visibility to the ongoing costs and
capacity
Big Data Solution
Mobile App Solution
Gapbetweencatalog
&finalsolution
An IT-as-a-Service Catalog provides benefits
beyond just a selection
11
An IT-as-a-Service catalog is a means to an end, not the destination by itself
1) Dynamic Catalog that is connected to the ecosystem
•  Rapidly create or update services
•  Easy and automated vendor and
provider management (dynamically
update to latest prices & offerings)
•  XaaS consumption
•  Automated order workflow process
An IT-as-a-Service Catalog provides benefits
beyond just a selection
12
An IT-as-a-Service catalog is a means to an end, not the destination by itself
1) Dynamic Catalog that is connected to the ecosystem
•  Rapidly create or update services
•  Easy and automated vendor and
provider management (dynamically
update to latest prices & offerings)
•  XaaS consumption
•  Automated order workflow process
2) Get full leverage from effort of building a Catalog
•  Select the best IT resources
•  Collaboratively design a complete
solution from those resources
•  Get an estimated cost for the overall
solution upfront
•  Understand the ongoing costs and
capacity of an as-a-service delivered
solution
Big Data Solution
Mobile App Solution
Getting the most out of a IT-as-a-Service Catalog
13
Key capabilities and benefits for delivering and enabling the use of an ITaaS catalog
Source the “best-fit” resources
for a project or application
Design a complete solution
and get a estimated bill of IT
Gain ongoing visibility to costs
and capacity usage
Provide direct chargeback by
application solution
Manage the ITaaS catalog:
entries and pricing
Save time finding the best prices and
features with a standardized compare
Ensure security, governance, control,
resiliency, and performance
Avoid VM sprawl and ensure proper
use and costs
Provide BU’s with financial visibility to
the cost of their consumption
Efficiently maintain a catalog that
serves the changing needs of the biz
Overview of how cloudMatrix presents IT resources
14
Virtual Machines versus IT Services
VM
Scale Up/Out
Capacity Services
Managed
Services
XaaS
Professional
Services
IaaS
Managed
Services
Complete Solution
Sourcing the right IT provider – internal or
external
15
Source from the right providers
Design a complete solution architecture using an
ITaaS catalog
16
Design a complete solution architecture using an
ITaaS catalog
17
Add services
Cost and capacity dashboard
18
Cost and capacity dashboards
Application chargeback dashboard
19
Application dashboard
Maintaining an IT-as-a-Service Catalog
20
Catalog entries and pricing
Maintaining an IT-as-a-Service Catalog
21
Catalog entries and pricing
Maintaining an IT-as-a-Service Catalog
22
Catalog entries and pricing
23
The path to IT-as-a-Services with cloud services brokerage
Pick your
path, public or
private cloud
Discover
Self-service
Govern
Visibility &
Control
Plan
Compare
Scale
Multi-Cloud ITaaS
Optimize
Private Cloud Path
Public Cloud Path
ITaaS Catalog Enablement
ITaaS Catalog Optimization
Take the first steps to a better approach to an
IT-as-a-Service Catalog
24
•  Contact us at www.gravitant.com/contact
•  For more info on, visit:
www.gravitant.com/catalog
•  Engage with us on social media
•  Twitter: @Gravitant
•  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Gravitant

What is an ITaaS catalog and why is it a necessity?

  • 1.
    What is an IT-as-a-Service catalogand why is it a necessity? Kong Yang Cloud Practice Leader April 9, 2014 Mark Carroll Senior Cloud Architect
  • 2.
    Gravitant BrightTALK Series Enablingthe path to IT-as-a-Service with Cloud Services Brokerage What do you need to know to make IT-as-a- Service a reality? AWS got you worried? Learn how to get a grip on AWS spend and sprawl Which Cloud? IT all starts with assessing application readiness What is an IT-as-a-Service Catalog and why is it a necessity? Recorded Recorded TodayRecorded 2
  • 3.
    The “state-of-the-art” today TraditionalIT Catalog Processes Not In Catalog Self-Service Portal Approval Provision Source & Procure Approval Ticket Final Approval Approval Approval Ticket Final Approval Request IT to Add Start Here 3
  • 4.
    The “state-of-the-art” today TraditionalIT Catalog Processes Not In Catalog Self-Service Portal Approval Provision Source & Procure Approval Ticket Final Approval Approval Approval Ticket Final Approval Request IT to Add Monitor cost Monthly charges Start Here Design & Assemble 4
  • 5.
    The “state-of-the-art” todayTraditionalIT Catalog Processes Not In Catalog Self-­Service Portal Approval Provision Source & Procure Approval Ticket Final Approval Approval Approval Ticket Final Approval Request IT to Add Monitor cost Monthly charges Start Here Shadow IT Purchase Self- Provision & Manage Can’t wait Bypass IT Monitor cost Monthly charges Design & Assemble Design & Assemble 5
  • 6.
    What is reallyneeded – an IT-as-a-Service Catalog A dynamic catalog that is integrated with capabilities that enable its effective usage COMPARE Best Match DESIGN Not in catalog? Rapidly add IaaS Managed Services Complete Solution ESTIMATED BILL OF IT ORDER Policy-driven order approval PROVISION COST/CAPACITY DASHBOARDS CSI Start Here Change Management 6
  • 7.
    What do customerswant? Legacy versus the Innovation Source: https://image-store.slidesharecdn.com/3371442a-ae81-11e3-811d-12313b020259-original.jpeg 7
  • 8.
    What is drivingthe need for an ITaaS catalog? 8 The rate of innovation is skyrocketing Need for more agility Lower barrier to using outside services More dynamic IT ecosystem New classes of apps and app requirements Cultural Expectation for “Instant IT” Desire for one-stop shop •  Growth in XaaS options •  Greater business competition and uncertainty •  Growth in XaaS options •  Growth of best-in-breed managed service providers •  Ongoing price competition and changes •  New features, capabilities, and technologies •  Mobile and social •  Global and collaborative •  Universal, high speed access •  Consumerization of IT •  Amazon, Kayak •  Netflix, Google
  • 9.
    Today’s IT catalogsfall short 9 When was the last time you had to network a pencil with a pen? 1) Traditional IT Catalogs Can’t Keep Up •  Limited choice •  Fixed choices •  Out-of-date content •  Out-of-date prices •  Not geared for as-a-service consumption •  Slow ticket-request process
  • 10.
    Today’s IT catalogsfall short 10 When was the last time you had to network a pencil with a pen? 1) Traditional IT Catalogs Can’t Keep Up •  Limited choice •  Fixed choices •  Out-of-date content •  Out-of-date prices •  Not geared for as-a-service consumption •  Slow ticket-request process 2) Traditional IT Catalogs Are Missing Key Capabilities •  No easy way to compare amongst catalog items •  No ability to create complete solution online with the catalog •  Manual estimation of the solution cost •  No visibility to the ongoing costs and capacity Big Data Solution Mobile App Solution Gapbetweencatalog &finalsolution
  • 11.
    An IT-as-a-Service Catalogprovides benefits beyond just a selection 11 An IT-as-a-Service catalog is a means to an end, not the destination by itself 1) Dynamic Catalog that is connected to the ecosystem •  Rapidly create or update services •  Easy and automated vendor and provider management (dynamically update to latest prices & offerings) •  XaaS consumption •  Automated order workflow process
  • 12.
    An IT-as-a-Service Catalogprovides benefits beyond just a selection 12 An IT-as-a-Service catalog is a means to an end, not the destination by itself 1) Dynamic Catalog that is connected to the ecosystem •  Rapidly create or update services •  Easy and automated vendor and provider management (dynamically update to latest prices & offerings) •  XaaS consumption •  Automated order workflow process 2) Get full leverage from effort of building a Catalog •  Select the best IT resources •  Collaboratively design a complete solution from those resources •  Get an estimated cost for the overall solution upfront •  Understand the ongoing costs and capacity of an as-a-service delivered solution Big Data Solution Mobile App Solution
  • 13.
    Getting the mostout of a IT-as-a-Service Catalog 13 Key capabilities and benefits for delivering and enabling the use of an ITaaS catalog Source the “best-fit” resources for a project or application Design a complete solution and get a estimated bill of IT Gain ongoing visibility to costs and capacity usage Provide direct chargeback by application solution Manage the ITaaS catalog: entries and pricing Save time finding the best prices and features with a standardized compare Ensure security, governance, control, resiliency, and performance Avoid VM sprawl and ensure proper use and costs Provide BU’s with financial visibility to the cost of their consumption Efficiently maintain a catalog that serves the changing needs of the biz
  • 14.
    Overview of howcloudMatrix presents IT resources 14 Virtual Machines versus IT Services VM Scale Up/Out Capacity Services Managed Services XaaS Professional Services IaaS Managed Services Complete Solution
  • 15.
    Sourcing the rightIT provider – internal or external 15 Source from the right providers
  • 16.
    Design a completesolution architecture using an ITaaS catalog 16
  • 17.
    Design a completesolution architecture using an ITaaS catalog 17 Add services
  • 18.
    Cost and capacitydashboard 18 Cost and capacity dashboards
  • 19.
  • 20.
    Maintaining an IT-as-a-ServiceCatalog 20 Catalog entries and pricing
  • 21.
    Maintaining an IT-as-a-ServiceCatalog 21 Catalog entries and pricing
  • 22.
    Maintaining an IT-as-a-ServiceCatalog 22 Catalog entries and pricing
  • 23.
    23 The path toIT-as-a-Services with cloud services brokerage Pick your path, public or private cloud Discover Self-service Govern Visibility & Control Plan Compare Scale Multi-Cloud ITaaS Optimize Private Cloud Path Public Cloud Path ITaaS Catalog Enablement ITaaS Catalog Optimization
  • 24.
    Take the firststeps to a better approach to an IT-as-a-Service Catalog 24 •  Contact us at www.gravitant.com/contact •  For more info on, visit: www.gravitant.com/catalog •  Engage with us on social media •  Twitter: @Gravitant •  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/Gravitant