Learn how to leverage AWS with Alfresco. We will look at current and future methods for deploying onto AWS, how you can use serverless and AI technologies to power your next generation extensions and how we’re using AWS internally to manage online trials and improve user experience.

1. 5 Ways to use AWS with
Alfresco
Gavin Cornwell – Founding Engineer, Alfresco
David Wright – Marketplace, AWS

2. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Agenda
1. Quick Starts
2. Kubernetes
3. Serverless Extensions
4. Online Trials
5. Gathering Statistical Data
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3. 1. Quick Starts

4. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
What is an
AWS Quick
Start?
• Quick & easy deployment of software following
recommended architectural best practices
• Up and running in less than an hour
• Useful for migrating to AWS and
experimentation
• Reduces Time To Value

5. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Content
Services
Quick Start
• Based on ACS 5.2.1 Enterprise AMI
– Available in the AWS Marketplace
• Deployed in 45 minutes
• New or existing VPC
• Includes S3 Connector
• Developed in conjunction with AWS Solution
Architects
• Production-capable clustered environment

7. Demo

8. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Process
Services
Quick Start
• Based on APS 1.6 AMI
– Available in the AWS Marketplace
• Deployed in 25 minutes
• New or existing VPC
• Developed in conjunction with AWS Solution
Architects
• Production-capable environment
Coming
Soon!

10. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
More
Information
• Go deeper at the “Alfresco on AWS Cloud”
session tomorrow presented by AWS
• Tech Talk Live
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM6pyuWk0s
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• Quick Start Page
– https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/a
lfresco-content-services
– https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/a
lfresco-process-services (coming soon)

11. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Potential
Issues
• Top Tip!
– Turn off “Rollback on failure”
• Unable to provision resources
– Check your account limits!
• VPC (5)
• EIP (5)
• Lack of permissions on roles
• Service Catalog can be used
• Used internally at Alfresco

12. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Service
Catalog
AWS Service Catalog
DevelopersOrganizations
Standardize
Control
Govern
Agility
Self-service
Timetomarket
…allowsorganizationstocreateandmanagecatalogsof
ITservicesandsoftwareonAWS

13. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Service
Catalog
AWS Service Catalog: Key Benefits
Standardize
Enforce Consistencyand
Compliance
LimitAccess
Enforce Tagging
DeveloperAutonomy
One-stop Shop
Automate Deployments
Single Pane for Provisioning

14. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Service
Catalog
AWS Service Catalog: Key Features
Tag Enforcement
Portfolio-levelIAMAccess
Denialof UserAccessto
Underlying Services
ConstraintAWSCloudFormation
Parameters
Share Portfolios
Version and Re-use Products
API, CLI, Console
AWS Marketplace toAWSService
Catalog Copy

15. 2. Kubernetes

16. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Kubernetes
• Orchestration Engine
– Originally created by Google
– Promotes Infrastructure as Code
– Manages deployed artifacts
• Same deployment anywhere
– Local vs. Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Massive adoption by multiple vendors
– EKS announced at re:Invent
• Setup on AWS with kops for now

17. https://www.newicon.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/module_03_nodes.svg?x38130

18. Postgres Postgres Postgres
Process Services Content Services
Repo SOLR Share
Digital Business Platform
Sync
Service
ActiveMQ
Sync Service
Engine & App

19. alfresco-base-java
alfresco-base-tomcat
alfresco-base-repository
alfresco-content-services
alfresco-full-content-services
alfresco-dbp-repository
alfresco-content-services-community
alfresco-full-content-services-community
alfresco-search-services
alfresco-full-share
alfresco-share
alfresco-dbp-share

20. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
What We’ve
Been Doing
• Guidelines & How To’s
– https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-anaxes-
shipyard
• Feedback welcome!
• “helm install alfresco-dbp”
– https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-dbp-
deployment (coming soon)
• Go deeper at the “The Future of Alfresco
Deployments” session today

21. 3. Serverless Extensions

22. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
What is Serverless?
Buzz word? A main theme of
re:Invent 2017!
Unfortunate
name
Serverless is not
just FaaS

23. “A Serverless solution is one that
costs you nothing to run if
nobody is using it”
https://medium.com/@PaulDJohnston/a-simple-definition-of-serverless-8492adfb175a
Paul Johnston

24. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Out-Of-
Process
Extensions
• Perfect fit for out-of-process extensions
• Safer upgrades
• Public API and Event Gateway
• Go deeper at the “Digital Business Platform
Extensions” session tomorrow

25. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Rekognition
and
Comprehend
• Produced POC using existing tech
– Event stream using desktop sync events
Disclaimer: Not intended as a supported event
stream!!
– Camel -> AWS Kinesis Firehose
– Insurance company use case
• Upload images of stolen items
• Upload written case notes

26. Demo

28. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Try it for
yourself!
• Blog Post
– https://community.alfresco.com/community/ecm/
blog/2018/01/12/rekognising-and-
comprehending
• GitHub Repos
– https://github.com/gavincornwell/firehose-
extension
– https://github.com/gavincornwell/firehose-step-
functions-demo

29. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Alexa
• Alexa for Business @ re:Invent
• Voice Control Alfresco
• Greg Melahn
– https://github.com/melahn/alexa-alfresco
• Gethin @ BeeCon 2017
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEcWGYUiU6o
&feature=youtu.be (26m:30s)
• Marketing Demo
– Vehicle Service Booking Demo
• ACS, APS, ADF
– https://alfresco.wistia.com/medias/4bnibbp7ed

30. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Other Ideas
• Improve Ingestion Pipeline
– Analyze audio
– Analyze video
• Alternative approach
– Call Lambda from core Repository Action
– https://github.com/gavincornwell/alfresco-
lambda-action
• Serverless Application Repository “apps”

31. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Other Ideas
• Leverage content in S3
– Cost savings by moving to cheaper storage (IA,
Glacier)
– Macie
– Comprehend
– S3/Glacier Select

32. 4. Online Trials

33. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Online Trials
• Event-driven Serverless Architecture
• “Try Now” button on alfresco.com
• Integrated with Marketo
• Pool of environments ready to go
• Allocates environment to customer for 14 days
• OpsWorks to manage deployed systems
• Much cheaper to run

35. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
More
Information
• Open Sourced
– https://github.com/Alfresco/online-trials-
architecture
• Martin Whittington @ BeeCon 2017
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgLoc3HW3
BY

36. 5. Gathering Statistical Data

37. Learn. Connect. Collaborate.
Gathering
Statistical
Data
• Replaces current heartbeat
• Serverless Architecture
• Improve the product by collecting and
analysing anonymized usage data
• In Community as well as Enterprise
• Opt Out
• Easy to view data and disable
• We’d love feedback on what you’re
comfortable with

39. Thank You!