Webinar
How to reduce complexity by
segregating your data with Virtual
Workspaces
Felix Hoffmann, Product Management
2019-09-24
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Felix Hoffmann
Product Manager @ LeanIX GmBH
@Sisp3ks
Felix Hoffmann
felix.hoffmann@leanix.net
Mathematician by trade
Strong interest into Data Science (NLP, ML, …)
Responsible for Core Product at LeanIX
Ask me about: Ballroom Dancing and Table Tennis
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Agenda
...
• How it works
Virtual Workspaces
• Live Demo
LeanIX Introduction
Q&A
• Overview
LeanIX Introduction
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We are a trusted partner to make your EA
program successful
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• Founded in 2012, backed by leading investors
• 200+ customers in > 50 countries
• 150+ employees in 2 offices: Bonn & Boston
• Winner Deloitte Fast 50 & Best Place to Work
6
> 150 employees driving innovation in EA
159
Team Members
33
Average Age
24
Nationalities
2
Offices
1
Team
7
LeanIX enables intuitive analysis in business
context and facilitates faster decision taking
Large Enterprises
High-growth tech
8
We are a thought-leader in modern IT
Architectures
Interactive, fast visualization and strong reporting capabilities
Fully flexible data model in cost-efficient, multi-tenant approach
Developer-friendly GraphQL API to build extensions
Integration with Enterprise Eco-system – ServiceNow, Signavio
State-of-the art Microservices architecture & Docker deployment
Pathfinder Technology
9
Thought leaders have moved to LeanIX
Industrials &
Manufacturing
Financial &
Insurance
Consumer Energy &
Materials
Healthcare Tech, Media &
Telecoms
Logistics
Travel
Full list of official reference customers behind this link: https://www.leanix.net/en/ecosystem/customers
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Agenda
...
• How it works
Virtual Workspaces
• Live Demo
LeanIX Introduction
Q&A
• Overview
Virtual Workspaces
Motivation:
Restrict Users‘ View to Essential Information
Average size of
workspaces1 increases
• 6700 Fact Sheets (max 70 k)
• 23 k Relations (max 215 k)
Necessity to keep
Overview
• Instant access to relevant
information
• Streamline information
• Interactive collaboration
(1)
Among customers in ultimate edition, as of May 2019
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When you think of Virtual Workspaces ...
"As a user it should feel like there is nothing else in the [EA] world."
- Senior Manager of EAM in Pharmaceuticals
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Key Concepts
ACE
Virtual
Workspaces
RBAC
ACL
• Access Control Entity
• ID (internal)
• Name
• Display name
• Description
• Access Control List
• List of ACEs, e.g. on a Fact Sheet
• Name of the Feature
• Each VW is defined by an ACE
• A virtual workspace establishes a boundary within a (physical workspace)
• Role-based access control
• Works on a per Fact Sheet type basis
Role-based permission model (1/2) – Separate
Admin, Member and Viewer by default
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Name & Description
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Sourcing
Administration
Name & Description
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Sourcing
Administration
Name & Description
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Sourcing
Administration
1 Admin 2 Member 3 Viewer
• Default Roles can be managed inside the customer’s IdP or in LeanIX
• Custom Roles can be added, then roles need to be managed inside the customer’s IdP*
• Different Permissions can be maintained per Fact Sheet Type*
• Write and read access can be controlled on attribute level *
* Requires Add-On “Configuration Full” Read & Write Access Read Access No Access
Role-based permission model (2/2) – Bring in
new roles and/or permissions
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Name & Description
GDPR
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Administration
Name & Description
GDPR
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Administration
Name & Description
GDPR
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Administration
1 Admin 2 Member 3 Viewer
Sourcing Sourcing Sourcing
Name & Description
GDPR
Projects
Business Support
Data Management
Administration
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Sourcing
• Default Roles can be managed inside the customer’s IdP or in LeanIX
• Custom Roles can be added, then roles need to be managed inside the customer’s IdP*
• Different Permissions can be maintained per Fact Sheet Type*
• Write and read access can be controlled on attribute level *
* Requires Add-On “Configuration Full” Read & Write Access Read Access No Access
Data Privacy Officer
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Virtual Workspaces allow full separation in a
workspace
A One Workspace Multiple Physical WorkspacesVirtual WorkspacesB C
Region EU
Workspace
Region EU
Brand 1
Brand 2
Bus
Cap A
Bus
Cap A
Brand n Bus
Cap A
Group
View
Bus
Cap A
App 1
App 2
App 3
Bus
Cap A
App 1
App 2
App 3
User
Group A
User
Group B
User
Group C
Region EU
Other Workspaces
Workspace
Bus
Cap A
App 1
App 2
App 3
User
Group A
User
Group B
User
Group C
Other Workspaces
Brand 1
Brand 2
Brand 3
Brand 1
Brand 2
Brand 3
• Transparency across brands
• Common Business Capabilities
• Group-view built-in
• One configuration for all
• Logical Separation of brands
• Common Business Capabilities
• Group-view built-in
• One configuration for all
• Strong Separation of brands
• Separate Business Capabilities
• Specific configurations per brand
• Custom implementation to
generate Group View (via API)
18
Role-based permission model vs.
Virtual Workspaces
Virtual Workspaces
Set Read / Write permissions on a single
Fact Sheet
Role-based permission model
Set Permissions for some operation
among all FS of a type
Use Cases
20
A flexible concept using Access Control
Entities (ACE) and Access Control Lists (ACL)
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
Brand
1
Brand
2
Brand
3
Group
View
Board
Manag-
ment
Teams Global
EA BPM
IT OPS
Brands
Information
Access
Views on data
EMEA APAC
AMER OTHER
Regions
21
Divide LeanIX Workspace by
Geographic Distribution / Brands / Subsidiaries
…
Structure your Workspace by
company structures
Specific configurations/brand
Strong Separation of brands
User Group Application
22
Protect only some assets for a very sensitive
part of company
SensitiveSensitive
Confidentiality
Secure data segregation
23
Divide LeanIX Workspace by Department /
Business Capability
Built-in Group-view
One configuration for all
Logical Separation by
Business Capabilities
Data Objects
Business
Capabilities
User Groups
Applications
IT Components
Technical Stacks
Providers
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Write-Protection: Teams
All users can see everything, but I can only edit the Fact Sheets of ‘my team‘.
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
How it works
26
A user gets Access Control Entities via SSO
User‘s
Workspace
Permission
can have..
Fact Sheet
can have …
ACL
has..
has common
entities?
ACE = Access Control Entity
ACL = Access Control List
Active
Directory
SSO
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
ACE
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Read Access is included into Write Access
Global
Read
Write
Whitelist approach
Users will automatically assign
“correct” permission
Admins can configure more
sophisticated scenarios
Define on a per Fact Sheet
type basis
Fact Sheets that I have access to
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Determining Read and Write Access
[ ]
[ ] [ Marketing ]
[ ]
[ Marketing ] [ Marketing ]
Read Access Write Access Result
Everyone can read and write
Everyone can read, only Marketing write
Only Marketing can read or write
[ Marketing, HR ] [ Marketing ] Only Marketing can read and write, HR can only read
Set-up and Demo
30
Demo
Marketing
Finance
HR
31
Summary: LeanIX Virtual Workspaces
Granular Data Segregation
Scalable
Customizable
Secure
Enterprise-Ready
Professional &
Ultimate Editions
Paid
Add-On
Available
Now
• Control access to individual Fact Sheets
• Minimal administrative work by populating
access controls via SSO
LeanIX Virtual Workspaces

LeanIX Virtual Workspaces

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    Webinar How to reducecomplexity by segregating your data with Virtual Workspaces Felix Hoffmann, Product Management 2019-09-24
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    2 Felix Hoffmann Product Manager@ LeanIX GmBH @Sisp3ks Felix Hoffmann felix.hoffmann@leanix.net Mathematician by trade Strong interest into Data Science (NLP, ML, …) Responsible for Core Product at LeanIX Ask me about: Ballroom Dancing and Table Tennis
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    3 Agenda ... • How itworks Virtual Workspaces • Live Demo LeanIX Introduction Q&A • Overview
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    5 We are atrusted partner to make your EA program successful 5 • Founded in 2012, backed by leading investors • 200+ customers in > 50 countries • 150+ employees in 2 offices: Bonn & Boston • Winner Deloitte Fast 50 & Best Place to Work
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    6 > 150 employeesdriving innovation in EA 159 Team Members 33 Average Age 24 Nationalities 2 Offices 1 Team
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    7 LeanIX enables intuitiveanalysis in business context and facilitates faster decision taking Large Enterprises High-growth tech
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    8 We are athought-leader in modern IT Architectures Interactive, fast visualization and strong reporting capabilities Fully flexible data model in cost-efficient, multi-tenant approach Developer-friendly GraphQL API to build extensions Integration with Enterprise Eco-system – ServiceNow, Signavio State-of-the art Microservices architecture & Docker deployment Pathfinder Technology
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    9 Thought leaders havemoved to LeanIX Industrials & Manufacturing Financial & Insurance Consumer Energy & Materials Healthcare Tech, Media & Telecoms Logistics Travel Full list of official reference customers behind this link: https://www.leanix.net/en/ecosystem/customers
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    10 Agenda ... • How itworks Virtual Workspaces • Live Demo LeanIX Introduction Q&A • Overview
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    Motivation: Restrict Users‘ Viewto Essential Information Average size of workspaces1 increases • 6700 Fact Sheets (max 70 k) • 23 k Relations (max 215 k) Necessity to keep Overview • Instant access to relevant information • Streamline information • Interactive collaboration (1) Among customers in ultimate edition, as of May 2019
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    13 When you thinkof Virtual Workspaces ... "As a user it should feel like there is nothing else in the [EA] world." - Senior Manager of EAM in Pharmaceuticals
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    14 Key Concepts ACE Virtual Workspaces RBAC ACL • AccessControl Entity • ID (internal) • Name • Display name • Description • Access Control List • List of ACEs, e.g. on a Fact Sheet • Name of the Feature • Each VW is defined by an ACE • A virtual workspace establishes a boundary within a (physical workspace) • Role-based access control • Works on a per Fact Sheet type basis
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    Role-based permission model(1/2) – Separate Admin, Member and Viewer by default 15 Name & Description Projects Business Support Data Management Sourcing Administration Name & Description Projects Business Support Data Management Sourcing Administration Name & Description Projects Business Support Data Management Sourcing Administration 1 Admin 2 Member 3 Viewer • Default Roles can be managed inside the customer’s IdP or in LeanIX • Custom Roles can be added, then roles need to be managed inside the customer’s IdP* • Different Permissions can be maintained per Fact Sheet Type* • Write and read access can be controlled on attribute level * * Requires Add-On “Configuration Full” Read & Write Access Read Access No Access
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    Role-based permission model(2/2) – Bring in new roles and/or permissions 16 Name & Description GDPR Projects Business Support Data Management Administration Name & Description GDPR Projects Business Support Data Management Administration Name & Description GDPR Projects Business Support Data Management Administration 1 Admin 2 Member 3 Viewer Sourcing Sourcing Sourcing Name & Description GDPR Projects Business Support Data Management Administration 4 Sourcing • Default Roles can be managed inside the customer’s IdP or in LeanIX • Custom Roles can be added, then roles need to be managed inside the customer’s IdP* • Different Permissions can be maintained per Fact Sheet Type* • Write and read access can be controlled on attribute level * * Requires Add-On “Configuration Full” Read & Write Access Read Access No Access Data Privacy Officer
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    17 Virtual Workspaces allowfull separation in a workspace A One Workspace Multiple Physical WorkspacesVirtual WorkspacesB C Region EU Workspace Region EU Brand 1 Brand 2 Bus Cap A Bus Cap A Brand n Bus Cap A Group View Bus Cap A App 1 App 2 App 3 Bus Cap A App 1 App 2 App 3 User Group A User Group B User Group C Region EU Other Workspaces Workspace Bus Cap A App 1 App 2 App 3 User Group A User Group B User Group C Other Workspaces Brand 1 Brand 2 Brand 3 Brand 1 Brand 2 Brand 3 • Transparency across brands • Common Business Capabilities • Group-view built-in • One configuration for all • Logical Separation of brands • Common Business Capabilities • Group-view built-in • One configuration for all • Strong Separation of brands • Separate Business Capabilities • Specific configurations per brand • Custom implementation to generate Group View (via API)
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    18 Role-based permission modelvs. Virtual Workspaces Virtual Workspaces Set Read / Write permissions on a single Fact Sheet Role-based permission model Set Permissions for some operation among all FS of a type
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    20 A flexible conceptusing Access Control Entities (ACE) and Access Control Lists (ACL) ACE ACE ACE ACE Brand 1 Brand 2 Brand 3 Group View Board Manag- ment Teams Global EA BPM IT OPS Brands Information Access Views on data EMEA APAC AMER OTHER Regions
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    21 Divide LeanIX Workspaceby Geographic Distribution / Brands / Subsidiaries … Structure your Workspace by company structures Specific configurations/brand Strong Separation of brands User Group Application
  • 22.
    22 Protect only someassets for a very sensitive part of company SensitiveSensitive Confidentiality Secure data segregation
  • 23.
    23 Divide LeanIX Workspaceby Department / Business Capability Built-in Group-view One configuration for all Logical Separation by Business Capabilities Data Objects Business Capabilities User Groups Applications IT Components Technical Stacks Providers
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    24 Write-Protection: Teams All userscan see everything, but I can only edit the Fact Sheets of ‘my team‘. ACE ACE ACE ACE
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    26 A user getsAccess Control Entities via SSO User‘s Workspace Permission can have.. Fact Sheet can have … ACL has.. has common entities? ACE = Access Control Entity ACL = Access Control List Active Directory SSO ACE ACE ACE ACE ACE ACE ACE ACE
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    27 Read Access isincluded into Write Access Global Read Write Whitelist approach Users will automatically assign “correct” permission Admins can configure more sophisticated scenarios Define on a per Fact Sheet type basis Fact Sheets that I have access to
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    28 Determining Read andWrite Access [ ] [ ] [ Marketing ] [ ] [ Marketing ] [ Marketing ] Read Access Write Access Result Everyone can read and write Everyone can read, only Marketing write Only Marketing can read or write [ Marketing, HR ] [ Marketing ] Only Marketing can read and write, HR can only read
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    31 Summary: LeanIX VirtualWorkspaces Granular Data Segregation Scalable Customizable Secure Enterprise-Ready Professional & Ultimate Editions Paid Add-On Available Now • Control access to individual Fact Sheets • Minimal administrative work by populating access controls via SSO