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1 Unleshing the Power of Cloud A Joint White Pper by FusionLyer nd NetIQ

2 Copyright 2015 FusionLyer, Inc. All rights reserved. No prt of this publiction my be reproduced, stored in retrievl system, or trnsmitted, in ny form or by ny mens, mechnicl, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of the copyright Unleshing the Power of by FusionLyer, December Questions or comments relting to the mteril contined in this document my submitted or by emil FusionLyer, Inc. Keilrnt 1, FI Espoo, Finlnd 1

3 1. Abstrct Cloud computing nd ssocited Infrstructure-s--service (IS) nd Softwre-s--Service (SS) models re creting prdigm shift in how both lrge enterprises nd smll-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) consume business pplictions nd infrstructure. With the ssocited py-s-you-go business models, mnged service providers (MSPs) re ble to minimize cpitl expenditures while creting new innovtive wys to boost their service sles. By leverging cloud services, the end-users re ble to slsh their cpitl nd operting expenditures, creting win-win outcome for both the MSP nd their customers. This pper describes the business benefits of joint solution consisting of NetIQ Cloud Mnger nd FusionLyer IPAM for Cloud nd Appliction Provisioning, together unleshing the power of cloud computing. Consuming ppliction on hybrid cloud with py-s-you-go model significntly reduces the operting nd infrstructure costs of both end-users nd service providers. 2. Cloud Services Cloud computing is chnging the wy in which orgniztions consume business pplictions nd infrstructure. Enterprises re utilizing public clouds for their non-criticl IT needs such s storge nd computing while leving their business criticl dt on their locl privte cloud infrstructure. Such n pproch llows enterprises to increse business gility while reping gret economic benefits s fr s infrstructure cost nd operting expenses re concerned. The key to optimizing the cloud service model is to understnd the use cses of ech cloud infrstructure. Despite the sclbility nd enormous economic benefits for public clouds, they re not suitble for ll types of IT resources. Mission criticl workflows tht re under stringent security restrictions nd complince requirements need the security nd control tht privte clouds offer. A hybrid pproch of combining public nd privte clouds llows orgniztions to mke the most of ech infrstructure by giving them the freedom to decide wht hs to be kept locl on privte nd wht cn be processed remotely using public clouds. This lso mens tht the end-user hs the opportunity to ccess specific service with the sme cloud without the need to switch to n entirely different service providers. The key to optimizing the cloud service model is to understnd the use cse of ech cloud infrstructure. 2

4 Figure 1: The cloud service model llowing enterprises to get the best of both worlds in terms of their IT needs. The benefits of combining privte nd public clouds Public clouds llow orgniztions to forgo the cpitl nd operting expenses ssocited with cquiring nd mnging their own infrstructure in exchnge for py-s-you-go model where the cn consume resources nd business pplictions on demnd. A hybrid cloud infrstructure pproch is ll bout on-demnd sclbility- Orgniztions utilizing this model cn simply tp into reservoir of shred computing resources tht cn be provisioned nd relesed on-demnd nd clled bsed on their needs, significntly incresing their business gility. The hybrid model lso ccommodtes the control nd security requirements of mission criticl business pplictions by llowing them to be stored on privte clouds nd remotely processed on public clouds. 3

5 3. Py-s-you-go Business Model One of the essentil benefits of cloud business model is the bility to monitor resource usge nd curb unnecessry costs. The py-s-you-go business model commonly used with cloud services mkes it prticulrly ttrctive to both the mnged service providers offering the service nd the endusers consuming it. The model is very similr in nture to utility services such s gs or electricity. Both re there when we need it, we cn use them s much s we wnt nd we cn py for it s we go long nd only for wht we hve consumed. Applying this simple model to cloud computing hs creted n impressive prdigm shift in the IT service delivery industry. Previously, orgniztions hd to purchse ll the necessry hrdwre, network infrstructure, operting systems, softwre components nd licenses nd py for on-going mintennce fee nd license renewls, simply to hve the tools nd functionlities they need to run their business. Combining public nd privte clouds nd the py-s-you-go business model, they no longer hve to shoulder the cost of this initil investment or worry bout mintennce, upgrdes nd storge nd computing requirements. Insted, whtever tools nd functionlities they need re vilble to them s service, nd they simply py for wht they hve used. The py-s-yougo business model dopted with cloud usge drmticlly chnges the competitive lndscpe of the industry, mking it possible for SMBs to compete with bigger plyers. This hs huge implictions for n orgniztion's resource plnning strtegy, nd drmticlly chnges the competitive lndscpe in the industry. Smll nd medium-sized businesses (SMB) nd strt-ups who previously hd to compete nd lost the gme to lrge corportions due to their limited cpitl resources, now hve ccess to the sme computing resources nd cpbilities s their bigger rivls. This provides n incredible opportunity for SMBs to focus on getting the services tht they need without being constrined by the technology on which those services re bsed. Cloud-bsed service delivery with py-s-you-go business model hs chnged the rules of the gme, pving the wy for firer competitive environment bsed on innovtive business models nd sustinble cpbilities. 4

6 Unleshing the Power of Cloud 4. Deploying Cloud Applictions with FusionLyer IPAM nd NetIQ Cloud Mnger The process of provisioning cloud services is referred to s orchestrtion. Orchestrtion combines the utomtic execution of ll workflows involved in the lifecycle mngement of virtul mchines with the utomtic provisioning of network nd computing resources, storge nd security. In fully utomted orchestrtion environment, customer requesting certin ppliction would simply hve to log into portl nd select their desired specifictions for the computing environment. The system would then strt v rious scrip ts to provision storg e, n etwork, comp utin g n d ot her resources. Once ll the necessry steps re completed, n utomtic notifiction is sent to inform the customer tht the requested ppliction is vilble. In order to be truly ondemnd, the whole process should be completed within minutes of receiving the request. In most orchestrtion systems though, the process of ppliction deployments tkes much longer. This is due to bottleneck in the ppliction delivery workflow, which brings the whole system to stndstill. The process of ssigning relese prmeters to virtul mchines is usully done mnully, which not only elongtes the whole process but lso introduces the possibility of mnul errors. In fct in survey conducted t VMWorld 2011, the mjority of the respondents complined tht it took hours to weeks until their requested ppliction ws deployed. This is in totl contrdiction with the on-demnd nture of the service. The innovtive joint solution combining NetIQ Cloud Mnger with FusionLyer IPAM for Appliction nd Cloud Provisioning removes this bottleneck nd unleshes the rel power of hybrid cloud, mking ppliction deployment truly on-demnd. NetIQ Cloud Mnger delivers complete Infrstructure-s--Service (IS) experience, single product from which to build, mnge nd consume cloudcomputing resources. FusionLyer IPAM semlessly links the network infrstructure with NetIQ Cloud Mnger, trnsforming the ppliction delivery chin by speeding up the relese prmeter provisioning. This powerful combintion mkes provisioning of softwre nd infrstructure s service on hybrid clouds, esier, fster nd more economiclly fesible. Figure 2: The ppliction deployment workflow with NetIQ Cloud Mnger nd FusionLyer IPAM. 1. Customer signs into portl nd selects the desired ppliction. 5. Cloud Mnger executes ll the necessry workflows nd the requested ppliction is redy within seconds. tes h re hic er c on w g M V e n d M the d b lou t of oul 2. C tprin ion w fo oplict d. p ploye de 3.C lo Fus ud M i pr only nger e m ete r to Reque rs w ssig sts n ithi n se the re con q ds. uired 4.Fu pr sionl m ete yer re rs w tu ithi rns re n se q con ueste d ds. 5

7 About FusionLyer FusionLyer, Inc. simplifies cloud ppliction deployment for enterprises nd mnged service providers who need to utomte the IP provisioning process. The compny s ptented technology esily integrtes with existing infrstructure llowing IT deprtments to mnge IP resources in rel-time. Nine out of 10 of the world s lrgest service providers nd hlf of the Fortune 500 rely on FusionLyer to improve the mngebility of their network. About NetIQ NetIQ is globl, enterprise softwre compny with relentless focus on customer success. Our portfolio includes sclble, utomted solutions for Identity, Security, Access, Governnce, Systems nd Appliction, Service, nd Worklod Mngement tht help orgniztions securely deliver, mesure nd mnge computing services cross physicl, virtul nd cloud environments.

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