OnX Oracle Cloud Services BUSINESS CHALLENGES There are several business challenges that drive the cloud discussion and cloud infrastructure market. These business challenges are very different from the technical challenges that are more commonly discussed along with cloud. While thinking about business demands, you ll want to put the data center as a whole in perspective from a business standpoint. Put on a CxO hat for a minute and decide what data center means to you. If you re thinking like many CxO s you re thinking of the data center as a cost center, not much different from the cost of paying the lease on a building, or paying taxes. It s a necessary expense of doing business. The cloud migration exodus has begun. For many, the benefits of cloud computing outweigh the risks. Cloud computing directly addresses a multitude of challenges enterprises face today. There are also few key reasons why business executives feel IT is not responsive enough to meet their needs. How many of these complaints have you heard in your company? > The IT environment is too large and complex > Getting the functionality we want requires heavy customization > Our IT department is unable to quickly implement changes to support the evolving needs of business > Slowness of existing systems that do not meet user expectations > Inability to consistently and effectively scale to support rapid growing requirements > Complex rules to derive performance metrics > Widening gap between available functionality and actual features used > IT is unable to keeping pace with technology advances > We can't find the talent to support new technology > High operating costs, high capital costs Benefits from OnX Oracle Cloud professional services and why to turn to Oracle for Cloud Computing: OnX takes a lifecycle approach to our Cloud Services portfolio, providing guidance and expertise through each phase of your transition to a cloud environment. Whether your organization is just beginning to consider its options for cloud, or you are already operating in a cloud environment and want to continue to expand its value, OnX experts can provide a pragmatic roadmap aligned with your business strategy, getting you there faster and with less cost or risk. Copyright 2015 OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Page 1 of 5
OnX Oracle Cloud Services can help you choose the right cloud solution and safely transform your existing environment while staying focused on your critical business. Our experts provide the skills and knowledge to plan, architect, implement, and project manage a solution based on your unique environment. The goal is to help you achieve a successful, long term cloud strategy and deployment that protects your legacy application investments, improves IT efficiency and service delivery, and allows you to adapt to evolving corporate standards, strategies, and regulations. Oracle Cloud offers the most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems that are engineered and tuned to work together at every level of the technology stack for unmatched performance, availability, security, and manageability. SOLUTION OFFERINGS Oracle Cloud Strategy Assessment At OnX we understand the cloud is first and foremost a business decision. Led by an Enterprise Architect, the Oracle Cloud Strategy Assessment is a formal and scoped series of business and IT engagements. Focused on identifying and linking your business objectives and long term goals to cloud computing solutions, this service creates the vision for how to transform your business and gain greater value from your people, processes, and technology. > Identify opportunities for cloud and where to start > Deliver a clear and concise picture of cloud computing and how it may benefit your business goals > High-level strategy and recommendations for approaching cloud computing Oracle Cloud Readiness Advisory The Cloud Readiness Assessment takes an in-depth look at your existing business, service management, applications, and technology capabilities to identify the overall readiness of your business to move to a cloud computing architecture. Focusing on both the business and technical readiness of your environment, the goal of the assessment is to create a clear picture of how to approach cloud computing, provide a strategy plan, and determine the level of effort required to get you there from your current state. > Assessment of business and technology readiness > High-level portfolio discovery > Capability and gap analysis > Roadmap development > Business case development Oracle Cloud Architecture Service Irrespective of whether your objective is to provision Infrastructure, Platform or Software services in a Private, Public or Hybrid cloud environment, the Cloud Architecture Advisory Service provides end-to-end architecture, planning, and governance guidance for transforming your IT environment into an enterprise cloud service. In addition, OnX experts will provide advice and guidance for implementing sustainable IT governance and service management. Using a phased approach, you will be able to benefit from cloud computing quickly with minimal risks and overhead. Copyright 2015 OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Page 2 of 5
> In-depth portfolio inventory > Portfolio rationalization > Cloud architecture and roadmap > Implementation and migration planning > Governance model > Business case development Oracle Cloud Implementation Services Oracle Cloud Implementation Services actualize the future state cloud environment using the architecture, planning, and governance from the Architecture Advisory Service. OnX s expert implementation architects and engineers will build-out and integrate a complete cloud solution, accelerating the deployment of many cloud specific characteristics, including; On-Demand Self Service computing; Resource pooling and Rapid elasticity. Our Cloud Implementation Services, based on the OnX Cloud Services Framework will enable your operations staff through professional documentation, training, and skills transfer so that you can quickly take control. > Professional installation and configuration of cloud infrastructure > Detailed configuration, implementation, and operations documentation > Burn-in, testing, and certification of cloud infrastructure Oracle Cloud Migration Service Our Cloud Migration Service reduces risk and complexity of migrating to the cloud by leveraging the planning and governance of our Architecture Advisory Service and migration expertise. Using a proven factory migration process and methodology, OnX s migration experts will safely migrate your applications and data into your new Oracle cloud solution. OnX migration engineers can perform migrations to a variety of systems including Oracle Solaris on SPARC systems, Oracle Solaris and Linux on x86 systems, or any variation as defined by your cloud architecture requirements. > Comprehensive analysis of all migration components > Use of efficient tools and an end-to-end factory approach to accelerate time-to-benefit and reduce risk Oracle Database Lift & Shift Cloud Service OnX can help you realize the value of cloud computing faster and with less risk by leveraging our extensive experience, Oracle leading practices and proven delivery approach. OnX will lead the engagement working with your IT team to provision and migrate your organization s Oracle Database(s) 11g/12c and data from on-premise to the Oracle Database Cloud Service environment. The engagement will include reviewing your unique candidate Oracle Database requirements, defining a target configuration to support the databases, provisioning of the Oracle Database Cloud Service environment, migration of the selected Oracle Database(s) 11g/2c to the Oracle Database Cloud Service environment, and migrating your data to these databases. The engagement is concluded by reviewing the operational and management features of the Oracle Database Cloud Service with your IT Team. This engagement will provide your team with the knowledge, processes, and skills to enable future database deployment to the Oracle Database Cloud Service Copyright 2015 OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Page 3 of 5
Key Deliverables: > Workshop to provide an overview of Oracle Database Cloud Service capabilities, benefits and leading practices when provisioning and managing Oracle Database Cloud Service environments including high availability, back-up and restoration, patching and rollback, and scaling out and in. > Workshop to architect the Oracle Database Cloud Service based on database requirements and consolidation and performance strategy. > Provisioned and configured database(s) in the Oracle Database Cloud Service environment > Oracle Database migration plan for the Oracle Database Cloud Service. > Migrated and verified data in the Oracle Database Cloud Service environment. > Configured Oracle Database backup in the Oracle Database Cloud Service environment. > Engagement summary including recommended Oracle Database Cloud Service environment configurations specific to your unique requirements and next steps for Oracle Database Cloud Service adoption and maturity. RELATED SERVICES OnX can assist you in any and every phase of project lifecycle. Whether you need help to design, provision, integrate, upgrade, or optimize your infrastructure, we have the right resources with just the skills and expertise you need. OnX offers a complete portfolio of related services, including assessments, planning and design, implementation, and troubleshooting and support services: > Database Health Check > Oracle Database Migration or Upgrade Planning Workshop > Oracle Database Performance Tuning Services > Oracle Database Upgrade Services > Oracle Database Security Services > Oracle Database Disaster Recovery Services > Oracle Database Backup and Recovery Solution Services > Oracle GoldenGate Services > Oracle ZFS Services > Oracle Engineered Systems Services Exadata Configuration Services Exadata Migration Services Exadata Optimization Services > Application Services Application Testing and Optimization Services Application Lifecycle Management Testing-as-a-Service Enterprise Service Management Assessment PROJECT MANAGEMENT OnX includes project management as part of all projects to manage the overall project team, create and maintain the project plan, communicate status on a recurring basis and facilitate escalations as needed. This helps to minimize risks and ensure timely and successful service delivery. Additionally, OnX maintains a knowledgebase of lessons learned comprised of feedback from all service deliveries to help prevent unforeseen delays and other impact on the project. Copyright 2015 OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Page 4 of 5
WHY ONX? > We have proven our success by delivering over 1,100 projects annually. > Our experience designing and integrating enterprise data center solutions, gives our clients access to skills and expertise beyond their in-house IT teams and traditional resellers. > OnX s industry certifications across a broad selection of best-in-class IT manufacturers and technologies gives us access to information, tools, techniques, and enablement beyond those available to in-house IT teams. > OnX utilizes its acknowledged industry, OEM, and IT best practices to capture lessons learned during each engagement to reduce client risk. > OnX applies its professional methodology and project management experience to each and every project. Copyright 2015 OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. Page 5 of 5