ASG CloudFactory IT Transformation with Cloud Orchestration and Service Delivery Automation TECHNOLOGY TO RELY ON
Transforming IT The automotive industry as a model In the 1950 s, the automobile industry was facing a growing market at the same time that the demand for more flexible production lines was putting high pressure on manufacturers. With the invention of the just-in-time delivery and manufacturing model, factories transformed themselves through more efficient, high-quality production processes. The timing, sequencing, and use of reliable, specialized suppliers eliminated production waste, which allowed manufacturers to successfully produce the additional amount and variety of cars necessary to meet the ever-growing and fast changing demand. Today, IT is undergoing a similar transformation with Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing is completely changing IT s operational model. Just like the factories in the automotive industry, enterprises need to implement more efficient processes and rely on specialized suppliers to support constantly growing and changing business demands. Cloud Computing is changing IT models The pressure is on IT Organizations restructure, companies merge and employees change their roles and needs. Each and every time, IT must be ready to support these changes. But in recent years the role of IT has changed from a support department to an important business contributor, which brings added pressures, such as driving revenues and accelerating time to market. High demands and continued cost pressure IT must considerably increase the speed of innovation, improve scalability and ensure global access and security at the lowest cost. Innovation is key Concepts like Bring Your Own Device, coupled with the exponential growth of mobile computing, can increase employee productivity and positively impact the bottom line. However, this can also mean new devices and operating systems are adding to complexity, and putting new demands on IT. IT complexity is growing beyond skills and head counts Most enterprises have partially or completely migrated their IT infrastructures to centralized and virtual environments in order to take advantage of increased flexibility, scalability and efficiency. However, the skills required to manage these new environments are both costly and difficult to find.
Automate IT with ASG CloudFactory For enterprises looking to automate and simplify the delivery of IT services, ASG offers a comprehensive solution proven to significantly reduce cost and time to market. Our solution is ASG CloudFactory. ASG CloudFactory helps you plan, deploy, control and optimize your IT infrastructure in a private, public or hybrid Cloud model. ASG s CloudFactory provides comprehensive Cloud orchestration that provisions multi-vendor environments and automates the most application delivery types eliminating vendor lock-in. With a track record of more than 10 years, ASG CloudFactory is a proven Cloud Computing solution already servicing over half a million enterprise users in the world s largest companies. ASG CloudFactory is currently the only solution in the market that turns foundation technologies from partners such as Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, and others into highly automated and fully orchestrated environments, allowing enterprises to benefit from Cloud service application transformation, best-in-class user on-boarding and management as well as outstanding service automation ROI. Our state-of-the-art user interface provides highly secure access for all users on any device to business applications, data and IT services. For enterprises aiming to go beyond private Cloud concepts, ASG CloudFactory enables, supports, monitors and manages complex hybrid Cloud environments. A proven Cloud solution for more than 10 years No vendor lock-in Easy and secure access to everything Automation of IT Service Delivery Measure and manage Cloud elasticity ASG CloudFactory covers all major service models of modern Cloud environments: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, Desktop as a Service and Software as a Service. Integration with ASG s Enterprise Automation Management Suite (EAMS) provides dashboards and reporting, giving IT administrators deep insight into their environments to measure and manage the elasticity in their Cloud. Our data protection technologies seamlessly support your Cloud environment, leveraging cutting edge backup and archiving tools.
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ASG CloudFactory Helps You Increase productivity with an easy to use, browser-based front end and access to all centralized applications, content and services. Access your applications from any location, on any device with our intuitive Web 2.0 user interface that delivers applications and content based on pre-set requirements and permissions. Avoid vendor lock-in. We offer the flexibility to meet your business demands by working with your existing assets, including: Citrix XenApp (published or streamed) Microsoft remote applications VMware View5 Quest vworkspace Web applications and local applications Citrix XenServer Microsoft Hyper-V VMware vsphere ESXi KVM Others Minimize risk to your business with a unique combination of challenge-response authentication and single sign-on support even for hybrid Cloud models with applications from public Cloud providers. Achieve business continuity through smart load-balancing, failover solutions and offline capabilities. Simplify and automate the deployment and management of Cloud infrastructures, including bare metal deployment of server farms and lifecycle management of Cloud Releases. Improve efficiency and time to market with highly automated, workflow-based packaging, provisioning and management of applications, services and resources in centralized and virtualized Cloud infrastructures. Manage your costs with usage-based billing of IT resources through comprehensive definition and reporting of Cloud services. Actively monitor and manage Cloud elasticity with ASG CloudFactory dashboards leveraging ASG s Enterprise Automation Management Suite. Drive business forward with real-time, automated provisioning of computing and storage capacities. Meet compliance and regulatory obligations with our ITILv3 focus on the Cloud service lifecycle including contract, financial, change and end-to-end request management, allowing full financial transparency to the business.
Support For Every Cloud Model Software as a Service (SaaS): With ASG CloudFactory you have the perfect solution to aggregate and provide access to all kinds of applications and data from legacy, virtual, and Cloud environments, supporting all leading application delivery technologies. Users benefit from the unique and intuitive Web 2.0 front end to use and shop for applications and services according to their permissions any time, any place, and with any device. Thanks to its high security access control mechanism, ASG CloudFactory allows you to take advantage of state-ofthe-art Cloud services at security levels based on banking standards. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Cloud environments rely on virtualized infrastructure components that scale with the ever-changing demand from users, applications, and services. ASG CloudFactory perfectly supports the design, building, and managing of enterprise Cloud infrastructures. Storage capacity, CPUs, networks, and operating systems can be automatically provisioned and scaled, including role-based system management for servers and clients. ASG CloudFactory also supports bare metal deployments of server farms with revision security based on ITIL compliant release, patch, and rollback management. Platform as a Service (PaaS): ASG CloudFactory provides best-in-class integration of application development and provisioning platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon s Elastic Compute Cloud, Google s App Engine and Salesforce.com. When it comes to using applications and services from external providers, high security and user experience are key considerations. ASG CloudFactory delivers unique and seamless integration capabilities, leading to hybrid Cloud models which optimize IT costs while offering a flexible portfolio of application and services to the business. Desktop as a Service (DaaS): This Cloud service is also known as Desktop Virtualization or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. It allows users to access and work with their applications and services in a virtualized copy of their PC desktop regardless of the user s location or device. Similar to the SaaS model, ASG CloudFactory provides highly automated aggregation and provisioning of all needed infrastructure, management, and access elements, including an Amazon-like service catalogue and user self-service options.
About ASG A recognized innovator in enterprise IT software solutions, ASG Software Solutions has been optimizing 85 percent of the world s most complex IT organizations for over 25 years. We create and deploy unique software solutions that reduce cost, mitigate risk and improve service delivery throughout the IT lifecycle. ASG s comprehensive solutions help you solve today s challenges, such as Cloud Computing and Big Data, while driving your business forward by providing insight and control across Cloud, distributed, and mainframe environments. Contact Us: Tel: (800) 932-5536 or (239) 435-2200 www.asg.com/cloudfactory A recognized innovator in enterprise IT software solutions, ASG Software Solutions has been optimizing 85 percent of the world s most complex IT organizations for more than 25 years. We create and deploy unique software solutions that reduce cost, mitigate risk and improve service delivery throughout the IT lifecycle. ASG s comprehensive solutions help you solve today s challenges, such as Cloud Computing and big data, while driving your business forward by providing insight and control across Cloud, distributed and mainframe environments. ASG is a privately held global company based in Naples, Florida, with more than 70 offices worldwide. www.asg.com ASG Worldwide Headquarters 1.239.435.2200 or 1.800.932.5536 1333 Third Avenue South Naples, Florida USA 34102 Copyright 2012 Allen Systems Group, Inc. All products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. ASG-CloudFactory_IT_Transformation_20120109en