© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Avanade name and logo are registered trademarks in the US and other countries. Sharing benefits of value added services in Cloud Raffaele Sgherri Group Manager, Cloud & Azure 20 October, 2011 SMAU Milan 1
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Avanade's services for Cloud Applications 2 Take select requirements of the application and develop a PoC to test key functionality or technical feasibility. Develop cloud guidance, build the roadmap and identify cases where cloud is a viable method to meet business objectives. Evaluate applications and workloads to determine suitability for the cloud and alignment with business objectives. Gather and assess functional and non-functional requirements to build or migrate an application to the cloud. Manage or outsource applications across on- premise and cloud environments. Build Develop new application that leverages cloud-specific benefits. Migrate Move applications from “legacy” environments to the cloud to leverage low- cost, low-touch cloud environments. Cloud Computing Assessment Tool Azure Migration Accelerator ACA.NET Auto-scale Identity Management with ADFS Real Time Monitoring Assets
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Outsourcing and Services context Outsourcing and Value added services both benefits from a Cloud approach –Operational vs Capital costs –Fast and Dynamic resources allocation –Global availability –Extended infrastructure services –Easier multitenancy Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings are better positioned to attract such business –Startups and new businesses have no prior investments 3
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Origin Digital – A real case Origin Digital is the leading global IP broadcasting company. For over 10 years, Origin Digital has made it easy for the world's largest companies to manage the delivery of their video content to any device, in any format. It uses a proprietary, scalable, web-based service to manage the aggregation, transformation, management, and distribution of digital media assets as a Software as a Service (SaaS). 4 “Our Software-as-a-Service business model allows customers to enjoy the benefits of the highest quality IP video without making significant capital investments” Curt Kendall, Vice President at Origin Digital
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Origin Digital’s Services A web-based audio and video platform with the power to deploy and accelerate any online video strategy. At the platform's core lies Origin Digital backend console with the powerful toolset to ingest one or 1,000 audio and video assets transforming them into optimized experiences for any IP-connected device. 5
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© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Project details Solution –Origin Digital’s custom transcoding application was isolated and designed as a cloud service –Development team explored the architecture and the cost structure of both Amazon Web Services and the Windows Azure Results –In about two months, the cloud service integrates into the Origin Digital central management platform while offloading much of the processing to the cloud. –The number of transcoder instances automatically scales to handle increased or decreased volume. 7
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Benefits and Technologies Real-time scalability – add/reduce computing power in minutes Worry-free database – optimal performance with no DBA effort Quicker time-to-market – add new geographies in minutes Reduced costs – Up to 50% saving and no system admin 8 “We’re seeing significant reductions, in some cases half, in computing resource cost for comparable workflows by using Windows Azure. The resources appear and disappear as needed, which will save us money while removing practical constraints around capacity.” Mark Richards, Vice President at Origin Digital
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© Copyright 2010 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. #1 in certifications per employee #1 in.NET developer certifications #1 in Dynamics CRM certifications #1 in Dynamics AX certifications #1 in SharePoint certifications 14 elite Microsoft Certified Architects 10 Certifications Avanade: Specialized expertise in the Microsoft platform A member of the Microsoft Partner Network with 22 Gold competencies, more than other partner. Competencies Recognition Microsoft Global Enterprise Partner of the Year (Joint with Accenture) 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001 Microsoft Dynamics President’s Circle and Inner Circle 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 Customer BTD Manufacturing awarded Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award 2008, customer Plante & Moran in Consulting Magazine Best Places to Work For 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 Training Magazine Top 125 global training organizations 2010, 2011 Computerworld 100 Best Places to Work in IT, Microsoft Most Valued Professionals 10 More than 60 locations in 20 countries worldwide US$953 million revenue in FY10 More than 20% average yearly growth since our inception in 2000 Currently serve more than 600 customers as trusted advisor Realize 97% satisfied customers Services that realize results for customers in all industries Backed by Accenture and Microsoft Avanade Fast Facts More than 60 delivery locations worldwide 13 dedicated Global Delivery Centers offer multi-site engagement options Centers of Excellence provide deep, specialized expertise on Microsoft technologies Global Delivery
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sample: Avanade Media We uses internet storage and distribution, in addition to encoding In July 2011 we had 680 videos posted and 4,000 videos viewed 11
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. End user interaction 12 1.Send message from Upload web to DropFile Queue 2.Send message from DropFile queue to OD Drop File Handler 3.Send message from OD Drop File Handle to Task Queue 4.Database inserts/updates from OD DropFile Handler to database 5.Send message from Task queue to OD Encoder 6.Send message from OD Encoder to Completed Task Queue 7.Database updates from OD Encoder to Database 8.Send message from CompletedTask queue to OD Completed Task Handler 9.Database inserts/updates from OD Completed Task Handler to database 10.Database updates from OD Completed Task Handler to Database
© Copyright 2011 Avanade Inc. All Rights Reserved. Azure case studies 13 Source: Microsoft Website