2. BusinessObjects IN Cloud ……InfoSol’s story
Minith Patel
Enterprise

3. What is Cloud? Why the Trend?
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and more—over the Internet (“the cloud”)
Fancy Word for remote server access (mostly not owned by you)
Advantages
Capital-Expenditure fee (pay as you go or subscribe)
Operational Agility (flexibility/scalability)
Better DR (disaster recovery)
Automatic software updates (vendor managed)
Work from Anywhere and better Collaboration
Security
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4. Questions ?
On migrating BO to any public cloud, what is the typical process? Should BO platform be reinstalled on cloud and meta data migrated?
How is the security set up?
Is there a possibility to set up clusters in the cloud? Would it be necessary?
How is load balancing achieved?
Can we do Full Cloud or Hybrid Model will work ?
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5. Infosol on premises Infrastructure
Infosol Infoburst
Infosol Consulting
Infosol Education/Training
Finance and Administration
2 Full time network administrators
Over 20 applications to Manage servers and access
In-house VOIP system
VPN
Special Firewall
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6. Welcome to our Server room (old)
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7. Old Infrastructure Server CPU Ghz RAM (GB) Disk (TB) VM Power cost
ESXI- 1 8
2.26 16
1.1 3
ESXI -2
N/A
ESXI- 3
2.2
192
5.7 33
ESXI- 4
2.39 80
1.4
ESXI- 5 12
2.5 64
1.6
ESXI- 6
ESXI- 7
2.4 24
0.7
ESXI- 8
2.0
176
3.3 19
Total
2.29
552
13.8 74
Power cost
Skilled work force
Redundancy (Backup and un utilized server)
Upgrades and Upkeep
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8. InfoSol’s Operations in Cloud
VM1
VM2
VM3
+ OD
VM1 for Hosting Applications (Private)
VM2 for Training (Private and public)
VM3 for Consulting and Demo (Public)
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9. Infosol’s Cloud Architecture
BO Architecture
BO Edge with Tomcat and 3rd party Apps on one single server (all in one server with all the latest bells and whistles)
Open ports range
Connectivity
Whitelist of Users and Network
Internal and External IP (Private and Public)
Max 2-10 simultaneous user logon to server
Cloud Model
VM1 and VM3 are dedicated (subscribed)
VM2 is Dedicated but On Demand (pay as you go, switched off when not needed)
VM on demand Service (POC, special Projects)
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10. So what changed Resources Before After Network Admin 2 Full time
1 Part time
Storage
14 TB
1 TB
VM’s 74
3-5
Cost for Maintenance
XXX $0
VM Access
Needed InfoSol Laptop
Anywhere (VPN)
Infosol Education
On Premises
Anywhere
Performance
Medium
Fast
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11. How to Move to Cloud Simple Answer - Like any another migration
Install new version of BO and migrate content
LCMBIAR File
Upload copy of existing server setup*
Use tools such as 360 to make sure everything is working and accounted.
360 Eyes for Inventory
360 View + for Source and Target comparison
360 Bind for automated report validation
360 Plus for Back up and versioning
360 View for security setup
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12. InfoSol’s Approach to Cloud
Analysis of Current Infrastructure
Analysis of Actual Business Need
Develop Cloud Model
Sourcing of Vendor and POC
Setup and Migration
Go-Live
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13. Important Lessons Learned
Security, Security and Security
Network and Connectivity to cloud
Ports are the key to security in BO
Check Latency between the servers
Check each and every connection (database and BI server)
Test VPN connectivity
Test RESTFUL web service
Turn around time (each request is a Ticket)
Support and Help co-ordination with provider can be a challenge
Select your Services Wisely and do not decommission Old servers ASAP
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14. Keys to Successfully implementing Cloud
Audit your Current Infrastructure and Cost to Compare it against Cloud pricing
Develop a set of business requirements (Important)
Shortlist potential cloud providers and perform POC
Check to make sure your Internet can handle the bandwidth
Make sure cloud providers meet your requirements
Have a good Migration and Testing Plan
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15. Keys to Successfully implementing Business Objects in Cloud
Test, Test & Test
Create a Checklist for testing (ensure all servers talk to each other)
Make sure End to End testing is done (creating data to seeing data in a report)
Test Each Database Connection in BO (32 bit and 64 bit)
Use tools such as 360 to make things easy
Infoburst moves easily but remember to test
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16. Disadvantages of Cloud
Latency
Vendor dependent support (depending on the model)
Pay more for each feature
Full Vs Hybrid cloud
Can get expensive for some businesses
Cost of free upgrade
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17. Who is InfoSol’s current Cloud Provider
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18. Moving to Azure…..Why?
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19. Phase 1 Plan in Azure
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20. Thank You!