Cloud Service Provider

A New Revenue stream for UBG

Agenda

Cloud ! What is it?

What is Opensource and its impact in Cloud Computing
Openstack and its Architecture
Cloud Business Opportunities in Kuwait
UBG as a cloud service provider
Cloud implementation @ UBG
Challenges
Conclusion
Q&A
Cloud / Cloud
Computing
Cloud / Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a general term for the delivery of

hosted services over the internet.
Cloud computing enables companies to consume a
compute resource, such as a virtual machine VMs,
Storage or an application, as a utility -- just like electricity
-- rather than having to build and maintain computing
infrastructures in house.
Cloud / Cloud Computing

Cloud computing boasts several attractive benefits for businesses

and end users. Three of the main benefits of cloud computing are:
Self Service Provisioning: End users can spin up compute resources
for almost any type of workload on demand. This eliminates the
traditional need for IT administrators to provision and manage
compute resources.
Elasticity: Companies can scale up as computing needs increase
and scale down again as demands decrease. This eliminates the
need for massive investments in local infrastructure which may or
may not remain active.
Pay Per Use: Compute resources are measured at a granular level,
allowing users to pay only for the resources and workloads they use.
Cloud / Cloud Computing SERVICE
MODELS / WORKLOADS

TRADITIONAL CLOUD
WORKLOADS WORKLOADS

Pets are unique, lovingly hand Cattle are almost identical to

raised and cared for each other
They are given names They are given numbers
When they get ill you nurse When they get ill you get
them back to health another one
Cloud / Cloud Computing
Cloud / Cloud Computing
Data Growth and IT Complexity
Surge in data requires a new approach for speed, agility, and
security

By 2020, more than a trillion applications will be

exchanging 58 zettabytes of digital data over 100 billion
devices
Open Source and Its Impact on Cloud
Computing

Open Source is not tied to a single vendors roadmap with contributions from a
large community of SMEs and developed with a broader set of use cases in
mind
Agility & Choice
Innovation
Shorter development times
Faster processes
Risk Mitigation
Confidence
Consistency
Flexibility
Transparency
OPEN SOURCE !!
OpenStack !

OpenStack is a community of open source

developers, participating organizations and
users who are building and running the open
source cloud operating system.
OpenStack is an Infrastructure as a service
which is known as a Cloud Operating System,
that takes resources such as compute, storage,
network, virtualization technologies and
controls those resources at a data center level
OpenStacks basic requirement: Cloud must
be simple to implement and massively scalable
OpenStack is .

Private or Public Cloud

Cloud workload
OpenStack is .

Self Service

APIs

Web Dashboard
OpenStack is .

Building Blocks
OpenStack is .

Illusion of infinite capacity

OpenStack is .

Massively Scalable
OpenStack
OpenStack Architecture

Modular architecture
Designed to easily scale out
Based on (growing) set of core services
OpenStack Architecture

Keystone
Identity Service
Common authorization framework
Manages users, tenants and roles
Pluggable backends (SQL, PAM, LDAP, IDM, etc)
OpenStack Architecture

NOVA
Core compute service comprised of
Compute Nodes hypervisors that run virtual machines
Supports multiple hypervisors KVM, Xen, LXC, Hyper-V and ESX
Distributed controllers that handle scheduling, API calls, etc
Native OpenStack API and Amazon EC2 compatible API
OpenStack Architecture

Glance
Image service
Stores and retrieves disk images (virtual machine templates)
Supports Raw, QCOW, VMDK, VHD, ISO, OVF & AMI/AKI
Backend storage : Filesystem, Swift, Gluster, Amazon S3, Ceph
OpenStack Architecture

Swift
Object Storage service
Modeled after Amazon's S3 service
Provides simple service for storing and retrieving arbitrary data
Native API and S3 compatible API
OpenStack Architecture

Neutron
Network Service
Provides framework for Software Defined Network (SDN)
Plugin architecture
Allows integration of hardware and software based network solutions
Open vSwitch, Cicso UCS, Standard Linux Bridge, Nicira NVP
OpenStack Architecture

Cinder
Block Storage (Volume) Service
Provides block storage for virtual machines (persistent disks)
Similar to Amazon EBS service
Plugin architecture for vendor extensions
eg. NetApp driver for Cinder
OpenStack Architecture

Heat
Template describes the infrastructure for a cloud application
Provides an autoscaling service that integrates with Telemetry
Manages the whole lifecycle of the application
OpenStack Architecture

Ceilometer
The efficient collection of metering data in terms of CPU and network costs.
Configuring the type of collected data to meet various operating requirements.
Accessing and inserting the metering data through the REST API.
Expanding the framework to collect custom usage data by additional plugins.
Producing signed metering messages.
OpenStack Architecture

Horizon
Dashboard
Provides simple self service UI for end-users
Basic cloud administrator functions
Define users, tenants and quotas
No infrastructure management
Use Cases

OpenStack in CERN

>1300 compute nodes

Runs >10000 Vms simultaneously

Deployed >250 Vms in <5 mins

Cloud Business in Kuwait

Cloud computing is still in its infancy

SMBs are looking for ways to reduce their IT CAPEX and OPEX

Startups can become operational quicker

Tertiary Backup Site

High demand for Enterprise private cloud builders

UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Saas Software as a Service

Turnkey solution for starups
Telephony / PBX

Directory

Mail

Accounting

CRM
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Saas Software as a Service

Help Desk
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Saas Software as a Service

Infrastructure Monitoring
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Saas Software as a Service

Call Center
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Saas Software as a Service

Partnership with software houses to host and sell their products
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Iaas - Infrastructure as a Service

Dcaas Data Center as a service
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Iaas - Infrastructure as a Service

Draas Disaster Recovery as a service (Primary and Secondary)
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Iaas - Infrastructure as a Service

Test and Development
Explosive Computing requirements e.g:- Big Data processing
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Staas Storage as a service

Backup Storage
Cloud Storage for backup softwares such as NetApp AppVault,
Bacula, Veem, DoubleTake etc.
Storage for any applications e.g:- DMS
Storage for Video Surveillance Systems
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Managed Services
Network Operations Center
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Managed Services
Security Operations Center
UBG as a Cloud Provider Services Offered

Managed Services
Call Center
Help Desk
Contact Center
Cloud Implementation @ UBG

Minimalistic Approach

Hardware Requirements
4 Servers

1 Storage

2 Network Switches

2 SAN Switches

2 UTM Appliances
Cloud Implementation @ UBG

Openstack Components installed on VMs for HA

Dashboard
Authentication
Block Storage
Object Storage
Image Storage
Networking
Orchestration
Metering
Cloud Implementation @ UBG

Openstack Compute on the remaining Physical Nodes

Cloud Implementation @ UBG

OpenStack Security
Physical
QualityNet Datacenter in Tech Building

Data
Perimeter firewall by QualityNet

Builtin firewall for each project in openstack

Firewall appliance by Fortigate, PaloAlto, pfSense etc..

Every project has its own space and are isolated from

others
Within a project users have different access rights based

on credentials
Cloud Implementation @ UBG

Software
OpenStack Newton from RDO
CentOS 7.x
Ovirt 4.x

Zabbix for Infrastructure Monitoring

Foreman for server life cycle management

Ansible or Puppet for IT Automation

Cost of Software
Free
Why UBG?

16 Years old company

1st OpenStack based Public cloud service provider in Kuwait
Strong SMB presence
Extensive experience in IT infrastructure solutions
Strong Technical team
More for less
Flexible
Data is local, within the country
Customer friendly SLA
Partnership with QualityNet (Infrastructure in QualityNet Data Center,
internet/data connectivity)
Potential Customers

Al Mulla Group Cloud and Cloud related technologies. How it can help their
business
Alghanim Industries Looking for a potential CSP for their future cloud needs
French School Dcaas
Car Agencies Looking for a viable backup solution and storage
Digital Edge Solutions Reselling our cloud services(Draas, Dcaas, Baas) and
Saas for their applications hosted in UBG Cloud
UBG cloud challanges

Disaster Recovery Site

OpenStack Engineers
Database Administrators
Application Specialists
Security Consultants / Specialist

Contact Center 24/7

Network Operations Center
Security Operations Center

Customer self service portal

99.999% up-time

Telco Grade Service provider

Conclusion
Future is in Service Industry
Companies are looking for ways to minimize responsibility,
overhead and maintenance.
On Premise jobs will become lesser by the day such as those of
systems administrators, DBAs, Network administrators etc ..

With more financial uncertainty and rapid changes in business, along

with strong and cheaper connectivity options, businesses are slowly
adopting cloud computing

BUSINESS IN AND AROUND CLOUD IS THE FUTURE !!!

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