Cloud Systems’ Hidden Impact on IT Support Organizations
The Impact Will Be Greater Than You Think
INSIGHTS Presentation Series
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INSIGHTS Presentation Series – February
Who Will Win the Database Wars?
Relational Cloud
On Premises
Open Source
Ever Increasing # ofOf Competitors Commercial NoSQL
RDX Recommends
Evaluate OSDBMS Offerings as Potential Replacements for:
• Low risk applications
• Applications that don’t need all of the
functionality of a commercial product
• COTS applications
There are Many Different Cloud DBMS Offerings and Pricing Models
Cloud DBs are Architectures - Not Products
Offerings Range from Simple to Rocket Science
Cloud DBs Impact on Support > What Most Think
Not all DB Apps are “Cloud Friendly”
Auditing and Compliance
OS Configuration
Disk Configuration
CPUPricing Models
Monitoring
Memory
Administration
Access Mechanisms
Architecture Design
Policies & Procedures
Tools
Training Security
Edge Technologies
Backup/Recovery
Staff Roles
Redundancy
Provisioning
Tuning
Cloud DB Systems are Architectures, Not Products
Policies and Procedures
Impact on Existing Tools and Technologies
Training and Education
New Staffing Roles and Responsibilities
Change Management
Security
Cloud DBs Will Change the Way Your Organization Provides Support
Costing Models
You Will Need to Thoroughly Evaluate The Impact Those Changes Will Make
FullyInvestigate
Cloud Platform
Pricing ModelsRead Fine Print!Vendor Lock InDB FeaturesElasticityScalabilitySite LocationsTrack Record
StorageComputeProvisioningMonitoring ToolsAdmin ToolsBackupSecurityData Access
RDS EC2Apps Optimization ScalingHADB BackupsDB PatchesDB InstallsOS PatchesOS InstallsServer MaintenanceRack & StackPower HVAC, Net
Apps Optimization ScalingHADB BackupsDB PatchesDB InstallsOS PatchesOS InstallsServer MaintenanceRack & StackPower HVAC, Net
Sharing Security With Your Cloud Provider
DOESN’T MEAN YOU TURN TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY OVER TO YOUR VENDOR
SECURITY TEAMS WILL USE DIFFERENT SECURITY/AUDITING TOOLSEXISTING POLICIES WILL CHANGE AND NEW POLICIES WILL BE CREATED
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE BEING CHARGED FOR
Your Costing Models Will Change and May Become More Complex Storage
Compute# InstancesDedicated HostsElastic IpsData TransfersElastic Load Balancing
AmazonOracle
Microsoft
Amazon Cost Calculator (complex)
Azure Cost Calculator
(in between)
Oracle Cost Calculator (less complex)
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO ADJUST YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND DOCUMENTATION
Cloud Databases Are Administered Differently than On-Premises Systems
Policies and Procedures Will Change
Security, disaster recovery, change management, monitoring, problem resolution, job scheduling, administrative best practices, repeatable processes, internal, industry specific, governmental regulatory compliance, naming conventions – add required documentation here…
THERE IS A LEARNING CURVE THAT VARIES ACCORDING TO VENDOR
Don’t Expect Your Staff to Become Cloud DBMS Experts Overnight
Cloud systems will require changes to your support team’s organizational infrastructure. DB and application architects play an important role in the selection, configuration and implementation of public cloud based DBMS platforms.
Personnel must be dedicated to learn and fully understand how to use the chosen vendor’s configuration, provisioning and administration services.
Cloud Database Systems Require New Roles and Responsibilities
CHOOSE THAT VENDOR WISELY
You Will Share Responsibility with a Third Party Provider for the Security, Availability, Performance and Recoverability of Your DBMS
Cloud Development, DB Admin and Monitoring Mechanisms Are Different than On-Premises
YOU WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY WHICH OF YOUR EXISTING TOOLSETS WORK – AND WHICH ONES DON'T
Coding, Administration and Testing
100% App Code Transportability
Database Features
Cloud DBMS Product Features and Functionality
Don’t Always Match On-Premises Counterparts
Oracle Hybrid Cloud Administration
Azure Hybrid Cloud
Administration
Hybrid’s Goal = 100% Seamless Cloud/On-Premises Support
The more interaction the DB has with on-premises systems, the more complicated support becomes
Flat File Loads
Input from other DB Apps
Large Output Files Sent to Other Systems
Output to Other DB Apps
Data Clones and Refreshes
NO DATABASE IS AN ISLAND
New Data TransferMechanisms
New Data TransferProcedures
THE HARDER IT IS TO SWITCH VENDORS
The More You Have to Tailor Your Database/Application to Work With Your Chosen Cloud Architecture
The Right Cloud DBMS Vendor and Strategy
Done Incorrectly andYour Mileage May Vary
Reduces DB TCO
App Will Perform as Expected
Have the Desired Functionality
Easily Monitored and Administered
Select the Appropriate Database Driven Applications for the Cloud
Have a Cloud Strategy: Migration/Testing/Ongoing Support Plans
Thoroughly Understand and Evaluate Competing Offerings
Recognize That They Are Supported Differently than On-Premises Counterparts
RDX Cloud DBMS Recommendations
Support best practicesSecurity proceduresBest architecture implementationsProduct selection, implementation and usageWhat products work togetherSoftware combinations (best Tech Stack)Recurring issuesProblem prevention
RDX’s Goal is to Become the Advisor
Our Customers Can’t Do Without
You may not want to do that…
Benefits All Customers
What We Learn From our Customers
Next Month’s Presentation – Who Will Win the Database Wars?Cloud vs On Premises, Open Source vs Commercial, NoSQL vs Relational, Industry Standards vs All Competitors, Amazon vs Oracle vs Microsoft (Cloud)
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LinkedInWill You Be Replaced by a Robot?, Selecting Cloud DBMS, NoSQL Architectures, Database Security Series, Improving Customer Service