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PLM and Cloud Computing
Weighing the risks and rewards.................................3
What is Cloud Computing?........................................3
Cloud Services.........................................................4
Cloud Infrastructure...................................................4
Cloud Characteristics................................................5
PLM and the Cloud...................................................6
PLM and Cloud Concerns..........................................7
How HP Can Help....................................................9
Conclusion............................................................ 12
Cloud Services
As shown in Figure 1, the types of cloud services can
include everything-as-a-service (EaaS), software-asa-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). The broad category,
EaaS, describes the transformation of IT from a
physical, well-established environment to incorporate
a wide range of cloud servicesfrom computing
power to business processes to personal interactions
delivered as needed. A good analogy is electricity.
Although we all use it, we usually do not know
the source.
Cloud Infrastructure
Although most of us think of cloud computing in terms
of hosted services available over the Internet, cloud
services can be hosted by your business. In addition to
hosting services on site or off site, cloud infrastructure
can be dedicated for use by only your company,
shared within a community, or available publicly.
Cloud Characteristics
Private Cloud
Enterprise owned or leased
Community Cloud
Shared infrastructure for specific community
Hybrid Cloud
Public Cloud
Cloud Resources
Enterprise
PLM System
Requirements
Whether your business is
running PLM applications
in the cloud or in your
data center, you need
PLM systems that include
the following key
capabilities:
Performance
File caching to improve performance
Dynamic scalability to support product launches, rapid product problem resolution, and other demand spikes
Business application metrics
Synthetic transactions to run in production test scenarios to assist with problem identification, resolution, and service-level agreement
(SLA) compliance
Integration
Integration with role/identity management systems for role-based work instructions
Integration with change control and asset management processes
Integration with enterprise and/or social collaboration platforms
Tight integration with tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 support capabilities that link to the different business communitiesboth inside and outside the company
Security
Systems to support coarse-, medium-, and fine-grain resolution security functions
Workstation downloads for different classes of clients within PLM work processes, for example, design reviews and material procurement
Data archiving via product structure as opposed to time-based file structures
Usability
End-user utilities to remove broken links, assess bad data, or remove bad data
Support for utilities to compare before/after migrations, allocate more space to file volumes, and rerun data base transactions
In-process as well as out-of-process collaboration and other types of collaboration to accommodate business activities
Flexible/elastic
services. Cloudcomputing lets you
expand or contract
Potential benefits of public cloud services for
computing resources
PLM include:
as needed, paying
Cost savings. Pay-per-use or subscriptions generally
only for what
cost less than purchasing software licenses. Public cloud
you use.
solutions also require fewer IT staff and less hardware.
Self-service. Provisioning cloud applications is
generally as easy as subscribing to the service,
making them easy to deploy.
Ease of adoption. For companies wanting PLM
technology without the staff or budget to support
in-house solutions, cloud solutions can lower barriers
to PLM technology adoption.
Enhanced collaboration. Cloud computing offers
the potential to share drawings and view files with a
browser and Internet connection, regardless of operating
systems, installed applications, or other variables.
Description
Potential Solution
Performance
Your critical product data must be protected from unauthorized users and
available when you need it. You cannot afford to take any risks that may
make your PLM system go off-line or be unusable for a period of time.
The cloud service providers policies and processes must meet your
regulatory obligations and quality standards.
Your own data authorization policies may be exceptionally strict. But your
service providers policies may be beyond your control.
Integration
Characteristic
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
Highly scalable
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Security
Architecture
Single tenant
Multi-tenant
Capital expense
Operating expense
Pay-per-use billing
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HP Cloud Workshop
Conclusion
HP CloudStart solution:
www.hp.com/services/cloud
HP BladeSystem Matrix:
www.hp.com/go/matrix
HP Cloud Service Automation for Matrix:
www.hp.com/go/csa4matrix
HP general cloud page:
www.hp.com/go/cloud
HP Cloud Services:
www.hp.com/go/cloudconsulting
Get connected
www.hp.com/go/getconnected
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