Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Automating and Orchestrating Your Applications

Automating and Orchestrating Your Applications


Cloud gives endless options to use various resources on demand the customer pays only for what he has been using. In today’s world, where the demands and requirements are  dynamic, a constant change is also seen in the IT environments. As a result, in order to avail advantage of the cloud, it is important to accustom with cloud technology that it is not expensive and painful from the resource perspective.

We have been hearing terms like “infrastructure automation” and “DevOps” many times in the last few years - however infrastructure automation mainly focused on deployment and setup of complex system.

A typical deployment comprises of various artifacts which further include monitoring configuration, configurations management, SLAs, incorporation with third party components and custom scripts.

All this leads to high levels of complexity.

What is cloud orchestration?

Automating your deployment would help you save time and be more efficient and productive. This can also have an additional benefit as the possibility of manual configuration errors is reduced.
The new cloud orchestration makes the process of automation easier for the user. Basically, it is a service which allows a person to create, revise and manage cloud resources and its various components before deploying them in an automated and repeatable fashion. Previously one has to worry about API call code services to get their applications up and running.

However, with the help of cloud orchestration API, you can easily declare the resources which are required for your activities. This service implements automation for its customers.

Configurations updates can be performed by editing the template and making an API call to orchestrating. Even the task of deleting entire stack is usually done with the help of single API call.

The declaration and configuration which are supported by cloud orchestration include:
  • Cloud database
  • Cloud servers
  • Cloud DNS
  • Cloud load balancers
With SURE!, highly effective cloud billing solution can be offered to the clients. Having stated that, quite a large difference separates cloud orchestration and cloud automation. When it comes to cloud automation, the subject is discussed under the context of task, however when we talk about orchestration, it refers to processes automation and workflow.

Therefore, after automating your infrastructure, you would be required to orchestrate the components startup. For an instance, take an example of the simplest application that has database and a web server. After configuring the application, it is important to ensure proper working of database as the web server would work only after the database is started. This is the stage where all the automation processes have their focus on.

At the base level, it is believed that orchestration is a higher form of cloud automation that can help a person to setup all the important pieces which are related to the application ranging from infrastructure to platforms on which an app runs.

Benefits of cloud orchestration

There are a large number of benefits that can be availed by a person opting for cloud orchestration. Cloud orchestration takes good care of order-ability of the stack. This service ensures that the servers are working with appropriate IP addresses and it gets added to the load balancer as well. The system has the intelligence of determining the ordering of the tasks, thereby addressing a big concern area for the person managing the activities.

The templates used by cloud orchestration are nestable, portable and reusable, further helping in improving the productivity. Previously created templates or those which have been created by communities can be re-utilized easily. New configuration based templates when deployed in same manner can help in reducing errors.

Managing all the applications over cloud involves various moving parts which are put together to reduce the error. SURE! platform can be used to automate the application cycle, shifting it from deployment to scaling, monitoring, failover and infrastructure. With SURE!, service providers can be sure of receiving reliable and dependable cloud automating and loud orchestration services. Automating the services reduces the hassle and decreases the margin of error.

The services related to automated cloud billing ensure that the customers do not have to wait in long queues to make the payments. With the help of a suitable cloud billing solution, customers are sure to benefit a lot.

So, ensure to opt for online and automated billing solutions offered by SURE! and access your content from multi locations or devices. Being a service provider, you can offer reliable cloud billing services to your subscribers.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestration_(computing)

http://www.experiencesure.com/solutions/cloud-billing-solution/

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