Architecting the Cloud

INCOSE SEDC ConferenceApril 3, 2014

Terri Wolfrom - Chief IT Architect & PM Emerging Techterri.wolfrom@jhuapl.edu

Ron Jacob - Cloud Service Managerron.jacob@jhuapl.edu

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Architecting the Cloud – Agenda

Provide an overview of the process for architecting cloud computing at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Discuss our experiences in developing/implementing cloud computing, driven by the architecture

Discuss lessons learned and plans for the future

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APL in Brief

Laboratory Statistics:• Employees: ~5,000 staff• Revenues: ~$1.2B

Technically skilled and operationally oriented

Objective and independent

DoD NASA

Critical contributions to critical challenges

DHS IC

Division of Johns Hopkins University

University Affiliated Research Center

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Critical Contributions to Critical Challenges

We are committed to publicservice and strive forexcellence in all we do

Our goal is to strengthen the nationthrough transformative innovationand trusted technical leadershipin national security and space

We collaborate acrossthe University in areas of nationalImportance

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Strategic Alignment

APL Purpose: Critical contributions to critical challenges

IT Department Purpose: Provide best-value enterprise IT services that enable APL

sectors to achieve their goals

Cloud Computing Purpose: Develop and employ cloud solutions to increase staff

resilience and agility.

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Power & Promise of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing

Benefits

Reliability

Scalability

Easy & Agile Deployment

Reduced Capital

Expenditure

Lower Total Cost of

Ownership

Quick Response to Changing

Demand

Lower Cost

Demand-Based Expansion

Eliminate Excess

Capacity

Location Independent

Redundant Capability

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Pathway into the Cloud

Cloud technology maturing faster than skills can keep up

Start with “small experiments” in the cloud and evolve Allows easier adoption of emerging technologies Supports development of cloud-unique skills and capabilities

Bottom Line: “Grow Your Own” rather than “Buy” experts Learn “hard lessons” from other trail-blazers

Dr. Juan Vargas – Principal Research Manager

Microsoft Research’s Extreme Computing - 2009 to 2012

Source: Dr. Juan Vargas, Briefing to the Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) Federation November 2011

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Stakeholders

Champions: CIO / APL Director

Mission Areas

Data Center Manager & Staff

All APL Staff

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Drivers

Delay Data Center Expenditure

Strategic Advantage In Emerging Technologies

Small Experiments / Measured Growth

Security Constraints

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Cloud Roadmap

Public Cloud

Amazon Google

Private Cloud

JHU/APL

Community Cloud

FFRDC

Public: Cloud

available to the general

public

Risk

Community:

Cloud shared

by a Community of Interest

FFRDCs

Risk

Hybrid: Cloud

combination of two or

more options (private, public,

community) Risk

Private:

Cloud operated

solely for an organization

Risk

Cloud

Interoperability

ProjectFutureStudy

Sources: Burton, NIST, CSA

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Business Value

Delivering Business Value Partnering with Internal Mission Organizations Collaborating with Peer Organizations Service Management – Built In from Beginning

Small Experiments - Real Capabilities

Increased agility and ability for business areas to respond to sponsor needs

Cost Savings Savings in Building Costs No-Charge Model for Services

– Mission areas see reduced cost by transfer of responsibilities– Limits full cost/benefit analysis across organizations

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Goals of 2013/14 Cloud Exploration

Work out legal, compliance, security issues

Act as a cloud broker where appropriate

Gain practical technical experience for staff

Develop template use cases for common

situations

Create a permanent test bed – “our space station in

the cloud”

Learn about real costs, limitations and benefits

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Adoption of Internal Cloud

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If you build It, they will come…

At least when it is FREE!

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Current/Future Initiatives

Service: Orchestrator (hybrid cloud management) Backups OpenSource

Emerging Technology: DMZ Cloud Amazon/Commercial Cloud Cloud Brokering Network Upgrades (In support of commercial cloud interoperability)

What does “done” look like? Moving from Experiments to Operations Focus

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Virtual Data Center

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In Summary

Working to realize the promised benefits of Cloud Computing

Developing skills and lessons-learned through “small experiments” and collaboration with FFRDCs

Succeed or Fail, but do it FAST! Build in Service Management

Staying aligned to APL’s Strategy Cloud Roadmap

APL’s Cloud Computing Project is leveraging

Emerging Technology to meet Operational Needs