Delivering Rich Cloud Services with APS 2.0. Michael Toutonghi, Parallels CTO

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1 Delivering Rich Cloud Services with APS 2.0 Michael Toutonghi, Parallels CTO

2 Last year, you told us what you needed! More customizable UI and better control of workflow Cross-provider single sign-on (SSO) Easier way to support simple, shared hosting services The ability to connect to and integrate with other resources in a user s account Profit from the cloud 2

3 Introducing APS 2.0 A Platform for Integration APS Dynamic UI HTML5 Extensibility Certified Services APS Service Bus User/account context Secure cross-resource integration APS Authentication Protocol Multi-factor, multiprovider SSO Profit from the cloud 3

4 APS 2.0: Combining feedback and vision APS Dynamic UI: User Experience - Feedback: Auto-generated UI is not flexible enough to always tailor a great user experience - Vision: Full HTML 5 UI extensibility, auto-generated UI for compatibility, and a great controls library with skinning and branding APS Service Bus: Resource Discovery and Integration - Feedback: Three or more applications are hard to integrate and then package together. - Vision: Applications simply connecting to other resources available to the user, understanding them, and using simple REST APIs to integrate APS Authentication Protocol: Single Sign-on - Feedback: Signing into applications each time to configure an application with credentials is tedious and time consuming. - Vision: A simpler, more secure, all provider SSO that applications can use for their own authentication Profit from the cloud 4

5 Integrated Provisioning Workflow JSON APS Controller JSON/ XML APS Application Business Logic Profit from the cloud 5

6 Demo A solution to the distributed integration problem - From backend to user experience with simple, standard, common architecture Fully dynamic HTML 5 UI support - Text, graphics, media, transitions you decide Common JSON resource description between client and server simplify interoperability and extensibility APS Dynamic UI frees your creativity! Profit from the cloud 6

7 MozyPro case study Significant, measurable benefit With separately provisioned services, each having declarative screens, MozyPro s user provisioning was complex - 18 steps within three phases using APS 1.2 settings-based UI - Each phase required a manual submission - Partners demanded that they make it easier APS 2.0 with Service integration and Dynamic UI reduced steps to three with one submission - All phases were condensed to one submission - Once the user submits, the same steps occur but automatically based on business rules set by the developer/operator An added bonus: Rich, dynamic reporting generated from the application s API is now exposed as graphs and charts in the customer control panel Profit from the cloud 7

8 MozyPro User Provisioning with APS 1.2 Profit from the cloud 8

9 MozyPro in two steps Profit from the cloud 9

10 APS Service Bus: Automated Integration Platform APS applications can... - Discover and depend on each other Cross or up-sell with automatic sale-time or add-on integration - Add e-commerce seamlessly and easily to an existing Web site - Sell services that recognize each other independently or in suites as easily as combining them into service plans Build solutions by integrating your own differentiated bundles that can simply work together Profit from the cloud 10

11 Ecwid Demo

12 Elegantly simple security SSO Standards Numerous and Complex Service providers, resellers, and customers use many types, each requiring authentication-time server communication - Many applications speaking different languages - Providers can be supported for virtually any protocol, including OpenID, OpenID Connect, SAML, ADFS, etc With Parallels Identity Manager (PIM) - Users can use the authentication types a service provider chooses to offer - Service providers can offer an optional, Internet-wide, free multifactor identity service to all customers via the Parallels/Certivox partnership APS Authentication Protocol (AP) - Simple, lightweight, multi-factor, security built in Profit from the cloud 12

13 APS 2.0: Three layers of technology Open APS Specification defines: - Package formats (XML meta description, JSON schema, HTML 5) - Core API for resource integration within common user context - Extensible REST interface description w/inheritance - HTML 5/Javascript UI extensibility - Common PHP runtime support for any infrastructure Parallels APS Controller provides: - Implementation of specified formats and REST enabled access to packaged resources - Proxy for APS REST endpoints, providing security, common resource and endpoint namespace Parallels APS Runtime provides: - Infrastructure independent deployment of PHP APS resources into compatible shared hosting environment - PHP library for easy implementation of and access to APS resources Support for Linux, Windows native, and Windows.Net environments Profit from the cloud 13

14 Standards-based, standard tools! APS uses widely adopted industry standards - JSON - XML - REST APIs - HTML5 APS runtime leverages PHP and its mature tool chain Profit from the cloud 14

15 Inheritance, Dependencies, and Discovery Extensible REST APIs - Interface Inheritance - Dependencies - User-aware resource discovery - Notifications - Single sign-on Benefits - Many SPs, one integration - Differentiated bundles that you design yourself - Common service types with different implementations VEs, C&C, Web, etc. - Services can auto-integrate for a better user experience Zimbra Exchange User Subscription Traffic Shaper Virtual Environment Exchange APS Resource Mailbox E-Commerce Web Content Management Antispam/virus Zimbra Profit from the cloud 15

16 APS 2.0/PA 5.5: VPS-NG/Meta-Cloud Pluggable IaaS via APS APS SC Platform Meta Cloud APS Packet (VPS-NG) APS Packet (vcloud) APS Packet (SystemCenter) APS Packet ( ) Integration Modules IM vcloud Director System Center Management Modules PCS PCS PCS ESX ESX ESX Hyper-V Hyper-V Hyper-V.. Service Nodes Implemented in the scope of PA 5.5.x Will be possible to implement by partners when PA 5.5.x is available Profit from the cloud 16

17 You asked for it Parallels delivers! Dynamic UI - Fully extensible UI and workflow - Auto-generated option - Brandable HTML 5 controls APS Service Bus - Service discovery and declarative dependencies for composable, integrated services, enabling true cross-sell and up-sell - Interchangeable Resources for IaaS, VPS, and Cloud, enabling pluggable providers via APS packages (such as Azure, VMWare, OpenStack, etc.) APS Authentication Protocol - Easy, secure, interoperable SSO APS Technologies A Platform for Integration! - Integrated PHP runtime for easy, cross-platform APS scripts - Laying the foundation for the future Auto-syndication PaaS applications with dependencies Profit from the cloud 17

18 Summit Developer Track and APS HOLs APS Service Bus: Enabling Bundles of Cloud Services APS Dynamic UI: Building Custom UIs APS Authentication Protocol: Extending Packages with SSO APS Hands-on Labs (in Florentine I next door) Stick around and learn how easy it is to enhance, integrate, and secure your cloud applications! Profit from the cloud 18

19 Next Steps Plan to Build APS 2.0 Packages Parallels PartnerNet Portal Cloud Services Developer Program - Sign up by March 13th (for APS-enabled ISV/SI partners) APS 2.0 Beta Program - Access to APS 2.0/PA 5.5 Hands-on-labs, Sandbox, and documentation - Additional online technical training & regular readiness check-in calls with APS engineers and architects - Program Requirements Include the scenario you want to solve with APS 2.0 to qualify to participate If qualified, you will be invited to the APS 2.0 Beta kickoff - Get your hands dirty with APS 2.0 Beta Be ready for launch your own packages! Profit from the cloud 19

20 Questions?