IBM Academic Initiative building skills for a smarter planet

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1 IBM Academic Initiative building skills for a smarter planet IBM Academic Skills Cloud: Analytics 1 Robert Bry Relationship Manager Academic Initiative bry@us.ibm.com

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5 Infrastructure / Deployment Options: Common Scenarios On Premise Lab: Campus Server Local: Student Laptops Cloud: Virtual Server Access Hybrid: A Blend of On Premise & Cloud 5

6 On Premise / Campus Server: Installation Ensure IBM Academic Initiative Membership is Active Access IBM Academic Initiative Software Catalog Identify IBM Cognos in Software Catalog & Download Install IBM Cognos BI server components Install the IBM Cognos BI Metric Manager, if required Install the fix pack, if available. Create a database for the content store on DB2 using a script. Create tablespaces for a DB2 content store on z/os. Update the JavaTM environment Set up database connectivity for the content store database Set up database connectivity for the reporting databases. Start IBM Cognos Configuration Configure environment properties in IBM Cognos Configuration Enable security Set the database connection properties for the content store Specify a mail server account Start the IBM Cognos services Configure the Web server Set up the data source or import source environment Create the metric store database Set up the database client for the metric store, if required Create a metric package Test the installation and configuration install IBM Cognos Metrics Manager. Install the Metrics Manager component Install & Configure Framework Manager If you are using PowerCubes, you must install Transformer Configure Sample Datasets (Greater Outdoors) 6

7 Infrastructure / Deployment Options: Common Scenarios On Premise Lab: Campus Server Local: Student Laptops Cloud: Virtual Server Access Hybrid: A Blend of On Premise & Cloud 7

8 Let s build a smarter planet IBM Academic Skills Cloud 8

9 Why is cloud computing relevant for teaching? Traditional High deployment costs to deliver software Reduced installation, administration time and costs Control and governance chaos in software processes Better governance through standardized delivery of services Preconfigured software embodying best practices to expedite teaching Required assistance from IT teams reduces time to software delivery and teaching Tools can be provisioned in minutes. No download, installation or setup. Self-service portal to access to software resources 9

10 IBM Academic Initiative: Member Faculty Experience Traditional Academic Initiative Member Faculty Experience New Academic Initiative Member Faculty Experience via Cloud Download software from Academic Initiative site Identify software from Academic Initiative site Identify available hardware for class use No Purchase, or secure lab hardware resources Yes Install Configure Deploy With assistance from Academic Initiative Ambassador volunteer* Provision Image on Cloud Teach Using IBM Software Teach Using IBM Software Un-install / Decommission Close Image Instance 10

11 The IBM Academic Skills Cloud Academic Skills Cloud IBM has announced an Academic Skills Cloud project to dynamically deliver provisioned virtual server images of some of it s leading software for use by College/University Faculty to more easily teach IT related skills, via cloud computing services. The goal is to expedite the service delivery of software used to teach IT skills at colleges/universities through a highly automated, highly virtualized, very dynamic, and flexible self service cloud environment. Value IBM Academic Cloud, delivers a broad portfolio of easy to consume, real time provisioning and enterprise software services Reduces the necessity of faculty to conduct traditional and time consuming software download, installation, deployment and configuration routines to leverage our software for teaching purposes. Faster deployment of IBM tools for use in classes. Increases faculty time focusing on teaching content, less time on logistics, and administration. Provides faculty and students in classes preconfigured virtual software images embodying best practices. 11

12 Image Catalog IBM SmartCloud Enterprise is an agile cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) designed to provide rapid access to security-rich, enterprise-class virtual server environments, well suited for development and test activities and other dynamic workloads. Ideal for both IT and application development teams, the IBM SmartCloud delivers cloudbased services, systems and software to meet the needs of your business. 12

13 IBM SmartCloud Software Virtual Server Images An automator of forms-based business processes. An end-to-end enterprise mashup platform. An application development and execution platform. An and calendar infrastructure deployment platform. A foundation for consolidating & managing content and applications. An advanced content management system. A tool for managing software and systems delivery assets. An execution framework for managing the software assembly process. A quality lifecycle management and tracking tool. Explore Rational Requirements Composer. A lean collaborative lifecycle management solution. A package for designing, building and prototyping applications. A community edition of the DB2 data server. A no-time-limit version of the Informix database management system A Java EE 5-certified, EJB 3.0-supported application platform for building, deploying and managing robust, agile and reusable serviceoriented architecture business applications and services of all types. System monitoring software to manage operating systems, databases and servers in distributed and host environments. Business intelligence with planning, scenario modeling, real-time monitoring and predictive analytics. 13

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15 IBM Academic Skills Cloud A self service cloud delivery model of key IBM software for teaching purposes to build skills via highly virtualized cloud environment. Cognos Business Intelligence Rational Requirements Composer Rational Asset Manager Rational Team Concert Rational Build Forge Agent Rational Application Developer Rational Asset Manager Rational Quality Manager Rational Software Architect WebSphere Application Server and Rational Agent Controller WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager Informix Dynamic Server D2 Enterprise Developer Edition DB2 Express C V9.7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (32 bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (64 bit) Red Hat 5.2 x86 32 bit Red Hat 5.2 x86 64 bit Web/J2EE Development Software Engineering Requirements Management Software Architecture Database Management Web Infrastructure Quality Management Collaborative Software Development Software Delivery Automation Analytics Content Management Image Library Self Provisioning Personalized Control Panel Community Forums Getting Started Guides Getting Started Demos 15

16 Accelerating access to technology to build skills Faculty Students in Class BENEFITS: Cuts software deployment from weeks to minutes Enables Professors to focus on teaching Delivers virtual server instances to students Pre configured instances based on best practices Remote Students

17 Getting Started with IBM Academic Skills Cloud: 17

18 Getting Started with IBM Academic Skills Cloud: Add Instance Four Steps 18

19 Getting Started with IBM Academic Skills Cloud: Select Image 19

20 Getting Started with IBM Academic Skills Cloud: Creating Instance Your Control Panel will update within minutes. Requesting the IP address, the software components, operating system Provisioning creating the virtual machine 20 Active available for access

21 Getting Started with your Cognos 10 Server on the IBM Cloud Connect to Your Instance You can access your new IBM Cognos BI Server instance here. If anonymous access was enabled, then no logon is required. Otherwise, use the Business analytics administrator username baadmin with the password you selected when you created the instance. Image Details This image contains the following products: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1 Server with sample data IBM WebSphere Application Server IBM HTTP Server v7.0 Fix Pack 11 IBM DB2 v9.7 Workgroup Server Edition (Limited Use) IBM Cognos BI Sample Data Sets Running on Red Hat Linux Server 21

22 Getting Started with your Cognos 10 Server on the IBM Cloud To access the Cognos 10 BI Server on the IBM Academic Skills Cloud, simply specify the following URL in your web browser: Name>/ibm/cognos ** including your hostname from your image** The Welcome Page for Cognos 10 BI Server should then appear! Sample Data sets Click on the My Home link in the Welcome Page above to enter the Public Folders content page. Click on the Samples folder shown below to run (and edit) the various sample reports, queries and analysis based on sample relational data sources and IBM Cognos Power Cubes. 22

23 Accelerating access to technology to build skills Faculty Students in Class BENEFITS: Cuts software deployment from weeks to minutes Enables Professors to focus on teaching Delivers virtual server instances to students Pre configured instances based on best practices Remote Students

24 Various Approaches on Instances Faculty Faculty Created and Managed Student Created and Managed Students 24

25 Various Approaches on Instances Faculty Faculty Created and Managed Professors sign SmartCloud user agreement / addendum to IBM Academic Initiative agreement Professors get an account on SmartCloud (Academic Skills Cloud) Professors create instances using their cloud key, can create multiple keys Professors provide instance / product access instructions to students - i.e. web urls for Cognos, RTC, Mashup Center, Websphere Portal etc Pros: - Central Management / Governance by Faculty - Faculty can save instances as private images, delete instances at end of semester - Shields students from SmartCloud Control Panel, key management and Putty/SSH interfaces Cons: - Required to gain familiarity with SmartCloud Control Panel, Key Management etc - Requires up front planning, and post semester decommissioning of instances - Depending on IBM product / image being used, faculty may need to also gain familiarity with SSH / Putty client 25

26 Various Approaches on Instances Students Student Created and Managed Professors sign SmartCloud user agreement / addendum to IBM Academic Initiative agreement Professors get an account on SmartCloud (Academic Skills Cloud) Professor provide names and addresses of students to IBM IBM adds students to Professor s SmartCloud account Student creates cloud key, and creates instances) Pros: - Faculty defer cloud instance creation and management to students - Students enabled to create instances on own, and are exposed to cloud concepts - Faculty can save instances as private images, delete instances at end of semester - Shields students from SmartCloud Control Panel, key management and Putty/SSH interfaces Cons: - Students require familiarity with SmartCloud Control Panel, Key Management, and IBM product capabilities etc - Students manage their instances, including deletion of instances at end of semester - Requires up front planning, and post semester decommissioning of instances - Depending on IBM product / image being used, student may need to also gain familiarity with SSH / Putty client 26

27 Various Roles Administrator Has IBM SmartCloud account Creates SmartCloud key Enabled to create instances with SmartCloud key Manages instances via SmartCloud Control Panel Can Create Private Images, Delete Instances Typically performed by Professor or Teacher Assistant User Simply accesses the capabilities of the IBM product / instance Will not use SmartCloud portal interface; control panel* Will not create or need to use cloud key* *Advanced User scenario can exist, when a student project may require exposure to key control panel features, or ability to create instances, and manage instances 27

28 Recommended Approach for Pace University Faculty Managed Instances Creates instances Leverage IBM SmartCloud Control Panel Professor Provides Web URL for Students with exercises / assignments Benefits: Centralizes management of teaching instances Students simply access IBM Cognos via browser 28

29 Next Steps 1 Course Assessment Identify Current Course Course Goals Syllabus Key Skills Identify Key Analytics Capabilities 2 Technology Alignment Business Analytics On premise Cloud virtualization Deployment Planning Schedule Skills Transfer (Faculty Briefing/Workshops) 3 Content Review Align Sample Exercises Review Candidate Tutorials Map To Syllabus Brainstorm/Planning Session 29

30 Let s build a smarter planet 30 bry@us.ibm.com