scsm + azure: a match made in.....the cloud!
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RUNNING SYSTEM CENTER SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CLOUD WITH MICROSOFT AZURE
Geoffrey Chollar, Solutions Architect, SoftChoice
Chris Ross, Director of Program Management, Cireson
Pete Zerger, Principal Program Manager, Cireson
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INTRODUCTIONS
Chris Ross, MVPDirector of Program Management
Cireson@SCSMUS
Pete Zerger, MVP Principal Program Manager
Cireson@PZerger
Geoffrey ChollarSolutions Architect
Softchoice
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AGENDA
Why Azure?Leveraging Existing Investments Service Manager Architecture in Azure Deployment Experience in Azure Cloud Simplification Impact on Architecture & Management Next Steps & Call to Action
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QUICK POLL Tell us about your System Center investments
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WHY AZURE?
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CIRESON IS COMMITTED TO EVANGELIZING & DELIVERING SERVICE & ASSET MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE INTELLIGENT CLOUD
Standardize. Automate.Transform.
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MICROSOFT INTELLIGENT CLOUD
IDENTIY COMPUTE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS
MicrosoftAzure AD
MFA
RMS
Azure App Proxy
Azure IaaS
Microsoft Hyper-V
Windows Server 2016
Containers
Nano Server
OMS
Azure Resource Manager
Azure Automation
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WHY AZURE?Hoster Azure
Cost/ month $X 30% more
Cost/ GB/ month 14 GB | $X 24.5 | 30% less
Cost/ Core/ month 5 cores | $X 12 cores | 85% less
Windows Server Licensing ?? Included
SQL Server Licensing ?? Included
Disk space Very limited Unlimited! Pay-as-you-go.
Disk speed Standard SSD on SQL
Disk spindles 4 (host) in RAID 1 4 just for data on SQL D2
Processor speed Standard Faster on SQL
Tip: Talk to a LSP to get discounted pricing
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WHY AZURE? (OTHER FACTORS)Hoster Azure
Scalability Tedious Simple
Data Growth Rebuild storage array Bottomless data center
Deployment Old school Push button
Pricing Model Relatively limited Many different options
Services Limited Many related services
Internet Speed Good Great
Automation Limited Azure Automation/ PowerShell
Administration Do it yourself Managed to some degree
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CALCULATING AZURE HOSTING COSTSwith Cireson Azure Cost Calculator
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AZURE CALCULATORStep 1: Introduction Screen
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AZURE CALCULATORStep 2: Adjust Answers in Orange
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AZURE CALCULATORStep 3: Review Cost Estimates
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A LOOK AT THE NUMBERSExample (No Data Warehouse)
Small Medium Large Enterprise
750 Employees 2,500 Employees 7,000 Employees 12,000 Employees
1,000 Computers 3,300 Computers 8,000 Computers 15,000 Computers
10 Analysts 25 Analysts 65 Analysts 200 Analysts
No Data Warehouse No Data Warehouse No Data Warehouse No Data Warehouse
$1,006.14 $1,254.12 $1,840.85 Consult
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A LOOK AT THE NUMBERSExample (with Data Warehouse)
Small Medium Large Enterprise
750 Employees 2,500 Employees 7,000 Employees 12,000 Employees
1,000 Computers 3,300 Computers 8,000 Computers 15,000 Computers
10 Analysts 25 Analysts 65 Analysts 200 Analysts
Yes Data Warehouse Yes Data Warehouse Yes Data Warehouse Yes Data Warehouse
$1,254.15 $2,013.88 $2,693.32 Consult
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LEVERAGING EXISTING INVESTMENTS When it comes to running System Center in the cloud, Service Manager is the tip of the iceberg
SCOM (application monitoring)Orchestrator (automation & self-service) SCCM (systems mgmt and deployment)Active Directory Domain Services
With corporate-to-cloud connectivity, data center location becomes unimportant.
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HYBRID SELF-SERVICE Cloud-based services for on-premises users
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SCSM ARCHITECTURE ON-PREMISES
On-prem
isesDC SCSM ManagementServer Farm
SQL Always AG
User access via Cireson Self-Service or Analyst Portal
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SCSM ARCHITECTURE IN AZURE
On-prem
isesAzure
DC SCSM ManagementServer Farm
SQL Always AG
User access via Cireson Self-Service or Analyst Portal
Access to Azure via S2S VPN, ExpressRoute or direct Internet connection
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OPTIMIZING SYSTEM CENTER SQL
DONT Install anything to C: drive
Use the D: (temp) drive
Enable Autoshrink or Autogrow
DO
Install SQL yourself if bringing your own license
Separate data and log files to separate drives
Use Database Page Compression (to save IOPS)
Split TempDB into 1 file per CPU core
Use Instant File Initialization
Managing SQL is in many respects just like on-premises
See link to “Performance Guidance for SQL in Azure” whitepaper in the Additional Resources section at the
end of this presentation.
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CLOUD SIMPLIFICATIONSome aspects of infrastructure management actually become easier in the cloud
High Availability SQL Application Load Balancing Scaling to Meet Demand Patching 123
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AZURE DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS
AZURE PORTALDevice-friendly web experience
Access to most features
No coding skills required
Perfect for simple, one-off deployments and admin tasks
POWERSHELLFull Azure feature access
Small and ad-hoc deployments
Leverage in automation tools
Quick and consistent bulk admin, and smaller deployments
AZURE TEMPLATEDeclarative and idempotent
Define dependencies
Deploy networks, VMs + apps
Great for refresh on-demand for complete environments!
“The Three Amigos”
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TEMPLATE DEPLOYMENT IN AZURE
Virtual Networks
Roles & Applications AD WEB SQL
Publish Services
Advanced Configuration
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DEMO: AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENTwith Azure Resource Manager Deployment Templates
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DIFFERENCES IN ARCH & MANAGEMENT
How does hosting in Azure change architecture of System Center or other applications?
Architecture Management
Scaling to meet demand
Storage management
Network security
Evaluating high availability needs
Not all environments will be powered on 24/ 7 Deployment automation Backup & DR strategy Management tools
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NEXT STEPS
Get a free MS Azure trial subscription
Deploy a test AD + SCSM environment
Install the Cireson Portal!
Contact a great partner like Softchoice
Try System Center 2012 in Azure for Yourself!
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SO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT AZURE?
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