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WEBINAR

Multi-Tenant BusinessIntelligence in a CloudComputing Environment

February 18, 2010

Allie Gentry, Chief Technology Officer

Scott deVillers, Solution Architect


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Business Intelligence Trends

For enterprises

Increased BI adoption among business managers Driven by improved usability and ease of use of ad-hoc

query and reporting capabilities

For ISVs and SaaS vendor applications

BI is becoming an embedded component of ISV and SaaS

vendor applications ISVs and SaaS vendors need to deliver BI in context to

the applications and the business

For information aggregators

Enterprises and information aggregators can productize

valuable data through packaging it with web-based BI

Broad-based adoption of BI requires integrating datafrom multiple sources, both inside and outside thecorporate firewall.


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What is Multi-Tenancy?

Definition

A single instance of software runs on a server, servingmultiple client organizations (tenants)

How it works

With a multi-tenant architecture, a software application isdesigned to virtually partition its data and configuration,so each client organization works with a customizedvirtual application instance

Critical considerations for multi-tenancy

Scalability

Security

Re-branding Localization

Support for cloud computing-based deployments


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Use Cases for Multi-Tenant BI

ISVs who want to offer hosted or SaaS solutions

Pure-play SaaS vendors Enterprises deploying a solution globally across

different groups/regions

Information aggregators seeking to offer accessto data via web-based BI tools


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Benefits of Multi-Tenant BI

Increased efficiencies and cost savings

Leveraging a single installation of the BI application tosupport multiple clients provides for a lower cost ofacquisition and ownership

Operational efficiencies allow rapid onboarding of newclients, time to productivity and revenue

Provides lower user license expenses

Simplified user and release management

Zero-footprint, web-based solutions require zeromanagement at the client level

No client-based license keys

Simplified release management processes Increased responsiveness

To both market changes and customer needs

Easy re-branding

Provides a personalized end user experience


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Architecture Technical Details

InterfaceLayer

(Client Side)

Ext JS HTML/CSS

PresentationLayer

(Server Side)

jQuery

Admin UI Reporting UI

Portal

Administration Base

SwiftViewLogin Menus Admin MapsGrid Chart Meters

Reporting BaseShared Components

Security Layer

Business

Layer

Admin Logic Reporting Logic

Portal

Administration Base

SwiftViewLogin Menus Admin VariablesFiltering Calculations Security

Relation Rprt. BaseShared Components

App Data

Data Layer

DataMiningLayer

SwiftKnowledgeApplication Layer

Users Groups

Roles View

Detail Query

Analysis

OLAPDatabase Layer

Data Access Logic

Metadata Cache

Metadata Access Logic

Data Access

RelationalDatabase Layer

Data Access

Data Access Logic

Data Sources

SQL

ADO.NET/LINQ

SQL

ADOMD/ADOMD.NET

SQL

ADO.NET

Oracle

ADO.NET

OLAP Rprt. Base

CustomDataAPI

MySQL

ADO.NET

CustomDatabase

ADO.NET

Client BrowserLayer

WebApplication

Layer

ClientDataLayer


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Multi-Tenancy Four Approaches

SWIFTKNOWLEDGE SUPPORTS EVERY DELIVERY OPTION

1

1 Many

Many

1 2

3 4

WebApplicationLayer

Client Data Layer


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Isolation at the data layer is logical

and managed with SwiftKnowledge

Component-Level Security

Uniform brand identity across clients

Application and data management

can be delegated to client

Granularity of data securityto specific clients and users

Data volume growth

requirements are a factorof all tenants

Tenancy Approach | 1 : 11


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Tenancy ApproachSteps to Onboard a New Client

STEP 1:

Load new client data into existing database

STEP 2:

Import users for new client

Source can be ADS, LDAP or custom third-party authentication

Users and groups are created on-the-fly

STEP 3:

Define security at data layer for new client/users

1


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Tenancy Approach | 1 : Many

Uniform brand identity across clients


Data volume andgrowth requirements

handled independently

2


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STEP 1:

Instantiate new hardware and populate database

STEP 2:




STEP 3:


2


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Isolation at the data layer is logical

and managed with SwiftKnowledge

Component-Level Security

Unique branding and globalization

Application and data management

can be delegated to client


Data volume growth

requirements are a factorof all tenants

Tenancy Approach | Many : 13


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STEP 1:

Load new client data into existing database

STEP 2:

Create new virtual directory for new client

STEP 3:




STEP 4:Define security at data layer for new client/users

3


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Isolation is physical for all layers


Flexibility to manage growthand administration

Branding and

globalization unique Client data volumes

and growth handled

independently

Tenancy Approach | Many : Many

Ideal for clients who requirephysical segregation of data;flexible growth path

4


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STEP 1:

Instantiate new hardware

STEP 2:

Populate database with client-specific data

STEP 3:

Instantiate new web server

STEP 4:

Create new virtual directory for new client

STEP 5:



Users and groups are created on-the-flySTEP 6:


4


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Steps for Client Onboarding

Web Application Layer

Instantiate new web server*

Configure client-specificvirtual directory

Create application database


Define security at datalayer for new clients

Secure application functionality,including administration

Approach

1 / 1 1 / Many Many / 1 Many / Many

* This can mean adding a virtual directory to an existing web server** This can mean adding a new database to an existing database server

Client Data Layer

Instantiate new database server**

Populate databasewith client-specific data

Load new client datainto existing database

1 2 3 4


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Web App Layer/Data Layer


Branding

Globalization

Client data volumes andgrowth handled independently

Application/data managementcan be delegated to client

Efficient cross-clientcomparisons

The Benefits of Each Approach

Approach

1 / 1 1 / Many Many / 1 Many / Many

1 2 3 4


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Considering a Multi-TenancySolution?

Ask yourself

What is my business strategy, and is it limited by mycurrent technologies?

The technology needs to support not drive the businessstrategy

Ask potential solution providers

Does the solution support both cloud computingdeployments and appliance installations?

Who will host the data? Are they certified for datasecurity?

Reference sites

Microsoft

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479086.aspx#mlttntda_topic2

Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancy#Competitive_Differentiation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479086.aspxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitenancyhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479086.aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479086.aspxhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479086.aspx


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Built specifically for ISVs

and their end users

Uniquely satisfying

end user experience

Ultra-fast BI performance

in Web time

Linear scalability means

lower data center costs

Flexible security and

multi-tenancy

No plug-ins, client

downloads, license keys

Completely re-brandable

Flexible licensing

to fit any profit model

Unique Combination of InnovationsFor ISVs and SaaS

InteractiveData

Streaming

Component-Level

Security

Zero-FootprintWeb Deployment

BreakthroughUser

Experience


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