Aras PLM Software Leveraging the Cloud

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Leveraging the Cloud

Rob McAveney
Director of Product Management
Aras Corp

Cloud Background
 Cloud Computing: delivery of computing requirements
as a service
 Three levels:
 Infrastructure
(IaaS)
 Platform
(PaaS)
 Software /
Application
(SaaS)

Source: Wikipedia

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Cloud Background
 Clear Advantages
 Scalability: virtually limitless computing resources
 Universal Access: use it anywhere with an internet connection
 Reliability: near 100% uptime

 Not so Clear…
 Performance: cloud wins in some scenarios, not others
 Security: securing your own infrastructure vs. trusting theirs
 Cost: not as simple as trading servers for a subscription
 Lock-In: what happens when you are ready to leave?
 Updates: automatic by vendor, but is that what you want?
 Customization: what if it doesn’t match your processes?
 … and whose data is it?

Aras Cloud Announcements
 Connected Cloud
 Aras strategy announced at ACE 2011
 Embedding 3rd party cloud services into the user interface and
workflow processes of the PLM system
 Seamlessly leverage data, information, analytics and services
from public and community cloud sources
 Aras Spectrum - Cloud PLM for Microsoft Azure
 ACE 2012 announcement
 New Aras product - turnkey PLM Platform as a Service
 A development collaboration with Microsoft to deliver a
massively scalable PLM environment


Introducing… Aras Spectrum
Cloud-based Enterprise PLM
 New Aras product
 Complete Cloud PLM
PLM SOFTWARE Software as a Service
PLM SERVICES  Complete Cloud PLM
Platform as a Service
PLATFORM
 Best of current cloud
Database Web Server
ideas, with an Aras
difference that
INFRASTRUCTURE provides additional
OS Storage benefits, less risk and
Hardware Networking fewer limitations

Cloud
On Premise

Enterprise Software on the Cloud
The Promise
 Everything is cloud-
SOFTWARE deployed, integrated,
PLM ERP CRM … secure & reliable

PLATFORM  Instant On
Database Web Server
 Simple, out-of-the-
INFRASTRUCTURE
box applications
OS Storage that match your
Hardware Networking requirements and
processes
Cloud
On Premise


Enterprise Software on the Cloud
The Reality
SOFTWARE CRM SOFTWARE HR

PLATFORM PLATFORM
Database Web Server Database Web Server

INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE
OS Storage OS Storage
Hardware Networking Hardware Networking

Cloud
On Premise

 Mix of clouds SOFTWARE PLM SOFTWARE ERP SOFTWARE …

and on-site;
PLATFORM PLATFORM PLATFORM
integration and Database Web Server Database Web Server Database Web Server

customization INFRASTRUCTURE
OS Storage
INFRASTRUCTURE
OS Storage
INFRASTRUCTURE
OS Storage

is required Hardware Networking Hardware Networking Hardware Networking


Aras Spectrum: PLM on the Cloud
The Aras Way
 On Premise File Vault

 On Premise Vault with

Cloud Replication

 Deploy On Premise with

Cloud
Cloud Mirror
On Premise
 Cloud Deployment with On

Premise Failsafe

 Dual Deployment with

Mixed Services

Aras Spectrum
Both SaaS and PaaS
Software as a Service (SaaS)
 Out of the box PLM system on the Microsoft Azure Cloud
 Instant On
 PLM business applications based on industry standards (CMII,
AIAG, PMI, CMPIC, etc.)

PLM Platform as a Service (PaaS)
 Full Aras Innovator real-time customization environment
 Leverages what Aras has always done best – simple modeling of
complex business data and processes
 All of the Aras Community applications can be added to your Aras
Spectrum instance

Aras Spectrum
Performance

 Microsoft and Aras are architecting Aras Spectrum to run
across all the world-wide Azure data centers

 Will be performance load-tested by Microsoft for
50,000+ user, “big data” configurations

 Configuration options allow CAD Vaults to remain on-site
to optimize check-in / check-out and viewing
performance


Aras Spectrum
Eliminate Lock-In

 Aras has always been committed to open APIs,
transparent data models, and the ability to access your
data

 Aras Spectrum is built from the same Aras Innovator
technology as the enterprise open source distribution

 You can easily move your data back and forth between
the cloud and an on premise deployment of Aras
Innovator – as simple as backup and restore


Aras Spectrum
Customization and Updates

 Real world PLM environments need customizations and
integrations
 Deploying changes still requires functional testing,
performance optimization and validation
 Aras will run parallel versions of Aras Spectrum
environments. Development, test and production
instances will be available to customers.
 Customers choose which version to run, when to deploy
changes and when to upgrade
 As with on premise deployments, you customize it and
Aras will upgrade it – all costs are included in the
Subscription

Connected Cloud Services
 Managed File Exchange with Trubiqiuty

 Cloud-Based Replication with Ilesfay


Leveraging the Cloud
 The cloud is not a panacea
 Solves some problems, introduces others
 Migration of existing systems to the cloud will take years
 Only addresses IT issues – does not solve PLM
 Options are available to get started
 Don’t throw away your existing infrastructure
 Use the cloud for new implementations or to extend existing ones
 Start using cloud services right away
 Aras has you covered
 Full cloud deployment, mixed deployments, cloud services
 Let us help you get to the cloud when it makes sense for you

ACE Germany

Questions ?
Rob McAveney
Director of Product Management
Aras Corp

Aras PLM Software Leveraging the Cloud

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