Automate and customise application services and deployment
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The webinar discusses the challenges of application delivery and the importance of automation and programmability in modern business environments. It emphasizes investing in programming skills, leveraging vendor APIs, and creating internal frameworks to enhance operational agility and reduce deployment times. The document also highlights that businesses adopting cloud solutions and process automation have reported improved agility and productivity.
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“High performing organisations deploy code 30 times more often and 8000 times faster than their peers, deploying multiple times a day, versus an average of once a month. [...] The net results are lower business risk and more operational agility.”
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Programmability Architecture
Network [Physical • Overlay • SDN]
Data Plane Scripting
Programmability
Virtual Edition
Chassis
Appliance
High-performance services fabric
VXLAN
NVGRE
VLAN
App Templates
Self Healing
Inbound APIs
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Automate and customise application services and deployment
- 1. Automate and Customise Application Services and DeploymentF5 Webinar Dec 2014 Robert Healey Marketing Solutions Director, F5 APJ
- 2. © F5 Networks, Inc. 2 •Application delivery challenges •Where and how to invest •Solving the issues •API and programmability tools for application services •Benefits Agenda
- 3. © F5 Networks, Inc. 3 An Application World is Highly Complex
- 4. © F5 Networks, Inc. 4 Responding to Changes !
- 5. © F5 Networks, Inc. 5 BUSINESS requires applications to become more agile SECURITY must be everywhere, from the network to the applications and the management OPERATIONS need visibility of the resources at different levels (app, data center, network) NETWORK is changing faster to support new applications and customers APPLICATIONS are dynamic and customer aware (profiling) Programmability: A Key Element of the Application World
- 6. © F5 Networks, Inc. 6 Traditional Programming and “Automation” Operations Manual / Scripted Configuration “The Network” Application Security Identity and Access Local LoadBalancing Application Performance Application Proxies Web & App Servers Network State
- 7. © F5 Networks, Inc. 7 Automation via Application Programming Interface (API) Operations Scripting and APIs Application Infrastructure Application Security Identity and Access Local LoadBalancing Application Performance Application Proxies Web & App Servers Automation and Orchestration Network State
- 8. © F5 Networks, Inc. 8 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 Growth in Web APIs Since 2005 Source: ProgrammableWeb.com
- 9. © F5 Networks, Inc. 9 “High performing organisations deploy code 30 times more often and 8000 times faster than their peers, deploying multiple times a day, versus an average of once a month. [...] The net results are lower business risk and more operational agility.” —2013 State of DevOps Report, Puppet Labs
- 10. © F5 Networks, Inc. 10 Work with vendors Leverage your vendor’s APIs Iterate You're not going get it right the first time Build frameworks Define reusable components Programming skills Invest in skills Where Do You Start Investing to See These Advantages?
- 11. © F5 Networks, Inc. 11 1) Invest in Programming Skills How to invest in building skills Make automation part of employee goals Carve out space and time to write code Start small and move to larger goals Investing in programming skills begins with training and perfects through using the skills on a regular basis Examples of programming skills Use languages that your vendors use and support Explore and understand samples that exist within language eco-system Write programs and have them execute against the APIs
- 12. © F5 Networks, Inc. 12 2) Leverage Your Vendor’s APIs How do you leverage them? Look for examples of how the APIs are created Pick the language that works best for you: REST, SOAP, Perl, Python, PS Interact with the larger community using the same APIs Vendor APIs are there to help you get the job done, if the APIs are not good enough, call them out on that fact and make them better What is a vendor API? Documented, open, and supported interface into software or hardware System that supports one or more languages System with plenty of examples, code samples, and a community
- 13. © F5 Networks, Inc. 13 3) Build Internal Frameworks How are they built? Take common groups of tasks and program a block of work out of them Promote and share the information Use tools such as github, wikis, or even shared documents to socialise Frameworks make unities of work reusable, shareable, and create a common set of tools that the entire organisation can benefit from What is a framework? Structures that implement units of work Frameworks encourage collaboration Frameworks are common tools, written in-house that an be reused
- 14. © F5 Networks, Inc. 14 4) Iterate Towards Perfection Examples of iteration Write a small piece of code and then build on it Write, test, deploy, edit, test, deploy Functional code solves a business problem Don’t try to solve all of the problems on the first go-around, your organisation will realise better ways to solve problems and the solutions will improve with time The myth of perfection Myth: You are going to get the program right the first time Myth: You will understand the problem you’re solving Myth: You need “programmers” to write code
- 15. © F5 Networks, Inc. 15 Network Programmability is the Place to Start Adapt your environment to take advantage Emerging Do it easily architectures Programmability in the network enables organisations to act and react, on demand, to operational and business events Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud Private Cloud Investments in network programmability pay dividends immediately DATA PLANE MANAGEMENT PLANE CONTROL PLANE
- 16. © F5 Networks, Inc. 16 Fluency Programmability Let the ADC Do More of the Heavy Lifting for You Functionality Scalability Scripting languages are a great start, but there’s more to programmability than the data plane
- 17. © F5 Networks, Inc. 17 Provision Application ServicesAutomation of device and application deployment Speed Accuracy Consistency Free up your team to work on more important tasks Deploy the architecture that you are interested in Ensure same setup and parameters every time PROBLEMS: •New applications are coming on-line, old ones are changing •Dynamic infrastructure requiring frequent setup of new ADC units
- 18. © F5 Networks, Inc. 18 Application Services Architecture Application Proxy Scalable resource pool delivers application services, policies, and programmable functions Data Centre Front-End Application Servers Application Proxy Back-End Application Servers Network High-Performance Services Fabric Management F5 Native Infrastructure Management DevOps Tools VXLAN NVGRE VLAN Overlay Underlay SaaS IT Ops Co-lo/Public/Hybrid-Cloud
- 19. © F5 Networks, Inc. 19 Provisioning Application Delivery Controllers The solutions SOAP or REST APIs work over the network to provision Programmable deployments mean every ADC is consistent Let your experts spell out the details in a program Testing has shown a reduction from 65 to 6.5 minutesin setup time for ADC with automation in place The challenges Cloud: New licensing models mean more ADCs in more places Inconsistencies: Increasing problems and troubleshooting Expertise: Not enough time to train all team members
- 20. © F5 Networks, Inc. 20 •Completely open architecture •Common API across all ADC modules •REST API for device to device communication •REST API for management to platform communication •Value added services Recommended API Architecture Management Platform Intelligent Management Framework ADC devices Cisco ACI VMware NSX OpenStack etc. XaaS Application Services
- 21. © F5 Networks, Inc. 21 Provisioning Applications The solutions Pre-built app services templates solve the settings for you Using an app template means you get the same settings every time Building your own templates allows you to bundle ADC knowledge Several hundred objects are required for a complete Microsoft Lyncdeployment, app templates reduce these to a number of questions The challenges Complexity: What are the best settings for enterprise apps? Inconsistencies: ADCs are setup with different settings In-house apps: Taking a long time to deploy
- 22. © F5 Networks, Inc. 22 An Easy Button Rapidly deploy popular applications with verified and supported configurations Standards Enforcement Enforce standards, reducing training and operational risk App Orchestration Standardise your unique application deployments A Single View App Manage all application components in one place An App Lifecycle Tool Manage the full lifecycle of the application Values Provided by Application Services Templates
- 23. © F5 Networks, Inc. 23 Dynamic Application Modification − Automate Changes React Resolve Analyse Adjust the network settings when conditions change Fix issues before they get out of hand Find out the health and performance of your apps PROBLEM: It’s taking too long to react to application environment changes
- 24. © F5 Networks, Inc. 24 Programmability Architecture Network [Physical • Overlay • SDN] Data Plane Scripting Programmability Virtual Edition Chassis Appliance High-performance services fabric VXLAN NVGRE VLAN App Templates Self Healing Inbound APIs Outbound APIs
- 25. © F5 Networks, Inc. 25 Programmability Tools Rules-based Scripts • Logical programming language • Full control of incoming or outgoing packets External APIs • Integrated REST/SOAP/XML API for ADC • Make calls from 3rd party orchestration engines Application Templates • Certified and supported templates • Cut application deployment down from weeks to minutes Internal APIs • Event driven automation and configuration • Simplify operations and troubleshooting for ADC
- 26. © F5 Networks, Inc. 26 Leverage Self-Solve Capabilities and Communities ADC health diagnostic tool Dev community collaboration Knowledge base Advanced diagnostics to help you optimise your system performance Collaborate and share innovations including code samples, new techniques, and other tips, with other users worldwide Product guides, release notes, solutions to known issues, how- to and hotfix information, downloads ASK FOR YOUR VENDOR'S SELF-SOLVE CAPABILITIES
- 27. © F5 Networks, Inc. 27 A survey found that 63% of enterprises that have implemented cloud solutions report an improvement in agility for supporting the needs of the business. 79% of enterprises implementing process automation experienced time savings, while 69% claimed improved productivity. —Redwood Software, “Manual Madness of Business Processes”
- 28. © F5 Networks, Inc. 28 What Does This Mean for IT? Better Alignment Reduced Costs More Innovation
- 29. © F5 Networks, Inc. 29 And What Does It Mean for the Business? Improved engagement Faster to market Application ROI
- 30. Solutions for an Application World.