EPAM Private CloudFor Project Managers and Coordinators

June, 2015

Basic Concepts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is EPC and why should we use it on our project?

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EPC allows to provide project team with necessary processing capacities quickly and in terms of self-service

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Why is EPC better than other Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and others)?

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EPC is a hybrid cloud: EPC specific features + AWS, Azure and Open Stack facilities + unified CLI and Web UI.

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Can I omit reading tones of documentation before I start using cloud?

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Sure. All you need is a bit of time to look through this presentation

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A EPC provides efficient costs control and monitoring facilities (also unified)

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EPC Facilities

• Running virtual resources of different configurations within minutes

• EPC services (Monitoring, Log Aggregation, Load Balancing, Scheduling, etc.)

• Auto-configuration

• AWS Services

• Personal Projects for training and estimation

• Transparent resource usage audit

• 24/7 support: SpecialEPM-CSUPConsulting@epam.com SupportEPM-

CSUPL1_5@epam.com

EPC provides its users with the following facilities:

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Efficient Costs and Resource Management and Monitoring

• Monthly Manager’s reports• Detailed Billing at any time• Quotas: project costs control• Multi-level Cloud Analytics• Management Console for active resources in

Cloud• Detailed information on infrastructure

events

The following management tools are available:

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STARTING THE CLOUD

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Recommendations Before You Start

• Estimate the possible infrastructure configurations for EPC regions.

• Decide on the details (regions, instance types (shapes), whether you need EPC services, estimate resource usage plan)

• Ensure sufficient expertise :• Address Consulting:

SpecialEPM-CSUPConsulting@epam.com• Site: https://cloud.epam.com • AWS Partner Program

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Activating a Project / Submitting a Request

To activate a project, just go to EPAM Service Portal (support.epam.com) and select Activate Project or Region in EPAM Private Cloud:

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Setting Project Quotas

In UPSA, you can specify:

• The sum at which the project members will get quota alarm

• The sum at which all project resources will be stopped

EPAM Private Cloud quotas allow to set the limit for project monthly expenses in each region

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Setting User Permissions: UPSA

The basic Cloud permissions are set up in UPSA.

• zCloudUser: grants permissions according to the PMC role• zCloudAdmin: grants max project permissions levelPermissions fine-tuning is available on Orchestration Management Console (for Project Coordinators)

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Ready to Use

Login to https://cloud.epam.com and start using cloud without additional preparations via convenient desktop and Mobile interfaces

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Run New Instances

The RUN wizard allows you to run your first VMs immediately:

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Manage EPC Tool

Manage EPC Tool (available on Orchestration Dashboard for project coordinators only) allows to tune project settings, such as user permissions, quotas and subscriptions:

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QUESTIONS?

Financial questions: Billing Page

SLA: Terms and Agreements

Services: EPC Services Page

Project Management: Guide

Management Console: Guide

Cloud Consulting: SpecialEPM-CSUPConsulting@epam.com

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Cloud Training Program

EPAM Cloud Basics

• Frequently Asked Questions

• Computing Facilities by EPC

• Cost Management and Monitoring tools overview

• Activating a project

• Setting user permissions

• Setting Project Quotas

NEXT: Five Hints to Optimize Costs

• Cloud Costs Composition

• Active and Passive Resources

• Hint 1: Scheduling

• Hint 2: Checkpoints accurate usage

• Hint 3: Active resources usage optimization (run vs stop)

• Hint 4: Account Optimization Ratio Reports

• Hint 5: Use cheaper region

AWS Integration Basics

• AWS Usage Roadmap

• AWS and EPC Management Consoles

• Using Maestro CLI for AWS Manipulations

• Resource Unification

• Self-education possibilities

Cloud Management Tools

• Cloud Management Console overview

• Manage EPC wizard

• Audit tools

• Reporting tools

• Monitoring tools