IT Rationalization: Leveraging Service-Oriented Abstraction

IT Rationalization LeveragingService-Oriented Abstraction Oracle Architect Day

Pasadena, CAJuly 9, 2009

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July 9, 2009

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• Service-Oriented Abstraction

• Real-world Experiences

• Q & A

Agenda

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User Interfaces / Reporting

Security / Policies

Business Processes / Logic

IT Rationalization / Service-Oriented Abstraction

Abstract

Business Services

Business Objects

Applications / Data

InfrastructureRationalize

Abstract


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Infrastructure

Rationalize: Infrastructure

• Simplify, standardize and consolidate infrastructure

• Analyze, design and migrate to a strategic platform

• Optimize through virtualization and data center consolidation

• Leverage Cloud computing


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Applications / Data

Rationalize: Applications / Data

• Consolidate applications that provide similar business functionality

• Identify applications that can reside on the same server


• Migrate applications to new platforms, improve runtime efficiency

• Retire / Replace legacy applications

• Leverage Hubs to consolidate data

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Business Objects

Abstract: Business Objects

• Identify, define and establish Enterprise Business Objects

• Canonical representation of entities: Customer, Item, Order, etc.


• Transform and standardize disparate data structures

• Reside in the Service Bus

• Leverage Foundation Pack in Application Integration Architecture (AIA)

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Business Services

Abstract: Business Services

• Define canonical services based on Business Objects

• Business Services are normalized across applications


• Represent core business functions of an enterprise

• Use BPEL adapters based services provided increased visibility

• Leverage Enterprise Business Messages in AIA

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Business Processes

Abstract: Business Logic

• Abstract Business Logic that is embedded in Applications

• Leverage unified Business Process Management Platform

• BPEL


• BPEL

• BPMN

• Human Workflow

• Increases IT and Business collaboration

• Improves business agility, increases visibility

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Business Rules

Abstract: Business Logic

• Leverage powerful Business Rules Engine

• Decision Tables

• Activation Dates


• Activation Dates

• Inference

• Aggregates

• Makes processes and applications agile and dynamic

• Decision Tables provide business users a familiar metaphor

• Seamless integration with SOA & Process Management makes it

effortless to start leveraging rules

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Security / Policies

Abstract: Security / Policies

• Abstract security from applications and business processes

• Security enforced through centralized declarative security framework


• Insulate developers from security & identity management

• Effectively secures critical applications and sensitive data

• Streamlines compliance audit and reporting

• Leverage Identity Management

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User Interfaces / Reporting

Abstract: User Interfaces / Reporting

• Build composite applications / dashboards using canonical services

• Abstract analysis and reporting capabilities


• Leverage WebCenter, Business Activity Monitor, OBIEE

12 Service-Oriented Abstraction

Canonical

Service

(normalized

across Apps)

Declarative

(non programmatic)

Re-use

across Apps)

Loosely Coupled

Layered

Applications

Consolidation

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• Continue to monitor, maintain and governance

• Leverage Enterprise Repository

Ongoing Maintenance & Governance


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• Requirement: predictable process quality, reduced manual labor

• 15,000 invoices

• Invoice approval automation

• Outsourced staff reduction from 40 to 5

British Petroleum

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• Requirement: applications consolidation, reduce IT spend

• Error-prone applications, unable to upgrade

• 10K PL/SQL lines to 7 BPEL processes

BAE Systems

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• Requirement: increase IT productivity, decrease service spend

• Fraud detection

• 200 to 5 processors

• 95% code base reduction

Verizon Wireless

• New rules in 3 weeks

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• Requirement: applications consolidation, reduce IT spend

• Eliminated 46 of 400 applications

• Composite applications + ERP

British Telecom

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• Requirement: infrastructure consolidation, reduce IT spend

• Centralized deployment of 200 applications

• Operational as well as development team resources reduced by 33%

• Security governance changes implemented in 2 nights instead of 3

months

Credit Suisse

months

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• Requirement: time to market, reduce IT spend

• 52 processes across three applications

• Developed in half the time, 50% cost savings

Helio


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• Requirement: application consolidation

• Three different cashiering applications

• Developed single user interface, interfaced to backend applications

• Eliminated need to training on three different applications

City of Las Vegas


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• Requirement: reliable integration, reduce IT spend

• Deployed centralized integration platform

• Interface seven disparate applications

• Exception handling dashboard

Pardee Homes


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