Cisco Cloud Computing - CIAC

1. Overview

• Cloud Management and Orchestration

• Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud delivers a self-service portal and orchestration engine to automate provisioning across physical and virtual resources for public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.

• Enable organizations to deliver a disciplined and structured automation solution to manage cloud environments

• Accommodate complex customer’s technical and business requirements offering end users a single interface for requesting a comprehensive array of services

• Accelerate and expand cloud adoption

• Lower cost of operating via Open Source solutions

• Standardize and simplify provisioning, configuration, troubleshooting  and lifecycle management of your cloud infrastructure

2. CIAC 4 What's new

More than 800 out of the box Services and Workflows covering basic and complex IaaS use cases
Over 500 extension points for easy customization
Deploy cloud within existing IT practices, policies and systems
Leverage pre-existing “runbooks”

• Cisco UCS Director 4.1

• Cisco Nexus 1000v

• Cisco Cloud Services Router

• Cisco ASA 1000v

• Cisco Virtual Security Gateway

• Cisco Prime Network Services Controller

• Cisco Prime IPAM

• Citrix Netscaler VPX

• OpenStack

• VMware vCloud Director

• Amazon AWS

3. Architecture

• IAC Base
• Cisco Prime Service Catalog (Installation or Appliance)
• Cisco Process Orchestrator
• Compute Virtualization
• VMware vCenter
• VMware vCloud Director
• OpenStack
• Cisco UCS Director
• Networking Virtualization Services
• Cisco IAC Management Appliance
• Cisco Prime Network Services Controller
• Bare Metal Provisioning
• Cisco Server Provisioner (Bare Metal and Virtual)

4. Documents


Cisco’s Cloud Solutions with CIAC 4 Deep Dive