Cast Iron Overview Webinar 6.13

© 2012 IBM Corporation

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The Value of Simplicity: An Introduction to WebSphere Cast Iron

Jon Beaulier, Worldwide Cast Iron Sales Leader, IBM

Mike Mulryan, Director of IT, Ipswitch Inc.

© 2012 IBM Corporation2

Agenda

�Cast Iron Overview

�Cast Iron Success at Ipswitch Inc

�Q&A


Polling Question #1

Does your company have a cloud strategy involving deployment of packaged cloud

applications such as Salesforce, Oracle CRM On Demand, WorkDay, Netsuite, etc?

a. We have adopted and deployed cloud applications

b. We are evaluating the benefits of cloud applications, but do not have any in production

c. We do not have a cloud strategy and do not plan to deploy cloud applications


Setting Context: The Impact of SaaS

Infrastructure

Platforms

Applications

� Cloud applications reduce the burden on IT

� The ease-of-use of these tools empowers business the business to own and modify the application layer

� Impacts relationship between business & IT; forcing IT to be more accommodating and responsive with changes to integration layer


Speed &Simplicity


Traditional Integration Solutions

Design/Deploy Run-time

wMWorkflowMonitor

wMManagerConsole

wM

Monitor

wM

FabricConsole

wM Trading

NetworkConsole

wMWorkflowEngine

wM

Broker

TradingNetworks

wMManager

wMAdapters

wM Fabric wM Glue

Database

RAIDArray

wM Optimize

wMDashboard

Database

$3 software = $1 integration$1 software = $3 integrate/maintain� Cost

Simplified approach condenses time

to value by 40% - 60%

Extended project timelines� Time to Value

Configure-based reduces cost of

resources by 38%

Highly skilled developers� Skill Set

Focused group of configuration

resources

Large # of resources� Resources

Lots of Complexity - Lots of Software - Lots of Programming


The Value of Cast Iron

$3 software = $1 integration$1 software = $3 integrate/maintain� Cost

Condense timelines by 40% - 60%Extended project timelines� Time to Value

Reduce cost of resources by 38%Highly skilled developers� Skill Set

Small team of configuration

resources

Large # of resources� Resources

Plug In Configure Manage

No Complexity - No Software - No Programming


Complete Flexibility

IBM Cast Iron Cloud

Virtual Appliances

Physical Appliances

Total Connectivity Complete Reusability

TIP Exchange

TIP Development Kit

TIP Community

For All Types of Projects

UI Mashups

Process Integration

Data Migration

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Template Integration Processes (Template Integration Processes (TIPsTIPs))

No Coding Beyond Configuration Preconfigured Templates Integration Processes

(TIPs)


Trusted

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Proven Results

19 daysCustomer, Opportunity Synch

(Oracle CRM On Demand, Oracle EBS)

29 daysCustomer, Contact, Opportunity Sync

(Siebel, CRM On Demand, SFDC)

Customer Initial Project Project Duration

Customer and Policy Renewal Sync(SFDC, PeopleSoft)

4 days

Customer, Opportunity Sync(SFDC, Oracle EBS)

5 days

Customer, Order, Invoice Status, Sync(SFDC, SAP)

10 days

Customer, Order Sync(Siebel, Syspro)

19 days

360 Degree View of Customers(SFDC, SAP)

10 days


Cast Iron Capabilities

Cast Iron Solution Overview

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CloudApplications

On-premiseApplicationsCloud

Applications

On-premiseApplications

Speed &Simplicity


Polling Question #2

How do you plan to address integration requirements associated with the deployment of cloud

applications?

a. Custom code

b. ESB

c. Basic Data Migration Tools (i.e. Data Loader)

d. Cloud-Specific Middleware (i.e. Cast Iron)

e. Existing ETL Tools













Questions?

Jon Beaulier, Worldwide Cast Iron Sales Leader, IBM

[email protected]

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