Windows Azure Real Case: Infosys Technologies--Using SQL Data Services (now SQL Azure) to create a cloud-based solution for car Dealers

Infosys Technologies

Infosys Technologies Ltd. is a leading enterprise for it reform. With 64 offices worldwide and employs more than 95,000 employees, the company has been looking for the best technology to help users achieve business goals. As Infosys began designing a scheme that allows car dealers to share inventory and other resource information, it needs to provide a cloud-based solution that simplifies deployment and is easy to expand without user maintenance. To create its "Hub-in-the-cloud hub" scenario, it needs a cloud-based database, Microsoft ®sql data Services, as part of Microsoft Services platform. Infosys uses SQL Data services to create a solution for car dealerships that can be easily reused to meet the integration needs of similar health care, accommodation, insurance and other industries.

With SDS running on Microsoft Services Platform, we can provide a 0-maintained data center for global users. Cloud computing has become a reality--jitendra Pal Thethi, Infosys Technologies Ltd. chief architect

Scene

Infosys Technologies Ltd., the world's 2000 companies define, design and provide technical business solutions, and continue to explore the core technology innovation to make its users benefit. With 64 offices worldwide and employs more than 95,000 employees, the company is eager to provide its global user program for cloud computing. Cloud computing is an emerging technology that provides computing resources, applications, and storage from the Internet or cloud. Cloud concept, which includes popular delivery technologies such as Software + services, and software services, enabling developers to create rich solutions that users can access through the Web.

Users benefit from a cloud-based solution because no client application is deployed or maintained. Similarly, organizations can avoid traditional it costs based on managed server scenarios.

Infosys hopes to revive its car dealership solution and to meet the flexibility and scalability requirements. Infosys evaluates the applicability and value of cloud-based models, and then decides to provide users with enhanced benefits in this scenario. Infosys's cloud-based solution for the automotive industry simplifies the process of sharing inventory or other data between resellers on one network and their OEM vendors.

Solution

The Infosys car dealership solution is built on the web and based on the star standard, using cloud-based microsoft®services platform technologies including Microsoft SQL Data Services (SDS). SDS provides a highly scalable and internet-oriented distributed database service in the cloud to store and process relational queries. It helps developers create and deliver new applications based on rest and soap web protocols. The service is built on robust Microsoft SQL server® databases and Windows server® technology, providing high availability and security.

As Infosys designs its car dealerships and OEM integration solutions, it is possible to exceed traditional point-to-point connections between reseller locations. "We need to provide a simple, class-device solution that can be placed at a distribution point to enhance an existing DMS system to provide additional business-to-business integration capabilities from our cloud-based services," Jitendra Pal Thethi, Infosys's chief architect.

Exceeding point-to-point connectivity means looking for an efficient, hub-and-platform system that points to the cloud and the SDS that runs on Microsoft Services.

"It is very expensive for dealers in a distribution network to create and maintain physical integration, for example, this point-to-point solution is not extended." Thethi said, "You really need a center that users can easily connect to, running a cloud-based service at Microsoft Services Platform delivers an ideal low-cost, 0-Maintenance central solution." "

You do need a hub that users can easily connect to, running a cloud-based service at Microsoft Services Platform delivers an ideal low-cost, 0-maintained central solution--jitendra Pal Thethi, Infosys Chief architect, Technologies Ltd.

Infosys Solution Architecture
Infosys uses a three-tier architecture, including:

is based on the Web interface. Reseller staff, if you want to view the inventory of another reseller, or look for OEM information, use a desktop browser to connect to the cloud-based Infosys solution. The application layer. Infosys provides middle-tier code and business logic that enables data integration among participants. The Infosys application layer provides connectivity between the cloud SDS and the reseller's existing data systems. The Infosys Legacy Modernization solution is part of the catalytic IT solution suite and can be used with distributors with green-screen legacy systems (Green-screen Legacy). The application is hosted in the cloud. The data layer. Data from all parties-dealers, OEMs and other participants-is hosted in a dedicated SDS instance in the cloud. Advantages

The Infosys discovery platform needs to create a complete cloud-based solution for its global users. Companies can create a low deployment fee and 0 maintenance solutions. The solution can be easily reused for other vertical industries, providing almost unlimited expansion capabilities and easy integration with legacy systems.

Low, robust infrastructure ensures high service availability
Using SDS and the rest of Microsoft Services Platform technology provides the complete cloud infrastructure that Infosys needs to create a car dealership solution. "We need a robust cloud-based database solution to support hub based integration," Thethi said. This is what SDS provides. Services platform also provides the infrastructure we need to deploy cloud applications and support validation. "

Infosys See the platform has a strong value. "It's great that SQL Data services and services platform the rest of the technology to form a cloud infrastructure." "This opens the door to creating a new generation of cloud-based solutions," Thethi said. "

Low-cost deployment and 0 maintenance
When Infosys seeks to build the best platform for its cloud-based car dealership integration solution, it also hopes that the solution will not cost much for user deployment and maintenance. "Our center needs a database, but we don't want the reseller to deploy and support the same level of infrastructure," Thethi said. "With SQL Data Services, we are able to provide users with a cloud-based solution without capital expenditure or operating expenses." This removes many obstacles for the acceptance of the solution. "

With SQL Data Services, we are able to provide users with a cloud-based solution that does not require capital expenditure or operating expenses. This removes many obstacles for the acceptance of the solution--jitendra Pal Thethi, Infosys Technologies Ltd. chief architect

The use of SDS and Microsoft Services platform reduces the anxiety of Infosys and its users, and reduces the cost of ensuring high availability and similar management concerns. "We love data replication, and disaster recovery and other management responsibilities are handled by Microsoft," Thethi said. "

Simple reuse for other vertical industries
Car dealerships are just one of many industries that Infosys based on cloud solutions that use SDS as a class device for data warehousing. Hotels, clinics or insurance agents, and all vertical industries typically include geographically distributed operations, so these industries can benefit from solutions that are easy to deploy, inexpensive, and 0 maintenance.

"We need a popular cloud platform that allows us to reuse our solutions for vertical industries." "The hospitality, healthcare, insurance and other vertical industries can benefit from cloud-based solutions," Thethi said. But all of these solutions require a central-based data store, which is why SDS is so important. "

Thethi added: "We have always wanted to have such a solution." With a cloud-based platform, with Microsoft services Platform, we can provide users with an extensible, 0-maintained service and data hub. The cloud infrastructure becomes a reality, and the devices that connect to the cloud with the enterprise make it more valuable. "

Extensibility

Infosys can easily add new players to a cloud-based solution. "With SDS, we can expand solutions for any number of car dealerships, insurance agencies and other vertical industry participants." "With more and more car dealerships involved, the cost of cloud services has increased, but the increase in revenue has made up for it," Thethi said. Users never have to worry about extensibility. These are handled by the vast data center of Microsoft Foundation Services. "

Integration with legacy systems
Integration with legacy systems is one of Infosys's specialized directions. "Our Infosys Legacy modernization solutions enable companies around the world to maximize the value of their legacy systems." "We can create a solution between the legacy system and the cloud," Thethi said. We can deploy that solution on the cloud. This brings great value to the customer-the ability to continue using its legacy systems while the cloud handles everything. "

Summary
In summary, Infosys uses Microsoft Services Platform to design its next-generation cloud-based applications, helping its global users use the Internet for Low-cost, 0-maintained solutions.

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