IaaS leads CNOOC cloud computing to the landing point

A few days ago, to "build cloud Management World" the theme of Kingdee 2012 Open Group China Annual Meeting held in Beijing, in the afternoon, "cloud management platform and Architecture Cloud Computing Forum" site, from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CNOOC) Information Technology Center, chief engineer Houxiao on cloud computing in the application of CNOOC has done a detailed introduction.

The cloud computing practice of CNOOC

As we all know, cloud computing is divided into three-tier architectures: first, software services (SaaS); Second, platform services (PaaS); Third, architecture services (IaaS).

The cloud computing practice of CNOOC-iaas

According to Houxiao, CNOOC's cloud computing practices in the IaaS level mainly do the following three aspects of work:

1, IaaS server cloud;

CNOOC's Virtual Server cloud scale is not very large. But from its application effect, the main is to play the role of energy saving and emission reduction. After a certain scale of enterprise, from the server procurement to operating costs is a large part of the savings. The server cloud saves 810,000 degrees of electricity a year, from the economy is a small 10 million of the cost savings. If all the calculations in the future are to be saved in this form, the money saved can be added to more software application-tier projects.

IaaS Server Cloud Although it can save money, but its challenges also have. Houxiao pointed out that, because we are cost center, so, in the past when the business unit to their own projects, he spent money to buy the server, they will be their own accounts, now do not have to spend money, as long as the application on the line, the server needs more exuberant than before.

"It's probably going to be because we did it for free, making him more in short supply." The more supply, the greater the demand. So this is a problem that needs to be faced in corporate governance, and the risk is relatively concentrated. It should be said that there is a problem with the hardware, which can cause multiple virtual servers to be affected. ”

2, IaaS Desktop cloud-Solution mobile office;

"The desktop cloud is similar to putting a big pc in a computer room, and then anyone can remotely manipulate the desktop, which is like making a group network and publishing apps." "Houxiao said.

It is understood that CNOOC is currently only published to the ipad, for business decision-makers to use. In the use of mobile office has also generated some complaints, "some of the past signed, no matter where the meeting or where, the Secretary took a piece of paper to sign a word, the process went down." But on the ERP will not be able to operate on the computer, so the approval time is longer than before. "To solve this problem and to experience the added value of the system, the desktop cloud is first used to solve the problem of mobile office." The Office system of CNOOC, ERP system are posted on the ipad, as long as the network can be operated.

At present, the number of CNOOC users have done more than 200, mobile office, to achieve business extension, no time, any place restrictions; second, rapid business deployment, applications do not need to run to remote, install the client, only to carry out the deployment of the server can be accessed.

Similarly, in the face of mobile office, there are similar challenges. Houxiao that the use of the ipad terminal, the terminal price problem is still more expensive, and dial-up also need to spend money, another channel problem would have wanted to do demo, but no signal, there is no way to use the cloud desktop, and also because of coverage problems, some areas can not be used.

, chief engineer of Information Technology Center, China Offshore Oil Corporation

Houxiao pointed out that the mobile platform from the target of mobile platform, it is best to fully put his energy into play. Now CNOOC is doing the ipad like a PC. Then you need to press a scroll bar to drag on it, which can also be done on it. The operation is also awkward for the ipad. Instead, the ipad can be stretched, dragged and dropped. So we used the mobile platform, but did not play its role.

3, IaaS Network cloud-MPLS realize network logic Isolation

CNOOC is a group of enterprises, showing a leap-forward development, practitioners are in rapid development. This is a huge challenge for the web, as a group, it is not possible to have each one set up their own network, so set up a cloud network, in fact, in the public infrastructure, but each enterprise embedded in their own packets, so that each packet to make a label, we call this network cloud.

Second, CNOOC's cloud computing practices-application Cloud (SaaS)

The US Cloud Computing Association's definition of cloud computing emphasizes shared configurable computing resources and a computational model of consumption. It is concerned with the effect, not the means of implementation concerned. Around such an understanding, CNOOC began construction from 2006 to 2009 built a system, this system, we have deployed a total of 43 sets of servers, 9 sets of storage. At present, all the 11 subsidiaries of the whole group, including all the listed companies in different provinces and countries, are sharing such a system, and are not logically independent, what effect does this have?

First, can meet the demand by the arrangement of the Quick Business template;

Second, the savings of shared resources;

Third, "Peak fill" role. If the implementation of a project, in the early stage to carry out facilities, the medium-term to develop, testing, in this process, developers and system configuration personnel, can not be full at any time, if the more than 10 projects superimposed together, this situation disappeared. We call it the role of peak filling, the overall cost of each project allocation of resources has been a lot of savings.

The challenges and puzzles of cloud computing

Cloud computing is also facing some challenges, Houxiao pointed out that in the face of cloud computing security challenges, CNOOC does also face a large concentration and audit compliance adjustment, for the local user unit is also a security challenge. So how did CNOOC solve it?

Exploration and application of

Houxiao pointed out, "is through a page of authority management of the interim provisions." Although the hardware, software is used by the group, but the subordinate units responsible for the enterprise's financial operations and operating effects, all the processes generated in the middle of the data, are also yours. We have hardware and software, but do not have your data. So the data of each enterprise is the general manager of the enterprise. Any access to such data must be signed by the general Manager or authorized person of the enterprise. Such a pattern, in fact, is to circumvent the IT team in the face of the dilemma, so that it has a consistent, and also really do this. Every year the listed company hires people to conduct audits, all of which have been successfully passed. ”

Houxiao that the overall architecture and methodology of cloud computing is missing. Now talk about IaaS, the overall feeling is more discrete, fragmented. In addition, there is no SaaS for Enterprise, in the enterprise we do exist in the trend of long exploration.

(Editor: Lu Guang)