Into the cloud computing architecture of CNOOC

"Platform and architecture for cloud management" at the annual meeting of the 2012 Development Group, experts from the industry shared our thoughts and views on cloud computing at the Kingdee Middleware Cloud computing division. Houxiao, chief engineer of the China Offshore Oil Information Management department, explained how cloud computing landed in practical application.

China Marine Oil Corporation (hereinafter referred to as CNOOC) is one of the largest national oil companies in China and the largest offshore oil and gas producer in China. So how do they practice in cloud computing? Houxiao introduced in the IaaS aspect, CNOOC mainly starts from three aspects, first is the virtual server. In addition, using MPMSS technology to make a network cloud. CNOOC's Virtual Server cloud scale is not very large, mainly to play the role of energy saving and emission reduction.

Examples of application of CNOOC

Calculation of power consumption

The second is the IaaS desktop cloud. "We're just posting it on the ipad for our decision makers to use," he said. Because the use of some complaints, because the later not only did not improve but lower. Because there were some signatures before, no matter where the meeting or where, the Secretary took a piece of paper to sign the word, the process went down. But after the ERP, not to operate on the computer. So the time for approval is longer than before. To solve this problem, of course, in order to let him experience the more value of our system, first of all, this desktop cloud to solve the problem of mobile office. Put our office system, ERP system on the ipad, you can only use the Unicom network to operate. ”

The third is a network cloud. Houxiao explained that there are 10 companies under CNOOC, including listed companies in New York and Hong Kong. CNOOC is a leapfrog development stage these years. Constantly from the people in the rapid development. At this time the network face the challenge is also very large, as a group, it is impossible for each to establish their own network, so the establishment of a so-called cloud network, in fact, in the public infrastructure inside, is actually a set of basic satellite embedding. But each company embedded in its own data packet, so that each packet to make a label, this is CNOOC's network cloud.

In addition, Houxiao shared his understanding of the application cloud. "It's a definition of the US Cloud Computing Association," he said. The shared configurable computing resource and the computational model of consumption are emphasized. Care is the effect, not the means of realization. Around such an understanding, we have built a system from 2006 to the beginning of the 2009, and also an interpretation. Whether it is cloud computing, but I think it may also give us a reference to the role. ”

In this system, CNOOC has deployed 43 sets of servers, 9 sets of storage. At present, the entire CNOOC group all 11 subordinate units, including the various provinces and countries listed companies share the system, and logically not independent. Why did you do that? "The first is that we can meet demand with fast business templates," he said. The second effect is the savings of our shared resources. Third, there is a peak to fill the role of the valley. ”

He thinks these are the ideas that cloud computing has to talk about. Cloud computing also faces some challenges. Safety cliché, CNOOC does face such a large concentration and audit compliance adjustment. "It's also a security challenge for local user units," he said. Because one of our companies listed in the United States will worry about our data will be related to see, my budget the other side know, I have a variety of plans to master, these will have certain rules. At that time there are many enterprises to this as the basis, the requirements of the system to split, not willing to share in this large. "How is CNOOC resolved?"

Houxiao 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 dilemma facing the dilemma.

Future CNOOC will conduct cloud computing research. The main problem is that there are people in the business who think they do cloud computing, but not necessarily. Some people did it, but he didn't know it was. This is a very diverse understanding. So now is the level of spontaneous problem-solving and individual demand. So Houxiao hope that through research to enhance understanding and unity, let CNOOC future cloud computing development more solid.