ISC Cloud First Update
March 2017

In this update, we focus on the new Application Development web pages and upcoming Lunchtime Learning session.

New Application Development Web Pages

We are excited to unveil new content on our website:

• Cloud Application Development Categories – Nine categories identified as areas for ISC to evolve its application development tools and processes for cloud development; includes description, features, authorization and security, platform and characteristics, and examples for each category
• Cloud Application Development Tools & Technologies – Consumer Reports-style summary of 50+ tools and technologies evaluated by the Application Design & Tools team with ratings for key capabilities, community and modules, stability and viability, and support and operations

March Lunchtime Learning

Come learn about the cloud! This Lunchtime Learning is a cloud 101 session for a non-technical audience – anyone who would like an overview of what the cloud is, how it came into existence, the types of cloud services, advantages and challenges, and Penn’s approach to cloud computing. Basic cloud concepts and terminology including PaaS, SaaS, and IaaS will be covered.

Thursday, March 23, 2017, 12:00-1:30pm
Houston Hall, Bodek Lounge

RSVP via Knowledge Link

Materials from previous events are available on the Cloud First website. If you would like to suggest topics for a future event, please contact us at cloud‑first@isc.upenn.edu.

Recent Progress

The Application Design & Tools team completed an internal pilot to deploy the VDI ordering portal to the cloud and is working toward a general release of the application. The team also identified Online Giving as the next application to be piloted.

The Integration team completed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) demos with several vendors and has selected the ETL tool from Talend. The team is working with the vendor on the implementation plan and will be training on the tool this month while working to identify first projects.

After evaluation of several cloud virtualization strategies, the Architecture, Infrastructure, & Migration team has selected VMware’s vCloud Air platform and will begin a pilot to migrate non-production environments of the DAR applications including the ATLAS suite to the cloud.

We will keep you posted on latest developments as we move forward.

Visit the Cloud First Website

For the latest developments on the Cloud First program, including links to team pages, presentations, and updates, please visit the Cloud First website.

The Cloud First team values your feedback. Please direct questions, comments, or suggestions to cloud‑first@isc.upenn.edu.

We look forward to sharing more progress with you soon!

The ISC Cloud First Team