Introduction to Cloud: Case Study of CRIS

Ashwani Kumar
Today’s Agenda

Basic Characteristics of Cloud Computing

Cloud Initiatives in CRIS

Cloud Strategy

Public cloud

On-Premise cloud

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 Evolution of Cloud Computing

• Self provisioning of
Compute, Network &
Storage
• Server & Network • Automation of
Consolidation resources based on
• Virtualization need
• Server based • Multiple application • Sharing of compute,
architecture hosted in servers Network & Storage
• Applications hosted in • Sharing of Compute & • Software defined
silos Network Network & Storage
• Dedicated servers for
each application
 Basic Characteristics of Cloud Computing

On-Demand Self • Quick provisioning of Infrastructure leading to business

Service agility.

• Common Infrastructure leads to optimum resource

utilization.
Resource Pooling • Economic benefits as resources are pooled to serve
multiple projects using multi-tenant model.

• Automatic scaling of infrastructure for a project as per

Rapid Elasticity demand.
/Scalability • Need based infrastructure provisioning leads to cost
benefits

• Resource utilisation for a project can be identified and

Measured Services charging can be done on Pay-as-you-go pricing model

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 Conventional vs Cloud Computing

Conventional Cloud Computing

• Manually Provisioning • Self – Provisioning

• Dedicated Hardware • Shared Hardware
• Fixed Capacity • Elastic Capacity
• Pay for Capacity • Pay for Use
• Capital & Operational Expenses • Operational Expenses
Service Models of Cloud Computing

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 Deployment Models of Cloud Computing

Public Cloud On-Premise Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud

• Computing infrastructure • The Cloud computing • Organizations may host

is hosted by cloud vendor infrastructure is setup in critical applications on
at the vendors premises. the organization data private clouds.
center and not shared
• Can be shared by various with outside world • Where as relatively less
organizations. security concerns on
• Self managed and more public cloud.
• E.g. : Amazon, Google, secure as compared to
Microsoft, IBM public cloud • Usage of both public and
private together for a
• For Mission Critical & same application is called
high data confidential hybrid cloud.
applications

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Case Study : CRIS on Cloud
 Project Status

 Sanction Year
• Rail Cloud (Phase-1) was given to CRIS by Railway Board on November, 2017 with
cost of 53.55cr

 Detailed Estimate
• Sanctioned in June 2018

 MOU
• Signed on 31st July 2018
 Step wise approach toward cloud computing

Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:

Single DC Cloud Multi-DC Cloud Hybrid Cloud

Virtualization Cluster
Single DC
Multi DC Cloud Private Cloud over
HCI based Cloud
Public Cloud

… Site-1 Cloud Site-2 Cloud 3rd

VM Cluster VM Cluster Self-built
CRIS DC RailTel DC party
3
cloud rd
Chanakyapuri Secunderabad cloud
party
cloud
Flexibility and Speed via Commodity servers
Scaling to public cloud
automation ( IaaS)
Multi-site service offering
On Existing Internet Gateway
PaaS /Bare metal/Container

Scalable Internet Gateway

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May 2019 July 2020
 Benefits for CRIS & Railways

Existing
Existing Scenario
Scenario Future
Future Scenario
Scenario
•• Project
Project based
based sanctions
sanctions –Infrastructure
–Infrastructure need
need to
to •• Business
Business agility
agility with
with ready
ready infrastructure
infrastructure
be
be created
created for
for each
each project
project separately.
separately. availability.
availability.
•• Infrastructure
Infrastructure sizing
sizing isis generally
generally done
done for
for next
next 55 •• Infrastructure
Infrastructure can
can scale
scale as
as per
per requirement.
requirement. No
No
years
years and
and sized
sized for
for peak
peak load.
load. need
need to
to create
create for
for next
next 55 years.
years.
•• Infrastructure
Infrastructure isis generally
generally not
not shared
shared among
among •• Optimum
Optimum usage
usage of
of Infrastructure
Infrastructure –– Sharing
Sharing &
&
projects.
projects. consolidation.
consolidation.
•• Infrastructure
Infrastructure procurement
procurement and
and installation
installation isis •• No
No repetition
repetition of
of work
work in
in terms
terms of
of procurement
procurement
done
done independently
independently for
for every
every project.
project. and
and infrastructure
infrastructure setup
setup
Repetition
Repetition of
of work
work across
across projects
projects for
for infra
infra
setup.
setup. •• Building
Building an
an expertise
expertise vertical
vertical dedicated
dedicated for
for
infrastructure.
infrastructure.
•• Each
Each group
group need
need to
to create
create expertise
expertise for
for
infrastructure
infrastructure management
management •• Standardization
Standardization of
of technology
technology

•• Different
Different technology
technology no
no standardization
standardization •• Easy
Easy implementation
implementation of
of security
security policies
policies /patch
/patch
upgrades
upgrades
 Strategy for Adoption of Cloud Computing in CRIS

Public cloud be used On-premise Private

Adoption of a Cloud for T&D , Web based cloud to be used for
first policy elastic requirements & hosting of mission
specialized services critical applications

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Public Cloud
 Use cases Identified for Public Cloud

Disaster
Testing & Web facing
Handle Burst Recover as a Data
Developmen green field
Situation Service Analytics
t project
(DRaaS)

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 Approach for adoption of public cloud
Created a Central Cloud Team

Build a culture of cloud adoption through Multiple knowledge sessions

Aligned multiple stakeholders in the organization to understand cloud - leadership, technical teams, CISO, finance,
procurement

Procurement Policies modified to incorporate public cloud procurement process

Standard template for procurement of public cloud – to address contractual conditions

Conducting Hands-On Training Organization wide

Modified organization security policy in align with public cloud

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Private Cloud
 Proposed Architecture -Multi cloud

Public Cloud 1 Public Cloud ‘n’

Public Cloud

Cloud Management
Platform
Private Cloud

Multi Cloud

Delhi DC Secunderabad DC 17
Private Cloud Architecture – Software Defined Infrastructure

Security
Security

ettwork
N
N

x86 Based Intel Server

Software Defined Storage
Software Defined Network

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Operating
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Compute

Operating
Compute

System
System
Virtual 18
Bare metal Containers
Machine
 Features of CRIS Cloud
• Below mentioned services are provided from the dashboard
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Network services like firewall & load balancer
• Platform as a Service (PaaS) for OpenSource
• LDaaP as a service
• Backup as a Service
• CRIS Cloud is a complete end-to-end solution of ICT infrastructure
handling infra provision along with security and backup
Rail Cloud (Phase-1) – Cloud Tech Group
• Sanction Year and Costs: Nov, 2017 of 53.55 Cr
• Domain of Project : Integration & Infrastructure
• User groups: CRIS Internal Project (e.g. Depot Maintenance staff, MIS users)
• Expected delivery (month & year): HCI based Rail Cloud (Stage-1) May, 2019
Multi-location Rail Cloud (Stage-2) July, 2020
• Project development approach : In-house
• Manpower deployed:
• Group Lead: CPE/PRS & CPE/CN (part-time)
• Technical (Dedicated): One SPE, One PE and One JSE
• Technical (Shared): 4 from CN, 1 from I&S and 4 from other groups
• Deputationists: One Railway Employee
• Project Expenditure so far : 28.02 Lakhs (upto Aug, 2018)
• Pending tasks/Risks
• Funds have not been received yet
Thank You