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Cisco-on-Cisco Case Study – September 2013
Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHALLENGE
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Reduce the support overhead associated with
managing existing data center workload
schedulers
schedulers
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Standardize job scheduling across the
enterprise, both in the data center and beyond
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Move to a platform that is easier to use and
provides the foundation for client self-service
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Save time creating new processing workflows
and on-the-fly changes to existing jobs
SOLUTION
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Cisco® Tidal Enterprise Scheduler
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Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Adapters for
Informatica, SAP, Oracle, and Hadoop
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Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler iPhone App
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Cisco Prime™ Service Catalog
RESULTS
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Reduced complexity of IT operations, and
reduced dependence on central IT group
because users gained more control over
workloads
because users gained more control over
workloads
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Reduced operational overheads such as
training new clients, due to ease of use
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Easier maintenance and faster scheduling
because of wide range of adapters
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Faster execution with fewer errors due to
precise, informative alerts and the ability to
restart jobs from any point in the workflow
restart jobs from any point in the workflow
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Fewer dependency-related errors and delays
due to greater control over calendars and
timing
timing
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Greater control and visibility due to granular
control
over
workflows
and
nested
dependencies
Cisco Standardizes Workload Automation Across
the Enterprise
the Enterprise
Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Helps Cisco IT Reduce Costs, Increase Efficiency.
Challenge
Complex data centers require complex workflows, and workload
automation tools help manage these workflows. But workload
automation tools have changed a great deal in the past few years.
“Just a decade ago,” says Ian Reddy, Cisco IT senior manager with
the IT Automation Services (ITAS) group, “IT organizations
evaluated workload automation solutions very differently than they
do today. It is fair to say that when workload automation became
popular, the emphasis was on finding the most sophisticated tools,
and the associated complexity was considered inevitable.
Developers scheduling jobs did not spend a lot of time worrying
about things like ease of use or on-the-fly adaptability. We assumed
that the price of sophisticated workload automation was additional
overhead on IT support and extensive training for end users.”
Today, the picture has changed entirely, and simplicity is as highly
valued as sophistication. Enterprise organizations are keenly
interested in empowering users to be more self-reliant. “Frankly, I
think a lot of IT people are tired of tools that require heavy training
before a client can even think about being productive,” says Reddy.
“Our clients are diverse. So whether they support applications or
infrastructure, or whether they are in functional areas such as R&D
and need data center resources, it doesn’t matter. We want to give
them the ability to handle complex job creation and create workflows
without a degree in advanced scheduling. The emphasis today is on
tools that allow large numbers of people to ramp up and be
productive quickly. Whenever it makes sense, we should help clients move away from dependence on specialized
knowledge to make it easier for them to perform their jobs more effectively,” says Reddy.
With that exact mandate in mind, Cisco made the commitment to migrate all of its workload automation jobs to
one platform—the Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler (Cisco TES).