introducing the wso2 app factory

App FactoryRe‐invent App DeliveryRe invent App Delivery

November 2012November 2012

WSO2 App FactoryWSO2 App Factory

WSO2 il it ti d l t• WSO2 uses an agile, iterative development process• v1.0 is a Minimum Viable Product• http://en wikipedia org/wiki/Minimum viable prod• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_prod

uct• Just enough features to allow a subset of users to 

deploy the system in production• Each further release is aimed at meeting specific 

user requirementsuser requirements• Feature list we present today may not be in 1.0

• You can follow progress on architecture@wso2 org• You can follow progress on architecture@wso2.org

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AgendaAgenda

• What is – Cloud, Paas, Cloud EcoSystem

• What is App Factory

• Features

• Architecture

• Benefits

• Demo

• Use cases

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Cloud TechnologiesCloud Technologies• Stateless services• Rapid provisioning

Rapid Elasticity

• Rapid provisioning• Flexible topology• High Quality of Service

• Fine‐grained metering

• Billing Elasticity• Billing• Reporting

On‐demand 

self‐service

Measured service or pay per use

Resource pooling

self service

• Flexible workload assignmentSt d d i ff i

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• Multi‐tenancy• Resource utilization

• Standard service offerings• Quick startup and automation

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• Shared, virtual infrastructure• Interoperability

PaaSPaaS

• Hosted application environment for building and deploying applications

Environment for building andEnvironment for building and Deploying Apps

++Cloud Characteristics

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Cloud EcosystemCloud Ecosystem

• Cloud ecosystemCloud ecosystem – Other integrators, partners, software, third parties and anything in 

their environments that has a bearing the cloud

Ecosystem

• PaaS Ecosystem – Developer tooling

– Devops tooling

– Governance tooling

– Life cycle management

CoreCloud

Life cycle management

– Developer community

– Consumers

– Infrastructure services

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What is WSO2 App Factory ?

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WSO2 App FactoryWSO2 App Factory

• Platform for managed application development

• Support application from cradle to grave

• Manage infrastructure

• Provide automated configurable devops and governance

• Downloadable VM

• Hosted as a cloud service

• 100% Open source – Apache2 licence

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WSO2 App Factory unifies Open Source DevOps, Agile, and CloudOpen Source DevOps, Agile, and Cloud

Project and Team  Management

Project and Team  Management

SoftwareSoftwareSoftware development workflow

Software development workflow

Continuous DeploymentContinuous Deployment

Governance and Compliance

Governance and ComplianceTest AutomationTest Automation

Development Development Continuous Continuous  pDashboards

pDashboardsIntegrationIntegration

App Factory

Develop CodeDevelop CodeContinuous BuildContinuous Build

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Issue TrackingIssue TrackingSource ControlSource Control

WSO2 App Factory unifies Open Source DevOps, Agile, and CloudOpen Source DevOps, Agile, and Cloud

Project and Team  Management

Project and Team  Management

Software development workflow

Software development workflow

Continuous DeploymentContinuous Deployment

App Factoryworkflowworkflow

Governance and Compliance

Governance and ComplianceTest AutomationTest Automation App FactoryComplianceCompliance

Development DashboardsDevelopment Dashboards

Continuous IntegrationContinuous Integration App FactoryApp Factory

Develop CodeDevelop CodeContinuous BuildContinuous Build

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WSO2 App Factory Solution Components

App CommandApp Command

WSO2WSO2 DevOpsDevOpsWSO2 App 

Factory

WSO2 App 

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DevOps‐Forge

DevOps‐ForgeApp StoreApp Store Proj

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Management

Project and Team  

Management

Software development 

workflow

Software development 

workflow

Governance and Complia

Governance and Complia

Developmen

Developmen

ContinuContinu

Test Automation

Test Automation

Continuous Deployment

Continuous Deployment

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Dashboards

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Dashboards

Develop Code

Develop Code

Issue 

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Issue 

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Source Control

Source Control

Continuous Build

Continuous Build

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Cloud PaaSCloud PaaS

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WSO2 App Factory Development Environment

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App Command: Developer & Management Portal

Source Code Management

Lifec

Issue Tracker

Content PaaS

Forums Manage

Continuous BuildCloudManagement Tracker PaaS

Developer Studio

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Developer Studio

Features

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Features : Application CreationFeatures : Application Creation

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Features : Facilitate regulatory compliance 

• Facilitate regulatory compliance

• Extension point to enforce an approval process

• Eg : App creation– Developer submits application, and can track approval process

– Review gates and approval checklist items

– Automated build test execution and versioningAutomated build, test execution and versioning

Do actionDo action

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Features : Configurable Governance• Governs any kind of server/system configuration

M h f ll i lif l i d l

Features : Configurable Governance

• Manages the full promotion lifecycle spanning across development, testing, staging and production environments

TestDev

• Deeply integrates with all WSO2 Carbon middleware products

Feature : Configurable GovernanceFeature : Configurable Governance

• Uses SCXML – state chart XML

• Compose a new Lifecycle in Greg

• App Factory will work accordinglyacco d g y

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Features : Automated DevOpsFeatures : Automated DevOps

Processes that require collaboration and coordination between software qdevelopment teams with IT operations team.

• Self service project and policy configuration– Via project configuration portals– Security, service levels, frameworks, usage, topologyy, , , g , p gy

• Automated platform provisioning– Via service tier templates

F k d li f t i t (PEP )– Framework and policy enforcement points (PEPs)

• Process automation– Continuous build, test, and deployment, , p y– Code promotion and synchronization across environments and servers

• Dependency analysis and impact analysis

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Features :CXO Dashboard

Communicate project status• Constant communication and coordination

• What applications exist?• When will an application be delivered?

• Overcome SOA Anti‐patternsOvercome SOA Anti patterns• Not Invented Here (NIH), Tight Coupling and Build again

Features : Shared InfrastructureFeatures : Shared Infrastructure

• Shared elastic runtime for all applicationsShared elastic runtime for all applications

• Shared used of source repositories, build farm, testing servers and more.

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Features : Integrated Developer ExperienceFeatures : Integrated Developer Experience

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Features : Dependency ManagementFeatures : Dependency Management

App A App A App Appfoo db

ppfoo db

ppfoo db

Test ProdDev

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Productionfoo

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Features : Dependency Management : “bar” urlFeatures : Dependency Management :  bar  url

• Dev  http://a.com/test/weather

• Test  http://a.com/test/weather

• Production  http://a.com/weather

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Features : Inbuilt WSO2 API Manager Integration

WSO2App

Factory

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Features : Versioning StrategyFeatures : Versioning Strategy

• Automatic versioningAutomatic versioning• Configurable versioning strategy• Versions are included in dashboardsVersions are included in dashboards

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Features : ExtensibilityFeatures : Extensibility

• Customize aspects– UIs

Life Cycle– Life Cycle

– Handlers

– Workflows – Every action goes through a work flowy g g

– Plugins

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ArchitectureArchitecture

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Extensible Architecture of App FactoryExtensible Architecture of App Factory

• picture UI ‐ Jaggery

Workflow – BPEL

Service LayerService Layer

PluginsPlugins

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BPEL and ExtensibilityBPEL and Extensibility

• BPEL – Business Process Execution language

• All actions go through an empty BPEL

• Add human tasks, new actions to BPEL– Regulatory compliance checks

A l– Approval processes

– New service calls

• The work flow approach allows toThe work flow approach allows to– Develop any application

– Deploy to any server

– Selective customization and governing of any action

– Do anything!

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Extensible Architecture of App FactoryExtensible Architecture of App Factory

App CreationApp Creation

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WSO2 App Factory DemoWSO2 App Factory Demo

1) Access developer portal

2) Create a project

3) Connect with development cloud

4) Write application code

5) Use SDLC tooling

6) Promote application

7) Dependency Management – Using different databases

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BenefitsBenefits

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WSO2 App Factory Overall Benefits

• For developers– Simplifies project setup, provisioning, and development lifecycle activities

– Works with leading development tooling (i.e. SVN, Git, J it M J ki d R d i ) d IDE (i E liJunit, Maven, Jenkins and Redmine) and IDE (i.e. Eclipse, IDEA, Rational)

WSO2 App Factory Overall BenefitsWSO2 App Factory Overall Benefits

• For development managers– Manage project lifecycle

– Enforce compliance

– Ensures projects follow governance model and best practices

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WSO2 App Factory Overall BenefitsWSO2 App Factory Overall Benefits

• For the CIO and Executive IT management– Development dashboards deliver at a glance view of 

• application status, 

• lifecycle, activity, and health, trend

– Change Business‐IT conversations and dynamics

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App Factory & Cloud Ecosystem

Middleware

PaaS WSO2App Factory

Source Code Management

PaaS Framework

SDLC Tools

Gith bGithubCollabNetAtlassian

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App Factory in CloudApp Factory in Cloud

• Creates a holistic PaaS ecosystem

• Instantly provision infrastructure

Sh d i f t t• Shared infrastructure

• Enforces regulatory compliance

• Reduce application proliferation• Reduce application proliferation• Consolidate 100s and 1000s of assets based on business domain

• Increase application re‐use

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WSO2 App Factory Modernizes your IT Infrastructure

Partner and Mobile applications

IT Infrastructure

API Management

Lightweight High PerformanceIntegration

Existing IT infrastructure

Scalable Private Cloud infrastructure

CIO/Management Dashboard

Workflow managedbuild and deployStratos Multi-tenant elastic

integration and ESB runtime

Governanceand Identity

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WSO2 App Factory Platform builds a digital business ecosystemdigital business ecosystem

Your Core BusinessYour Core BusinessBusiness CapabilityBusiness Capability

3rd Party P t3rd Party P t

Your Digital B i

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PartnersPartnersBusiness EcosystemBusiness Ecosystem

App Factory Platform

App Factory Platform DevOps Forge DevOps Forge Personalized Personalized  PlatformPlatform p g

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and GovernanceSaaS SolutionSaaS Solution

Cloud Deployment

Cloud DeploymentApp StoreApp Store

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WSO2 Competitive Advantages

• Cloud‐basedPl bl i P S f k (S )– Pluggable runtime PaaS framework (Stratos)

• Can integrate 3rd party runtimes to app factory

– Available both as PaaS and product for private cloud deploymentp p p y

– Shared elastic infrastructure – cost effective and maximal usage

• DevOps– Integrates development forge, enterprise workflow best practices, and 

Cloud run‐time

Pl bl t SCM/SLDC t l t– Pluggable to any SCM/SLDC toolset• Ships with SVN, Git, Jenkins, Maven, Ant, Selenium, Redmine

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WSO2 Competitive AdvantagesWSO2 Competitive Advantages

• IT Business Focus– Extensible governance model and compliance

Project and Portfolio dashboards– Project and Portfolio dashboards

– App Store

• Business ModelBusiness Model– Full open source provides broad customer reach

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Use Case 1

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App StoresApp Stores

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Apple App Store – Growth of AppsApple App Store – Growth of Apps

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Evolution of WebEvolution of Web

Web 3.0

Web 2.0 T i l

Web 3.0 Contextual• Data‐drivenM bil

Web 1.0 Presentation

Transactional• E‐Commerce• Social networks

• Mobile• Personalized• Self‐Selection

Presentation• Web sites• Brochure‐ware• E mail

• Software as a Service

• E‐mail

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Want to develop/publish an App/API ???Want to develop/publish an App/API ???

• Where to maintain my code?

• Where to build it ?

• How to test it ?

• A place to track bugs ?

• Finally submit to App Store/API Store ?

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Use Case 2

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Ecosystem PaasEcosystem Paas

• Generic Ecosystems– GAE, Cloud Bees, Heroku

B i S ft• Business Software– SalesForce CRM + Force.com

• Twitter• Twitter– “Twitter wants to become a platform on top of which other companies 

build like Facebook and Apple”

– “the company wants to move away from a situation in which developers and companies ‘build off of Twitter, to a world where people build into Twitter’people build into Twitter.

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How to creating an Ecosystem ???How to creating an Ecosystem ???

T h i l Ch ll• Technical Challenges– Managing infrastructure

Integration– Integration– Interoperability– Quality of Service and Q y

Traceability across distributed system

• Business Challenges• Business Challenges– Controlling use of business 

brand– Monetization and revenue 

sharing

Use Case 3

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Enterprise & Internal InnovationEnterprise & Internal Innovation

• Universities offering an App development infrastructure to student projects.  Or any entity that wants to support innovation!!innovation!!

• Enterprises with many  internal/external partners – managed innovationinnovation

ShippingShipping

LogisticsLogistics DistributionDistribution

Platform ProviderPlatform Provider

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Outdated infrastructure, processes, and tooling impedes App Delivery

Existing IT infrastructure

Difficult to improve IT processes and app delivery without automation and governance structure promoting architecture best practice, encouraging collaboration, reducing process friction, and monitoring compliance

How to provide IT as a service?How to provide IT as a service?

• Enforce governance

• On demand‐infrastructure

• Provide infrastructureProvide infrastructure for 100s of projects in a cost effective mannercos e ec e a e

• Provide self‐service

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TimelinesTimelines

Al h 30th N b 2012• Alpha – 30th November 2012

• Beta – 20th December 2012

• GA 30th January 2012• GA – 30th January 2012

Beta ProgrammeBeta Programmehttp://wso2.com/solutions/app‐factory/

Thank youThank you

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