Migrating from Redwood to CA Workload Automation AE (AutoSys®) - Drivers, Methodology and Case Study(s)

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MigratingfromRedwoodtoCAWorkloadAutomationAE(AutoSys®)- Drivers,MethodologyandCaseStudy(s)MarkMannion - ManagingDirector- ExtraTechnology

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Abstract

ExtraTechnologyencountersanincreasingnumberofcustomersattractedbythecost-savingsandincreasedefficiencyofconsolidatingtheirworkloadautomationsolutions,andmigratingsilosofexpensive,nichetoolslikeRedwoodCronacle totheircorporatestandardCAWorkloadAutomationsolution.

Inthissession,wewillpresentacasestudyofacustomerthatwasrecentlymigratedfromRedwoodCronacle toCAWorkloadAutomationAE(AutoSys®).Wewilldiscussthemaindriversfortheconversion,thetoolsandmethodsused,gotchas andpitfallsaswellasthesuccessfulendresult.

MarkMannionExtraTechnologyManagingDirector


Agenda

INTRODUCTIONANDBACKGROUND

THEDRIVEFORWORKLOADAUTOMATIONCONSOLIDATION

WRAPUP

MIGRATINGFROMREDWOODCRONACLE TOCAWORKLOADAUTOMATIONAE

CUSTOMERCASESTUDY1

CUSTOMERCASESTUDY2

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Introduction&BackgroundWho?

§ 2007- FoundedbyCAWorkloadAutomationSMEs

§ VendorProfessionalServices&TechSupport

§ WAAdministratorsforGlobalCorporates

§ FS,Retail,Manufacturing,Govt

§ US,UK,Europe,MiddleEastandBeyond

§ WideExperienceofCAWACompetitors

§ CAWorldwideConversionPartner

ExtraTechnologywww.extratechnology.com


TheDriveForWorkloadAutomationConsolidationWhy?

§ CustomersusingmultipleWAtoolssilos§ Nichetoolsaddressingspecificbusiness

requirements

§ Disparatesystems§ Eithercomplex inter-dependencies&

integration

§ Orno inter-dependencies&integration

§ Separatelylicensed,hosted,maintained

§ Expertise,standards&bestpracticesdilutedorlost

§ HighCost,HighComplexity,IncreasedRisk


TheDriveforWorkloadAutomationConsolidationWhy?

§ BenefitsofConsolidation– Single,company-widestandard,with

centralisedcontrol– Simplertoownandoperate– BestPracticesenforced– TighterIntegration– Reducedlicensingcost– Smaller,betterfocussedWA

administrationteams

§ ReducedCost,ReducedComplexity,ReducedRisk


MigratingfromRedwoodCronacle toCAWAAE(CAAutoSys)

§ ALittleaboutRedwoodCronacle– Nicheproduct,hardtofindskillsorexpertise– TightlyboundtoOracle®,butonlyOracle– HeavyrelianceonOracle-specificfeaturesandfunctionality– Latestversionisessentiallyanewproduct:

§ EithermigratetocompetitorWAproduct,or…§ Vendorofferspaidconversion

What?


RedwoodCronacle§ BasicObjectOriented(e.g.callsinglejob

multipletimes)§ Embeddedscripts/SQL§ Jobschedulinginformationindatabase§ Dependenciesindatabase§ EmbeddedSecurity

§ It’saDevelopmentFramework

MigratingfromRedwoodCronacletoCAWAAE(CAAutoSys)AFewDifferences

CAWAAE(CAAutoSys)§ FlatNameSpace

§ Externalscripts/SQL§ JobschedulinginformationviaJIL§ DependenciesviaJIL§ ExternalSecurity

§ It’saWorkloadAutomationtool


CustomerCaseStudy1

§ Conversion=partofmigration&setupofnewbusiness

§ Decision=consolidateRedwoodtoCAWAAE– CAWAAEthePreferredWASolution– NoshortageofCAWAAEskillsin

EuropeorIndia– DedicatedWATool,NotA

DevelopmentFramework

AEuropeanFinancialServicesCompany


CustomerCaseStudy1

§ Simplearchitecture

§ Severalhundredjobs,– Shellscripts,PL/SQL

§ Shellscriptsrunning:– UNIXCommands– FTP– SQL



CustomerCaseStudy1

§ ConversionProcessOverview– Redwoodextract– ETAutomatedMigrationTool

§ ConvertRedwooddatatobasicJIL§ ExtractshellscriptsandPL/SQLfromRedwooddatabase§ Applynamingconventions§ Set‘owner’,‘machine’,‘std_out’,‘std_err’globally§ Interjobdependenciesinferredfromdata§ Shellscripts,PL/SQL,variablescreatedseparately



CustomerCaseStudy1

§ ConversionChallenges:– Variablehandling– Accountcredentials– CallstoRedwoodspecificfunctions– Interactionwith(andstorageto)Redwooddatabase– ‘Un-picking’ofRedwood‘lock-in’

§ Requiresin-depthtesting§ ApplicationSMEinputrequired



CustomerCaseStudy1

§ ConversionSuccesses:– Workflowvisibilityradicallyimproved– SQL&FTPprocessesnolongerhidden

inscripts– NoSkillsShortageforAdmin&

Operationsstaff– ReducedRisk

§ Workflowslessreliantuponcomplexscripting

§ SLAsmonitoredviaCAWAiDash§ Straightforwardsupport



CustomerCaseStudy2

§ Conversion=pilotforglobalWAconsolidation

§ CAWAAEselectedovertworivals– Productreliability– Vendorrelationship– Productroadmap– Eliminateroleduplication– Eliminateinfrastructureduplication– DedicatedWATool,Notadevelopment

framework

AGlobalFinancialServicesCompany


CustomerCaseStudy2

§ Globalarchitecture– AgentsonUNIX,Linux,Windowsandi5

§ Complexscriptedworkflows– Extremelycomplexscripting– NoboundarybetweenapplicationandWAcode– Redwoodfunctionstoodeeplyembeddedwithinapplicationcode

§ Redwoodfunctionalitychangesrequiresignificantun-picking– Compellingevent– EvencontinuingwithRedwoodwillrequiremajor‘migration’



CustomerCaseStudy2

§ ConversionProcessOverview– Redwoodextract– ETAutomatedMigrationTool

§ ConvertRedwooddatatobasicJIL§ ExtractshellscriptsandPL/SQLfromRedwooddatabase§ Applynamingconventions§ Set‘owner’,‘machine’,‘std_out’,‘std_err’globally§ Interjobdependenciesinferredfromdata§ Shellscripts,PL/SQL,variablescreatedseparately



CustomerCaseStudy2

§ ConversionChallenges:– Extremelycomplexscripting

§ RedwoodfunctionsweretooembeddedwithinApplicationcode§ Requiredaccesstocustomer’sdedicatedRedwooddevelopmentteam

– Variablehandling– ManycallsRedwoodspecificfunctions

§ ManyobsoleteinlatestversionofCronacle

– SignificantdependenceonRedwooddatabase



CustomerCaseStudy2

§ ConversionSuccesses:– CommonGlobalWAinfrastructure– AdvancedWorkloadAnalyticsusingCAWA

iDash– Separationofapplication&workloadcode– Simplifiedworkflowmonitoring– SQLandFTPprocessesnolongerhiddenin

scripts– ReducedRisk

§ Workflowslessreliantuponcomplexscripting

§ Straightforwardsupport



Wrap-Up

§ ReducedCost

§ ReducedComplexity

§ ReducedRisk

MigratingRedwoodtoCAWAAE(CAAutoSys)Delivers…


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