Oracle ACE Director Basheer Khan's presentation from OTN Architect Day in Pasadena, July 9, 2009. Find an OTN Architect Day event near you: http://www.oracle.com/technology/architect/archday.html Interact with Architect Day presenters and participants on Oracle Mix: https://mix.oracle.com/groups/15511

1. IT Rationalization Leveraging
Service-Oriented Abstraction Oracle Architect Day
Pasadena, CA
July 9, 2009
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2. 2 Agenda
• Service-Oriented Abstraction
• Real-world Experiences
• Q&A
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3. 3 IT Rationalization / Service-Oriented Abstraction
User Interfaces / Reporting
Security / Policies
Business Processes / Logic Abstract
Business Services
Business Objects
Applications / Data
Rationalize
Infrastructure
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4. 4 Rationalize: Infrastructure
Infrastructure
• Simplify, standardize and consolidate infrastructure
• Analyze, design and migrate to a strategic platform
• Optimize through virtualization and data center consolidation
• Leverage Cloud computing
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5. 5 Rationalize: Applications / Data
Applications / Data
• Consolidate applications that provide similar business functionality
• Identify applications that can reside on the same server
• Migrate applications to new platforms, improve runtime efficiency
• Retire / Replace legacy applications
• Leverage Hubs to consolidate data
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6. 6 Abstract: Business Objects
Business Objects
• Identify, define and establish Enterprise Business Objects
• Canonical representation of entities: Customer, Item, Order, etc.
• Transform and standardize disparate data structures
• Reside in the Service Bus
• Leverage Foundation Pack in Application Integration Architecture (AIA)
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7. 7 Abstract: Business Services
Business Services
• Define canonical services based on Business Objects
• Business Services are normalized across applications
• Represent core business functions of an enterprise
• Use BPEL adapters based services provided increased visibility
• Leverage Enterprise Business Messages in AIA
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8. 8 Abstract: Business Logic
Business Processes
• Abstract Business Logic that is embedded in Applications
• Leverage unified Business Process Management Platform
• BPEL
• BPMN
• Human Workflow
• Increases IT and Business collaboration
• Improves business agility, increases visibility
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9. 9 Abstract: Business Logic
Business Rules
• Leverage powerful Business Rules Engine
• Decision Tables
• Activation Dates
• Inference
• Aggregates
• Makes processes and applications agile and dynamic
• Decision Tables provide business users a familiar metaphor
• Seamless integration with SOA & Process Management makes it
effortless to start leveraging rules
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10. 10 Abstract: Security / Policies
Security / Policies
• Abstract security from applications and business processes
• Security enforced through centralized declarative security framework
• Insulate developers from security & identity management
• Effectively secures critical applications and sensitive data
• Streamlines compliance audit and reporting
• Leverage Identity Management
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11. 11 Abstract: User Interfaces / Reporting
User Interfaces / Reporting
• Build composite applications / dashboards using canonical services
• Abstract analysis and reporting capabilities
• Leverage WebCenter, Business Activity Monitor, OBIEE
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12. 12 Service-Oriented Abstraction
Declarative
(non programmatic)
Re-use
Canonical
Service
(normalized
across Apps)
Loosely Coupled
Layered
Applications
Consolidation

13. 13 Ongoing Maintenance & Governance
• Continue to monitor, maintain and governance
• Leverage Enterprise Repository
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14. 14 British Petroleum
• Requirement: predictable process quality, reduced manual labor
• 15,000 invoices
• Invoice approval automation
• Outsourced staff reduction from 40 to 5

15. 15 BAE Systems
• Requirement: applications consolidation, reduce IT spend
• Error-prone applications, unable to upgrade
• 10K PL/SQL lines to 7 BPEL processes

16. 16 Verizon Wireless
• Requirement: increase IT productivity, decrease service spend
• Fraud detection
• 200 to 5 processors
• 95% code base reduction
• New rules in 3 weeks

17. 17 British Telecom
• Requirement: applications consolidation, reduce IT spend
• Eliminated 46 of 400 applications
• Composite applications + ERP

18. 18 Credit Suisse
• Requirement: infrastructure consolidation, reduce IT spend
• Centralized deployment of 200 applications
• Operational as well as development team resources reduced by 33%
• Security governance changes implemented in 2 nights instead of 3
months

19. 19 Helio
• Requirement: time to market, reduce IT spend
• 52 processes across three applications
• Developed in half the time, 50% cost savings
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20. 20 City of Las Vegas
• Requirement: application consolidation
• Three different cashiering applications
• Developed single user interface, interfaced to backend applications
• Eliminated need to training on three different applications
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21. 21 Pardee Homes
• Requirement: reliable integration, reduce IT spend
• Deployed centralized integration platform
• Interface seven disparate applications
• Exception handling dashboard
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22. 22 About Innowave
• Technology Consulting Firm founded in 2005
• Provide unique, innovative solutions using Oracle Applications and
Technology
• Expertise includes: Fusion Middleware, WebLogic Suite, SOA Suite,
SOA Governance, WSM, OER, BPEL, OSB, BPM, BAM, OBIEE,
WebCenter Suite, Identity Management
• Implement, upgrade, and enhance Oracle E-Business Suite,
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• Extensive experience and expertise managing global and local
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23. 23 Questions