1. Client : Fujitsu Country : Hong Kong
Publication : Citihot Page : IT
Date : October3, 2012 Journalist : N/A
URL : N/A
Headline : Fujitsu Cloud Solution Bolsters Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University's
Administrative Information System
Full Text:
Fujitsu Cloud Solution Bolsters Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University's Administrative Information
System
Moving to the cloud slashes server setup time by 80% in peak traffic periods
Hong Kong, October 3, 2012 – Fujitsu today announced that Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
(1)
(APU ) has recently deployed Cloud Ready Blocks, Fujitsu's integrated private-cloud package, to add
an on-campus private cloud to its existing administrative information system for managing course
registration, processing grades, and performing other administrative tasks.
With this upgrade, APU has the flexibility to allocate servers in response to peak demand, thereby
increasing system performance and dramatically slashing the time needed to set up a server for
temporary use down from one week to one day.
In addition, APU has deployed RapidWeb+, Fujitsu's web-system development solution that makes it
possible to quickly set up applications needed for administrative tasks such as classroom
management and facility reservations. APU looks forward to increasing workplace efficiency with the
new environment.
Background
At the beginning and end of each semester, APU's administrative system handles functions that tend
to produce temporary bursts of activity requiring enormous amounts of data to be processed, such as
new-student registration, online class registration, and processing academic-performance grades. The
extra servers required to support this activity are brought online only as needed. APU, where roughly
half of the 5,700-member student body is from abroad, has switched over entirely to a semester
(2)
system , resulting in peak periods now coming twice a year. The workload associated with the more
frequent setup of temporary servers and test environments was becoming an issue for the university.
Also, to make the day-to-day tasks of classroom management and facility reservation more efficient,
and to provide a higher level of service to students and their parents, the university needed an
environment with the flexibility to add new systems, improve functionality, and increase performance.
Figure 1: System Overview - http://www.fujitsu.com/img/PR/2012/20121002-01a.jpg
System Features and Results
1. Private cloud environment enables a more robust, more efficient system platform
(a) By using a private cloud, the temporary servers that are used during peak periods can be
efficiently allocated to those areas with the highest utilization in order to increase performance.
(b) Cloud Ready Blocks, Fujitsu's integrated private-cloud package, enables flexible up-scaling and
down-scaling of ICT resources to handle rapid allocation of and changes in temporary servers, as
well as updated or modified task requirements. The package uses a portal menu where users can
request and change ICT resources by entering a usage scenario and its requirements, enabling
new servers to be set up in one day, a task which had previously taken a week (five days).
2. Provides platform for developing administrative applications
The Fujitsu RapidWeb+ web-system development solution has been deployed in the newly built
private-cloud environment, facilitating the rapid addition of new features. This automatically generates
web screens to ensure the quick completion of administrative tasks that had typically been handled
using manual input spreadsheet software, such as classroom management tasks or facility
reservations. This can also automatically create links with other departments and compile statistics.
Furthermore, since this development platform is built on top of the administrative-information system

2. platform, it can access important data, such as the personal information of students, as well as the
university's on-campus authentication system.
3. Rapid private-cloud construction
This system uses Cloud Ready Blocks, Fujitsu's integrated private-cloud package, which makes it
possible to build private cloud environments quickly and efficiently. Simply by following a
question-and-answer process, Cloud Ready Blocks assembles tested elements into an optimal
configuration. After that, the necessary hardware and devices with pre-loaded software are shipped
directly to the customer, significantly reducing the time from shipment to full operation. In this case, the
time from initial design to full operations took only two months.
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via direct sales or channel partners; pricing and specifications vary according to country.
Future Plans
With a firm understanding of its ICT needs, APU aims to accelerate the cycle of understanding,
planning, building, operating, testing, and delivering timely services in response to user needs, as well
as further enhancing the efficiency of its administrative work.
Fujitsu will continue to leverage its experience in supporting more universities with ICT, and to help
APU create more value through the use of ICT in order to develop international talent.
Glossary and Notes
1 APU:
Please see http://www.apu.ac.jp/home/.
2 Semester system:
A system where the school year is divided into two terms, with all courses being completed over the
course of a single term.
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