2. Application Center 2000 at Microsoft A solution for managing high availability Web applications built on Windows 2000 Published April 2002

3. Agenda Solution Overview Solution Overview Products and Technology Products and Technology Deployment Deployment Deployment Benefits Deployment Benefits Scalability and Agility Scalability and Agility Availability Availability Manageability Manageability Part of the.NET Enterprise Server Family Part of the.NET Enterprise Server Family Summary Summary For More Information For More Information

4. Solution Overview Achieving faster platform deployments, improved scalability, reliability, and manageability is an almost universal goal among Web-enabled enterprises, as is the desire to reduce operating expenses. Several line of business intranet sites within Microsoft shared the goals of reducing the operational complexity and cost of managing their Web applications. Achieving faster platform deployments, improved scalability, reliability, and manageability is an almost universal goal among Web-enabled enterprises, as is the desire to reduce operating expenses. Several line of business intranet sites within Microsoft shared the goals of reducing the operational complexity and cost of managing their Web applications. ? Situation ! Benefits Application Center 2000 simplifies on-demand Web site scalability, offers world- class availability, and reduces operational complexity and costs. Application Center 2000 simplifies on-demand Web site scalability, offers world- class availability, and reduces operational complexity and costs. Improved Scalability and Agility: Improved Scalability and Agility: MS Market went from four IIS servers to a two-server cluster and saved. US$2,000 a month in data center costs and $20,000 annually in hardware costs. MS Market went from four IIS servers to a two-server cluster and saved. US$2,000 a month in data center costs and $20,000 annually in hardware costs. Improved Availability: Improved Availability: MSWeb maintained 99.99% total uptime. MSWeb maintained 99.99% total uptime. FinWeb and MS Market eliminated planned downtime due to server-level maintenance and site upgrades, improving customer satisfaction. FinWeb and MS Market eliminated planned downtime due to server-level maintenance and site upgrades, improving customer satisfaction. Improved Manageability: Improved Manageability: MSWeb increased operational productivity by 80%. MSWeb increased operational productivity by 80%. ITGWeb increased operational productivity by 40%. ITGWeb increased operational productivity by 40%. FinWeb reduced system support staff from 3 to 1, saving an estimated $250,000 annually. FinWeb reduced system support staff from 3 to 1, saving an estimated $250,000 annually. MS Market increased productivity by 98%. MS Market increased productivity by 98%. Solution

5. Products and Technology Microsoft ® Application Center 2000 Microsoft ® Application Center 2000 Microsoft Windows ® 2000 Server Microsoft Windows ® 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Internet Information Services 5.0 Internet Information Services 5.0 Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000

6. Deployment MSWeb, FinWeb, ITGWeb, and MS Market Web sites took advantage of Application Center 2000 to: Reduce time-consuming administrative tasks Reduce time-consuming administrative tasks Increase availability Increase availability Improve customer service Improve customer service

7. Deployment Benefits Scalability Scalability Availability Availability Manageability Manageability Reduced Operating Costs Reduced Operating Costs

8. Scalability and Agility FinWeb: Scaled up from a single IIS server to a three-server cluster. Scaled up from a single IIS server to a three-server cluster. Moved three sites into a clustered environment. Moved three sites into a clustered environment.MSWeb: Gained in performance and agility when it deployed Application Center 2000. Gained in performance and agility when it deployed Application Center 2000. Moved its business plan forward ahead of schedule. Moved its business plan forward ahead of schedule. Managed the increase in its responsibilities without increasing operational management resources. Managed the increase in its responsibilities without increasing operational management resources.

9. Availability ITGWeb Improved site availability and 24x7 uptime. Improved site availability and 24x7 uptime. Ensured worldwide availability, even in the event of an earthquake or other disastrous loss of service. Ensured worldwide availability, even in the event of an earthquake or other disastrous loss of service.FinWeb Since implementation, no unplanned outages on a new, three-server cluster. Since implementation, no unplanned outages on a new, three-server cluster. No longer implements planned outages, previously once a quarter. No longer implements planned outages, previously once a quarter.MSWeb 99.99% total uptime since the deployment of Application Center 2000. 99.99% total uptime since the deployment of Application Center 2000. IIS clustering solution implemented in just five minutes. IIS clustering solution implemented in just five minutes.

10. Manageability MSWeb: Improved productivity in performing daily tasks by 80%. Improved productivity in performing daily tasks by 80%. Quickly builds and rebuilds wholly configured cluster members that are ready for production. Quickly builds and rebuilds wholly configured cluster members that are ready for production.ITGWeb: Manages the cluster through a GUI provided by Application Center 2000 to make modifications on the production master server. Manages the cluster through a GUI provided by Application Center 2000 to make modifications on the production master server.FinWeb: Uses the MMC snap-in to improve training productivity when introducing new support analysts into its clustered environment. Uses the MMC snap-in to improve training productivity when introducing new support analysts into its clustered environment. MS Market: Individually monitors each of the 17 applications as a single application image from a central console. Individually monitors each of the 17 applications as a single application image from a central console.

11. Part of the.NET Enterprise Server Family Reinforces the.NET strategy of enabling faster platform deployments. Reinforces the.NET strategy of enabling faster platform deployments. Enables a quick time to market and improved enterprise agility because developers can focus on implementing business logic when building a solution. Enables a quick time to market and improved enterprise agility because developers can focus on implementing business logic when building a solution. Provides scalability, reliability, and manageability for the global, Web-enabled enterprise. Provides scalability, reliability, and manageability for the global, Web-enabled enterprise.

12. Summary Maintains the availability of several mission-critical line of business Web sites at Microsoft. Maintains the availability of several mission-critical line of business Web sites at Microsoft. Easily handles the demands of real-life business scenarios. Easily handles the demands of real-life business scenarios. Enables each site to increase its agility through scalability that requires fewer operational management resources. Enables each site to increase its agility through scalability that requires fewer operational management resources. Improves application and server availability at each site, significantly improving customer service and end user satisfaction. Improves application and server availability at each site, significantly improving customer service and end user satisfaction. Improves server manageability, increases operational productivity and significantly lowers labor costs for each site. Improves server manageability, increases operational productivity and significantly lowers labor costs for each site. Helps administrators to easily build, deploy, and manage their multi-tier applications in clustered environments. Helps administrators to easily build, deploy, and manage their multi-tier applications in clustered environments.

13. For More Information Additional IT Showcase white papers, case studies and presentations on ITG deployments and best practices can be found on http://www.microsoft.com. Additional IT Showcase white papers, case studies and presentations on ITG deployments and best practices can be found on http://www.microsoft.com. http://www.microsoft.com Microsoft TechNet http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase. Microsoft TechNet http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itshowcase

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