Topic Leader(s)

• Walter Kozlowski
• Karine Sevilla
• Pankaj Goyal
• John Hartley

Topic Overview

Slides & Recording

Live Interaction Session

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LFN-DDTF-2022-01-11-Anuket-Multicloud.pptx

Session Recording:

Hybrid_multi-cloud.mp4

Agenda

Hybrid Multi-Cloud Infrastructure

• Current industry challenges around Hybrid Multi-Cloud for  telco operators and technology suppliers
• Current Anuket Lakelse model of Hybrid Multi-Cloud Infrastructure - Actors and Interactions, Security, Automation
• Discuss topics needed further development in Anuket model of Hybrid Multi-Cloud

Minutes

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Other Observations

•  Beth CohenThe hyperscalers are not very friendly about their customers who want to use multiple cloud vendors.  That is where the Telcos can really shine.  I think that the hyperscalers do NOT want to become regulated entities – so they will shy away from anything that might possibly make them a "utility".
•   Bob Monkman Besides offering protection from lock-in, are there other benefits for the customer to have multi cloud service? Some environments may be better for different use cases. Also the geo example Pankaj raises seems sensible
• Beth Cohen Many are using it so they can pick best of breed capabilities.  Also geographic diversity.  HA reasons also. 
• John Hartley Edge is commonly a different platform from the core, so there is a built in motivation to support multi-cloud.
•  Hyperscalers do not have the experience of delivering services over a WAN environment.
•  Telcos do not have experience on offering cloud? Agree - Disagree?  Some of the Telco's attempted to compete with the hyperscalers a few years ago.  I think for the most part telcos have gotten out of the business. (Verizon/Terremark)
• NOTE: Key issue is deliberate diversity (lack of harmonization) and hence need for operators to manage this.
• the new sandbox LFN project, EMCO, should be able to provide capabilities in this area in conjunction with Anuket
• XGVELA is focussing on Telco PaaS assuming that Anuket will specify general PaaS services (LB, DB, DNS, etc.)

Other Use Cases

• Special purpose clouds such as Game clouds?
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Operator Story: Other Viewpoints

• Should Anuket focus on supporting the telco use of multi-clouds for their own use?
• Support for telco customers to allow them to connect to multi-clouds.
•  NOTE: Specific regulatory needs such as: Lawful Intercept (voice) and IP source/dest logging are generic (and not contained to particular local regulation)
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What are the Key Industry Drivers?

•  Telcos and customers want to remain flexible and use the hyperscalers and their own private clouds as it fits the use cases best.
•  would there be use-specific clouds? such as a "Game Cloud"? Other areas?
  • what would the reqts for such use-specific clouds be?
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What are the Challenges for Telcos and HCOs?

•  Working together when they have two very different motivations and business drivers
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What should Anuket Focus on? Specify?

•  Ulrich KleberWhat do we expect from multi-cloud? Management, Interactions to be considered, etc.?
• Karine Sevilla Anuket should differentiate 2 use cases: multi cloud to offer services to customers and multi cloud to host telco internal services
•  Gergely CsatariHCOs will not standardize and so Vendors have to step into the breach. What role does Anuket play?
• Bob Monkman Anuket could be specifying requirements in multi cloud management, it would seem.
• John HartleyMarket will not deliver a "single pane of glass".
• Karine SevillaAnuket can provide requirements for a "single pane of glass", and also for operations and assurance
• Pankaj GoyalResource level abstractions and generic operations on them.
• Beth CohenAnuket can provide the requirements for the tools to support multi-cloud environments
  • requirements can be used for assurance programs
  • Some of the AI work can automate some of these requirements
• Hybrid includes private/on-prem cloud and public clouds working in tandem/co-operatively
• Are there a set (small) of PaaS services that should be included in Anuket reqts? What services? What should be specified about these services? Features, interactions, management, control, ...?
• Karine SevillaAnuket can develop on security requirements and generic regulatory requirements

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