MCOECN Cloud and Automation (VRA)

What is the MCOECN Cloud and Automation Service Broker?

The MCOECN uses a VMWare product called vRealize Automation, or VRA, to allow ITC staff to perform self-management of your MCOECN hosted Redesign instances.

Through the VRA Service Broker, you can manage the Redesign suite of applications (USAS, USPS, Workflows, and Inventory) that are hosted at MCOECN.

• Deploy new instances (production, testing, training, demo)
• Upgrade existing instances
• Remove instances

What are the Advantages of Hosting Redesign with MCOECN?

When Redesign applications are hosted with the MCOECN:

• They are running in a large Kubernetes cluster made up of over 60 worker nodes, and managed by Kubernetes tools and scripts that allow us to scale and manage a very large number of applications with minimal effort. 
• Applications are monitored for issues (restarts, crashes)
• All applications are backed up nightly.
• Your ITC technical teams do not have to learn how to deploy and manage Kubernetes.   
• Your ITC technical teams no longer have to manage Docker or use your own computer resources to run Redesign.
• Your ITC technical teams do not have to manage a proxy such as NGINX.
• You get the benefits of automation without the headaches of managing it yourself.
• Through our ever expanding catalog of options in the MCOECN Cloud and Automation Portal (VRA) anyone can manage your deployments with very minimal technical knowledge of the underlying infrastructure.
• The MCOECN Data Center team can build new catalog items based on ITC feedback, to continue to improve the experience.

And, it is FREE to any ITC who wishes to host with MCOECN!!   

While we cannot guarantee it will be free forever, it will be through FY23, and if a fee must be assessed in the future, the cost will be as minimal as possible.