Pipeline Publishing, Volume 7, Issue 1
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Into the Cloud
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The Virtual Private Cloud

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Solution management within the VPC introduces complexity not only in the area of design, but also introduces challenges in linking sales and fulfilment processes. With automated processes that utilize a solution building-blocks repository and incorporate solution lifecycle management processes, service providers can gain important competitive advantages in time-to-market and deployment quality.

With complex VPC and other cloud service offerings, automation is the only route to effectively link operational support systems (OSS) and business support systems (BSS). Sales proposals need to provide clear,

With an automated solution, flags for non-standard components in the design can be immediately highlighted.


accurate and unambiguous descriptions of functionality for every component in the offering. “Legacy proposals” that rely upon non-integrated spreadsheets and word documents are as effective as hand-drawn sketches in proposing VPC offerings – manually updating specifications within spreadsheets and word documents when hundreds of components are involved represents the equivalent of using pencils and erasers to adjust parameters.


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Outdated, legacy proposals are not sufficient in the era of cloud services

Outdated, legacy proposals are not sufficient in the era of cloud services


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In order to deal with the complex networks of today an automated design that can be easily updated for future growth is required.

In order to deal with the complex networks of today an automated design
that can be easily updated for future growth is required.
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