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Orchestration (computing)

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Orchestration is the automated configuration, coordination, and management of computer systems and software.[1]

A number of tools exist for automation of server configuration and management, including Ansible, Puppet, Salt, Terraform,[2] and AWS CloudFormation.[3]

Usage

Orchestration is often discussed in the context of service-oriented architecture, virtualization, provisioning, converged infrastructure and dynamic datacenter topics. Orchestration in this sense is about aligning the business request with the applications, data, and infrastructure.[4]

In the context of cloud computing, the main difference between workflow automation and orchestration is that workflows are processed and completed as processes within a single domain for automation purposes, whereas orchestration includes a workflow and provides a directed action towards larger goals and objectives.[1]

In this context, and with the overall aim to achieve specific goals and objectives (described through quality of service parameters), for example, meet application performance goals using minimized cost[5] and maximize application performance within budget constraints.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Thomas Erl. Service-Oriented Architecture: Concepts, Technology & Design. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-185858-0.
  2. ^ Yevgeniy Brikman (2016-09-26). "Why we use Terraform and not Chef, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, or CloudFormation".
  3. ^ Giangntc (2019-04-12). "AWS CloudFormation Introduction".
  4. ^ Menychtas, Andreas; Gatzioura, Anna; Varvarigou, Theodora (2011), "A Business Resolution Engine for Cloud Marketplaces", 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science, IEEE Third International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), IEEE, pp. 462–469, doi:10.1109/CloudCom.2011.68, ISBN 978-1-4673-0090-2
  5. ^ Mao, Ming; M. Humphrey (2011). Auto-scaling to minimize cost and meet application deadlines in cloud workflows. doi:10.1145/2063384.2063449. ISBN 978-1-4503-0771-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Mao, Ming; M. Humphrey (2013). Scaling and Scheduling to Maximize Application Performance within Budget Constraints in Cloud Workflows. pp. 67–78. doi:10.1109/IPDPS.2013.61. ISBN 978-0-7695-4971-2. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
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