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Unisys Corporation New — Unisys — Technical Presentation (September 2019)
39 slides from Unisys Corporation New's technical presentation, Sep 11, 2019
Slide 1: Opening Up ClearPath Forward
Opening Up ClearPath Forward Enabling Secure Omni-channel Integration Alan Hood, Unisys Enterprise Services and Technology, Global Major Accounts 11 September, 2019
Slide 2: Case Study: Motor Vehicle Registration System
Case Study Motor Vehicle Registration System Typical Data Held in a Vehicle Historically this data has been We could just make it Registration System available to selected users only available to everyone on the • VIN • Call Center Internet • Make, Model, Type, other We have the technology details •
Slide 3: Motor Vehicle Registration System – Results of one transaction
Case Study Motor Vehicle Registration System – Results of one transaction What I wanted to know What the system told me Why is that a problem? • Is the car currently licensed / • No current registration • More information than I registered, and to whom? requested • The date of the last registration
Slide 4: The rules have changed
The rules have changed • Access to data must be more tightly controlled than in the past ⁃ Especially personal or proprietary data • You need to understand ⁃ Who is using it ⁃ How they are using it ⁃ If they have a business need for all of it • And yet … ⁃ Providing your end users with current, swif
Slide 5: Enterprise Application Architectures
Enterprise Application Architectures
Slide 6: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Point to Point Integration
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Point to Point Integration with simple GUI and Browser Clients Systems of Point to Point Connections End-user Interfaces Record • Typically use Sessions • Proprietary Protocols ClearPath Forward Systems of Record Applications Online and ClearPath Forward® Batch “Gre
Slide 7: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Smart Clients
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Improve User Experience through automation and “smart” clients Systems of Client Integration Technologies Systems of Record • Standards / Web Based Engagement • Stateful or Stateless (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Transactional • Introduce “Smart” Clients Endpoints)
Slide 8: ClearPath Modernization Examples
ClearPath Modernization Examples • Replace character based emulators with updated browser based transactions • GUI Controls enhance User Experience and efficiency ⁃ Buttons, Lists, Images… replace hard to remember characters code fields • Provide browser based mobile interfaces and native mobile app
Slide 9: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Exposing Transactions as Services
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Increase flexibility of client devices and applications by exposing transactions as Services Systems of Expose Service APIs Systems of Record • Stateful Transactions become Engagement Stateless Services (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Transactional • Orchestration al
Slide 10: Client Example: Mobile Fleet Management for US Federal Agency
Client Example Mobile Fleet Management for US Federal Agency
Slide 11: Business Functions and Benefits of New Mobile App
Business Functions and Benefits of New Mobile App • Mobile app for GSA Fleet drivers • One single source of information • Easy access to the vehicle information when the • Instant access to drivers when they are mobile drivers are on the move ⁃ Preventive Maintenance and Repair recall • Lesser burde
Slide 12: Functional Modules
Functional Modules Modules Description User registration for GSA Fleet Drivers to use the User Registration mobile app. iOS and Android Maintain user information including the preferred User Profile Unisys vehicle list ClearPath Forward Platform Maintenance & Provide maintenance and repair vendor in
Slide 13: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Integration Layer / ESB
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Introducing an Integration Layer / Enterprise Service Bus continues to improve flexibility Systems of Enterprise Systems of Record Integration Engagement ESB / EiPaas (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Transactional Endpoints) Systems of Record Client Interfaces (e.g. J
Slide 14: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Integration Layer / ESB
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Introducing an Integration Layer / Enterprise Service Bus continues to improve flexibility Systems of Enterprise Systems of Record Integration Engagement ESB / EiPaas (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Transactional Endpoints) Systems of Record Client Interfaces (e.g. J
Slide 15: ClearPath ePortal Orchestration
ClearPath ePortal Start Orchestration Get Ispec1 Data • Allows you to consolidate several Ispecs or transactions into a single Get Ispec2 Data Start user web page, mobile page or web Get Ispec Save Data Data service invocation End • Orchestration potentially executes More? multiple transactions on b
Slide 16: Benefits of Orchestration
Benefits of Orchestration Client Example
Slide 17: Benefits of Orchestration: Processing a Business Loan
Benefits of Orchestration Client Example – Processing a Business Loan Before After • An applicant requesting a business loan • Applicant enters required details into a must come into a local office custom-built, secure, Web page ⁃ All data that might be required from the • Loan officer collects rele
Slide 18: ClearPath ePortal Runtime Architecture
ClearPath ePortal Runtime Architecture Systems of Engagement Systems of Record Service COBOL (SOAP, Connector REST) Orchestration AB Suite / EAE Web ePortal Connector Mobile (iOS, Terminal Other Connector Android,) External IIS Resources ClearPath MCP ClearPath OS 2200 AB Suite Windows ClearPath ePo
Slide 19: ClearPath Forward ePortal Benefits
ClearPath Forward ePortal Benefits Extensive automation for superior No new skills required business agility • No user written code required for a complete • Application specific design tailored for the solution ClearPath architecture • Automated staging and deployment including OS • Web-based manag
Slide 20: Example – Add Order Fulfillment to Online Sales System
Example – Add Order Fulfillment to Online Sales System Beginning with… In ePortal we could… • AB Suite Order Entry Application • Create ePortal Data Source project • Transactions include • Create ePortal RESTful Web Service ⁃ MENU – sign on form project ⁃ PROD – product details • Define a new “trans
Slide 21: Example Orchestration Flow
Example Orchestration Flow New Order_Fulfillment Service Input: Product Code, Order_Fulfillment Customer Number Start Server Message Quantity • A new Order_Fulfillment service message _connect type is defined in ePortal • Uses existing transactions and security to SelectIspec (PROD) access ClearPath
Slide 22: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Outbound APIs
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Outbound APIs enable Systems of Record to call other Services Systems of Enterprise Systems of Record Integration Engagement ESB / EiPaas (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Outbound APIs Endpoints) Systems of Record ---- (BI, AIS, ePortal) ---- Applications Mulesoft, On
Slide 23: ClearPath Application Integration Services (AIS)
ClearPath Application Integration Services (AIS) Windows .NET and Java calling in to ClearPath MCP and OS 2200 Windows ClearPath MCP / OS 2200 .NET Runtime Application Files Application Programs, Application Application Libraries, Batch Integration Integration Jobs Java Virtual Services Services COB
Slide 24: New feature in AIS 4.1 – Call Out Services
New feature in AIS 4.1 – Call Out Services Call Out Services Request Calls ClearPath Web Services Response Response Windows .NET Framework • Enables ClearPath applications to reach web services using a .NET bridge • Provides outbound web access and other .NET capabilities • Allows existing COBOL, EA
Slide 25: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Data Analytics and Secure ETL
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Enable Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, Speed Layer, though Secure ETL Data Extract Systems of Systems of Enterprise Systems of Record Reference Integration Engagement ESB / EiPaas (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Outbound APIs Endpoints) Systems of Record ---- (BI, AI
Slide 26: Secure data transfers - Changed Data Transformation
Secure data transfers - Changed Data Transformation Administration Site Windows Partition DEMS Administrative Service MCP OS 2200 DE Agent Agent Agent for SQL Server MCP Partition OS 2200 Partition Windows Partition Windows Partition Runtime Service Windows Partition Windows / Linux Partition MCP Pa
Slide 27: Data Exchange with Stealth
Data Exchange with Data Exchange Runtime Environment OS 2200 or MCP SVG RDMS DMS II MCP SVG Data DMS II Exchange Management Stealth Agent • Cloak Endpoints to reduce attack surface SVG Stealth Virtual Gateway • Encrypt Data In Motion © 2019 Unisys Corporation. All rights reserved. | 27
Slide 28: Evolving Enterprise Architectures: Data Analytics and Secure ETL
Evolving Enterprise Architectures Enable Data Analytics, Data Warehouse, Speed Layer, though Secure ETL Data Extract Systems of Systems of Enterprise Systems of Record Reference Integration Engagement ESB / EiPaas (Omnichannel ClearPath Forward Outbound APIs Endpoints) Systems of Record ---- (BI, AI
Slide 29: Enterprise Output Manager (EOM)
Enterprise Output Manager (EOM) Don’t forget about managing your output – it doesn’t have to all be printed on paper: • You can define custom output, producing forms, including HTTP / FTP images, graphs, barcodes and QR codes, secure Web and FTP, Web Archive email (Input as well as Output), and more
Slide 30: Putting it all together
Putting it all together Recent Client Example
Slide 31: Client Example
Client Example ClearPath MCP Tax Receipt ClearPath AB Suite EOM ePortal Runtime Print DMS II Azure Data Lake Data SQL Server Exchange Systems of Engagement System of Record Systems of Engagement AB Suite Application Running on ClearPath MCP Web/Mobile UX via ClearPath ePortal Remote printing of tax
Slide 32: Recommendations
Recommendations
Slide 33: Best Practices
Best Practices • Keep critical data in the secure ClearPath Forward system (System of Record) • Share only the data that needs to be shared through transformations • Support for Systems of Engagement and Big Data Analytics without changing the System of Record © 2019 Unisys Corporation. All rights r
Slide 34: Consider these important factors
Consider these important factors • Performance and SLAs ⁃ Is the interface you are considering fast enough to support the transaction/batch throughput your business requires? ⁃ If it involves external servers, Web Services, or third party interactions, be sure it can handle a ‘server not responding’
Slide 35: Many ways to improve security in ClearPath Forward applications
Many ways to improve security in • Always consider security and protection of sensitive data and IP in ClearPath Forward applications your application development activities (DevSecOps procedures) A partial list of good practices • Mask, hide, or encrypt data fields in transactions that are not crit
Slide 36: ClearPath Forward Application Modernization and Integration
ClearPath Forward Application Modernization and Integration • Your ClearPath / AB Suite application is likely the core of your business. It provides your System of Record. • In today’s hybrid world, few applications stand entirely alone. It is easy to integrate with other applications and data. • Wh
Slide 37: It isn't necessary to lock your ClearPath Systems in a vault
It isn’t necessary to lock your ClearPath Systems in a vault. You can maintain the integrity and security of your ClearPath Systems of Records, and still make the information available to users, according to their business needs: When they want it. Where they want it. And in form in which they want
Slide 38: Thank You
Thank You
Slide 39: Unisys
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