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Billing for Apache CloudStack Billing for Apache CloudStack CloudStack Collaboration Confer CloudStack Collaboration Conference US ence US Miami May 18 Miami May 18 th th 2017 2017 Apache CloudStack & Apalia Involved with

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Billing for Apache CloudStack Billing for Apache CloudStack

€ CloudStack Collaboration Confer CloudStack Collaboration Conference US ence US Miami – May 18 Miami – May 18th

th 2017

2017

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Apache CloudStack & Apalia

  • Involved with CloudStack since 2010
  • Dozens of CloudStack implementations mostly across Europe
  • Accelerite CloudPlatform partner
  • Company behind Amysta Billing software
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Apache CloudStack and Billing System

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Usage data Usage data

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Apache CloudStack usage

USAGE TYPE USAGE TYPE USAGE SER USAGE SERVER VER

  • Provide aggregated usage records
  • Run from 1 min to 1440 min – 1day

(default)

  • Take data from the events log in cloud DB
  • Create summary usage records in cloud

usage DB

  • Access usage records using

listUsageRecords API

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AP APACHE CLOUDST ACHE CLOUDSTACK PUBLIC CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ACK PUBLIC CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

Cloud Service Providers Billing main components

METERING – AP METERING – APACHE CLOUDST ACHE CLOUDSTACK USAGE API ACK USAGE API

ON BOARDING ON BOARDING RA RATING TING INVOICING INVOICING PAYMENT YMENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT USAGE USAGE REPOR REPORTING & TING & EXPOR EXPORTING TING

SER SERVICE CA VICE CATALOG / APP STORE / STORE FRONT ALOG / APP STORE / STORE FRONT MEDIA MEDIATION TION

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Metering

COMPUTE COMPUTE

Stopped & Running VMs Bare-metal servers

NETWORK NETWORK

IP addresses, Bytes In & Out VPN, Firewall, Load Balancer…

STORAGE STORAGE

Root disks, Data disks Tiered storage, IOPS Snapshots usage Templates ISO

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On-Boarding

  • User screening or fully automated?
  • Pre-payment and post-payment
  • Reseller enrollment

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Fraud management
  • Trial management
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Usage-based rating

  • Hourly and monthly

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Apache CloudStack domain hierarchy support
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Invoicing

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Multi-currency support
  • VAT management
  • Discount
  • Credit
  • Invoice distribution
  • Invoice history
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Payment

  • PCI/DSS certification

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Payment gateway integration
  • Transaction logging
  • Chargebacks
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Users & resellers Management

  • Account management
  • Credit card update
  • Reseller white labeling automation

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Wire management for large amounts (reseller)
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Usage Reporting, Exporting

  • PDF, CSV export, monthly, daily
  • Export automation via API
  • ERP/CRM integration

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Usage analytics per account, project, domain…
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Store Front

  • App Builder aligned with CloudStack service offering and domains
  • Combine usage based apps and subscription services

TO CONSIDER: TO CONSIDER:

  • Multi-tiers apps support
  • App life cycle management
  • Cost estimate
  • One-click and SLA selection
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Example of Billing system for Apache CloudStack Example of Billing system for Apache CloudStack

End-­‑customers ¡ CSP ¡ On-­‑boarding ¡

End-­‑customers ¡ Resellers ¡on-­‑boarding ¡

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CloudStack ¡integra7on ¡

Payment ¡

Pay ¡as ¡you ¡go ¡ Prepaid ¡

Usage-­‑based ¡services ¡ Subscrip7ons ¡Services ¡

Resellers ¡ Invoicing ¡

Credit ¡ Discount ¡ Mul7-­‑Currencies ¡ Tax ¡management ¡ ¡

¡ CSP’s ¡Public ¡IaaS ¡

Store ¡Front ¡

App ¡catalog ¡ Dashboard ¡ Subscrip7ons ¡

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Contacts

Apalia - Rhône Alpes Apalia - Rhône Alpes Parc des Glaisins 14 Rue du Pré-Paillard 74940 ANNECY LE VIEUX ' +33-4-50-01-59-73 Apalia – Apalia – Switzerland Switzerland Rue de Genève, 18 1225 CHENE-BOURG ' +41-22-519-07-53 www.apalia.net info@apalia.net Twitter: @Apalia @AmystaBilling Apalia - Ile de France Apalia - Ile de France Tour Chante Coq 5 Rue Chante Coq 92800 PUTEAUX LA DEFENSE ' +33-1-70-82-12-50 US contact number: +1 415-670-9174