1. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionWiprosUpstreamStorageSolutionforOil&GasIndustry 1|www.wipro.com/industryresearchWIPROTECHNOLOGIES

2. WiproUpstreamStorageSolution TABLEOFCONTENTSExecutivesummary3BusinessAppreciationofUpstreamStorageChallenges...4WiprosUpstreamStorageSolution..5WiprosApproach.....9WiproSolutionDifferentiators.....9Thoughtfortheindustry..102|www.wipro.com/industryresearchWIPROTECHNOLOGIES 3. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionExecutiveSummaryEver increasing oil and gas upstream storage cost is a matter of concern and there is an enterprise drivetowards reducing the cost of storage. Increase in storage cost is primarily attributed to an increase in datavolumeandinefficienciesinthecurrentstoragelandscape.Toovercomethischallengethereisaneedforalonglastingsolutioncoveringmultipledimensions,i.e.businessprocess,technology,people,andpracticesWe believe that the storage challenge faced by the industry cannot be addressed by storage (service)providersalone.Toaidanalysisandconstructionofasolution,thestoragechallengewassplitintofourareas;Business Centric, Technology, Process and Services. With this approach, Wipro has defined an UpstreamStorage Reference Architecture (WUSRA) with the intent to build Upstream Storage as a Service for theindustry. Upstream Storage as a Service is not a rip and replace approach, rather, it is a step changetransformationalinitiativerootedinoptimizationandcompliancewhichoverliesexistingstorageinvestments.WUSRAisbasedonamodular,componentbasedarchitecturethatisopentoextensionandmodification.Thisenablescompaniestoleveragethelatestdevelopmentsinthemarket,suchaslowlatency,highspeedstoragetoaddressspecificneedsofHighPerformanceComputing(HPC)andlowcostcloudbasedcommoditystorage.WUSRAiscomprisedofthefollowinglayersUpstreamStorageProcessManagementlayer:dealswithworkflowsandprocessesthatautomatea numberofthetaskstraditionallypreformedbytheendusertoeffectivelyutilizestorage.UpstreamInformationManagementLayermanagesandoptimizestheuseofstorage,basedonthe characteristicsofthedata.UpstreamStoragemanagementlayeroptimizesstorageusageatthetechnicallevel,usingstorage technologies such as deduplication, compression, etc., techniques that are transparent both to the enduserandtheapplications.Upstream Physical Storage Infrastructure comprises the actual physical storage infrastructure for upstream,withdifferenttiersofstorageandHPCinfrastructureHorizontalservicesconsistsofservicesthatdealwithdatagovernance,servicemanagement,change management,etc.,thatareimportantforoveralldeploymentandimplementationofthesolutionWiprossolutionisvendorneutral,processandservicedeliverydrivenandwillleveragebestofbreedtechnologysolutionsfromthemarkettoaddressthestoragechallengesfacedbyoilandgascompaniesonanongoingbasis.Weareconfidentthissolutionwillenable: Enhancedperformanceandreducedtimetomarket Eliminationofwastedandmoreeffectiveuseofstorage Adoptionandscalabilityofbestofbreedtechnology Costeffectiveness(consumptionbasedcommercialmodels)3|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 4. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionBusinessAppreciationofUpstreamStorageChallengesUpstreamstoragemanagementrepresentsamassivechallengefortheupstreamindustryduetoexponentialincreases in data volumes and inefficiencies in current data management practices across the enterprise.Mandates such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR) from existing fields and the search for new accumulations,coupled to the requirements of new technologies ensures data growth in the upstream business remainsunavoidable.Thesenewtechnologiesexploitrecentadvancesincomputepowerandacquisitionprocessestodeliver more granular data which needs to be processed quickly utilizing multiple iterations. Advances inseismicprocessingandinterpretationwiththeincreaseduseof4Doverandabovedevelopmentsin2Dand3D data requires large quantities of storage space and computing power. High Performance Storage isrequiredtoserviceHighPerformanceComputingsolutionsbeingusedtoprocessandimagedata.Theindustrycontinues to witness a near exponential increase in realtime data collection for production and drillingoperations;smartwellsdelivermoredataoverthelifeofafield,compoundingissuesrelatedtovolumesofdata. External factors such as regulatory requirements across different geographies will influence thegeneration and retention schedules of digital content, to satisfy reporting requirements, sharing andavailabilityofdata.RegulatoryrequirementsinadditiontoBusinessContinuityandDisasterRecoveryPlanningmayalsoinfluencetheneedformultipledatacentersacrosstheglobewhichmay,inturn,limittherangeofpossiblestorageoptimization.Internalfactorssuchasenterpriselevelefficiencydrives(i.e.delivermorewithless,implementingenterprisewideknowledgemanagementcapabilities)servetoincreasethecomplexityofthestorageproblem.Thesechallengesshapeourresponsestoupstreamdatamanagementrequirementssuchasoptimizationandmanagement of data growth, reduction in unit storage costs, data availability and accessibility, and theutilizationofthemostappropriatestorageplatforms.Data storage is a key component of the upstream data management landscape, which is itself an essentialcomponentofthewidersubsurfaceorpetrotechnicalcomputeenvironment(PCE).Wiprobelievesthatitisvitaltoviewstorageinthiscontextandthereforeessentialthattacticalsolutionsandlongertermstrategiesfacilitate and enhance customers current data management initiatives and their petrotechnicalenvironments.Withanemergingassetbaseddatastrategy,thebusinessownsthedatabutmanagementofdataisspreadbetween the business and IT. Data management processes are globally inconsistent and while initiatives tostandardizeexistregionally,theyarenotfullyimplemented.Communicationissues,thelackofintegrationandcommonprocesses,proceduresandtools(PPTs),multipleownership/accountabilityfordataanddataissuescombinedwithuserslackofconfidenceindataretrievedfromcorporatedatasourcesaddfurthercomplexitytotheupstreamdatamanagementchallenge.4|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 5. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionAsusersmoveassetsthoughtheexplorationandproductionlifecycle,numerousapplicationswillbeusedtoaccess, process and output data. It is vital that any underlying infrastructure is configured to enable thisworkflow and facilitate access to the right data, in the right place at the right time. Storage must beperformant,scalable,costeffective,transparentandseamlessinitsdeliveryofdatatotheusers.WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionWUSRAisatooltoaddresstheseupstreamdatamanagementandstoragechallengesanddeliveracompletestorageservicetoourcustomersunderasinglewindowbasedonfollowingkeysolutionprinciples; ProvidecustomerswithabestinclassstoragesolutionProvide a scalable solution that is responsive to future business requirements and technology innovations(i.e.cloud)Provideaservicebasedsolutiontoenablegreaterflexibilityregardingsourcingmodels(rightshored, offshored,etc.)ProvidesolutionswithminimaluserdisruptionBuilduponcurrentstoragelandscapewherepossibleratherthanRip&ReplaceEnableyearonyearimprovementonTotalCostofOwnership/unitofstorageacrossallstoragetiersMaximizeautomationtominimizeoravoidmanualstoragemanagementWebelievethatthechallengesfacingtheindustrycutacrossallfourlayersoftheupstreamstoragelandscapenamely the business process layer, the information management layer, the storage infrastructuremanagementlayerandthephysicalstoragelayer.WUSRAprovidesasolutionframeworkcoveringthemajorcomponents of a storage solution, optimizing cost and harnessing efficiencies across all four layers, asillustratedinfigure1.Whilemanystoragesolutionsavailabletodayaddressmanyaspectsofthestorageinfrastructuremanagementlayer and the physical infrastructure layer, we believe there is no single solution which addresses all fourlayers,oraddressesthechallengewithabusinessprocess/workflowcentricapproach.Weseemanyopportunitiestoimprovestorageefficienciesbyintegratingstandardandcustombuiltsolutionsand technical innovations with a goal to optimize storage within the infrastructure management layer. Theservices wrapper of Wipros solution is a comprehensive and innovative enabler for the implementation oflargestoragetransformationinitiatives.5|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 6. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionTheStorageProcessManagementlayeristheinterfacebetweenthebusinessusersandthestorage,enablingtheautomationoftasksderivedfromtheworkflowsandprocessestheenduserperformswhenutilizingthestorage. The abstraction of the upstream data processing workflow when combined with a tight couplingbetween technical applications (treated as jobs by the architecture), business workflows, IT workflows andbackendtechnicaldatastoragedeliversenhancedcontroloveruseofstorage.TheInformationManagementlayermanagesandoptimizestheuseofstoragebasedondatacharacteristics.Transparentdatamovementisenabledbypolicyanddecisionengines(e.g.onsiteversusoncloud)whichalsoprovideanalyticalservicesforattributessuchascost,domain,computeanddatastagingwhilealsoensuringthatdataisstagedtothecorrecttierofphysicalstorage.Inadditiontherewillbedatastagingenginesthatmanage automated JustinTime (JIT) data movement across storage tiers, including cloud storage ifappropriate,basedonpolicyenginedecisions.6|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 7. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionTheStorageInfrastructureManagementlayeroptimizesstorageusageatthe technicallevel,usingstandardstorage optimization technologies such as deduplication, compression, etc., together with new, innovativeengineeringcomponents(whichmaybecustombuilt)suchasvirtualtapelibrariesandcloudbasedarchivalofdata.TheInfrastructurelayercomprisestheactualphysicalstorageinfrastructurethatmakesupthedifferenttiersofstorage,includingpublic/hybridcloudstorageandHPCstorageinfrastructure.Thereisaneedforastrongintegratedservicesframeworktoenableeffectiveimplementationoftheabovesolution across all the layers. These services span across the solution layers as depicted in the architecturediagram. Thereby WUSRA enables implementation of an Upstream Storage as a Service (USTaaS) platform.Figure2depictstheUnifiedSystemIntegrationServicemodel. Figure2UpstreamStorageUnifiedSystemIntegrationServiceModel7|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 8. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionFigure3depictstheorganizationofoperationalservicesintheUnifiedSustenanceServiceModel. Figure3UpstreamStorageUnifiedSystemIntegrationServiceModel Overall,WUSRAsupportsandensurescentralizedgovernanceandservices,maximizedreuse,sharedbestpracticesandvendoragnosticbestofbreedtechnologyadoption,includingcloud.8|www.wipro.com/industryresearchWIPROTECHNOLOGIES 9. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionWiprosApproachWiprohasathreestepprocesstoimplementingWUSRA.ThisprocessenablesWiprotoworkwithaclientstechnologyandsolutionproviderstoretainwhatisrequiredfromtheclientsexistingstoragearchitecture.Assessment phase: The aim of the assessment phase is to define short, medium and long term storagesolutions.TheoutcomeoftheassessmentisacustomerspecificStorageReferenceArchitecture(SRA)derivedfromtheprinciplesencapsulatedinWUSRA.Thiswillincludetheidentificationandscopeofapilotscenarioand an assessment report covering recommendations and a roadmap. Wipro has a range of assessmentframeworksandtemplatestofasttrackthisstage.Wipros assessment teams are multiskilled and include leading industry Subject Matter Experts providingdeep domain knowledge of upstream business process, upstream information management, storagetechnologies,servicedeliverymodelsandarchitecture.Pilot Build and Deployment phase: The pilot scenario defined during the assessment phase will beimplementedtotestandverifytheoutcomeandlayafoundationforimplementingthesolutiononabroaderscaleacrosstheenterprise,atastate,regionalorgloballevel.Factory Deployment phase: Following a successful pilot, a deployment model for the clients SRA will bedeveloped and mandated to meet state, regional or global requirements (as appropriate) while retainingsensitivity to local or sitebased variations/requirements. Deployment models will be rightsized to suitlocations(small,mediumorlargesites)androadmapswillaccountformultiplegeographiesandarebackedupbydetailedimplementationplancoveringallaspectofUSaaS.WiproSolutionDifferentiatorsWiprobelievesitbenefitsfromthefollowingsolutiondifferentiators1. WiprosdefinedUpstreamStorageasaServicemodelcombinedwiththeWiproUpstreamStorage ReferenceArchitectureensuresseamlessdeliveryofanendtoendsolution.2. A hybrid approach to address upstream storage challenges delivering business process optimization by combining business workflow management solutions with infrastructure optimizationsolutions.9|www.wipro.com/industryresearchWIPROTECHNOLOGIES 10. WiproUpstreamStorageSolution3. Wipros vendor neutrality will ensure an evergreen storage solution utilizing bestofbreed technology,withtheoptiontoswitchbetweentechnologyprovidersenabledbyourinteroperable orchestrationlayer.4. Wiprosglobalcapacitytodeliverinnovationacrossalllayersofthestoragearchitecture5. Customcloud,HPCandstorageengineeringservices6. Ourabilitytosupportcostefficiencydrivesthrough a. A global support model integrated with Wipros global command center and ITILframework b. Anopennesstoadoptflexiblecommercialmodelsincludingconsumptionbasedpricing. c. Serviceperformancethatismeasuredandbenchmarkedagainstasetofmetricstargetingyearonyearimprovement.ThoughtsfortheIndustryTransformingthestoragearchitecturetocopewithnearexponentialincreasesindataandthedrivetoreducecostsisamajortransformationalexerciseacrosstheenterpriserequiringcarefulmanagementofinternalandexternalstakeholders.Storagesolutionswillrequirenewerstoragetechnologydrawnfrommultiplevendorswith the associated systems integration to build a comprehensive scalable service that is sensitive toorganizationsbusinessprocessworkflows.Acollaborativeeffortisrequiredtodelivertheendtoendsolutioninatransparent,reliableandconsistentmanner.Whiletherearemultipletechnologyandsolutionprovidersin the market, Wipro believes that the future of upstream data storage requires an end to end integratedservice which is delivered through an intelligent orchestration layer overlying technology components. Thesystemsintegrationmustbedrivenfromthecontextsoftechnologyandupstreamdomainknowledgetobesuccessful.BasedonourstrengthsandexperienceWiproispositionedtobetheserviceproviderandsystemintegratorofchoiceforthissolution. 1. NonLinearandLEANmodelsprovideinnovationtomanagetherelentlessincreaseindatavolumes2. TheStorageasaServicemodelisthefutureandrepresentsabusinessdrivenandoutcomebased, ratherthananITandtechnologydriven,solution3. Storagecostisnolongeranexceptionfortheongoing/upcomingorganizationefficiencydrives4. People,process,technologyandservicearethekeytenetsofstorageinthefuture,embracing innovation5. Futurestoragesolutionswillnotbeviableiftheydonotdeliveranimprovementinuserproductivity andconvenience6. Changemanagementandchangedbehaviorsarekeytothesuccessofthisinitiative10|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 11. WiproUpstreamStorageSolution7. StorageasaServiceenablestheuseofbestofbreedtechnologiestoprovideafitforpurposescalable storagesolution8. Avendorneutralsystemintegratorisrequiredastheinterfacebetweencustomersandtechnologies toensurethedeliveryofimprovements.References1. UnleashingtheFullPotentialofTechnologyInitiatives:OurWhitepaperbasedonourexperienceand bestpracticesderivedfromengagingwithourglobalEnergyclients[Addressestheproblems associatedwiththechallengeofglobaldeploymentofnewinnovationsandtechnologies]2. EatingthedataElephant:OurjointWhitepaperwithPetrisonupstreamDataManagement Challenges[Addressesthechallengesandassumptionsmaderegardingupstreamdatawhichisthe primeconsumerofthestoragediscussedabove] 11|www.wipro.com/industryresearch WIPROTECHNOLOGIES 12. WiproUpstreamStorageSolutionAboutWiproTechnologiesWiproisthefirstPCMMLevel5andSEICMMiLevel5certifiedITServicesCompanyglobally.Wiproprovidescomprehensive IT solutions and services (including systems integration, IS outsourcing, packageimplementation, software application development and maintenance) and Research and Developmentservices(hardwareandsoftwaredesign,developmentandimplementation)tocorporationsglobally.Wipros unique value proposition is further enhanced through our pioneering Offshore Outsourcing ModelandstringentQualityProcessesofSEIandSixSigmaAboutWiproCouncilforIndustryResearchThe Wipro Council for Industry Research comprising domain and technology experts from the organizationaims to address the needs of customers by developing innovative strategies that will help customers gaincompetitive advantage in the market. 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