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Software as a service: Usage based metering and billing for multi-tenant Web service resources using IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager

Level: Introductory

Technology team SOA , IBM Software Group, IBM

12 Sep 2008


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This demo explores how a SaaS service provider can meter and bill usage of multi-tenant Web services and related resources like databases, portals and LDAP directory server, by users belonging to multiple tenants. A scenario is shown where IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager (ITUAM) and a Java Management eXtension (JMX) based usage logging component is used to meter the usage of Web services and its resources. IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager job files and report server is used to generate billing invoices, usage metrics, and graphs for tenants.

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Sample implementation artifacts for metering and billing multi-tenant web service resources

Download the development and deployment artifacts for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, and the Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager scenario Implementation and setup document.

Duration

Less than 10 minutes.

Downloads

Description	Name	Size	Download method
Transcript	MeteringUsingITUAM_v18.pdf	1.8MB	HTTP
ITUAM instruction document	MeteringScenario_Deployment_and_Setup_Instructions_v11.pdf	2.5MB	HTTP
WebSphere Application Server artifacts	ws_usg_metering_was.zip	9.7MB	HTTP
WebSphere Application Server CE artifacts	ws_usg_metering_was_ce.zip	26.3MB	HTTP


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		This team, in partnership with IBM's ISV and Developer Relations team, is responsible for assisting partners by demonstrating the applicability of IBM enterprise level middleware for deploying Software as a Service applications. Included in this team are: Mary Taylor, Devaprasad Nadgir, Jatinder Malik, Sobha Warrier, Sowmya Grama, David Carew, and Indrajit Poddar.

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