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‘EA SaaS’ is the Cloud based version of the reputed and proven Sparx Enterprise Architect (Sparx EA) modeling tool. Enterprise Architect (Sparx EA) supports a range of modeling frameworks and is the tool of choice for nearly 1,000,000 (1M) users across the world. Enterprise Architect (Sparx EA) is known for its ability to support collaborative modeling, the EA SaaS offering allows users to quickly start with Architecture modeling without any operational overheads.
Traditionally, Enterprise Architect (Sparx EA) is expected to be setup in the end users’ machine and connect to a remote database. This required a significant effort in terms of provision of infrastructure, setup and maintain software and databases.
However, with more teams moving to a ‘Cloud First’ strategy, the ‘On Premises’ setup is becoming a thing of the past.
The EA SaaS allows users to get onboarded and start working almost immediately.
What is required to get started with the Cloud Platform
To enable collaborative modeling using Enterprise Architect over a central repository and distributed modeling, teams have to choose a suitable edition of the ‘EA SaaS’ and an appropriate ‘EA Infrastructure’.
The EA SaaS is the service that renders the Sparx Enterprise Architect Application on a web browser, and the EA Infrastructure is the central repository along with all other infra setup such as Floating license manager, remote https access, etc.
EA SaaS – Editions
Based on varying needs of the Sparx EA users, we have designed 3 options to get started with ‘EA SaaS’
EA SaaS - Business
Edition
- Suitable For
Individuals, Small teams - EA Saas Instance Type
Named Instance Licenses - Minimum License Count
1 user - Access
Individual URLs for named users - Availability
24 hrs - Security
EA Model Security - SSO
Not supported - Custom Branding
No - Partner (3rd party) Add-ons Support
NA - Product Updates
NA - EA Configurations
NA - Update Partner Addons
NA - Premium Support for Integrations and EA
Configuration
NA
EA SaaS - Enterprise Standard Edition
- Suitable For
Medium to Large Teams - EA Saas Instance Type
Floating Licenses (Concurrent Usage) - Minimum License Count
5 users - Access
Single URL for all users, connected to SSO - Availability
24 hrs - Security
Enhanced Security - SSO
Fully Integrated with SAML and AD - Custom Branding
Yes - Partner (3rd party)
Add-ons Support
Additional Cost - Product Updates
Quarterly Refresh - EA Configurations
Standard configuration for all Users - Update Partner
Addons
Quarterly updates - Premium Support for
Integrations and EA Configuration
Additional cost
EA SaaS - Enterprise Premium Edition
- Suitable For
Large Teams and Enterprises using EA with extended utilities - EA Saas Instance Type
Floating Licenses (Concurrent Usage) - Minimum License Count
10 users - Access
Single URL for all users, connected to SSO - Availability
24 hrs - Security
Enhanced Security - SSO
Fully Integrated with SAML and AD - Custom Branding
Yes - Partner (3rd party) Add-ons Support
Included - Product Updates
Monthly Refresh and On-Demand Refresh - EA Configurations
Multiple Configurations based on User Groups and Roles - Update Partner Addons
Quarterly updates - Premium Support for Integrations and EA
Configuration
Included
- EA SaaS Enterprise and Standard Edition Floating license will be supported up to 3 time of the user purchased
- A recommended minimum user count of 5 users is required to set up an Enterprise Standard edition and a recommended minimum of 10 users are needed to set up an Enterprise Premium edition (with SSO). Teams with less than 5 users may consider going with the EA SaaS Business User edition. Nevertheless, the Enterprise editions can also be set up to support SSO at an additional cost when the user count is below recommendation.
- Terms and Conditions apply
Enterprise Architect Cloud Infrastructure
The Enterprise Architect Cloud Infrastructure is also an essential component to enable the cloud platform for collaborative modeling.
The infrastructure varies based on end users security and performance requirement. Various parameters are considered when designing the appropriate infrastructure to meet the users requirements
Some key parameters (not limited to) are
-
Security Parameters
Application Load Balancers (ALB)
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Password Vaults
VPN Tunnelling
IP Whitelisting
24 x 7 Monitoring with alerts on service disruption -
Performance Parameters
Data transfer rate
Database IOPS rate
Application Server (EC2) Sizing
Database (RDS) sizing -
Other Parameters
Backup Frequency
Premium Support
Benefits of EA SaaS
Access from anywhere
- Log in and use from any compatible browsers, No Installation is required
- Great deal of flexibility
- Work from Anywhere, on any device
No updates or installations Required
- Access to the latest and stable version
- All Setup and Maintenance of software and patches managed by Experts
- Zero downtime
Scalability
- Performance scalability based on usage
- Business and Operational Agility
Cost savings
- Internal IT Costs
- Operational Cost Certainty
What is in EA SaaS Deployment
EA Repository and License Management
- Central repository with optimized settings to give the best performance for the chosen Database type
- Floating Licences are managed in the cloud to allow access from anywhere.
Single Sign On
- Setting Up a smooth single sign-on across multiple components requires a complex setup across multiple protocols (SAML, Okta, LDAP, etc)
Refined Setup Practices
- Capacity planning and setup based on an in-depth understanding of Enterprise Architect Application Usage
Pre-Migration Validation and Planning
- Years of experience setting up EA practice incorporated in choosing the right infrastructure and migration strategy
EA SaaS - Who is this for?
Flexible Deployment Options with an option to try and scale allows EA SaaS to be a suitable fit/makes EA SaaS a suitable fit for Small and Large EA Teams. Sparx Enterprise Architect is widely used by teams of varying size and complexity. The flexible deployment options allows any of these users to switch to easy tool usage using EA SaaS.
Single Sign On
Single sign-on (SSO) is a user authentication tool that enables users to securely access multiple applications and services using just one set of credentials.
Why SSO
An Enterprise SSO Implementation takes into consideration
- Corporate Security - Password policies
- Two Factor Authentication (2FA) implemented at the SSO layer
- Joiner, Leaver process – all users are managed centrally in the SSO setup
- Access Controls and Restrictions – Group-level policies set at the Enterprise level to ensure Role Based Access Control
EA SaaS Unified Authentication portal
In the current digital world, with people working remotely, it is highly imperative for the solution to comply with the corporate User Management system and policies. The Sparx platform comprises of a number of components and the user was expected to login multiple times to access the intended repository with intended role.
However, the ‘EA SaaS’ unified Authentication Portal enables a highly simplified User Experience, with only one user authentication step. Once the user is authenticated through the Enterprise authentication method, the EA SaaS application manages user access to the intended tool.
