How eCommerce application management adds value...
- Package Management Framework (PMF) standardizes on fundamental file + automation units. Systems are deployed utilizing discreet packages. These packages utilize their environmental surroundings to deploy automatically, without human (administrative) intervention. They register in such a way that all configuration is stored in a repository.
- System configuration is documented, soup to nuts. All OS components, patch levels, software components (such as MQ and WebSphere) -- even the last ounce of added software configuration, are listed in one place. These packages are then centrally maintained with the same tools that developers have leveraged for years.
- The end result is a system that is built with a well-defined list of packages. Change management is then focused on changing the automation, not on the servers themselves. This yields obvious benefits… a common change database, reduced administrative skill levels, common language and clear engineering / administrative turn-over points.
Our application management work focuses on the following solutions: IBM WebSphere Commerce, Microsoft Commerce, IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM WebSphere Network Deployment and drives real results for our customers... lowering costs, reducing down time, speeding-up deployments, insuring consistent results and providing standards-compliant documentation.
