Qeiteri Armelle

You were tasked by the IC-dean to evaluate the enrollment system of the university, list and briefly describe the characteristics that an anlayst(you) examines when choosing or defining deployment environment.

Given the chance to evaluate the enrollment system of the University, it is a must that I should first identify all the things that will be involved during the evaluation period.

So let me define what application deployment environment all about is. The application deployment environment consists of the computer hardware (platforms) and operating systems that will support the application program. The new application system may have to meet special design requirements to conform to the restrictions of the operating system and the equipment.

When managers deploy information technology (IT) they frequently are forced to make decisions about two different, yet related sets of issues simultaneously. First, they identify the characteristics of the competitive or business environments in which the IT will be deployed. This enables them to select the most beneficial deployment environments, to maximize the potentials that the IT contributes business value to the firm. Second, recognizing that all deployment environments are not created equal, they also find it may be worthwhile to adjust the characteristics or features of the IT to take into account those differences.

Often it is difficult to separate the influences of the deployment environment (which may be beyond the control of management) and the features of the IT. Still, in order to successfully deploy IT to create competitive advantage or sustain competitive parity at an acceptable cost, managers need to be good at choosing deployment locations and the features of the ITS they invest in.

As an analyst important characteristic should be consider in order to define a rightful deployment environment. Analysts consider the configuration of computer equipment, operating systems, and networks that will exist when the new application system is deployed.

Analyst must always consider the configuration of computer equipment in order to maintain an understanding of the status of complex assets with a view to maintaining the highest level of serviceability for the lowest cost. Specifically, it aims to ensure that operations are not disrupted due to the asset overrunning limits of planned lifespan or below quality levels.

Computer hardware configuration management is the process of creating and maintaining an up-to-date record of all the components of the infrastructure, including related documentation. Its purpose is to show what makes up the infrastructure and illustrate the physical locations and links between each item, which are known as configuration items. Computer hardware configuration goes beyond the recording of computer hardware for the purpose of asset management, although it can be used to maintain asset information. The extra value provided is the rich source of support information that it provides to all interested parties.

Consider the operating systems; the OS is responsible for management and coordination of processes and allocation and sharing of hardware resources such as RAM and disk space, and acts as a host for computing applications running on the OS. The purpose of an operating system is to organize and control hardware and software so that the device it lives in behaves in a flexible but predictable way.

And the networks, the devices connected by communications channels that facilitates communications among users and allows users to share resources with other users where the new application be deployed must be deemed for deployment.

With all of these, let us also cite the differences between the application deployment and deployment environment. The development environment consists of the programming languages, CASE (computer-assisted software engineering) tools, and other software used to develop application software.

The application deployment environment, particularly the operating system, DBMS, and distributed software standard, usually limits the choices that are available for the development environment.

Companies prefer certain languages for system development, and their analysts are familiar with the features of these languages. As newer languages provide additional capabilities, however, companies may consider different languages for their system development. An analyst should consider both the application deployment and development environments when determining how they will work with a particular application.

References:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/operating-system.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_network

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