Administration, Operations, and Management

Abstract

Design and development is only part of the ALSB life cycle. Modern IT shops usually deploy their software into distinct environments. Commonly, these environments can be classified as Development, Testing, Stage, and Production. That list is by no means definitive, but it is representative. As software is developed, it is deployed into multiple environments. This process is complicated by the fact that the software deployed in each environment is often tied to local software assets that are part of the environment, not part of the software itself. No product is complete without providing capabilities to ease these operational challenges. In this chapter, we will discuss administration, operations, and management capabilities of ALSB.