Business leaders understand that success boils
down to a very simple equation competitive advantage. In order to
achieve and sustain competitive advantage, you need to stay ahead
of the competition in innovation, responsiveness to customers
needs, and efficiency. To help businesses achieve this goal, Sun is
announcing a systems architecture code-named N1 Grid that promises
to redefine the way we think about managing and deploying complex
computing resources.
To respond to the complexity inherent in
configuring, deploying and modifying enterprise applications,
companies need a comprehensive software system for intelligent
application deployment. This software would systematically automate
the configuration, deployment and analysis of applications.
This white paper describes how an Application
Aware solution can automate the configuration and deployment of web
applications for use throughout the enterprise.
Security is essential for data center
operations.
This paper provides an overview of the N1 Service Provisioning
System security design - offering an architectural description and
a detailed technical examination of the secure configuration and
operation of the N1 Service Provisioning System
software.
The N1 Service Provisioning System brings
application awareness to the datacenter, enabling an IT
organization to manage applications as distinct units rather than
conglomerations of files and directories to be shuffled about with
handwritten scripts and low-level tools. This whitepaper discusses
how the N1 Service Provisioning System delivers visibility,
centralized control, and increased productivity to IT organizations
through the automation of application deployment.
