IBM e-business technology, solution, and design overview / [Brian R. Smith ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Brian Robert, 1962-

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic commerce.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 376 p. : ill.

Edition:

Student ed.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : IBM, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Chapter 1. What e-business is

Outline

Learning objectives

1.1 This publication as a guide to your understanding

1.1.1 We guide

1.1.2 We reference

1.1.3 We elaborate

1.2 IBM Certified for e-business

1.2.1 IBM Certified for e-business - Solution designer

Summary

Key terms and concepts

Questions

Multiple choice

Fill in the blank

True or false

Short answer

Challenge

Exercises

Team projects

Case study 1

Case study 1 questions

Case study 2

Case study 2 questions

Case study 3

Case study 3 questions

Chapter 2. e-business concepts and technologies

2.1 Patterns for e-business

2.1.1 The Patterns for e-business layered asset model

2.1.2 How to use the Patterns for e-business

2.1.3 Summary

2.2 Technology options

2.2.1 Java technology

2.2.2 XML

2.2.3 Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition

2.2.4 Presentation layer technologies

2.2.5 Web application server

2.2.6 Integration server

2.2.7 Protocols

2.2.8 Objects

2.2.9 Struts

2.2.10 Eclipse

2.2.11 MVC patterns

2.2.12 Common Object Request Broker Architecture

2.2.13 Transactions

Team project

Chapter 3. e-business infrastructure management

3.1 Common Information Model

3.2 Infrastructure management

3.3 Performance and availability management

3.4 Performance management

3.4.1 Bottlenecks.

3.4.2 Technologies

3.5 Availability management

3.6 IBM Tivoli performance and availability solutions

3.7 Configuration and operations management

3.7.1 Configuration and operations management overview

3.7.2 IBM Tivoli configuration and operations management solutions

3.8 Storage management

3.8.1 Importance of storage management

3.8.2 Storage management technologies

3.8.3 Decision hints and tips in choosing a Storage Management solution

3.8.4 IBM Tivoli Storage Management solutions

3.8.5 IBM top ten data protection recommendations

3.9 Suggested further reading and references

Chapter 4. Security

4.1 Security for e-business

4.2 Cryptography principles

4.2.1 Symmetric (secret) key cryptography

4.2.2 Asymmetric (public) key cryptography

4.2.3 Digital signature algorithm

4.2.4 Digital certificates

4.3 Secure Sockets Layer protocol

4.3.1 Record layer protocol

4.3.2 Communication protocols

4.4 Secure Electronic Transaction protocol

4.5 Techniques for securing the end-to-end model

4.5.1 Firewalls

4.5.2 Directory services

4.5.3 Security architecture

4.6 WebSphere Application Server security model

4.7 Approaches for securing e-business solutions

4.7.1 Securing e-business using packet filtering and application firewalls

4.7.2 Securing e-business using circuit-level gateways

4.7.3 Securing e-business using SET

4.7.4 Securing e-business using VPN

Fill in the blank.

True or false

Chapter 5. Design criteria and considerations for e-business solutions

5.1 Understand current business policy

5.2 Validate skills needed

5.2.1 Solution design

5.2.2 Application design and development

5.2.3 System administration

5.2.4 Technical support

5.2.5 End user

5.3 Design criteria

5.3.1 Flexibility

5.3.2 Scalability

5.3.3 Reliability

5.3.4 Manageability

5.3.5 Security

5.4 Design considerations

5.4.1 Support

5.4.2 Availability and performance

5.4.3 Legal

5.4.4 Data management

Chapter 6. Designing e-business solutions

6.1 The problem space

6.2 e-business and objects

6.2.1 Development methodologies

6.2.2 Object-oriented concepts

6.3 Gather requirements

6.3.1 Requirements that mandate an e-business solution

6.3.2 Long-term business process strategies

6.3.3 Potential areas of technology that must be considered

6.3.4 Identify and evaluate key design factors to be considered

6.3.5 Identify business patterns and solution scenarios

6.3.6 Refine e-business solution scenarios based on specific client strategies and requirements

6.4 Document and analyze current processes and infrastructure

6.4.1 Identify existing processes to be affected by business solution scenario

6.4.2 Document the existing process work flow

6.4.3 Verify and document the existing infrastructure.

6.4.4 Identify application and runtime patterns

6.4.5 Re-evaluate possible business solution scenarios in light of existing process

6.4.6 Describe opportunities to provide business value through the business solution scenario

6.5 Create a functional level e-business solution design

6.6 Validate the functional e-business solution design

6.6.1 Confirm with the customer that the proposed work flow meets the business requirements

6.6.2 Validate the expected benefit of the new e-business solution design

6.6.3 Determine the impact that the solution may have on other business processes and units

6.6.4 Map the immediate e-business solution design to the customer's long-term business/technology plan

6.6.5 Position IBM strategy as mapping to customer's long-term business objectives

6.7 Identify and document the specific components of design

6.8 Assist in proposing and justifying the solution

6.8.1 Solution mapping

6.8.2 Map the design considerations to the proposal evaluation criteria to ensure the proposal meets or exceeds the customer standards for acceptance

6.8.3 Provide the design expertise to deal with customer objections

6.8.4 Support trade-off and alternative proposals

6.8.5 Assist in justifying the business value of the proposed e-business solution

6.9 Assist the project management team to ensure successful implementation

Appendix A. Answers

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Short answer.

Challenge

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other resources

Referenced Web sites

How to get IBM Redbooks

IBM Redbooks collections

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"August 2004."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 3-8) and index.

OCLC:

939263249