Method for a server-less office architecture
First Claim
1. A method for a server-less office, comprising the steps of:
- specifying at least one business function to be accomplished at least in part by a server-less office;
for each specified at least one business function, defining at least one business objective and at least one business constraint that the server-less office must satisfy;
mapping the at least one business objective and business constraint to at least one candidate IT component selection criteria and at least one candidate IT component performance criteria associated with a plurality of candidate IT components of a pre-determined server-less office architecture thereby to create a set of mapped-to criteria comprising mapped-to selection criteria and mapped-to performance criteria;
ranking each of the plurality of candidate IT components in terms of satisfaction of the mapped-to selection criteria; and
validating a server-less office architecture comprising a set of the best ranked candidate IT components that satisfy the mapped-to performance criteria.
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Abstract
A way is provided for architecting a server-less office that delivers anywhere anytime computing support to an organization. The server-less office comprises a plurality of information technology IT components selected based on business objectives and constraints associated with the business function of the organization to work together to deliver computing support functions to a plurality of end users who no longer have local computing support and may only have thin clients on their desks. A pre-determined server-less architecture is imposed by the present invention by including at least four architectural groupings of IT components that the organization must map the objectives and constraints of its business functions onto for IT component selection purposes. A local group is included in this minimum set of groups so that unique processing needs can be satisfied that are not met by the imposed pre-determined server-less office architectural groupings.
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1. A method for a server-less office, comprising the steps of:
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specifying at least one business function to be accomplished at least in part by a server-less office;
for each specified at least one business function, defining at least one business objective and at least one business constraint that the server-less office must satisfy;
mapping the at least one business objective and business constraint to at least one candidate IT component selection criteria and at least one candidate IT component performance criteria associated with a plurality of candidate IT components of a pre-determined server-less office architecture thereby to create a set of mapped-to criteria comprising mapped-to selection criteria and mapped-to performance criteria;
ranking each of the plurality of candidate IT components in terms of satisfaction of the mapped-to selection criteria; and
validating a server-less office architecture comprising a set of the best ranked candidate IT components that satisfy the mapped-to performance criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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