System, method and article of manufacture for managing an environment of a development architecture framework

• US 6,370,573 B1
• Filed: 08/31/1999
• Issued: 04/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture LLP (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Bowman-Amuah, Michel K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coulter, Kenneth R.
• Application Number:
  US09/387,651
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/224
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for managing an environment in a development architecture framework. Service of a system is managed based on service level agreements and/or operations level agreements. A plurality of system management operations are performed. The system management operations include start-up and shut-down operations, back-up and restore operations, archiving operations, security operations, and performance monitoring operations. Service is planned in order to anticipate and implement changes in the system.

Claims

1. A method for managing a development environment in a development architecture framework comprising the steps of:

(a) managing service to a developer of the development environment based on at least one of service level agreements with the developer and operations level agreements with the developer;

(b) performing a plurality of system management operations on the development environment selected from the group of system management operations consisting of start-up and shut-down operations, back-up and restore operations, archiving operations, security operations, and performance monitoring operations; and

(c) planning service to the developer in order to anticipate and implement changes in the development environment.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of planning service to a developer is carried out by service planning tools including at least one of performance modeling tools and capacity modeling tools.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the start-up and shut-down operations are performed with the start-up and shut-down operations being automated.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the archiving operations are performed to transfer data between different mediums with different compression ratios.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the performance monitoring operations are performed to determine if resources of the system are sufficient to meet a desired performance level.

6. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for a development environment in a development architecture framework comprising:

(a) a code segment that manages service to a developer of the development environment based on at least one of service level agreements with the developer and operations level agreements with the developer;

(b) a code segment that performs a plurality of system management operations on the development environment selected from the group of system management operations consisting of start-up and shut-down operations, back-up and restore operations, archiving operations, security operations, and performance monitoring operations; and

(c) a code segment that plans service to a developer in order to anticipate and implement changes in the development environment.

7. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the code segment that plans service to a developer is carried out by service planning tools including at least one of performance modeling tools and capacity modeling tools.

8. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the start-up and shut-down operations are performed with the start-up and shut-down operations being automated.

9. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the archiving operations are performed to transfer data between different mediums with different compression ratios.

10. A computer program as recited in claim 6, wherein the performance monitoring operations are performed to determine if resources of the system are sufficient to meet a desired performance level.

11. A system for managing a development environment in a development architecture framework comprising:

(a) logic that manages service to a developer of the development environment based on at least one of service level agreements with the developer and operations level agreements with the developer;

(b) logic that performs a plurality of system management operations on the development environment selected from the group of system management operations consisting of start-up and shut-down operations, back-up and restore operations, archiving operations, security operations, and performance monitoring operations; and

(c) logic that plans service to the developer in order to anticipate and implement changes in the development environment.

12. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the logic that plans service to a developer is carried out by service planning tools including at least one of performance modeling tools and capacity modeling tools.

13. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the start-up and shut-down operations are performed with the start-up and shut-down operations being automated.

14. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the archiving operations are performed to transfer data between different mediums with different compression ratios.

15. A system as recited in claim 11, wherein the performance monitoring operations are performed to determine if resources of the system are sufficient to meet a desired performance level.