Sun Microsystems 2005Q1 Server User Manual


 
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Chapter 3
Identifying and Evaluating Your Business
and Technical Requirements
The first step in planning your deployment is identifying your Sun Java™ System
Portal Server business and technical requirements.. You need to gather both
business and technical requirements before you can address architecture and
design issues.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Business Objectives
Technical Goals
Mapping Portal Server Features to Your Business Needs
Understanding User Behaviors and Patterns
Business Objectives
Your business requirements address your organization’s problems and
opportunities, and include such factors as:
•Services
Service availability
•Future growth
New technologies
Capital investment
To be useful in formulating design requirements, the business requirements must
address detailed goals and objectives.