The SmartSite framework plays a critical role in improving your ability to deploy new services, as well as improving both the dependability and scalability of your network. To accomplish these tasks, the SmartSite framework clarifies the way people use, talk, learn, design and maintain computer network services.

Improving the ability to deploy new services

As you migrate your existing network toward the SmartSite framework, existing systems are documented and laid out logically. By strategically shifting services into the framework, you can take full accounting of the system and plan for future growth. Delivery channels and interfaces are then built to be extensible which makes delivering new services easy. By conceptually separating the services from the hardware, in-place hardware upgrades are also made easier.

Improving network dependability

The SmartSite framework concentrates on improving the dependability of the network by attacking the three key areas where technology breaks down: people, services and computers. SmartSite addresses people issues by defining redundant processes and extending communication between coworkers. Services issues are addressed by laying them out logically and allowing services to redirect themselves to make use of redundant dependent services. Finally, SmartSite addresses computer problems using clustering technologies which balance the loads over many separate, specialized computers.

Improving network scalability

Growing your network can be a painful process and justifying costs, measuring ROI and migrating users to new services are all difficult. The SmartSite framework shows a clear relationship between the business process and the services that support it, which helps decision makers to become better informed to 1) plan out processes and 2) make budget considerations to account for the otherwise “hidden” information technology infrastructure costs. SmartSite framework also reduces the strain on users when scaling up services – since users only interact with a few primary interfaces, if a service is moved to another computer, users are completely oblivious to the move.

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