Browne, Cathal
(2011)
Analysis of deployment techniques for webbased
applications in SMEs.
Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Abstract
The Internet is no longer just a source for accessing information; it has become a valuable medium
for social networking and software services. Web-browsers can now access entire software systems
available online to provide the user with a range of services. The concept of software as a
service(SAAS) was born out of this. The number of development techniques and frameworks for
such web-applications has grown rapidly and much research and development has been carried out
on advancing the capability of web scripting languages and web browsers. However a key part of
the life-cycle of web-applications that has not received adequate attention is deployment.
The deployment techniques chosen to deploy a web application can have a serious affect on the cost
of maintenance and the quality of service for the end user. A SAAS modelled web application
attempts to emulate a desktop software package experience. If a deployment process affects the
availability and quality of service of a web-application then the core concept of this model is
broken.
This dissertation identifies approaches to designing a deployment process and the aspects that
influence the quality of a deployment technique. A survey was circulated to a number of Irish small
to medium sized enterprises (SME) that develop web-based software. The survey shows an
overview of multiple deployment processes used by these SMEs. Using this information, along with
a review of the available literature and a detailed case study of a typical SME deploying SAAS
based products, the dissertation provides a critical analysis and evaluation of the current deployment
techniques being used.
| Item Type: |
Thesis
(Masters)
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| Keywords: |
deployment techniques; webbased applications; SMEs; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: |
5354 |
| Depositing User: |
IR eTheses
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| Date Deposited: |
04 Sep 2014 09:53 |
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