WebSphere

Diego Leone

Summary

Story and birth What is WebSphere?/Goals Main features Advantages/Disadvantages Conclusions

WebSpheres birth and story

IBMs product its roots are in the mid-1990s based on Java programming language IBM launched WebSphere in 1998 gained momentum with on-demand business (2002)

WebSphere Goals

integrate all of a companys existing data give a Web front-end support for business processes

respond to market fluctuations and new industry supply chain requirements in realtime.

build interactive Web-oriented applications support business functions needed for ecommerce

What is WebSphere?(1)

a set of software products

What is WebSphere?(2)

middleware application trasforms the old business into SOA is J2EE certified implements three tier architectures

What is WebSphere?(3)

composed of:
server software development products

this two parts are bundled into packages

The foundation of the software is WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

What is WebSphere?(4)

Four different sizes:

Small Medium

Large
Super Size

A Company chooses the size according to its needs

What are its main features?(1)

It works across all of its different operating systems and applications Unify the companys management

What are its main features?(2)

Modular options:
There are different tools that can be added to

WAS Different tools help the different audiences

Example:
for Web-site developers for application developers

What are its main features?(3)

run code that enables business application

Example: Run many EJBs and Servlet within WAS

realizes multi-tier applications

Example

WebSphere Architecture

WebSpheres Architecture example

Some hardware requirements

quite modern PCs advised IBM zSeries

N.B.: differences between Server and Client

Some software requirements

Operating System: Windows XP Professional SP1a Linux Sun Solaris Other A lot of applications are included (HTTP server)

HTTP server

WebSphere HTTP plug-in for the HTTP server. uses an easy-to-read XML configuration file to determine whether a request is handled by the Web server or the Application Server. uses the standard HTTP protocol to communicate with the Application Server uses secure HTTPS for the configuration, if required

What are advantages?(1)

installation and customization are simple for administrative task very good when its ready there are a lot of useful tools:
Example: Click here

gives lot and lot of integration gives good Web Site IBM gives a complete assistance

What are advantages?(2)

Business features:
simplifies the attainment of the time to market gives only point of administration

simplifies the communication inside the

company

What are disadvantages?

installation and customization arent so simple not a good product for little company (under 1000 employees) the tools have to be put together

Conclusions(1)

IBM is using its size to become the leader There are other products:
BEA System SAP Windows Server System (.Net and Windows

Server 2003) [best for the smaller company]

Conclusions(2)

using WS, Don Sloan (Kforce) reduces the time required for its applicant matching process from two or three days to less than an hour WebSphere costs a lot of money

Bibliography

http://www.ibm.com http://advisor.com http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdf s/sg246176.pdf http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pd fs/redp3601.pdf