Configuration Management

Unlike other books on configuration management, this book examines CM from a "business value" perspective and shows why CM is critical to successful software development and, in particular, web development and maintenance. You learn why your company's e-business and e-commerce – encompassing web content, web applications, back-office applications, code and data – simply will not survive or thrive without CM.

This practical, comprehensive book provides a thorough overview of CM technology, and reveals "best practice" techniques for selecting and deploying automated CM solutions. Nine key challenges facing

e-commerce are detailed, along with practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls that can quickly derail your e-business. Case studies provide real-world examples of how major e-commerce companies use CM techniques for web development and maintenance today.

Software Included!
The CD-ROM contains two informative PowerPoint presentations by Susan Dart to help you implement concepts covered in the book: The Agony and Ecstasy of Configuration Management and Mastering E-Development.

Contents

• The Nature of the WWW and Web Development.
• What is CM?
• Understanding the Tools that Support CM.
• Selecting a Tool.
• Deploying a Solution.
• Case Studies.
• Appendix: Process Templates.