Situation
The Museum's situation can be briefly stated: the current WebSphere Commerce
Suite (WCS) architecture was not able to handle several holiday seasons’ web
traffic. Revenues were negatively affected.
Partner
The client needed a partner who could assess the current situation and
then recommend and deploy solutions. eRichards was chosen because of its
extensive experience.
Objectives
The objectives were manifold and included the following:
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Assess the current WebSphere
Commerce Suite architecture to determine why the architecture could
not handle several holiday seasons’ web traffic |
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Evaluate the Edge Server
Solution |
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Determine the viability
of the Cisco CSS 1100 switch |
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Develop a site architecture
that is tuned for reliability, availability, security, scalability,
manageability, interoperability, adaptability, ease-of-development,
affordability, and ease-of-use |
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Issue Application Code
Recommendations: |
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Identify any quick-hit,
high-payoff, low-risk code improvements that could be deployed for
the current site |
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Identify any quick-hit,
high-payoff, low-risk code improvements that would give more autonomy
and capability to Retail |
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Determine the costs and
benefits of an iSeries to Windows Server migration: |
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Identify the benefits
that migrating would provide |
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Issue key hardware
and software recommendations for this migration |
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Address traffic
capacity concerns and recommend a load-testing plan |
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Issue Staffing Recommendations |
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Determine the staffing
the museum required to support the WCS site |
Results
eRichards stabilized the WebSphere Commerce Suite platform implementing
numerous enhancements through multiple phases. eRichards led the migration
of the museum's online store from the AS/400 platform to the Windows platform.
This resulted in a doubling of revenue for an increase of millions of dollars
and the store’s first million dollar month.
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