Application Administrators Handbook
eBook - ePub

Application Administrators Handbook

Installing, Updating and Troubleshooting Software

  1. 626 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Application Administrators Handbook

Installing, Updating and Troubleshooting Software

About this book

An Application Administrator installs, updates, optimizes, debugs and otherwise maintains computer applications for an organization. In most cases these applications have been licensed from a third party, but they may have been developed internally. Examples of application types include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Resource anagement (CRM), and Point of Sale (POS), legal contract management, time tracking, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, SOX compliance tracking, budgeting, forecasting and training. In many cases the organizations are absolutely dependent that these applications be kept running. The importance of Application Administrators and the level to which organizations depend upon them is easily overlooked.Application Administrator's Handbook provides both an overview of every phase of administering an application; from working the vendor prior to installation, the installation process itself, importing data into the application, handling upgrades, working with application users to report problems, scheduling backups, automating tasks that need to be done on a repetitive schedule, and finally retiring an application. It provides detailed, hands-on instructions on how to perform many specific tasks that an Application Administrator must be able to handle.- Learn how to install, administer and maintain key software applications throughout the product life cycle- Get detailed, hands-on instructions on steps that should be taken before installing or upgrading an application to ensure continuous operation- Identify repetitive tasks and find out how they can be automated, thereby saving valuable time- Understand the latest on government mandates and regulations, such as privacy, SOX, HIPAA, PCI, and FISMA and how to fully comply

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Information

Publisher
Morgan Kaufmann
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780123985453
eBook ISBN
9780124017122
Topic
Informatique
Subtopic
Réseaux informatiques

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. What Does an Application Administrator Do?
  8. Chapter 2. Design
  9. Chapter 3. Architecture
  10. Chapter 4. Features Common to Many Applications
  11. Chapter 5. Specifics About Your Application
  12. Chapter 6. Taking Responsibility for an Application
  13. Chapter 7. Change Control Management
  14. Chapter 8. Installing Software
  15. Chapter 9. Support Software
  16. Chapter 10. Updates and Patches
  17. Chapter 11. Supporting Your Application
  18. Chapter 12. Disaster Recovery
  19. Chapter 13. Handling Problems with an Application
  20. Chapter 14. Operational Activities
  21. Chapter 15. Security
  22. Chapter 16. The Server
  23. Chapter 17. Performance Tuning
  24. Chapter 18. The Network
  25. Chapter 19. Your Organization
  26. Chapter 20. Users
  27. Chapter 21. Leveraging the Vendor Relationship
  28. Chapter 22. The Government Gets Involved
  29. Chapter 23. Windows Tools
  30. Chapter 24. UNIX Tools
  31. Chapter 25. Linux Tools
  32. Chapter 26. Tools for Your Toolbox
  33. Chapter 27. Third-Party Tools
  34. Chapter 28. Troubleshooting Tips
  35. Chapter 29. Things to Do or Know How to Do in Advance
  36. Chapter 30. Things Will Happen That You Don’t Want to Think About
  37. Chapter 31. The End of Days—Decommissioning an Application
  38. Chapter 32. Things Every Application Administrator Should Know
  39. Chapter 33. Education
  40. Chapter 34. Parting Advice
  41. Index