Automated ERP Environment Deployment Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems require significant resources for manual configuration and deployment of environments, leading to inefficiencies and resource wastage, as organizations need to select hosts, provide resources, and customize tools, which can be time-consuming and error-prone.
Innovation Solution
A rapid deployment platform that automatically configures and deploys ERP environments by receiving user requests, identifying necessary system images and tools, performing post-installation procedures, and provisioning development-operations (Dev-Ops) and test tools, using machine learning to predict requirements and reduce human intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration and deployment of ERP environments is performed, then customization and control over environment setup is improved, but time consumption and resource usage increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-configuring ERP environments using system images that contain pre-installed software, pre-configured settings, and pre-provisioned resources. This allows the environment to be ready for deployment without manual configuration steps, significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining the desired customization through the pre-set parameters in the system image
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses system images as copyable templates that can be replicated across multiple devices. Once an ERP environment is configured with desired customizations, the system image captures this configuration and can be copied to multiple target devices, maintaining consistency and adaptability across deployments without repeating the configuration process
2Ease of operation
If manual configuration and deployment of ERP environments is performed, then precise control over environment setup is improved, but error probability increases due to human intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the system image to automatically configure and deploy ERP environments without human intervention. The system image contains all necessary configuration data, software installations, and provisioning instructions that execute autonomously, eliminating human errors while maintaining precise control over the environment setup through the pre-defined configuration parameters
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where the system monitors the deployment process, verifies configuration accuracy, and validates environment setup against the system image specifications. This automated feedback loop ensures that the deployed environment matches the intended configuration precisely, maintaining control precision while eliminating manual errors
3Reliability
If comprehensive post-installation procedures are performed manually, then environment readiness for deployment is improved, but processing resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing post-installation procedures during the system image creation phase. Configuration files, data paths, network settings, and integration parameters are pre-configured and validated before the system image is finalized. This ensures environment readiness is achieved beforehand, eliminating the need for resource-intensive manual post-installation processing while maintaining high reliability
Data Source
AI summary
A device may receive a request to configure an environment for a target enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The device may identify a system image of an ERP package. The device may provide, to other devices that are to support the environment, the system image and installation information to cause the other devices to use the system image to host the ERP package. The device may establish paths that permit data transmission between the target ERP system and a source ERP system. The device may identify development-operations (Dev-Ops) and test tools to be configured within the environment. The device may provision, using the one or more paths, the environment with the set of Dev-Ops and test tools. The device may provide instructions to the other devices to cause the other devices to deploy the environment of the target ERP system and to permit user devices to access the environment.