Virtual Appliance Templates for Rapid Software Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software systems, such as ERP and CRM, are notoriously difficult and expensive to implement, configure, and modify, leading to organizational reluctance in adopting or modifying these systems.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of pre-assembled, pre-configured, and pre-tested virtual appliance templates that can be rapidly deployed and instantiated in a virtual computing environment, allowing for quick prototyping, testing, and deployment through a user-friendly checkbox or questionnaire-style tool, with options for cloning and automated testing, minimizing organizational exposure and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional software systems (ERP, CRM) are implemented and modified, then functional requirements can be met, but implementation cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments complex software systems into modular components that can be independently deployed and configured. By breaking down the implementation into discrete, manageable units, the system reduces overall implementation complexity while maintaining the ability to fulfill diverse functional requirements through selective deployment of appropriate modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs pre-assembled, pre-configured, and pre-tested virtual appliance templates that are prepared in advance. This preliminary action eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site assembly and configuration, significantly reducing implementation complexity and cost while allowing organizations to quickly deploy systems that meet their functional requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional software systems are implemented and modified, then organizational needs can be addressed, but implementation time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses pre-assembled, pre-configured, and pre-tested virtual appliance templates that are ready for immediate deployment. This preliminary preparation eliminates lengthy on-site setup procedures, reducing implementation time from months to minutes while still allowing customization to meet specific organizational needs through user-configurable parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs virtual appliance templates that can be rapidly copied and instantiated in virtual computing environments. This copying mechanism allows organizations to deploy complete functional systems without building them from scratch, significantly reducing implementation time while maintaining the ability to adapt to specific organizational requirements through configuration rather than reconstruction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing computing applications are modified, then functionality can be enhanced, but organizational exposure and risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs virtual appliance templates that can be rapidly deployed and discarded without significant cost or risk. These temporary virtual instances allow organizations to test and evaluate enhanced functionality in a safe environment before full implementation, minimizing organizational exposure through controlled, isolated testing rather than direct modification of production systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces virtual computing environments as an intermediary layer between organizational needs and existing computing applications. This intermediary allows for safe experimentation and testing of enhanced functionality through virtual appliance templates, isolating potential risks and preventing direct impact on production systems while still enabling functionality enhancement through the virtual layer.
4Adaptability or versatility
If complex software systems are deployed, then required functionality is achieved, but deployment cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments software systems into modular virtual appliance templates that can be selectively deployed based on actual organizational needs. This segmentation allows organizations to deploy only the specific functional modules required, avoiding the high cost of implementing complete complex systems when only partial functionality is needed, while still achieving required functionality through appropriate module selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses virtual appliance templates that can be copied and instantiated in virtual computing environments at minimal cost. This copying approach replaces expensive physical hardware deployment and traditional software installation costs, allowing organizations to achieve required functionality through virtual instances that consume negligible resources compared to traditional deployment methods.
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AI summary
Various embodiments provide mechanisms that mitigate organizational exposures when evaluating and choosing computer applications, enhancements, and modifications thereto. Some embodiments provide technological solutions that allow for rapid application prototyping, deployment, evaluation, testing, and the act of going live in a production environment. Some such embodiments provide applications including content and data, in the form of virtual appliance templates, that is pre-installed, pre-configured, pre-tested, and pre-loaded in a very rapid manner. Some embodiments may further allow for cloning of the instantiated application to another virtual computing environment, and utilization from that location on forward looking basis.