Network Resource Planning For SAP R/3,BAAN and PEOPLESOFT: A Guide To Planning Enterprise Applications

Now you can learn how to predict service levels and the availability of network resources for critical enterprise applications like SAP R/3Nusing the Network Resource Planning (NRP) methodology,automated NRP tools,and NRP case studies provided in this book. It explores such topics as how to baseline a network,application profiling,capacity planning,and reviewing network performance on an on-going basis. A bundled CD-ROM includes a demo model of the NetMaker XA automated NRP toolset.

Discover how to deploy SAP R/3,BAAN IV,PeopleSoft,or other enterprise applications,optimizing quality of service and utilization of your network infrastructure. Enterprise Resource Planning applications like SAP R/3,BAAN IV,and PeopleSoft—with their promise of integrating financial,distribution,and marketing functions into the network—are sweeping the corporate landscape. They are also transforming the network infrastructure into an indispensable corporate resource in the process. How do you predict service levels and the availability of network resources for critical enterprise applications like SAP R/3? Network Resource Planning (NRP) helps you answer these questions. NRP is a well-defined,software—supported set of processes for analyzing enterpise client/server application implementations from a wide area network perspective and determining if changes are needed to support the application deployment. This step-by-step guidebook shows you how to use the powerful NRP methodology to more cost-effectively deploy. This step-by-step guidebook shows you how to use the powerful NRP methodology to more cost-effectively deploy distributed applications across your organization. Topicscovered inlcude: ingredients for a successful NRP project; how to baseline your existing network using NRP; how to profile the behavior of your new enterprise application; how to use capacity planning to predict the behavior of your application after deployment; case studies of NRP projects in Fortune 500 companies. Using the methodology described in this unique book,you can not only gauge the network impact of planned new enterprise application implementations,but also review and understand the performance of your network on an ongoing basis.