Software as a Service

Level: Introductory

Mary Taylor (marytaylor@us.ibm.com), Consulting IT Specialist, IBM

08 Oct 2007

The primary issue faced by customers who want to implement a Software as a Service solution is how to construct their multi-tenant environment. This demo shows how multi-tenancy can be implemented using the Virtual Portal feature of WebSphere® Portal Server.

Demo

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Duration

Less than 10 minutes.

Format

Macromedia® Flash®

Transcript

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Sample implementation artifact for building SaaS solutions on IBM middleware

• A sample Apache ANT build script for creating virtual portals in WebSphere Portal Server for multiple tenant banks (shown in the sample banking application): build.xml (5KB)
• A sample WebSphere Portal XMLAccess script for configuring portlets in the virtual portal in WebSphere Portal Server (for a bank in the sample banking application): sasbase_portal.xml (112KB)

Resources

• Webcast: Addressing software-as-a-service challenges
  
  
• SaaSpace
  
  
• Read the developerWorks article, "Building SOA composite business services, Part 7: Supporting multi-tenancy for composite business services"
  
  
• Find resources on the WebSphere Portal zone.
  
  
• Technical resources for Tivoli software and security products.
  
  
• Get started with IBM Software as a Service programs for business partners. Link to case studies, research documents, and current events.
  
  
• Browse the technology bookstore for books on these and other technical topics.
  
  

• Trial download: WebSphere Portal Express V6.0
  
  
• Download IBM product evaluation versions and get your hands on application development tools and middleware products from DB2®, Lotus®, Rational®, Tivoli®, and WebSphere®.

• Talk to an expert at the IBM Virtual Innovation Center.
  
  
• Check out developerWorks blogs and get involved in the developerWorks community.
  
  

About the author

		Mary is an IT Specialist in the Strategic Technology Architecture and Incubation team in Software Group. She's been in IBM for over 20 years. She's currently working in the SOA area, focusing on how to compose Composite Business Services (CBS) in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment.

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