Commercial Enterprise Application

A class of enterprise application which usually exhibits some of the following attributes:

• Multi-tier architecture.
• Interactive, as well as batch components.
• Mostly packaged, often with some customization.
• Centrally managed to enforced standards and policies
• Operational management to meet defined SLAs.

Examples include ERP, CRM etc. With respect to enterprise grids, they are typically -

• Hard to change due to architectural inertia and large installed bases.
• Not yet deployed in enterprise grid contexts, i.e. they typically have dedicated silo-ed resources such as servers and storage.
• Proprietary and not yet focused on standards support or interoperability.

See also: Enterprise Application, Enterprise Grid, SLA (Service Level Agreement)