Multisite Commerce: Proven Principles for Overcoming the Business, Organizational, and Technical Challenges

Part III. Technical Considerations for Efficient Multisite Commerce

Objective

Part III studies the typical approaches to implement a shared platform, from both a hardware and software point of view. The goal is to demonstrate how technology can be used to fulfill the business and project needs outlined in Part I, “Business Perspective—Opportunities and Challenges of Multisite Commerce,” and Part II, “Implementer’s Considerations for Efficient Multisite Commerce.” Data sharing architecture patterns are presented for typical multisite scenarios.

Audience

The information is technical in nature, but most of it does not require advanced knowledge of technology. Except for a few sections, a person with limited familiarity with the world ...