System and method for deploying and maintaining software applications

Abstract

A method and system for software deployment or maintenance where procedures for software installation or maintenance are defined by a skilled individual; site-specific or confidential information is separated from operating system native commands; parameterized commands referencing a hierarchy of variables are acquired by another individual; site-specific or confidential information of the other individual is combined with parameterized commands; new operating system native commands are generated; and, the new operating system native commands are execute on a computing system to reproduce the procedures for software installation or maintenance originally defined by the skilled individual. The software deployment or maintenance procedures originally defined by the skilled individual may be applied to any number of computing systems maintained by any number of other individuals without the skilled individual's further involvement in the process. The site-specific or confidential information belonging to the other individuals is not shared with the skilled individual.

1 . A method for the exchange of technical know-how, comprising:
 authoring a solution representing technical know-how,   publishing said solution to an online marketplace wherein the online marketplace has a search tool through which a first user can search for the solution,   making said solution available for acquisition by said first user through said online marketplace, and   deploying said solution to a target computing system.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , whereby the technical know-how of a second user is employed by said first user. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said solution is commissioned by said first user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said solution is sold by said second user. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said search tool accepts the technical capabilities of said target computing system when searching for said solution. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising calculating the probability of said solution successfully installing on said target computing system. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising monitoring for exceptions to the deployment of said solution to said target computing system.