<s>
Operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
ongoing	O
support	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
IT	B-General_Concept
services	O
infrastructure	B-Application
of	O
an	O
enterprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
of	O
an	O
enterprise	O
will	O
typically	O
comprise	O
many	O
different	O
systems	O
and	O
platforms	O
,	O
often	O
in	O
different	O
geographic	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
ensures	O
that	O
these	O
systems	O
perform	O
as	O
expected	O
by	O
centrally	O
unifying	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
operational	O
procedures	O
and	O
automating	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
operational	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
also	O
reports	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
implementation	O
of	O
an	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
and	O
processes	O
which	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
centralisation	O
and	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
is	O
mainly	O
centered	O
on	O
back	O
office	O
and	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
infrastructure	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
supports	O
a	O
company	O
’s	O
computing	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
IT	B-General_Concept
services	O
which	O
are	O
required	O
by	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
organisation	O
with	O
a	O
substantial	O
amount	O
of	O
automated	O
back	O
office	O
processes	O
can	O
have	O
an	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
banks	O
,	O
factories	O
and	O
government	O
agencies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
of	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
is	O
on	O
the	O
day-to-day	O
provision	O
of	O
IT	B-General_Concept
services	O
and	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
concerned	O
with	O
manufacturing	O
IT	B-General_Concept
products	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
the	O
programming	O
of	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
deals	O
with	O
the	O
technical	O
implementation	O
of	O
IT	B-General_Concept
service	O
management	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
does	O
not	O
address	O
personnel	O
or	O
human	O
resource	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hiring	O
and	O
training	O
of	O
suitable	O
operators	O
is	O
not	O
managed	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
is	O
the	O
technical	O
implementation	O
of	O
an	O
IT	B-General_Concept
governance	O
framework	O
such	O
as	O
ITIL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
solution	O
design	O
for	O
IT	B-General_Concept
service	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
IT	B-General_Concept
service	O
management	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
conceptual	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
IT	B-General_Concept
service	O
,	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
technical	O
practicalities	O
of	O
implementing	O
this	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geographically	O
,	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
unites	O
the	O
control	O
over	O
increasingly	O
disparate	O
and	O
mobile	O
IT	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
on	O
a	O
central	O
operations	O
"	O
bridge	O
"	O
(	O
so	O
named	O
in	O
analogy	O
to	O
a	O
ship	O
’s	O
command	O
bridge	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
elements	O
of	O
operations	B-Application
architecture	I-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
