Solution Architecture Report - IRDA

Solution Architecture Document - IRDA Business Analytics ProjectServicePlatform ManagementServicesDescriptionPlatform Management Services comprise of two broad set of servicesuites-Security Services: Standard authentication and authorization services,application registration and strong auditing capabilities for thetransactions and other pertinent details. A single sign-on process is alsoexpected to be implemented as part of these services that will allow theintegration of multiple applications and services through a boundapplication gateway. Encryption and support for standard encryptionalgorithm/mechanism like SSL and applicable payment industrystandards.Application Management Services: Along with the set of servicesprovided in a typical application server environment, typical IT and SLAmanagement services in terms of response times and other parametersas well as some application monitoring dashboards are envisaged to be apart of these services.Overall technical architecture and distributed nature of environment isexpected to pose some additional integration challenges in thisenvironment.InformationDissemination/RenderingServicesContent and transactions will be rendered through a number of differentchannels. Currently, there is only one channel. However, assuming thatthe number of channels may be extended in future, a device aggregationlayer should be planned to make the service delivery device independent.IRDA Portal: The portal will provide a platform for the extendedenterprise to be managed. It will therefore expose both enterpriseapplications and a number of functional applications to the extendedenterprise. The portal should therefore operate through an appropriateparser that is able to render a broad number of services while connectedto the portal. Each response request in the portal should be wellintegrated with the parsing application. The parser application andinfrastructure is expected to form a key component of solution design.All the customer- facing services will be available through the portal sinceit is expected to be the primary gateway for Insurance Companies,Insurance Customers, Peer Regulatory bodies etc.Separate views and instances of applications will be provided throughtypical portal application. Views should be modularized and customizableto a significant extent. These customizations will be driven by businessprocess and logic.Business applications and services may be broadly divided into twocategoriesBusiness Analytics Project Page 27