What is deployment?

[Paul Rubin]

Maria R <Maria.Reinhammar at accalon.com> writes:
> I would suggest a somewhat more limited view.
> That is, deployment is the process after development is finished (or
> the product system is purchased) up until it is in full operation
> (including establishing support organisation etc).
> The exact point of time is, of course, not very clear cut.
> Upgrading the product, adding more users, extending the use etc. is
> not, as I see it, *deployment*.

Hmm, ok.  Putting the mechanisms into place to make all that stuff happen
is part of deployment.  Actually having them happen is operations.