Rollout
Rollout (from the English roll out for "roll out" or "roll out") is an English term that means something like introduction or market launch . In several areas of technology, the term has passed into German usage and has taken on a slightly different meaning there.
The grammatical gender is still unclear at the moment . Both the rollout and the rollout are used.
Aircraft construction
As rollout is called in aircraft , the initial roll out of a new aircraft from its Baustätte such. B. the final assembly hall of an aircraft manufacturer. To do this, the aircraft must be fully assembled and stand on its own landing gear .
Completion is often combined with a ceremony with press and media presence before the aircraft goes into testing. Here, taxiing tests are carried out first, followed by flight tests and finally the official approval of the aircraft after the first flight.
shipbuilding
In the shipbuilding industry , the term is now used as vessels are increasingly being built in shipbuilding halls. The finished ship is driven out of the hall on wheels and later launched into the water.
Motorsport
The first presentation of a vehicle is also called a rollout. This can be a demonstration in the booth, a first test or a first competition.
software
Derived from its use in technology, the term rollout is also used in software distribution . There it describes the process of publishing and distributing software products to corresponding clients . In large companies, the number of clients can be well over 10,000. Here the software product is distributed to the clients with the help of distribution software. To do this, the software must first be brought into the correct format. This process is called packaging or packaging . The packaging process depends on the distribution software used. This type of software rollout is also known as software distribution .
In literary English, the verb deploy ("distribute" or "bring to use") is actually used for distributing software , which is why "rollout" is a mixture of slang and pseudo- Anglicism.
Since Web - architectures in software development result in software operated again central ( hosted is) and no local ( local ) component contains more (see also client-server principle ), the roll-term converts. For that software architecture, it no longer includes the distribution that no longer takes place here or takes place as a permanent component of the application in every online process. Instead, organizational project topics are referred to as rollout, which can contain the following elements: information distribution via organizational units, marketing, software and process training, monitoring and reporting via the rollout process.
Hardware rollout
Rollout is also used to refer to the replacement of all computer hardware when a company's computers change generations. Systems in the IT area in particular become outdated very quickly and can no longer be used as required. This is due to the rapid development of the IT industry.
The replacement of desktop PCs, printers, scanners, laptops and other hardware takes place, for example, every three years (so-called “lifecycle”). As a rule, the leasing periods are also staggered: The hardware for a rollout is increasingly being financed by a company at a leasing company. Even the setting up of large rollouts or a large-scale PC fleet renewal is often no longer carried out by the IT of large companies itself, but only detailed in advance with all hardware and software and then assigned to external service providers for implementation. These rollouts then also serve to introduce new technologies and contain the necessary migration scenarios for data transfer from the old systems (example: introduction of a new operating system with a change from 32 bit to 64 bit and simultaneous replacement of the office communication software and a change in the network connection from ISDN to DSL) .
The rollout of new software versions can make it necessary to replace old hardware, e.g. B. because the operating system manufacturer has limited the warranty and the software industry only supports updates for the new operating system. As soon as the new operating system requires different hardware, a hardware (parts) rollout must precede the software rollout.
In the case of a hardware rollout, the handling and scope of the data backup must be coordinated in advance: Which programs are currently installed? Where is the serial number? Where is the data stored? Should a complete migration be carried out (all files, settings, applications), or should the migration only include certain file types (.doc; .tmp; .bak; ~ $ .doc,).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden | Rollout, roll-out | Spelling, meaning, definition, origin. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .