Sun Microsystems Portal Server 6 User Manual

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Understanding User Behaviors and Patterns

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Portal Server 6 2005Q1 • Deployment Planning Guide

Will users login to the portal at the same time each day? Will they use the
portal at work or somewhere else?

Are users in the same time zone or in different time zones?

How long do you expect the typical user to be connected, or have a valid portal
session open? What use statistics do you have for existing applications? Do you
have web traffic analysis figures for an existing portal?

How many visitor sessions, or number of single-visitor visits, are likely within
a predefined period of time?

Is portal use likely to increase over time? Or stay stable?

How fast will your user base grow?

How have your users used an application that the portal will deliver to them?

What portal channels do you expect users to use regularly?

What expectations about your portal content do your users have? How have
users used predecessor web-based information or other resources that your
portal will offer?

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