This advanced chapter explains concepts that you may need during first-time Sakai deployments. Within this chapter, you'll find an overview of the third-party frameworks on which Sakai is built and information about how to manage and monitor Java.
To inject realism, also included are three interviews with experts: The first interview is with Megan May of Indiana University, who was until recently the Director of Quality Assurance, working closely with a large number of testers. The second interview is with Seth Theriault, a long-standing and well-known member of the community. He is a system integrator at Columbia University. The final interview is with David Howitz, who is a learning environment developer at the University of Cape Town.