WebSphere Extended Deployment extends the capabilities of the WebSphere platform. These extended features enable the implementation of a business grid - a dynamic, goals-directed, high-performance environment for running mixed application types and workload patterns in WebSphere.WebSphere Extended Deployment creates an on demand infrastructure that spans both transactional and long-running workloads. This integrated environment dynamically determines how to optimally allocate a pool of resources based on customer-defined business goals. By supporting mixed application types and workload patterns, WebSphere Extended Deployment combines more efficient resource utilization with improved performance and scalability.