Preparing for .NET Enterprise Technologies: A Practical Guide for People, PCs, and Processes Interacting in a .NET World - Softcover

Ruest, Nelson; Ruest, Danielle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201734877 ISBN 13: 9780201734874

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2001

Synopsis

The move to enterprise-level technologies is a significant change for IT. Today's networks often grow piece by piece as organizations discover new business requirements or simply try to keep up with the rapid pace of change. But in an enterprise IT world, everything must be integrated.

With the constant influx of new distributed enterprise technologies, in particular the .NET technologies from Microsoft, system administrators, network professionals, and business managers know that setting up and implementing these technologies is as critical to enterprise success as the technologies themselves. In fact, what is critical today is how to manage an environment that is in constant flux.

Preparing for .NET Enterprise Technologies gives you an understanding of what it means to manage, support, and profit from technologies. It is a comprehensive roadmap to putting into place the technologies, organizational policies, and supporting structures for enterprise systems. In addition, this book focuses on the human factor, featuring practical advice on human-computer interaction, change management, and training.

The book details the Enterprise Management Framework (EMF), a comprehensive series of easy-to-follow processes covering everything from initiating communications with your user base to implementing standards and structuring training programs. EMF focuses on giving you a complete understanding of the underlying services framework required in a distributed organization and includes proven project approaches for the deployment of technologies. The model is designed to meet the challenges of the modern IT world, where continuous availability, simplicity of management, and a new client/server model are required.

Anecdotes, case studies, examples of deliverables from projects, and diagrams illustrate important concepts throughout, using Microsoft technologies as a source of practical examples. Specific technologies discussed include Active Directory, Windows 2000/XP Professional, and Windows 2000/2002 Server and Advanced Server. But this process can be applied to any technological environment.

The companion Web site located at www.Reso-Net.com will include forms, process descriptions, an online version of the book, and source images readers can print in larger format.

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About this title

About the Author

Nelson Ruest is an enterprise architect specializing in change management. During his twenty-year career, he has served as a computer operator, network administrator, and director for IT consulting firms. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Microsoft Certified Trainer. He is head of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Deployment Track for several Comdex Conference Programs, and is a frequent guest speaker at Comdex and other conferences in North America.

Danielle Ruest is a workflow architect and consultant focused on people and organizational issues for large IT deployment projects. During her twenty-year career, she has led change management processes, developed and delivered training, and managed communications programs during process-implementation projects.

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From the Back Cover

The move to enterprise-level technologies is a significant change for IT. Today's networks often grow piece by piece as organizations discover new business requirements or simply try to keep up with rapid IT changes. But in an enterprise IT world, everything must be integrated.

With the constant influx of new distributed technologies, in particular the .NET technologies from Microsoft, system administrators, network professionals, and business managers know that setting up and implementing these systems can be as critical to enterprise success as the technologies themselves. To take advantage of .NET, you must be prepared.

Preparing for .NET Enterprise Technologies shows you how to manage, support, and profit from ever-changing environments by providing a comprehensive roadmap to establishing the tools, organizational policies, and support structures for enterprise systems. In addition, the book focuses on the human factor, featuring practical advice on human-computer interaction and change management.

This book details the Enterprise Management Framework (EMF)--a comprehensive series of easy-to-follow processes that cover everything from initiating communications with your user base to implementing standards and structuring training programs. It thoroughly explains the underlying services framework required in a distributed organization, and it includes proven project approaches for the deployment of technologies. The EMF model is designed to meet the challenges of the modern IT world, where continuous availability, simplicity of management, and a new client/server model are required.

Numerous anecdotes, case studies, examples drawn from actual projects, and diagrams help bring important concepts to life. Microsoft technologies are used as a source of practical examples throughout the book. Specific technologies illustrated include Active Directory, Windows 2000/XP Professional, and Windows 2000/.NET Server or Advanced Server. But the EMF model can be applied to any technological environment.

The companion Web site, located at www.Reso-Net.com, includes forms, process descriptions, an electronic copy of the book, and source images readers can print in larger format.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201734877
• ISBN 13: 9780201734874
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384