Client/Server and Open Systems: Technologies and the Tools That Make Them Work - Softcover

Dixon, Rand

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471050075 ISBN 13: 9780471050070

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1995

Synopsis

Client/server technology is changing every aspect of multi-user computing, yet it remains one of the least understood terms in computing today. Managers throughout businesses are being urged to make heavy investments in client/server and open systems technologies without truly understanding what they are buying. This guide explains how the new technology can affect business operations. It also investigates the potential of these systems, so that investments made today will continue to pay off in the future.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Making the transition from mainframe to distributed computing can be a massive (and massively expensive) undertaking. That's why, before you commit to making the move to a client/server or open computing system, it's important that you have all the facts you need to make the right strategic choices for your organization. And now this book gives them to you. Client/Server and Open Systems was written especially for managers who are responsible for making the strategic systems decisions in their organizations.

taking a practical, no-nonsense approach to the subject, rand dixon: *

Provides detailed answers to crucial questions such as "Is it the best choice for your organization?" and "What are the true costs, risks, and benefits?"

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471050075
• ISBN 13: 9780471050070
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304