E-Business and Distributed Systems Handbook: Management Module - Softcover

Umar, Amjad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972741453 ISBN 13: 9780972741453

Publisher: Nge Solutions, 2003

Synopsis

This module explains the management and support aspects of distributed systems with special attention to e-business and security. This is one module of an extensive handbook that systematically discusses how to translate e-business strategies to working solutions by using the latest distributed computing technologies. Chapters of this module discuss the following topics a) planning, organizing, staffing, and monitoring/control activities in e-business environments; b) the emerging role of "management platforms" such as Tivoli and Openview that can be used to manage networks, databases, applications, and computer systems; c) the importance of security in modern digital enterprises with risk anaysis and a methodology; d) security management approaches and the basic cryptography techniques such as public/private key encryption, PKI, digital certificates, digital signatures, and digital envelopes; e) how to use the security technologies and approaches to develop solutions that secure corporate networks, computing platforms, middleware services, databases, and applications; and e) state of the practice (case studies), market (commercial products), and art (research and development trends).of e-business applications. Chapters of the module also include several real life examples and case studies to highlight practical applications. Additional information and instructor material available from author website (www.amjadumar.com).

About this title

About the Author

AMJAD UMAR, Ph.D. is a Senior Scientist at Bellcore, and an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University, Stevens Institute of Technology and the Fordham Graduate School of Business. At Bellcore, he specializes in distributed systems, and consults/leads projects in middleware for advanced data networks, electronic commerce, data quality, Web access to corporate resources, large scale data management, and legacy system re-engineering. He is also author of the companion book "Object-Oriented Client/Server Internet Environments."

Edition details

• Publisher: Nge Solutions
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0972741453
• ISBN 13: 9780972741453
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264