Linux at Work: Building Strategic Applications for Business - Couverture souple

Goncalves, Marcus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471333492 ISBN 13 : 9780471333494

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Linux is an operating system very similar to Unix. It can do most of what Unix and Windows NT can do only cheaper. But IT departments have been slow to adopt Linux for business use because it is "open source" technology, meaning that no one vendor like Sun or IBM or Microsoft is responsible for it. Even without IT endorsement, Linux has already made its way into most corporations and is in use - undocumented - for certain key applications. It's estimated that up to 70% of Apache web servers are running on Linux, as are about 45% of firewalls. Linux enterprise products and applications are expanding rapidly and require support in the form of documentation, implementation advice, and business strategy. Yet little or no information on corporate development is available in the literature. This text considers Linux as a platform for business applications from a strategic perspective. The first section provides basic understanding of the system. Whilst the second section addresses business strategies with emphasis on implementation scenarios, key result areas, and rationales. The third part surveys the major players, developers, vendors, supporters, and products. Products are assessed for business applicability, advantages and disadvantages, technical issues, and likely development cycles.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Building Strategic Applications for Business

"In these pages you won′t find compubabble . . . but you will find concise, easy–to–understand descriptions of the technology behind Linux . . . geared to the people that need it the most–business people interested in turning Linux′s technological strengths into real business advantages."–from the Foreword by Edward C. Bailey, Documentation Manager, Red Hat(r) Software, Inc.

"In these pages you won′t find compubabble . . . but you will find concise, easy–to–understand descriptions of the technology behind Linux . . . geared to the people that need it the most–business people interested in turning Linux′s technological strengths into real business advantages."–from the Foreword by Edward C. Bailey, Documentation Manager, Red Hat(r) Software, Inc.

Linux processes, functions, and tools.
∗ Linux business implementation strategies.
∗ Developing enterprise applications in Linux.
∗ Linux Internet and intranet applications.
∗ Managing and administering a Linux Server.
∗ Integrating Linux with legacy systems.
∗ Key Linux developers, vendors, and supporters.
∗ Major Linux business application products–assessed for business applicability, advantages, disadvantages, technical issues, and development cycles.
∗ Comprehensive listings of Internet Linux resources.

The enclosed CD–ROM gives you:
∗ Source code for enterprise systems from Red Hat(r) Software, Inc.
∗ A comprehensive list of Linux consultants, worldwide.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Leading companies, worldwide, have adopted Linux as a powerful, reliable, and inexpensive alternative to UNIX and Windows NT for many key applications. In Linux at Work, expert Marcus Goncalves makes a solid business case for Linux. He describes proven business solutions that make strategic use of Linux′s inherent advantages. And, with the help of experience reports from Cisco Systems, Sony, and other Fortune 500 companies, he fills you in on:
∗ Linux processes, functions, and tools
∗ Linux business implementation strategies
∗ Developing enterprise applications in Linux
∗ Linux Internet and intranet applications
∗ Managing and administering a Linux Server
∗ Integrating Linux with legacy systems
∗ Key Linux developers, vendors and supporters
∗ Major Linux business application products–assessed for business applicability, advantages, disadvantages, technical issues, and development cycles
∗ Comprehensive listings of Internet Linux resources

The CD–ROM gives you:
∗ Source code for enterprise systems from Red Hat Software, Inc.
∗ A comprehensive list of Linux consultants, worldwide

Marcus Goncalves is Senior IT Analyst with Automation Research Corporation, a major consultant to manufacturing companies on IT, automation, and internetworking security. He is a regular contributor to BackOffice and Developer′s Magazine, an editor with Journal for Internet Security (JSec), and the author of several computer books.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471333492
• ISBN 13: 9780471333494
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible