Client/Server Architecture (J. Ranade Series on Computer Communications) [Hardcover]

Alex Berson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1992 | Series: J. Ranade Series on Computer Communications

The client-server computing model is emerging as the networking architecture of the 1990s. This book describes in detail the client-server model - its architecture, components, benefits, and functions - as well as existing products and industry trends and standards. Systems and network integrators, project managers, and MIS/DP executives and decision-makers will find practical information on: the evolution of distributed systems and the place of the client-server architecture in distributed environments; open systems and standards - including the role of UNIX, UNIX International, and the Open Software Foundation - together with the OSF's Distributed Computing Environment; APPC/LU6.2, AIX, SAA, OS/2 and MS/DOS environments; distributed database management systems for mainframes and local area networks; a practical guide to DBMS products from the major vendors; client-server platform specialization, including GUIs, RISC, CISC, and symmetrical multiprocessing architectures; and various client-server implementations in use today. Filled with practical examples and recommendations, and with an emphasis on open systems and standards, this book is aimed both at IBM customers and proponents of the UNIX operating system. Readers will discover how client-server architecture allows companies to connect heterogeneous systems in a cooperative processing environment, provide a cost-effective approach to distributed data.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070050767
• ISBN-13: 978-0070050761
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,372,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alex Berson is an internationally recognized expert, thought leader, author, and advisor in various areas of information technologies. Throughout his professional career, Alex held leadership technology and management positions in companies such as JPMorgan, BearingPoint, Entrust, Merrill Lynch, enCommerce, Dun & Bradstreet, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Solomon Smith Barney, and others. He's currently a chief technology architect for a major global financial services institution.
Alex holds graduate and post-graduate degrees in Applied Math and Computer Sciences and has an extensive scientific background in applied research with specific concentration on advanced areas of algorithmic computations, linear programming, computer simulations, and computing architectures. He taught under-graduate and graduate classes and lectured on these topics throughout his career.
Alex combines his extensive scientific background and practical industry experience by focusing his professional activities on advanced multi-disciplined areas of information technology such as Identity Management and Information Security; Master Data Management (MDM) and Customer Data Integration (CDI); CRM and Business Intelligence; Database technologies, including Column-store and very large databases (VLDB); data warehousing and data mining; service-oriented architecture (SOA); mobile computing; enterprise application integration (EAI), messaging, and middleware. Throughout his career, Alex continues to successfully apply his knowledge, experience and vision to creating complex ground-breaking solutions for financial services, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and technology industries..
Alex is a member of the Board of Directors of the Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA) and is a member of Standard & Poor's Vista Research Society of Industrial Leaders (SIL). He actively participates in professional associations such as IEEE Computer Society, ACM, and Aberdeen Group's Technology Forecasting Consortium; standards organizations including OMG, OASIS, Open Group; various industry consortia such as the Data Warehousing /Institute (TDWI), and technical advisory boards of several technology companies.
Alex has published numerous direction-setting technical articles in trade magazines and on-line publications, and is the author and co-author of a number of best-selling professional books, including Master Data Management and Data Governance; Master Data Management and Customer Data Integration for a Global Enterprise; Building Data Mining Applications for CRM; Data Warehousing, Data Mining and OLAP; Client/Server Architecture; SYBASE and Client/Server Computing; and APPC: Introduction to LU6.2.