Client/Server Technology for Managers [Paperback]

Karen Watterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1994

Client/Server Technology for Managers concisely explains in nontechnical terms the uses, abuses, technology, and process of client/server computing. This book gives you a framework for decision making and explains the "big picture" of client/server computing, so that you can assess your company or organization's needs and opportunities and successfully employ this new technology to solve real-world professional challenges.Client/Server Technology for Managers enables you to create an informed client/server strategic plan for your business or organization. This book integrates explanations, principles, and methods with dozens of short "snapshot" case studies illustrating client/server in action.Client/Server Technology for Managers will help you harness this very powerful but potentially confusing part of today's computing landscape.Client/Server Technology for Managers will help you answer questions like these: * Are mainframes really obsolete? * Can I move existing mainframe software onto smaller computers? * How are client/server, downsizing, and enterprise computing related? * Where does reengineering fit in? * What does "object-oriented" mean? * What's SQL? * Do I need middlewear? * Should I get a data warehouse? * What's an "open system"? * Do I need parallel processing? * Can I trust UNIX and PC LANs? * How long will it take my programmers to learn the new methods? * Should I consider outsourcing? * Where do I start? * How much is all this going to cost me? 0201409208B04062001

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About the Author

Karen Watterson is an independent San Diego-based writer and consultant specializing in client/server issues. She writes a monthly column for Data Management Review, is editor of Pinnacle Publishing's Visual Basic Developer and SQL Server Professional newsletters, and has written Visual Basic Database Programming and Client/Server Technology for Managers from Addison-Wesley. 0201409208AB04062001

Product Details

• Paperback: 235 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company; 1st edition (December 31, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201409208
• ISBN-13: 978-0201409208
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,614,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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