Foundations of Application Management [Paperback]

Rick Sturm (Author), Winston Bumpus (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471169161 | ISBN-13: 978-0471169161 | Publication Date: October 20, 1998 | Edition: 1

An insider's guide to more effective application monitoring and control Foundations of Application Management Monitoring applications on all of your corporation's systems is a daunting, never-ending challenge that has probably caused you to lose more than your share of sleep. It's tough to keep track of the currently installed software and to make sure that only the legally licensed versions of software are in use across the organization. So far, there has been very limited success managing application systems. The challenge arises because software components may be running on thousands of PCs across, our organization, many with different operating systems. This book will help you meet the challenges of managing applications in todays highly distributed computing environment. Written by leaders in the movement for better application management, this book gives you practical and proven advice including:
* Clear definitions of application management disciplines
* What to look for in commercial application management tools
* Coverage of the mainframe, desktop, and distributed computing environments
* A review of the CIM, DMI, SNMP, POSIX, ARM, and AMS standards
* Practical guidance for achieving application management
* Details about current management tools
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An insider's guide to more effective application monitoring and control Foundations of Application Management Monitoring applications on all of your corporation's systems is a daunting, never-ending challenge that has probably caused you to lose more than your share of sleep. It's tough to keep track of the currently installed software and to make sure that only the legally licensed versions of software are in use across the organization. So far, there has been very limited success managing application systems. The challenge arises because software components may be running on thousands of PCs across, our organization, many with different operating systems. This book will help you meet the challenges of managing applications in todays highly distributed computing environment. Written by leaders in the movement for better application management, this book gives you practical and proven advice including:
* Clear definitions of application management disciplines
* What to look for in commercial application management tools
* Coverage of the mainframe, desktop, and distributed computing environments
* A review of the CIM, DMI, SNMP, POSIX, ARM, and AMS standards
* Practical guidance for achieving application management
* Details about current management tools
Wiley Computer Publishing. Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/

About the Author

RICK STURM is a principal with Enterprise Management Associates, a consultancy focused on management issues. He was a founder of the Enterprise Management Summit, the OpenView Forum and was co-chair of the IETF Application MIB Working Group. WINSTON BUMPUS has had over 25 years of experience in the computer industry. He is currently a member of Novell's Corporate Architecture team. He was a founder of Annatek Systems, Inc. that developed Network Navigator, a distributed application management family of products. Winston is now the President of the DMTF where he participated on the Technology Development Committee to define the Common Information Model.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471169161
• ISBN-13: 978-0471169161
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,861,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be updated, but still useful, September 23, 2001

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Linda Zarate "IT Ops Consultant" (Azusa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Foundations of Application Management (Paperback)

This book is outdated with respect to product capabilities and some of the standards discussed. However, it remains a valuable resource for the following reasons:

(1) It places application management into a coherent context, (2) major standards are covered (DTMF, POSIX, SNMP), (3) vendor initiated standards are addressed, such as IBM's Tivoli Application Management Specification and the Application Response Measurement API (sponsored by a consortium of vendors), (4) it adds a dimension of practicality to application management context by providing example commercial- and standards-based approaches.

What I particularly like about this book is the fact that it is focused on application management and does not drift off into other areas. All of the major standards and vendor initiatives and approaches are covered, and the challenges of application management are objectively discussed. However, time is rendering this book obsolete and it is going to need a complete revision in the next year or so. As of the date of this review I recommend this book to anyone who is looking at the big picture of service delivery and service level management because application management is one essential element. However, I am not sure if I could make the same recommendation a year from now.