Linux at Work: Building Strategic Applications for Business [Paperback]

Marcus Goncalves (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471333492 | ISBN-13: 978-0471333494 | Publication Date: April 16, 1999

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.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In Linux at Work, Marcus Goncalves provides a somewhat boosterish but generally level-headed statement of what Linux does and how it fits into the modern, network-centric organization. He covers Linux as a foundation for a variety of server software, compares it to Windows NT, and provides a lengthy directory of Linux resources. While not as fine-grained in detail as some of Goncalves's earlier books, it satisfies a need for a good semi-technical manager's book about this operating system.

This book's primary appeal is its detailed treatment of the business case for Linux, written in terms a manager (even one who is fairly ignorant of technical matters) can understand. Goncalves helps the manager figure out which business processes depend upon server operations, and explains exactly what the administrator does to support these operations. It's the sort of stuff a manager needs to know to make educated decisions about computing strategies and budget requests.

About 20 percent of this book is devoted to a list of Linux experts who sell their services as consultants in the United States--a longer list of consultants all over the world appears on the companion CD-ROM. This may prove handy, but you can get the same material (indeed, a more up-to-date version of it) on the Red Hat site. --David Wall

From the Back Cover

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 16, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471333492
• ISBN-13: 978-0471333494
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,738,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only strategic book on Linux available, November 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Linux at Work: Building Strategic Applications for Business (Paperback)

If you want to program or administer Linux, this book is nor for you. However, if you want concise information about Linux, its applicability and business strategies, as well as an OS comparison, a very, I mean very extensive list of Linux resources, then you need to read this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not my type of book, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Linux at Work: Building Strategic Applications for Business (Paperback)

If you want to have a book to read just before going to bed, then get this book. Although it is amusing to read, you get no real benefit out of it. My recommondation is you could do better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A non-biased assessment of Linux for Business applications, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Linux at Work: Building Strategic Applications for Business (Paperback)

The author did an excellent job in profiling Linux for business applications. Throughout the book, the tone was serious, yet relaxing, very conversational, with lots of tips and URL for those seeking additional information on a particular subject. This book is not for technical people, but does a great job explaining to management what Linux brings to the table.