Customer Reviews

Microsoft Commerce Solutions

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2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have been searching a long time for a book (or article) that covered the Microsoft solutions suite for e-commerce but had no luck. Finally, a collegue of mine at work recommended this to me and I'm glad to say that my search has finally ended.

This book explains how all the different microsoft technologies piece together and the functions each of them serve. There were certain things I didn't quite like about the book however. I thought the chapter covering asp and html was unnecessary as you cannot pack those two into a single chapter each. That would have dropped some weight and $$ off this book too.

If you are looking to learn about e-commerce infrastructures and also what it takes to set up a site using the microsoft dna, then this is THE book to refer to. You do not have to read this chapter by chapter (I didn't) as each chapter is self-contained.

And here's something else you might find useful too. If you are about to implement a site using the microsoft dna, then go the http://www.microsoft.com/seminar site too. Much of this book is covered by those free online seminars and you'll also get handy security and performance tuning tips (but still get the book, it's a good one to read on the bus/train).

Good Luck !

This is an excellent book on e-commerce. I found what I was looking for - a complete overview of e-commerce technology. The writers describes everything you want to (and need to) know when you plan to developing an e-commerce site. Although this book is specifically discuss the solution provided from Microsoft only, we can easily relate it to other vendors' products.

This is a great book! It covers a lot of ground, yet drills down where appropriate with easy-to-understand code samples. Highly recommended for anybody developing Microsoft DNA web commerce apps.

This is a good book for anyone who would like to understand the core concepts of MS Web technology.

Although there is a lot of information in some Chapters that I just skimmed, I finished the book and enjoyed reading it especially Chapter 7-11.

Because the book is easy to read and to understand, I recommend it not just for an IT professional but for anybody who wants to be updated on the current Web technology.

I have been searching a long time for a book (or article) that covered the Microsoft solutions suite for e-commerce but had no luck. Finally, a collegue of mine at work recommended this to me and I'm glad to say that my search has finally ended.

This book explains how all the different microsoft technologies piece together and the functions each of them serve. There were certain things I didn't quite like about the book however. I thought the chapter covering asp and html was unnecessary as you cannot pack those two into a single chapter each. That would have dropped some weight and $$ off this book too.

If you are looking to learn about e-commerce infrastructures and also what it takes to set up a site using the microsoft dna, then this is THE book to refer to. You do not have to read this chapter by chapter (I didn't) as each chapter is self-contained.

And here's something else you might find useful too. Much of this book is covered by those free online seminars and you'll also get handy security and performance tuning tips (but still get the book, it's a good one to read on the bus/train).

Good Luck !

The book is really cool as it gives a good overview and in so doing covers all the technologies. I see it as a primer.

Use this book after you have been in the business for some time coz it assummes you know a little then it gives direction.

It's just excellent except lacking comments on the weak-side of all those MS technologies.

this is only book that i can buy in china which about site server.I want to find a book about site server for long time ,and now ,i find it. if you want to learn someting about site serve, you can buy it .if you want to master site server, you can throw it.

If you are a beginner, this book is useless. The code is riddled with errors, the instructions are minimalist, and the concepts are poorly explained.

Previous reviews from advanced users are (no offense) misleading because these users generally skim the chapters that they find interesting, without trying to follow along with the examples.

Vendor bias also takes away from the usefulness of this book. All of Microsoft's products' strengths are noted, with none of their weaknesses. How can you form an intelligent opinion on commerce solutions with such slanted information?

Stick with Wrox press, and you'll go far...

The reason why I gave this book only two stars does not mean that I find it a bad book but It was of no use to me.

I bought the book and hoped it would help me to get more in-dept knowledge of Commerce Server but it only scratched the surface of this subject.

Anyway, it's a good book for someone who has no (or little) knowledge of the existing technologies which can be used to build an Internet/Intranet or E-Commerce solution. For more experienced people, they'll have to find other resources.