Open Source Software: Implementation and Management [Paperback]

Paul Kavanagh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1555583202 | ISBN-13: 978-1555583200 | Publication Date: August 9, 2004 | Edition: 1

In 2004/5, over half of IT professionals will be looking at open source, most for the first time. This book provides key tools for System administrators, Network Administrators, IT project managers, and consultants who must evaluate and deploy open source software.

This book details open source successes so far, explains which scenarios are the most realistic opportunities now, then gives the details needed to select these solutions, adopt the best tools and practices, introduce them to an organization, implement and manage them. The IT professional can use this book to review opportunities in their organization, evaluate components such as Apache, Linux, and OpenOffice against systems they know, and follow up in detail on their specific interests here and through referred resources.

*Deployment scenarios categorized by function and industry
*Rules of thumb on where and when open source software is or is not the right choice
*Roadmaps for deployment in terms of the components of open source

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Book Description

In 2004/5, over half of IT professionals will be looking at open source software for some of their systems, most for the first time. This book explains to this audience which are the most realistic opportunities for open source now, and gives enough detail to select this type of solution, and then implement it.

About the Author

Paul Kavanagh was educated in the UK and has twenty years experience in business IT consulting in the United States. He is currently President of KATS, a technology consulting practice based in Miami. From 1994 to 2002, Mr. Kavanagh managed teams of Microsoft consultants serving Royal Caribbean, American Express, Burger King, Patagon/BSCH, Yupi, Harris, State of Florida, United Airlines, Kraft Foods, McDonalds and others, built a Southeast evangelism team, and delivered MSDN events to thousands of developers. From 1981 to 1993, Mr. Kavanagh was a VP for AGS Computers, a Verizon company, ran a business unit which sold and delivered UNIX solutions and training primarily to IBM, and developed financial systems for Merrill Lynch, Chase Morgan, and NYMEX among others. He lectured on practical software development at De Paul University and on UNIX internationally and developed AIX administration manuals for SRA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Digital Press; 1 edition (August 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555583202
• ISBN-13: 978-1555583200
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,690,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Current State of Open Source (2004), October 12, 2004

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Will S. Johnston (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Open Source Software: Implementation and Management (Paperback)

This overview of open source software implementation and management was a great resource for me as a business manager with a technical background who wanted to get a breadth of knowledge on the subject. This book is very comprehensive and contains very up to date information on architectures, design considerations, legal issues, business issues and the history of open source.

I initially tried to gather this type of information online and went through a number of resources and venues, but ultimately decided my time was to valuable and the information available to disparate not to find a good overview. If you are a business or technology manager who is making decisions about directions for your organization and considering open source solutions, this is a great overview of where things are at today.

The book includes a list of web resources regarding open source and for learning more over time. It also includes sample open source licenses to get exposure to the issues regarding licensing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too theoretical, January 7, 2009

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Ada - See all my reviews

This review is from: Open Source Software: Implementation and Management (Paperback)

This textbook was used in a graduate school course about open source software. It is too theoretical and does not cover specific software processes in OSS.