P2P: How Peer-to-Peer Technology Is Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business (Hardcover)

by Hassan M. Fattah (Author), Hassan M. Fattan (Author) "Bad boy. Troublemaker. Thief. To some, Shawn Fanning had become those, and more..." (more)
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Product Description
It's been little more than a year since the name Napster began rolling off people's tongues and peer to peer, or P2P, became standard new economy jargon. But P2P is far more than Napster. It's a new way of thinking and computing that lets companies leverage their existing network infrastructure to boost value, cut costs, and maximize resources in an entirely new way.

To understand and implement revolutionary peer-to-peer technologies, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors need to understand the business implications and application of the technology outlined by Hassan M. Fattah in P2P. Part technology analysis, part case study, and part management guide, P2P examines the key issues businesses face in implementing P2P and presents the opportunities and challenges that accompany this new technology.

Among the topics covered in P2P: *The essentials of P2P technology *How P2P can ease transactions and redefine customer relationships *Immediate and long-term applications of P2P *How P2P applications can increase efficiency and speed up business

From the Publisher
“P2P combines an entertaining account of the hype around peer-to-peer computing with a good sense of the real value of the technology. —Bob Knighten, Peer-to-Peer Evangelist, Intel Corporation

“To see the future, read this book. To save your business, read it now.” —Daniel H. Pink, Author, Free Agent Nation

“We all need to better understand the many ramifications of peer-to-peer technology. This book is a great introduction. —John Seely Brown, Chief Innovation Officer of 12 Entrepreneuring, Former Director of Xerox, Palo Alto Research Center, and Coauthor, The Social Life of Information

“P2P introduces you to the emerging revolution, with illuminating stories from pioneers in industries like professional services and finance, where its impact is already being felt —Larry Downes, Coauthor, Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 1st edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793148782
• ISBN-13: 978-0793148783
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,186,416 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars P2P is here today, February 25, 2002

By	Martin Schray (West Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

P2P is a very informative look at how peer to peer is being used, how it can be used, and who is involved (both startups and mega corps). The author, Hassan M. Fattah, has a very readable writing style. In short the book is a great peer-to-peer primer for business executives and business technologist. I highly recommend this book.

This book is very up to date with the latest information about P2P (i.e., HailStorm and Jxta). The book is geared at a business reader, but it cover the salient technical aspects of how peep to peer works. P2P covers some of the biggest uses of P2P technology. P2P covers the biggest uses of P2P technology in the form of peer-to-peer collaboration, applications-interaction systems, resource utilization, and supercomputing applications.

P2P introduces Napster and does mention Napster occasionally, but refreshingly the book does not center on Napster. P2P provides many real world examples of P2P in action. The business reader will find that many of the examples are being deployed in businesses to solve business problems. For example, a large law firm, Intel, CareScience and several other businesses are covered as P2P success stories. P2P does a great job of separating hype from reality (application operating today) and addressing the shortcomings and concerns facing P2P.

P2P does not argue for P2P for the sake of the technology, but as a solution to a specific business problem. Before I read this book I really did not consider P2P a viable business technology. After I read this book I realized the P2P can be a good match to some business problems and should be considered when searching for a solution.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, easy read, a little shallow, business oriented, September 28, 2002

By	D. Murphy (Norfolk, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Useless for hard-core developers, but ok for business and IT people wanting to consider new ways of doing business. The case studies will likely help people think up new business ideas. Written as if it was a collection of journalist articles in infoweek or similar. I read (skimmed) it in under an hour.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It, August 22, 2002

By	"zakazmi" (Glasgow, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

One of the best books on the topics written in a manner to keep you interested.

Each chapter begins with a real life scenario, and after sometimes i couldn't wait to get to the next chapter. He gives a lot of examples of what companies are doing and what would the impact of their action be, to do this he gives some practical examples of how other people have dealt with their problems using P2P.

A book which presents technology in a non technical way, lets you see it from a manager's point of view. Even if you are a programmer like me i would recommend this book as it would let you see the whole idea of P2P in another very useful manner.

A must read.