The Adaptive Enterprise: It Infrastructure Strategies to Manage Change and Enable Growth

Suggests a flexible approach to managing a company's computer infrastructure that anticipates change and growth. The authors discuss strategies for categorizing the component technologies into layers, grouping the components into common patterns, designing shared infrastructure services, methods for infrastructure planning, organizing a planning team, and creating a proposal for funding. An appendix lists examples of the primary component technologies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

BRUCE ROBERTSON leads META Group's infrastructure development program, working with clients to plan their e-Business and enterprise systems from a pattern perspective. His areas of technical specialization include directory and security services, networking, middleware, and e-Business infrastructure. Previously, he was a senior technology editor at Network Computing Magazine, a director of consulting for a Los Angeles technology consulting firm, and manager of an online services marketing joint venture.

VALENTIN SRIBAR is general manager of META Group's Infusion offerings, helping clients adapt their processes and organization to cope with any combination of dramatic business and technology changes. Previously, he was a senior consultant with the technology services practice of Ernst & Young, where he developed information technology architectures and networking designs.

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