OPEN SYSTEMS HANDBOOK

Information managers everywhere are being called upon to lead their organizations from mainframe or mini-centric operations to open client-server solutions that perform reliably across multiple hardware platforms and operating systems. Now, Open Systems Handbook shows you how to anticipate and effectively handle the myriad of technical and management challenges associated with implementing and maintaining high-perfomance open systems. Exceptionally clear and current, Open Systems handbook pulls together and accurately defines all the terms and descriptions used to explain open systems. It explores the foundation technologies of open systems, analyzes key system components-clients, servers, networks, system design characteristics - and provides model approaches to open systems that have been field-tested by actual managers and can be easily integrated into the culture and technical support structure of virtually any company. Open System Handbook supplies all levels of MIS managers with the clear, practical knowledge to: - Select reliable open system componets and efficiently build them into a complete system environment. - Choose practical alternatives to current client/Server solutions. - Build a solid communications base to support growth. - Manage a phased transformation from existing systems to open systems. - Build an architecture to facilitate new technology additions. 640 gr.…