Enriching the Value Chain: Infrastructure Strategies Beyond the Enterprise

This guide for IT professionals presents a comprehensive strategy for value chain infrastructure planning. Throughout the text, e- business consultants Robertson and Sribar (of META Group) discuss best practices for dealing with architecture and technology issues within the infrastructure. Topics include, for example, the benefits of adaptive infrastructure services; key patterns for e-business; encryption hardware; and physical, functional, and management components. 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. 0201767309AB12052001