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1. |  The Sustainable Network, 1st Edition By: Sarah Sorensen Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 28-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 11-NOV-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Sustainable Network, 1st Edition
What technologies do we need to solve the complex environmental,
economic, social, and political challenges facing us today? As this
thought-provoking book reveals, one tool for enacting change is
already at our fingertips: the global network.
Consider the private domains of companies, governments, and
institutions along with the public Internet: we have an immense
communications network that connects billions of people in ways we
never thought possible. In this book, author Sarah Sorensen clearly
demonstrates why this network is the best sustainable technology
available to help us tackle...
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2. |  IBM IT Governance Approach: Business Performance through IT Execution By: Matthew Magee; Petr Marounek; Lynn Mueller; Andrew Phillipson Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 29-FEB-2008 Insert Date: 03-JUN-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IBM IT Governance Approach: Business Performance through IT Execution Information technology (IT) governance has assumed a prevalent
spot in technical and management publications. When academics and
practitioners alike pose such questions as "Does IT matter?", those
of us in the IT field cannot help but to sit up and take notice. We
must manage with a focus on articulating the value of IT
investments so that the CEO understands what a dollar spent on
technology yields in real earnings impact. We must also focus on
helping the CIO feel comfortable with balanced risk exposure. The
development of a management system that ensures IT can...
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3. |  Content Technology Works: Siemens Medical Solutions: Information Architecture as Strategic Advantage By: Bill Senior Analyst, The Gilbane Report Zoellick Publisher: Gilbane Group, Inc. Publication Date: 01-DEC-2005 Insert Date: 11-OCT-2008 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Content Technology Works: Siemens Medical Solutions: Information Architecture as Strategic Advantage Over the past decade Siemens Medical Solutions has totally reworked
its content management and information delivery system, converting
it from a problem and liability into a source of competitive and
strategic advantage. At the heart of Siemens’ implementation
is a thorough re-architecture of its information assets. The
company now manages information in the form of XML, at a very fine
level of granularity. The case study provides powerful confirmation
that there are substantial returns associated with investing in an
information architecture that minimizes redundancy and maximizes
reuse. The...
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4. |  Fidelity National Information Systems Payments Reference Architecture for IBM System z By: Mike Ebbers; Alex Louwe Kooijmans; David Brooks; Tuan Bui; Philippe Fernandes; Chen Lei; Gustavo da Costa Leonato; Robert Simon Publisher: IBM Redbooks Publication Date: 29-SEP-2008 Insert Date: 01-OCT-2008 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Fidelity National Information Systems Payments Reference Architecture for IBM System z
The number of electronic transactions conducted by financial
institutions around the world every day is growing astronomically.
Today payments can account for a significant portion of a
bank’s total cost. The ability to move money quickly and
safely and to manage the associated data management flows are
necessary components of banking. Banks must also gain critical
insights from their data to stay steps ahead of Internet-based
theft of bank and customer information. These thefts can
dangerously undermine the efficiencies of more cost-effective
virtual delivery channels. On the...
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5. |  The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology, Second Edition By: Baschab, John; Piot, Jon; Carr, Nicholas G. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 23-MAR-2007 Insert Date: 14-JAN-2008 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Executive’s Guide to Information Technology, Second Edition "This book is important reading. It offers practical, real-world
insight and pragmatic no-nonsense approaches for people who have a
stake in corporate IT. "
—Lynda Applegate, Henry R. Byers Professor of Business
Administration, Harvard Business School"Information systems and processes are very important parts of
our due diligence assessment of a company—yet the jargon is
often more difficult to understand than many foreign languages.
Baschab and Piot effectively translate IT into words and concepts
that businesspeople can easily understand and act upon. This book
is a helpful reference guide...
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Why You Need Smart Enough Systems Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 29-MAY-2007 Insert Date: 12-MAY-2007 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Why You Need Smart Enough Systems It is commonly believed that the
computer-based systems most organizations rely on to support their
businesses are not very smart. Many of the business decisions these
companies make tend to be hidden in systems that make poor
decisions, or don't make them at all. Further, most systems aren't
configured to learn from the past and therefore struggle to keep up
with the pace of change. While many organizations believe the
answer is to implement newer, "intelligent" systems, the fact is
that much of today's existing technology has the potential to be
"smart enough" to make a big difference to an...
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7. |  Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 29-JUN-2007 Insert Date: 17-APR-2007 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | “Automated decisions systems are
probably already being used in your industry, and they will
undoubtedly grow in importance. If your business needs to make
quick, accurate decisions on an industrialized scale, you need to
read this book.”
Thomas H. Davenport, Professor, Babson
College, Author of Competing on Analytics
The computer-based systems most
organizations rely on to support their businesses are not very
smart. Many of the business decisions these companies make tend to
be hidden in systems that make poor decisions, or don’t make
them at all. Further, most systems struggle to keep...
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8. |  Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 11-NOV-1999 Insert Date: 24-JUN-2003 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Unix Backup and Recovery Unix Backup & Recovery provides a complete overview of
all facets of Unix backup and recovery, and offers practical,
affordable backup and recovery solutions for environments of all
sizes and budgets. The book begins with detailed explanations of
the native backup utilities available to the Unix administrator,
and ends with practical advice on choosing a commercial backup
utility. This book:
Describes the features, limitations, and syntax of Unix backup
and restore utilities,(including dump, tar, cpio, dd, GNUtar, and
GNUcpio) for many popular versions of Unix, including AIX, Compaq
Unix,...
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9. |  Modernizing Legacy Systems: Software Technologies, Engineering Processes, and Business Practices By: Robert C. Seacord; Daniel Plakosh; Grace A. Lewis Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 13-FEB-2003 Insert Date: 20-MAR-2003 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Modernizing Legacy Systems: Software Technologies, Engineering Processes, and Business Practices "The potential impact of this book cannot be overstressed.
Software systems that are not continually and adequately evolved
and, in particular, legacy systems that have not been so
maintained, can threaten an organization's very survival. I
recommend the book as a must for people directly involved in such
evolution, whether as customers, managers and resource providers,
or as implementers."
--M. M. Lehman, Emeritus Professor, Middlesex
University
Businesses inevitably face a critical choice in the design and
maintenance of their software systems: Dismantle older systems and
completely...
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10. |  Business Rules and Information Systems: Aligning IT with Business Goals By: Tony Morgan Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 18-MAR-2002 Insert Date: 28-DEC-2002 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Business Rules and Information Systems: Aligning IT with Business Goals Information systems often fail because their requirements are
poorly defined. This book shows IT professionals how to specify
more precisely and more effectively what their systems need to do.
The key lies in the discovery and application of what are called
business rules. A business rule is a compact and simple statement
that represents some important aspect of a business. By capturing
the rules for your business--the logic that governs its
operation--you will gain the ability to create systems fully
aligned with your business needs.
In this book, Tony Morgan provides a thorough...
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