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What is the business model for making money on the Internet and how does it function? The answer to this question will determine the shape of the Internet over the near term. As the Internet business model continues to evolve, so will Internet management. And with the demise of the Internet greatly exaggerated, it will continue to be a driving forc

Project or program health checks provide tremendous value to businesses and pay for themselves by multiples of magnitude. No matter how well a project or program is performing, there are always activities that can provide better value, reduce costs, or introduce more innovation. IT project and program health checks can help organizations reach their goals and dramatically improve Return on Investment (ROI). IT Project Health Checks: Driving Successful Implementation and Multiples of Business Value offers a proven approach for evaluating IT projects or programs in order to determine how they are performing and how the eventual outcome for the initiative is currently trending. The project or program health checks provide a set of techniques that produce actionable recommendations that can be applied for any combination of the following outcomes:Drive more business and technical value from a programSet a project or program back on track for successful implementation as defined by executive managementRescue a program that is heading towards failureAct as additional insurance for initiatives that are too important to failProtect executive careers by creating transparency within the inner workings of complex initiatives.The book shows how a review can quickly identify whether an initiative needs to be rescued even when the project team is not aware that it is hurtling towards failure. It also provides techniques for driving business value even when a project team believes it’s been stretched as much as possible. Other outcomes covered in this book include: Objectively develop a project Health-Check Scorecard that establishes how well a project is doing and the direction it is headedDemonstrate how to drive business value from an IT program regardless of how well or badly it is tracking Provide surgical advice to improve a project’s outcomeHow to use the many templates and sample deliverables to get a quick start on your own health check.Designed to provide significant value to any member of a project team, program team, stakeholders, sponsors, business users, system integrators, trainers, and IT professionals, this book can help find opportunities to drive multiples of business value and exceed project success metrics.

As Web-based systems and e-commerce carry businesses into the 21st century, databases are becoming workhorses that shoulder each and every online transaction. For organizations to have effective 24/7 Web operations, they need powerhouse databases that deliver at peak performance-all the time. High Performance Web Databases: Design, Development, and Deployment arms you with every essential technique from design and modeling to advanced topics such as data conversion, performance tuning, Web access and interfacing legacy systems, and security

As Web-based systems and e-commerce carry businesses into the 21st century, databases are becoming workhorses that shoulder each and every online transaction. For organizations to have effective 24/7 Web operations, they need powerhouse databases that deliver at peak performance-all the time. High Performance Web Databases: Design, Development, and Deployment arms you with every essential technique from design and modeling to advanced topics such as data conversion, performance tuning, Web access and interfacing legacy systems, and security

Written by leading industry experts, the Data Management Handbook is a comprehensive, single-volume guide to the most innovative ideas on how to plan, develop, and run a powerful data management function - as well as handle day-to-day operations. The book provides practical, hands-on guidance on the strategic, tactical, and technical aspects of dat

Project or program health checks provide tremendous value to businesses and pay for themselves by multiples of magnitude. No matter how well a project or program is performing, there are always activities that can provide better value, reduce costs, or introduce more innovation. IT project and program health checks can help organizations reach their goals and dramatically improve Return on Investment (ROI).

IT Project Health Checks: Driving Successful Implementation and Multiples of Business Value offers a proven approach for evaluating IT projects or programs in order to determine how they are performing and how the eventual outcome for the initiative is currently trending. The project or program health checks provide a set of techniques that produce actionable recommendations that can be applied for any combination of the following outcomes:

Drive more business and technical value from a program Set a project or program back on track for successful implementation as defined by executive management Rescue a program that is heading towards failure Act as additional insurance for initiatives that are too important to fail Protect executive careers by creating transparency within the inner workings of complex initiatives.

The book shows how a review can quickly identify whether an initiative needs to be rescued even when the project team is not aware that it is hurtling towards failure. It also provides techniques for driving business value even when a project team believes it’s been stretched as much as possible. Other outcomes covered in this book include:

Objectively develop a project Health-Check Scorecard that establishes how well a project is doing and the direction it is headed Demonstrate how to drive business value from an IT program regardless of how well or badly it is tracking Provide surgical advice to improve a project’s outcome How to use the many templates and sample deliverables to get a quick start on your own health check.

Designed to provide significant value to any member of a project team, program team, stakeholders, sponsors, business users, system integrators, trainers, and IT professionals, this book can help find opportunities to drive multiples of business value and exceed project success metrics.

Project or program health checks provide tremendous value to businesses and pay for themselves by multiples of magnitude. No matter how well a project or program is performing, there are always activities that can provide better value, reduce costs, or introduce more innovation. IT project and program health checks can help organizations reach their goals and dramatically improve Return on Investment (ROI).

IT Project Health Checks: Driving Successful Implementation and Multiples of Business Value offers a proven approach for evaluating IT projects or programs in order to determine how they are performing and how the eventual outcome for the initiative is currently trending. The project or program health checks provide a set of techniques that produce actionable recommendations that can be applied for any combination of the following outcomes:

Drive more business and technical value from a program Set a project or program back on track for successful implementation as defined by executive management Rescue a program that is heading towards failure Act as additional insurance for initiatives that are too important to fail Protect executive careers by creating transparency within the inner workings of complex initiatives.

The book shows how a review can quickly identify whether an initiative needs to be rescued even when the project team is not aware that it is hurtling towards failure. It also provides techniques for driving business value even when a project team believes it’s been stretched as much as possible. Other outcomes covered in this book include:

Objectively develop a project Health-Check Scorecard that establishes how well a project is doing and the direction it is headed Demonstrate how to drive business value from an IT program regardless of how well or badly it is tracking Provide surgical advice to improve a project’s outcome How to use the many templates and sample deliverables to get a quick start on your own health check.

Designed to provide significant value to any member of a project team, program team, stakeholders, sponsors, business users, system integrators, trainers, and IT professionals, this book can help find opportunities to drive multiples of business value and exceed project success metrics.

As Web-based systems and e-commerce carry businesses into the 21st century, databases are becoming workhorses that shoulder each and every online transaction. For organizations to have effective 24/7 Web operations, they need powerhouse databases that deliver at peak performance-all the time. High Performance Web Databases: Design, Development, and

Project or program health checks provide tremendous value to businesses and pay for themselves by multiples of magnitude. No matter how well a project or program is performing, there are always activities that can provide better value, reduce costs, or introduce more innovation. IT project and program health checks can help organizations reach their goals and dramatically improve Return on Investment (ROI). IT Project Health Checks: Driving Successful Implementation and Multiples of Business Value offers a proven approach for evaluating IT projects or programs in order to determine how they are performing and how the eventual outcome for the initiative is currently trending. The project or program health checks provide a set of techniques that produce actionable recommendations that can be applied for any combination of the following outcomes:Drive more business and technical value from a programSet a project or program back on track for successful implementation as defined by executive managementRescue a program that is heading towards failureAct as additional insurance for initiatives that are too important to failProtect executive careers by creating transparency within the inner workings of complex initiatives.The book shows how a review can quickly identify whether an initiative needs to be rescued even when the project team is not aware that it is hurtling towards failure. It also provides techniques for driving business value even when a project team believes it’s been stretched as much as possible. Other outcomes covered in this book include: Objectively develop a project Health-Check Scorecard that establishes how well a project is doing and the direction it is headedDemonstrate how to drive business value from an IT program regardless of how well or badly it is tracking Provide surgical advice to improve a project’s outcomeHow to use the many templates and sample deliverables to get a quick start on your own health check.Designed to provide significant value to any member of a project team, program team, stakeholders, sponsors, business users, system integrators, trainers, and IT professionals, this book can help find opportunities to drive multiples of business value and exceed project success metrics.

Applications that work perfectly in controlled settings often fail in production environments, impacting business operations. This book explores a frequently overlooked aspect of software development: non-functional design and testing. In the real world, hostile production conditions and changing business usage can lead to unforeseen downtime or unacceptable system performance. Written by technologists and based on real field experience, the book examines common failure scenarios, defensive design patterns, and effective performance strategies.

As dot.com companies grapple with rigid market conditions and we keep hearing how the big technology players are being punished on Wall Street, it becomes easy to think of the Internet as a fad. The Internet frenzy may have subsided, but interest in the Internet as a business and marketing tool is still strong. It will continue to impact organizati

What is the business model for making money on the Internet and how does it function? The answer to this question will determine the shape of the Internet over the near term. As the Internet business model continues to evolve, so will Internet management. And with the demise of the Internet greatly exaggerated, it will continue to be a driving forc

Packed with dozens of no-nonsense chapters written by leading professionals, Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition shows your students how to design, build, and maintain high-performance, high-availability databases in multiple environments. Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition is the most comprehensive, single-volume guide of its kind. The book provides the latest, most innovative solutions for planning, developing, and running a powerful data management function. Here students will find exhaustive coverage of the range of data repositories (from legacy indexed files to object data bases and data warehouses) as well as details on everything from strategic planning to maximizing database performance. Completely revised and updated to reflect latebreaking technologies, Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition includes extensive case studies and straightforward descriptions showing students how to:implement Web-enabled data warehousesbuild multimedia databasesmaster data mininguse enterprise database modelingstay up-to-date with data conversion and migrationmaximize OLAP architectures and toolsHandbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition also provides ongoing coverage of the latest tools and techniques regarding:organization for quality information systemsdata definitiondatabase design and managementobject and hybrid databasesand moreEach contributor to Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition is an expert with first-hand experience in database and data management. These contributors provide a depth and breadth of coverage you and your students simply won''t find anywhere else.Prepare your students for "real-world" business computing. Start them off with Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition.

Packed with dozens of no-nonsense chapters written by leading professionals, Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition shows your students how to design, build, and maintain high-performance, high-availability databases in multiple environments. Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition is the most comprehensive, single-volume guide of its kind. The book provides the latest, most innovative solutions for planning, developing, and running a powerful data management function. Here students will find exhaustive coverage of the range of data repositories (from legacy indexed files to object data bases and data warehouses) as well as details on everything from strategic planning to maximizing database performance. Completely revised and updated to reflect latebreaking technologies, Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition includes extensive case studies and straightforward descriptions showing students how to:implement Web-enabled data warehousesbuild multimedia databasesmaster data mininguse enterprise database modelingstay up-to-date with data conversion and migrationmaximize OLAP architectures and toolsHandbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition also provides ongoing coverage of the latest tools and techniques regarding:organization for quality information systemsdata definitiondatabase design and managementobject and hybrid databasesand moreEach contributor to Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition is an expert with first-hand experience in database and data management. These contributors provide a depth and breadth of coverage you and your students simply won''t find anywhere else.Prepare your students for "real-world" business computing. Start them off with Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition.

As dot.com companies grapple with rigid market conditions and we keep hearing how the big technology players are being punished on Wall Street, it becomes easy to think of the Internet as a fad. The Internet frenzy may have subsided, but interest in the Internet as a business and marketing tool is still strong. It will continue to impact organizati

As Web-based systems and e-commerce carry businesses into the 21st century, databases are becoming workhorses that shoulder each and every online transaction. For organizations to have effective 24/7 Web operations, they need powerhouse databases that deliver at peak performance-all the time. High Performance Web Databases: Design, Development, and

Written by leading industry experts, the Data Management Handbook is a comprehensive, single-volume guide to the most innovative ideas on how to plan, develop, and run a powerful data management function - as well as handle day-to-day operations. The book provides practical, hands-on guidance on the strategic, tactical, and technical aspects of dat

Applications that work perfectly in controlled settings often fail in production environments, impacting business operations. This book explores a frequently overlooked aspect of software development: non-functional design and testing. In the real world, hostile production conditions and changing business usage can lead to unforeseen downtime or unacceptable system performance. Written by technologists and based on real field experience, the book examines common failure scenarios, defensive design patterns, and effective performance strategies.

Packed with dozens of no-nonsense chapters written by leading professionals, Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition shows your students how to design, build, and maintain high-performance, high-availability databases in multiple environments. Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition is the most comprehensive, single-volume guide of its kind. The book provides the latest, most innovative solutions for planning, developing, and running a powerful data management function. Here students will find exhaustive coverage of the range of data repositories (from legacy indexed files to object data bases and data warehouses) as well as details on everything from strategic planning to maximizing database performance. Completely revised and updated to reflect latebreaking technologies, Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition includes extensive case studies and straightforward descriptions showing students how to:implement Web-enabled data warehouses build multimedia databases master data mining use enterprise database modeling stay up-to-date with data conversion and migration maximize OLAP architectures and toolsHandbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition also provides ongoing coverage of the latest tools and techniques regarding: organization for quality information systems data definition database design and management object and hybrid databases and moreEach contributor to Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition is an expert with first-hand experience in database and data management. These contributors provide a depth and breadth of coverage you and your students simply won't find anywhere else.Prepare your students for "real-world" business computing. Start them off with Handbook of Data Management, 1999 Edition.