Synopses & Reviews
A guide for forward-thinking IT professionals who need to organize infrastructure and staff to meet the challenges of e-business value chain initiatives, this book provides strategic advice for mapping business drivers to a set of fundamental patterns and planning models. Described are ways to organize e-business infrastructure with suppliers, trading partners, and customers, as well as how to run e-business infrastructure services for the long term with high quality. Techniques for making applications become easier, more cost-effective, and quicker to integrate are also detailed.
About the Author
Bruce Robertson leads META Group's infrastructure development structured transformation program, working with clients to plan their e-business and enterprise infrastructure from a pattern perspective. His areas of technical specialization include infrastructure impact assessment, directory and security, networking, middleware, and e-business infrastructure. Previously, he was a senior technology editor at Network Computing Magazine. Valentin Sribar is general manager of META Group's infusion offerings, helping clients adapt their processes and organizations 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 network designs. They both live in Stamford, Connecticut.