Authors: John Sherwood. Andrew Clark. David Lynas.
Hardcover, 608 pages
Publisher: cmp
Publication Date: 2005-11-12


Reviews :

    Security is too important to be left in the hands of just one department or employee — it's a concern of an entire enterprise. Enterprise Security Architecture shows that having a comprehensive plan requires more than the purchase of security software — it requires a framework for developing and maintaining a system that is proactive. Explaining how a proactive system provides business assurance and can enable new business opportunities, this book provides a complete framework — the SABSA model — for developing an enterprise's security architecture. Charts and graphs, as well as descriptions of actual businesses, show how this model can be used in various situations. Furthermore, the SABSA model is flexible enough that its process for architecture development can be adapted to any enterprise, forming a unique solution for each individual business. Useful both to technical security personnel and business managers as a tutorial or as a reference tool, Enterprise Security Architecture outlines a comprehensive security strategy....

Authors: Charlie Russel. Sharon Crawford.
Hardcover, 710 pages
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Publication Date: 2006-07-19


Reviews :

    This comprehensive administrator’s reference delivers the details you need to successfully deploy, manage, and support Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2. The authors, experts and MVPs in Microsoft operating systems and server technologies, provide easy-to-follow procedures, practical workarounds, and key troubleshooting tactics for everyday, on-the-job results. Delve into system features and capabilities—and get hands-on insights for implementing messaging and collaboration, Internet access, data storage, printing, faxing, support for line-of-business applications, and end-to-end network administration for your small business. This book covers all Small Business Server 2003 R2 components, including Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 R2, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 technology, Microsoft SQL Server™ 2005, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004, Microsoft Office Outlook® 2003, and Windows SharePoint® technologies, in a single volume, along with time-saving tools, scripts, and a complete eBook on CD....

Authors: Joseph Phillips.
Hardcover, 478 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Publication Date: 2007-04-04
Edition: 1

Reviews :

   

All-in-One is All You Need

Get complete coverage of all the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam topics from this comprehensive volume. Covering the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-in-One Exam Guide features learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, expert exam tips, practice questions, and in-depth explanations. Detailed and authoritative, this book serves as both a complete certification study guide and an essential on-the-job reference.

Get full details on all exam topics including how to:

• Implement Project Integration Management
• Plan and control project scope
• Define, sequence, and manage project activities
• Estimate and administer the project budget
• Perform quality control
• Acquire and manage the project team
• Communicate project performance with stakeholders
• Monitor and control project risks
• Plan for procurement
• Adhere to the PMP code of professional conduct

The CD-ROM features

• Two full practice exams
• Video training
• Complete electronic book

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Authors: Peter Brooks.
Paperback, 202 pages
Publisher: Van Haren Publishing
Publication Date: 2006-01-31


Reviews :

    Many organizations find it very difficult to use metrics properly, and badly designed metrics can be actively harmful to proper business functioning. This book addresses the causes of the difficulties and presents workable solutions. It provides a general guide to the design, implementation and use of metrics as a mechanism to control and steer IT service organizations, and specific recommendations for applying metrics across ITIL, ISO20000 (BS15000) and other processes, discussing the rationale of the recommendations....

Authors: Cliff Ragsdale.
Hardcover, 840 pages
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
Publication Date: 2007-10-12
Edition: 5

Reviews :

    Cliff Ragsdale is an innovator of the spreadsheet teaching revolution and is highly regarded in the field of management science. The revised fifth edition of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS retains the elements and philosophy that has made its past editions so successful. New topics have been added as well as examples that are relevant to decision making in today's business world. This version of SPREADSHEET MODELING AND DECISION ANALYSIS has been updated for use with Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007. It provides succinct instruction in the most commonly used management science techniques and shows how these tools can be implemented using the most current version of Excel® for Windows. This text also focuses on developing both algebraic and spreadsheet modeling skills....

Authors: Dave Peters.
Paperback, 292 pages
Publisher: ESRI Press
Publication Date: 2008-08-01


Reviews :

    Geared toward the same readership as that of Roger Tomlinson's classic "Thinking About GIS, Building a GIS" is the next in a growing series establishing the fundamentals of successful GIS planning. A book everyone on the team can easily follow (CEOs, IT professionals, and GIS specialists alike), Building a GIS describes a scientific approach to IT infrastructure design for a GIS....

Authors: Efraim Turban. Dorothy Leidner. Ephraim McLean. James Wetherbe.
Hardcover, 720 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2007-03-05
Edition: 6

Reviews :

    Thoroughly Updated Sixth Edition!

Social networks are transforming how people communicate, work, and play. This comprehensive new edition highlights this new technology and scores of others that are changing how organizations operate and compete in the current global environment.

The cover depicts two examples of social network. The larger image is a visualization of the trust relationships in a web-based social network. The smaller figures are default avatars from Second Life, a multi-layered, 3D virtual world that is imagined, created, and owned by its residents.

See chapter 4 for more information on social networks.

For more information on Second Life, visit second life.com or see Second Life: the Official Guide by Rymaszewski et al. at www. sybex.com/go/secondlife

For more information on the trust network, visit trust.mindswap.org...

Authors: Bryan Maizlish. Robert Handler.
Hardcover, 400 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2005-04-08


Reviews :

    Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step

"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's IT department. The reader will find many new and rewarding insights to making their IT investments finally return market leading results."
--John C. Reece, Chairman and CEO, John C. Reece & Associates, LLC Former deputy commissioner for modernization and CIO of the IRS

"IT Portfolio Management describes in great detail the critical aspects, know-how, practical examples, key insights, and best practices to improve operational efficiency, corporate agility, and business competitiveness. It eloquently illustrates the methods of building and integrating a portfolio of IT investments to ensure the realization of maximum value and benefit, and to fully leverage the value of all IT assets. Whether you are getting started or building on your initial success in IT portfolio management, this book will provide you information on how to build and implement an effective IT portfolio management strategy."
--David Mitchell, President and CEO, webMethods, Inc.

"I found IT Portfolio Management very easy to read, and it highlights many of the seminal aspects and best practices from financial portfolio management. It is an important book for executive, business, and IT managers."
--Michael J. Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co.

"IT Portfolio Management details a comprehensive framework and process showing how to align business and IT for superior value. Maizlish and Handler have the depth of experience, knowledge, and insight needed to tackle the challenges and opportunities companies face in optimizing their IT investment portfolios. This is an exceptionally important book for executive leadership and IT business managers, especially those wanting to build a process-managed enterprise."
--Peter Fingar, Executive Partner Greystone Group, coauthor of The Real-Time Enterprise and Business Process Management (BPM): The Third Wave

"A must-read for the non-IT manager who needs to understand the complexity and challenges of managing an IT portfolio. The portfolio management techniques, analysis tools, and planning can be applied to any project or function."
--Richard "Max" Maksimoski, Senior Director R&D, The Scotts Company

"This book provides an excellent framework and real-world based approach for implementing IT portfolio management. It is a must-read for every CIO staff considering how to strategically and operationally impact their company's bottom line."
--Donavan R. Hardenbrook, New Product Development Professional, Intel Corporation...

Authors: Marsha Collier.
Kindle Edition, 386 pages
Publisher: For Dummies
Publication Date: 2007-09-24
Edition: 5

Reviews :

    Thinking about buying or selling items on eBay? Whether you want to use eBay to make smart bids and win auctions or turn household clutter into cash, eBay for Dummies, Fifth Edition is your passport to the most successful trading community on the planet. Beginning with an overview of what eBay is and how to become a registered user, eBay for Dummies helps you discover how you can:

• Search for items to buy and list items to sell on eBay
• Place a bid-and determine how much you should spend
• Use pictures and basic HTML to make your eBay listings more appealing
• Communicate well and close deals without a problem
• Identify auction terms (reserve price, starting bid, Buy It Now, etc.)
• Organize your transactions and interactions using the My eBay page
• Resolve buying and selling issues with eBay-s Trust & Safety program
• And much more!

Registering at eBay makes you part of a really unique community of people who like to collect, buy, and sell items of just about every kind! So if you-re ready to join the millions of people who use their home computers to make great deals, buy cool stuff, and turn a profit, eBay for Dummies does all the legwork so you can sit back and let the bidding begin!

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Authors: Jennifer Hofmann.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Publication Date: 2003-09-02
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    The Synchronous Trainer's Survival Guide is a hands-on resource for enhancing your real-time e-learning sessions. Written by Jennifer Hofmann, a synchronous training leader, it is the first and only book focusing solely on this emerging training method. If you're new to synchronous training, everything you need to know is right here. If you're a seasoned pro the practical tips, tools, and customizable templates in this book will ensure the success of your online training courses, meetings, and events....