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Informationen zum Autor MARK GAYNOR is Assistant Professor of Information Science at Boston University. He recently received his PhD from Harvard in computing science (networking group) and spent the last two years working with worldwide technology experts on network service valuation strategies. Gaynor is the author of several articles on ATM networks, standards, and computer aided education. He is a member of ACM and IEEE. Klappentext * This first-ever valuation guide shows how to select and manage network-based services to ensure maximum return on investment* Explains how to manage the costs and tradeoffs between distributed and centralized management structures* Shows how to avoid risking too much for too little return due to unpredictable overall market conditions* Covers network-based services such as Internet access, application management, hosting, voice and data services, and the new breed of SOAP/XML Web services Zusammenfassung * This first-ever valuation guide shows how to select and manage network-based services to ensure maximum return on investment* Explains how to manage the costs and tradeoffs between distributed and centralized management structures* Shows how to avoid risking too much for too little return due to unpredictable overall market conditions* Covers network-based services such as Internet access, application management, hosting, voice and data services, and the new breed of SOAP/XML Web services Inhaltsverzeichnis Books in Series.Foreword: Networking Council Foreword.Chapter 1. Introduction.PART ONE: BACKGROUND, FRAMEWORK, AND THEORY.Chapter 2. Network-Based Services.Chapter 3. Internet End-2-End Argument.Chapter 4. Management Structure of Network-Based Services.Chapter 5. Intuitive View of Options Theory.Chapter 6. Market Uncertainty.Chapter 7. Theories about How to Manage Network-Based Services.PART TWO: THE CASE STUDIES.Chapter 8. Email Case Study.Chapter 9. Basic Voice Services.PART THREE: APPLYING THIS NEW THEORY.Chapter 10. Voice over IP: SIP and Megaco.Chapter 11. Coexistence of 802.11 and 3G Cellular: Leaping the Garden Wall.Chapter 12. Web Applications and Services.Chapter 13. Conclusion and Advice to Readers.Appendix: A Formal Theory and eal Options-Based Model.References.Index....
List of contents
Books in Series.
Foreword: Networking Council Foreword.
Chapter 1. Introduction.
PART ONE: BACKGROUND, FRAMEWORK, AND THEORY.
Chapter 2. Network-Based Services.
Chapter 3. Internet End-2-End Argument.
Chapter 4. Management Structure of Network-Based Services.
Chapter 5. Intuitive View of Options Theory.
Chapter 6. Market Uncertainty.
Chapter 7. Theories about How to Manage Network-Based Services.
PART TWO: THE CASE STUDIES.
Chapter 8. Email Case Study.
Chapter 9. Basic Voice Services.
PART THREE: APPLYING THIS NEW THEORY.
Chapter 10. Voice over IP: SIP and Megaco.
Chapter 11. Coexistence of 802.11 and 3G Cellular: Leaping the Garden Wall.
Chapter 12. Web Applications and Services.
Chapter 13. Conclusion and Advice to Readers.
Appendix: A Formal Theory and eal Options-Based Model.
References.
Index.
