WebSphere Business Integration: an architectural
overview.
To become flexible, efficient and responsive, businesses are trying
to address their end-to-end integration problems. For example, a
solution that integrates customer relationship, financial, . . .
WebSphere Application Server: a foundation for on demand
computing.
There is little doubt about the importance of e-business on demand
*. (1) The information technology industry has come to a juncture with
the next major step being one toward greater . . .
Preface.
Success in the design and deployment of e-business on demand *
systems depends on the development of dynamic applications that adapt to
the changing business environment and servers that can run . . .
Introduction.
Transaction processing has been at the heart of information
technology since the 1950s when the first large online reservation
systems went into operation. Because the operating systems . . .
Design of an enablement process for on demand
applications.
Independent software vendors (ISVs) are seeing erosion of revenues
because of competition and pressures from enterprise customers demanding
applications that are cheaper, less complex, and easier . . .
The utility metering service of the Universal Management
Infrastructure.
Utility computing brings the benefits of reduced IT !information
technology) complexity, variable pricing, and reduced operating costs to
enterprises. (1,2) Utility services can be infrastructure- . . .
Utility computing SLA management based upon business
objectives.
It has become increasingly desirable for companies worldwide to
outsource their computing resources, e-business applications, and
business processes, to focus on the growth of their core competency . . .
Web services on demand: WSLA-driven automated management.
In recent years, we have seen a sharp rise in outsourcing of
business applications and processes. The ability to outsource certain
business operations allows each business to focus on its core . . .
Policy-based automated provisioning.
A utility computing system is a system for creating and managing
multiple instances of a utility service within a shared IT (information
technology) infrastructure. (1) A service provider maintains . . .
Using a utility computing framework to develop utility
systems.
We describe in this paper a utility computing framework (framework,
for short) that consists of a component model, a methodology, and a set
of tools and common services for building utility . . .
An architecture for the coordination of system management
services.
In an enterprise, a large fraction of the budget spent on
information technology (IT) is associated with providing system
management services. The primary objective of system management services
is . . .
How to build a WebFountain: an architecture for very large-scale
text analytics.
This paper describes WebFountain as a platform for very large-scale
text analytics applications. WebFountain processes and analyzes billions
of documents and hundreds of terabytes of information by . . .
A Web content serving utility.
End users have long complained of excessive delays in accessing Web
sites--primarily on the public Internet, but also on corporate
intranets. Among the technologies developed to ease this problem . . .
The utility business model and the future of computing
services.
The idea of utility computing has received attention recently and
for good reason. The use of computers continues to be a rapidly
expanding feature of modern society, and industry has come to rely . . .
Price-at-risk: a methodology for pricing utility computing
services.
Pricing is a crucial business decision in the life of a product. A
minor adjustment in price can dramatically affect the profitability of
the product, its diffusion in the market, and its ultimate . . .
Preparing for utility computing: the role of IT architecture and
relationship management.
In recent years, outsourcing has become an important consideration
in every organization's information technology (IT) strategy-making
process. Economic uncertainties and rapidly changing market . . .
Preface.
Utility computing is a recent development in IT (information
technology) outsourcing, whereby service capacity is provided as needed
and the customer pays only for actual use. To provide what . . .
Out of the Box: Strategies for Achieving Profits Today and Growth
Tomorrow through Web Services.
Out of the Box: Strategies for Achieving Profits Today and Growth
Tomorrow through Web Services, John Hagel III, Harvard Business School
Press, Boston (2002). 212 pp. (ISBN 1-57851-680-3).
At . . .
User-Centered Design: an Integrated Approach.
User-Centered Design: An Integrated Approach, Karel Vredenburg,
Scott Isensee, and Carol Righi, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River,
NJ (2002). 247 pp. with CD-ROM. (ISBN 0-13-091295-6).
With . . .
Personalizing the user experience on ibm.com.
We use the phrase "personalizing a Web site" to mean
using personal information about an individual to tailor the experience
of that individual on the site. The information we include . . .
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