Introduction to Client/Server Systems: A Practical Guide for Systems Professionals [Paperback]

Paul E. Renaud (Author)

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Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (19 Aug 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0471133337
ISBN-13: 978-0471133339
Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19.1 x 3.7 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,003,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #18 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Networking & Security > Network Topics > Client-Server Systems

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A newly revised edition of the guide to making the most of this increasingly important information systems technology. Using real–life examples, the book demonstrates the potentials and limits of client/server technology, examines how this technology can be used to increase productivity, describes the design of client/server systems using a variety of software systems and more. This edition offers expanded material on technical aspects of client/server systems including upgrade management, middleware, network printing, IEEE, LAN and ATM protocols, CORBA, HTTP and HTML. Also includes a new chapter on network SQL, ANSI SQL and ODBC as well as an expanded appendix and exercises and projects that cover topics chapter–by–chapter.

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Comments on the 2nd Edition
The 2nd Edition (594 pages) contains significantly more information than its predecessor (333 pages).

The text of the 2nd Edition is organized into 5 major parts:

Part 1: Basics
This is introductory material aimed at people who want to understand what client/server is all about.

Part 2: Vision
This presents a vision of where client/server computing leads (including the effect of the Internet).

Part 3: Management Aspects
This deals with all the aspects of business cases, management issues, transition, and operations. This section also contains some handy planning checklists.

Part 4: Technology
This reviews all the basics of client server protocols including RPCs, Message Queueing, RPC Programming, SQL, SQL Programming, Networked SQL, CORBA, OLE/DCOM.

Part 5: Implementation Apsects
This addresses all the things you need to know about actually building client/server systems including architectural rules of thumb, scaleability, security, distributed systems management, reliability, performance and capacity planning.

Overall, you will find this book to be a great guide during your first time through it and you'll also find yourself using it as a handy reference guide for years to come. One of my goals when I wrote this text was to try to include all the kinds of things that I always needed to look up the details on.

Teachers note that this text has been very popular in the educational market and is frequently used as a textbook in senior college, university and continuing education credit courses.

I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as the many others who already have. Note that it is also available in Chinese, Portuguese, and French as well as English.END

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1.0 out of 5 stars Awful Reference and Introduction, 16 May 2000

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I purchased this book for my client server class. I had to go out and purchase the client server for dummies to explain and illustrate client server technologies. Hard to follow and author loses you in his self-centered tirades. Do not buy this book, it's awful. Save your money and look elsewhere for your needs.

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