{"product_id":"lessons-in-grid-computing-9780471790105","title":"Lessons in Grid Computing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou should not overlook the potential genius in this concept.\u003cbr\u003e --Geoffrey Moore, consultant and author, Dealing with Darwin\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Since he first identified ''information systems as mirrors of the people who build them'' for me, I have seen it operate in many ways. It is a fascinating idea, and a completely new way of thinking about technology.\u003cbr\u003e --Sean Moriarty, Chief Operating Officer, Ticketmaster\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book makes for compelling reading--it''s easy to become immersed in the stories, and the insights gradually grow in the reader''s mind as they take root in the character''s minds. This is quite a useful work. The ideas presented here could be quickly put to practical use in any organization.\u003cbr\u003e --Mohamed Muhsin, VP and CIO, The World Bank\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A breakthrough exploration of information systems as mirrors of the people who build them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Packed with truer-than-life stories, stimulating characters, and unique IT analysis, \u003ci\u003eLessons in Gri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Geoffrey Moore.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Thornton May.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Prime Theorem\u003cbr\u003e Information Systems Mirror the People that Build Them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Interfaces\u003cbr\u003e How They Work and What Happens When They Are Broken.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Relationship Management\u003cbr\u003e We Can No Longer Manage the Systems as Single Nodes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Virtualization\u003cbr\u003e A Natural Stage in the Maturity Cycle of Technologies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Orchestration\u003cbr\u003e Finding a Sensible Order amid too Many Complications to Count.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Complexity\u003cbr\u003e Databases, Passwords, Collaboration, Funding, Smashed Atoms, and a Professor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Distributed Resources\u003cbr\u003e Two Types of Diffusion—Compute Resources and Human Capital.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Flash Teams\u003cbr\u003e Analysis of New Organizational Groups from Several Perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Network as Narrative Form\u003cbr\u003e Basic Building Blocks Connected to Create Various Structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Identity\u003cbr\u003e Finding the Needle in the Haystack and Giving It a Name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Organizational Architecture\u003cbr\u003e How We Organize Ourselves Is as Important as What We Say and Do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: (Theory of) Resonant Usability\u003cbr\u003e Everything Is Moving to the Presentation Layer, Where Humans Interact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Turbulence\u003cbr\u003e Creating Stability in the Face of Chaotic Disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Libraries\u003cbr\u003e Two Lives, Two Windows, and the Search for Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Abstraction\u003cbr\u003e Lift Yourself above the Conflicting Details and Look for Similarity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Insubordination as an Asset\u003cbr\u003e Why You Must Allow Employees to Disagree with Your Decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: The Consortium\u003cbr\u003e The Multisourced IT Organization and a Software Commons—Our Future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: The Everysphere\u003cbr\u003e An Example of Synchronous Events between “Unrelated” Objects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Q Narratives\u003cbr\u003e Understand the Story and You Will Understand the Business Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Leaving Flatland\u003cbr\u003e To Adjust Somehow after Learning That Your World Has Another Dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: We Are the Platform\u003cbr\u003e Some Final Observations about the System and the Mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525409972567,"sku":"9780471790105","price":31.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471790105.jpg?v=1731860407","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lessons-in-grid-computing-9780471790105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}