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This book is the second volume in a planned series about Windows Azure technology platform. Volume 1, Moving Applications to the Cloud on the Windows Azure Platform, provides an introduction to Windows Azure, discusses the cost model and application life cycle management for cloud-based applications, and describes how to migrate an existing ASP.NET application to the cloud. This book demonstrates how you can create from scratch a multi-tenant, Software as a Service (SaaS) application to run in t...

DISC, the International Symposium on Distributed Computing, is an annual forum for presentationof researchon all facets of distributed computing, incl- ing the theory, design, analysis, implementation, and application of distributed systems and networks. The nineteenth edition of DISC was held on September 26-29, 2005, in Cracow, Poland. There were 162 ?fteen-page-long (in LNCS format) extended abstracts s- mitted to DISC this year,and this volume contains the 32 contributions selected by the Pr...

This study guide is designed for individuals preparing for the Server+ exam, which focuses on network hardware. The exam aims to certify the knowledge of mid- to upper-level technicians with 18-24 months of strong IT experience using hardware functionality, including server installation, troubleshooting, support and second-level support. The CD-ROM includes an advanced testing program with adaptive testing capabilities and bonus sample exam, as well as electronic flashcards for both PCs and Palm...

Grid technology offers the potential for providing secure access to remote services, thereby promoting scientific collaborations in an unprecedented scale. Grid Resource Management: Toward Virtual and Services Compliant Grid Computing presents a comprehensive account of the architectural issues of grid technology, such as security, data management, logging, and aggregation of services, as well as related technologies. After covering grid usages, grid systems, and the evolution of grid computing...

The market for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is expanding rapidly, constituting billions of dollars annually. As more organizations adopt RFID solutions and related equipment, the need to route, map, and execute workflows based on RFID data grows exponentially. Microsoft's solution to this demand is BizTalk RFID, an application built to distribute, track, analyze, and provide visibility into enterprise data collected using RFID technologies. To aid in the rapid understanding a...

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the management of client/server sites. Client/server is a method by which information system programs and data are divided between an client computer and a server computer. Multiple clients make use of this server to request, store, and change data. The system management of a client/server organisation needs an integrated approach in which network, database and application management are interwoven. This book will help you structure the management of y...

A practical, step-by-step example-rich tutorial. If you are a C developer who wants to learn about ZeroMQ, this book is for you. It is assumed that the reader has C experience at some level but prior ZeroMQ knowledge is not expected.

This collection of 36 papers from the April 2003 symposium presents advances in autonomous decentralized systems to provide solutions for system design, and developments in their enabling technologies. A special session focuses on the research and development of autonomous decentralized systems in E

Learn how to migrate your SAP data to Azure simply and successfully.Key FeaturesLearn why Azure is suitable for business-critical systemsUnderstand how to migrate your SAP infrastructure to AzureUse Lift & shift migration, Lift & migrate, Lift & migrate to HANA, or Lift & transform to S/4HANABook DescriptionCloud technologies have now reached a level where even the most critical business systems can run on them. For most organizations SAP is the key business system. If SAP is unavailable for any...

CORBA and JavaBeans are merging in cyberspace. Here's your completely updated guide to navigating this previously uncharted territory. Whether you're a seasoned Java programmer, a distributed objects expert, or looking to be a little of both, this Second Edition of the enormously popular Client/Server Programming with Java and CORBA gives you the programming know-how you need to combine these two technologies into workable client/server solutions for the Object Web. Full of working code, tutor...

This book will be an administrators guide to Windows NT 5.0 and Windows 98. The book is being written from a users perspective. While it may seem obvious that any system administration guide is concerned with the users perspective it is frequently not the case. The book will contain a CD-ROM with valuable applications.

The Small-to-Medium Enterprise (SME) marketplace is the least supported of all businesses with regards to Information Technology. These are not home users (for whom there is an extremely supportive publishing industry) and they are not large enterprise customers who have a dedicated set of 'expert' publishing companies producing professional guides for every conceivable piece of IT. This is where this book comes in. It gives a no-nonsense insight into exactly what to do with Microsoft's Small Bu...

Chen's book provides everything developers need to know to build an end-to-end BizTalk solution, with focus on BizTalk Server 2002.

Written for the PowerBuilder developer as well as IS managers, system architects, and other developers, this resource offers the most in-depth and detailed coverage of Distributed PowerBuilder.

An enhanced eBook published in full colour. Now including extensive interactive content enabling exploration by inserting any values that would occur in a real situation whereby the graphics are redrawn to reflect those changes. Interactive Technology when used in the classroom can motivate passive students by encouraging their active participation where STEM subjects are ideally suited to Mobile Interactive Technology. Students are more likely to be comfortable with technology they understand i...