Linux in the Boardroom: How Linux is Changing Corporate...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 128 pages
• Published by: Outsource Channel Executives, Inc. April 2004
• ISBN 10 Number: 0974928968
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0974928968
• Book Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Weighs: 6.4 ounces

Bill Hubler, IBM
Practical and to the point. If you're caught in an internal sales struggle this book could give you an assist.

Book Description
Who requirements a book about a freely down-loadable computer operating system? If you manage a company or if youre a part of an Information Technology (IT) decision-making team, then you need to understand the impact of Linux on your organization, your industry, and your competition.

If youre like most executives, youre part of a technology purchasing committee. Making computer technology decisions has never been easy. You have to slog through the marketing hype and computer jargon to separate the sales-copy promises from the software reality.

In this quick-reading book, business author and engineer Mark S. A. Smith de-mystifies the lingo and discusses what you need to know about Linux to make informed business decisions. With the ideas in this book, you'll know what questions to ask and what issues to examine when your IT director considers Linux for your company.

If youre a CEO, COO, President, or Owner – How is Linux good for your opera-tion? What does it mean to your operation and your customers? If its going to give you an edge in the market, exactly how is that going to happen? How do you direct the people who will lead the project?

If youre a CFO or VP of Finance – Is Linux good for corporate compliance and your cash flow? Where does it fit into current regu-lations?

If youre a CIO, CTO, or IT Manager – Is Linux good for your computing infrastructure? How do you evaluate Linux? What should you look for in a Linux vendor? What about security?

This book was written with the non-technical manager in mind; it will not dig very deep into the technology. So, even if youre an executive with limited technical background, this book will guide you on the questions to ask and the issues to examine when your technology team considers Linux for your company.