Class session Instruction of Network Computing in business

1. Client / Server

2. Technology provides the nervous system-
the inputs- for the enterprise’s human
community to understand, adapt and act
on... Geof Petch

3. What is Client/ Server
A system in which mechanics of looking
after data are seperated from the
programs that use the data. The server
might be a central database, located on a
large computer that is reserved for this
purpose. The client would be another
computer requesting the use of the
information from the server

4. LAN
WAN
Peer-to-Peer
Internet
Intranet
Enterprise wide
Extranet

5. Micro-Small Dos
Windows
NT
Mini- Med Server Unix AS400 200-2000 MHz
OS400 RS6000
AX
NT
Mainframe- Large MVS IBM 9672 50-100 MIPS
Super server VSE R56
OS/390 ES 9000
CMOS

6. What applications are
suited for Client / Server
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Expert Systems
Project management software
Data warehousing
Financial information
Distributed application data
Web Deployments
E-commerce

7. Why Are companies
moving to this Technology
Process improvement
Automation
Information
Communication
Flexibility
Adaptability
Competitiveness
New markets

8. What are the long term and
short term cost
Training
Hardware
Software
Support
Maintenance
Management

9. What are the current
trends in Client/ Server
Internet
Thin Net
Mainframe
Mini
NT
PC

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