Thousands of software projects are doomed from the start because they're based on a faulty understanding of the business problem that must be solved. The solution is effective requirements analysis. In Requirements Analysis: From Business Views to...

Drawing on his extensive experience consulting on large-scale ESX Server implementations,...

In Patterns in Network Architecture, pioneer John Day takes a unique approach to solving the problem of network architecture. Piercing the fog of history, he bridges the gap between our experience from the...

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This book focuses on the key challenges developers face when using the Java 2 platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) to encapsulate legacy applications for delivery in a multi-tier Internet environment. Leading Sun architects Torbjoern Dahlen and Thorbioern Fritzon...

Today, more than ever, enterprises are faced with great challenges: rising development costs, budget cutbacks, and increasing customer demands, to name a few. Decision makers must determine which projects to fund and are often confronted with an existing technology infrastructure that already includes a hodgepodge of...

Ultimately, software development is about creating value-yet, all too often, applications fail to deliver the business value customers need. This book will help you change that, by linking software development directly to value creation. You'll learn how to identify which features add value and which don't-and refocus on...