Books in the Best Practices series

Features critical network technology assessments and career development advice from some of the most highly respected consultants and network managers in the field. This work includes chapters on virtual private networks, ISO 9000 certification, decision support, and testing and measuring data networks.

From fires, floods, and power outages to hackers and software problems, companies need to protect against a variety of threats. This book takes a best practices approach to provide a comprehensive continuity solution. It explains how to evaluate a current plan for completeness and how to monitor and maintain it.

Presents Internet management know-how. This book gives a strategic and a tactical view of the Internet landscape covering what the technologies and applications are, how they work together, and how to plan for them. It provides advice from choosing a Web database to finding a reliable Web consultant, from security to performance management.

As Web-based systems and e-commerce carry businesses into the 21st century, databases are becoming workhorses that shoulder each and every online transaction. For organizations to have effective 24/7 Web operations, they need powerhouse databases that deliver at peak performance-all the time. High Performance Web Databases: Design, Development, and Deployment arms you with every essential technique from design and modeling to advanced topics such as data conversion, performance tuning, Web access and interfacing legacy systems, and security