Author: Dave McComb
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Keywords: manager’s, savvy, guides, guide, business, semantics, systems
Number of Pages: 397
Published: 2003-09-24
List price: $50.95
ISBN-10: 1558609172
ISBN-13: 9781558609174
Semantics in Business Systems begins with a description of what semantics are and how they affect business systems. It examines four main aspects of the application of semantics to systems, specifically: How do we infer meaning from unstructured information, how do application systems make meaning as they operate, how do practitioners uncover meaning in business settings, and how do we understand and communicate what we have deduced? This book illustrates how this applies to the future of application system development, especially how it informs and affects Web services and business rule- base
Authors:Pawel Plaszczak, Richard Wellner Jr. Jr.,
Publisher: Morgan Kaufma
Keywords: manager, savvy, guides, guide, computing, grid
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2005-09-09
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0127425039
ISBN-13: 9780127425030
A decade ago, the corporate world viewed grid computing as a curiosity. Today, it views it as an opportunity--a chance to reduce costs, improve performance, fund new projects, and take advantage of under-utilized capacity. The engineering behind this transformation has been amply documented. Until now, however, little has been written to prepare managers, executives, and other decision-makers to implement grid computing in a sensible and effective way.Grid Computing: The Savvy Manager’s Guide examines the technology from a rigorous business perspective, equipping you with the practical k
Author: Douglas K. Barry
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Keywords: savvy, manager, guides, guide, architectures, services, service, oriented, web
Number of Pages: 245
Published: 2003-04-15
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 1558609067
ISBN-13: 9781558609068
Web services are leading to the use of more packaged software either as an internal service or an external service available over the Internet. These services, which will be connected together to create the information technology systems of the future, will require less custom software in our organizations and more creativity in the connections between the services. This book begins with a high-level example of how an average person in an organization might interact with a service-oriented architecture. As the book progresses, more technical detail is added in a "peeling of the onion" approach
Author: David Loshin
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Keywords: manager, savvy, guides, guide, intelligence, business
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2003-07-09
List price: $47.95
ISBN-10: 1558609164
ISBN-13: 9781558609167
Author: Ingrid Law
Publisher: Puffin
Keywords: savvy
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2010-03-23
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 0142414336
ISBN-13: 9780142414330
Thirteen is when a Beaumont’s savvy hits—and with one brother who causes hurricanes and another who creates electricity, Mibs Beaumont is eager to see what she gets. But just before the big day, Poppa is in a terrible accident. And now all Mibs wants is a savvy that will save him. In fact, Mibs is so sure she’ll get a powerful savvy that she sneaks a ride to the hospital on a rickety bus with her sibling and the preacher’s kids in tow. After this extraordinary adventure—full of talking tattoos and a kidnapping—not a soul on board will ever be the same.
Author: Judith Re
Publisher: Fireside
Keywords: savvy, social
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1992-08-01
List price: $14.00
ISBN-10: 0671741985
ISBN-13: 9780671741983
Parents who remember the excruciating embarrassments of teenage life will be delighted by this excellent gift for 12- to 18-year-olds. With sensitivity and common sense, the authors navigate all the pitfalls of adolescence, from basic table manners to delicate situations such as death and divorce. Serial rights to The New York Times Syndicate. Line drawings.
Author: Lynn Messina
Publisher: Harcourt
Keywords: girl, savvy
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2008-08-01
List price: $7.95
ISBN-10: 0152061614
ISBN-13: 9780152061616
Seventeen-year-old Chrissy Gibbons has landed her dream joba summer internship at her favorite magazine, Savvy. Being an intern is hard work, but the job becomes a lot more fun when Chrissy is befriended by a glamorous fashion editor who takes her to all the best parties. As the summer winds down, though, Chrissy realizes that in the whirlwind of parties and boys, she’s been neglecting what could be her big break in the magazine business: an opportunity to compete against other interns to become Savvy’s first teen columnist. Chrissy struggles to come up with a winning subjec
