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Author
Publisher
Morgan Kaufmann
Pub. Date
Ã2014
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Platform Ecosystems is a hands-on guide that offers a complete roadmap for designing and orchestrating vibrant software platform ecosystems. Unlike software products that are managed, the evolution of ecosystems and their myriad participants must be orchestrated through a thoughtful alignment of architecture and governance. Whether you are an IT professional or a general manager, you will benefit from this book because platform strategy here lies...
Author
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Software is more important than ever today and yet its commercial value is steadily declining. Microsoft, for instance, has seen its gross margins decrease for a decade, while startups and corporations alike are distributing free software that would have been worth millions a few years ago. Welcome to the software paradox. In this O'Reilly report, RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady explains why the real money no longer lies in software, and what it means for...
Author
Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"Capers Jones has accumulated the most comprehensive data on every aspect of software engineering, and has performed the most scientific analysis on this data. Now, Capers performs yet another invaluable service to our industry, by documenting, for the first time, its long and fascinating history. Capers' new book is a must-read for every software engineering student and information technology professional." -- From the Foreword by Tony Salvaggio,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was ...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest philanthropists in history. This fascinating story of a child...
10) The boost
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ralf is a software prodigy. He works in the US government office that updates the software in the population's boosts--networked supercomputers contained in a chip implanted within the brains of 99 percent of the world's population. Invented by Chinese researchers in 2032, the boost is credited with leading humanity to its most significant cognitive leap since the discovery of fire. Days before a national upgrade, Ralf notices that the update includes...
Author
Publisher
No Starch Press
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xviii, 401 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
As the technology leader at a small software company, you need to focus on people, products, processes, and technology as you bring your software to market, while doing your best to put out fires and minimize headaches. Growing Software is your guide to juggling the day-to-day challenges of running a software company while managing those long-term problems and making sure that your business continues to grow. With practical, hands-on advice, Growing...
15) Release 2.0: 8
Series
Release 2.0 volume 8
Publisher
O'Reilly Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (28 pages).
Language
English
Description
A year after Release 2.0 first looked at what financial markets and web markets have to teach one another, it can seem like the two groups are still talking past each other. But we're seeing early signs of how Wall Street and Web 2.0 can work together-and deepening evidence that the two may become inextricable.
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the Book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag
Pub. Date
©2006
Edition
2nd ed.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxxii, 373 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
In Search of Stupidity: Over Twenty Years of High-Tech Marketing Disasters, Second Edition is National Lampoon meets Peter Drucker. It's a funny and well-written business book that takes a look at some of the most influential marketing and business philosophies of the last twenty years. Through the dark glass of hindsight, it provides an educational and entertaining look at why these philosophies didn't work for many of the country's largest and best-known...
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