Configuration Management - The Missing Link in Web Engineering

Authored by an internationally known expert in configuration management (CM) solutions, this unique new book helps experienced professionals and novices alike see why CM is critical to the survival of their company's e-commerce and e-business development and management. Unlike other books on configuration management, this book examines CM from a "business value" perspective.

You learn why your company's e-business and e-commerce, encompassing web content, web applications, back-office applications, code and data, simply will not survive or thrive without CM. The book provides a thorough overview of CM technology, and reveals "best practice" techniques for selecting and deploying automated CM solutions.

Nine key challenges facing e-commerce are detailed, along with practical guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls that can quickly derail your e-business. Case studies are included. Software Included! The CD-ROM contains two informative PowerPoint presentations by Susan Dart to help you implement concepts covered in the book: The Agony and Ecstasy of Configuration Management and Mastering E-Development.