Succeeding with open source

✍ Scribed by Bernard Golden

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Series: Advances in Chemical Engineering 28
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Much like Odysseus-who had to negotiate perils between Scylla and Charybdis-IT managers face daunting challenges. On one side, there is relentless pressure to cut costs. On the other lies an unending demand for innovative solutions. However, unlike Odysseus, IT managers must not simply avoid either fate: Instead, they must fulfill both quests. To meet these seemingly disparate goals, IT organizations are increasingly investigating the use of open source software for its cost-effectiveness and flexibility. However, myths about open source software persist-for example, that it runs only on Linux or that it is not stable enough for demanding production environments. Dispelling those myths, leading companies such as Amazon.com and Google rely on open source software, and many more companies will make the switch in the years ahead. Succeeding with Open Source is the first book written specifically for IT managers who need to evaluate, select, and use open source software. The author begins with the fundamentals of open source solutions and how they differ greatly from commercial software. He then introduces the Open Source Maturity Model (OSMM), an invaluable resource for assessing open source products for their production readiness.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Contributors
Pages xi-xii

Preface
Pages xiii-xiv
Arup K Chakraborty

Hyperparallel tempering Monte Carlo and its applications Review Article
Pages 1-20
Qiliang Yan, Juan J de Pablo

Theory of supercooled liquids and glasses: Energy landscape and statistical geometry perspectives Review Article
Pages 21-79
Pablo G Debenedetti, Thomas M Truskett, Catherine P Lewis, Frank H Stillinger

A statistical mechanical approach to combinational chemistry Review Article
Pages 81-121
Michael W Deem

Fluctuation effects in microemulsion reaction media Review Article
Pages 123-148
Venkat Ganesan, Glenn H Fredrickson

Molecular dynamics simulations of ion-surface interactions with applications to plasma processing Review Article
Pages 149-201
David B Graves, Cameron F Abrams

Characterization of porous materials using molecular theory and simulation Review Article
Pages 203-250
Christian M Lastoskie, Keith E Gubbins

Modeling of radical-surface interactions in the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of silicon thin films Review Article
Pages 251-296
Dimitrios Maroudas

Nanostructure formation and phase separation in surfactant solutions Review Article
Pages 297-311
Sanat K Kumar, M.Antonio Floriano, Athanassios Z Panagiotopoulos

Some chemical engineering applications of quantum chemical calculations Review Article
Pages 313-351
Stanley I. Sandler, Amadeu K. Sum, Shiang-Tai Lin

Car-Parrinello methods in chemical engineering: Their scope and potential Review Article
Pages 353-397
Bernhardt L Trout

Theory of zeolite catalysis Review Article
Pages 399-437
R.A. van Santen, X. Rozanska

Morphology, fluctuation, metastability, and kinetics in ordered block copolymers Review Article
Pages 439-463
Zhen-Gang Wang

Index
Pages 465-485

Contents of volumes in this serial
Pages 487-493

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