Contemporary literature is overflowing with technical terms defining various aspects of
computer-supported cooperative work. In the following chapter, we will introduce these …

The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing analyzes a broad array of technologies and
concerns related to the Internet, including corporate intranets. Fresh and insightful articles by …

Commercial approaches to service level agreements (SLA) management sometimes appear
to be fragmented. In this sort of situation, a general framework that subsumes piecemeal …

Since the mid 1990s, network and systemsmanagement has steadily evolved from
centralizedparadigms, where the management application runs on asingle management …

The task of managing information technology resources becomes increasingly complex as
managers must take heterogeneous systems, different networking technologies, and …

Over the past few years, network management has steadily evolved from a centralized
model, where all the management processing takes place on a single network management …

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Computer simulation is a powerful tool for evaluating the factors and parameters involved in
various types of decision making ranging from product mix to activity scheduling. With …

Many of the modern network management solutions are based on commercially available
management platforms. These platforms offer common management services, such as …

Managing modern information systems becomes increasingly complex. Therefore, the need
for flexible mechanisms which assist system managers is evident. Management policies are …