Systems Architecture

Today's businesses rely on information systems (IS) managers to make complex choices regarding computer hardware and software. Make sure your students are up to the challenge with Stephen Burd's Systems Architecture. Now thoroughly updated to reflect the changing nature of new technologies, the fifth edition of this popular text provides a strong balance of the technical and managerial approach to systems design, systems implementation, hardware and software procurement, and computing resource management.

Features

• Comprehensive end-of-chapter material covers all key technologies, and research problems expand coverage to related technologies and products.
• Background material in mathematics, physics, and engineering is presented in simple terms when and where needed.
• Business and technical focus sections in each chapter provide concrete examples of current technologies and related managerial issues.
• A comprehensive student support Web site (http://averia.mgt.unm. edu) provides end-of-chapter solutions, a hyperlinked glossary, and research links for more in-depth study.