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Summary: Not bad, easy read, a little shallow, business oriented
Comment: Useless for hard-core developers, but ok for business and IT people wanting to consider new ways of doing business. The case studies will likely help people think up new business ideas. Written as if it was a collection of journalist articles in infoweek or similar. I read (skimmed) it in under an hour.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Loved It
Comment: One of the best books on the topics written in a manner to keep you interested.Each chapter begins with a real life scenario, and after sometimes i couldn't wait to get to the next chapter. He gives a lot of examples of what companies are doing and what would the impact of their action be, to do this he gives some practical examples of how other people have dealt with their problems using P2P. A book which presents technology in a non technical way, lets you see it from a manager's point of view. Even if you are a programmer like me i would recommend this book as it would let you see the whole idea of P2P in another very useful manner. A must read.
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Summary: P2P is here today
Comment: P2P is a very informative look at how peer to peer is being used, how it can be used, and who is involved (both startups and mega corps). The author, Hassan M. Fattah, has a very readable writing style. In short the book is a great peer-to-peer primer for business executives and business technologist. I highly recommend this book. This book is very up to date with the latest information about P2P (i.e., HailStorm and Jxta). The book is geared at a business reader, but it cover the salient technical aspects of how peep to peer works. P2P covers some of the biggest uses of P2P technology. P2P covers the biggest uses of P2P technology in the form of peer-to-peer collaboration, applications-interaction systems, resource utilization, and supercomputing applications. P2P introduces Napster and does mention Napster occasionally, but refreshingly the book does not center on Napster. P2P provides many real world examples of P2P in action. The business reader will find that many of the examples are being deployed in businesses to solve business problems. For example, a large law firm, Intel, CareScience and several other businesses are covered as P2P success stories. P2P does a great job of separating hype from reality (application operating today) and addressing the shortcomings and concerns facing P2P. P2P does not argue for P2P for the sake of the technology, but as a solution to a specific business problem. Before I read this book I really did not consider P2P a viable business technology. After I read this book I realized the P2P can be a good match to some business problems and should be considered when searching for a solution.
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