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Definitive MPLS Network Designs
Author Jean-Philippe Vasseur , François Le Faucheur , Jim Guichard
Field-proven MPLS designs covering MPLS VPNs, pseudowire, QoS, traffic engineering, IPv6, network recovery, and multicastUnderstand technology applications in various service provider and enterprise topologies via detailed design studiesBenefit from the authors’ vas....
Release Date 2005/03 -
Cisco CallManager Fundamentals, Second Edition
Author Delon Whetten , Anne Smith , Chris Pearce , John Alexander
Exposes the inner workings of Cisco CallManager to help you maximize your Cisco IP Communications solutionRead new content on QSIG, SIP trunks, video support, hunt lists and line groups, time-of-day routing, and new features added in CallManager releases 3.2, 3.3, 3....
Release Date 2005/09 -
Voice over IP Fundamentals, Second Edition
Author Sudipto Mukherjee , Satish Kalidindi , Manoj Bhatia , James Peters , Jonathan Davids
A systematic approach to understanding the basics of voice over IPUnderstand the basics of enterprise and public telephony networking, IP networking, and how voice is transported over IP networksLearn the various caveats of converging voice and data networksExamine ....
Release Date 2006/07 -
Deploying Zone-Based Firewalls
Author Ivan Pepelnjak
Deploying Zone-Based Firewalls (Digital Short Cut)Ivan PepelnjakISBN: 1-58705-310-1Improved firewall policy configuration means network administrators can more easily understand the effect of firewall policies on network traffic. This functionality allows the groupi....
Release Date 2006/11 -
Author Peter Lavin
Object-Oriented PHP shows developers how to take advantage of the new object-oriented features of PHP. Working within the context of concrete examples, the book begins with code compatible with PHP 4 and 5, and then focuses on object-orientation in PHP 5. The autho....
Release Date 2006/06 -
The Benefits of Combining Data With Empathy
Author Ritu Agarwal , Peter Weill
Everyone has had encounters with automated telephone response systems and experienced the frustration of having to repeat voice commands multiple times before finally asking to speak to a service representative. Many large companies have become so focused on o....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Sustaining an Analytics Advantage
Author Peter C. Bell
The use of analytics is increasingly commonplace in business - and as a result, it's hard to gain a lasting competitive advantage from analytics. Nonetheless, there are companies that have done just that over time. Show and hide more
Release Date 2015/04 -
When Consensus Hurts the Company
Author Alfredo Enrione , Felipe Csaszar
Boards and top management teams often try to gain consensus about important decisions. New research offers insights into when that's the right course, when it isn't - and how leaders can determine the best form of decision making for a given situation. Sho....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Herman Vantrappen , Pankaj Ghemawat
The globalization of companies can be — and frequently has been — looked at in different ways: in terms of the internationalization of sales or assets, cross-border supply chains or shared services, organizational structures, functional ....
Release Date 2015/07 -
How Twitter Users Can Generate Better Ideas
Author Steve Borghatti , Brandy L. Aven , Jacomo Corbo , Param Vir Singh , Peter A. Gloor
What prompts people to come up with their best ideas? Even Steve Jobs, renowned for his digital evangelism, recognized the importance of social interaction in achieving innovation. As CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, Jobs explicitly instructed the ....
Release Date 2015/07 -
Thriving in an Increasingly Digital Ecosystem
Author Stephanie L. Woerner , Peter Weill
The business world is rapidly digitizing, breaking down industry barriers and creating new opportunities while destroying long-successful business models. Given the amount of turmoil digital disruption is causing, authors Peter Weill and Stephanie L....
Release Date 2015/07 -
Should Your Company Embrace Coworking?
Author Peter Bacevice , Lyndon Garrett , Gretchen Spreitzer
Coworking spaces can open the door to serendipitous encounters that inspire innovation, new products, and different ways of thinking. The coworking movement developed to provide community and a collaborative working environment for independent and remote workers. N....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Developing the Next Generation of Enterprise Leaders
Author M. Ellen Peebles , Douglas Ready
A survey of top business executives from major international organizations found that 79% said it was extremely important to have leaders who act on behalf of the entire organization, not just their units. The rest said it was very important. Nearly 65% said they e....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Author Michael Etter , Isabell M. Welpe , Timm O. Sprenger , Cornelius Puschmann , Johan Bo
Few CEOs of large companies leverage the power of Twitter to the fullest extent. As of September 2014, only 42 Fortune 500 CEOs had Twitter accounts. The authors argue that rather than waiting for impressions to be driven by the media or by individuals with ulterio....
Release Date 2016/01 -
What Email Reveals About Your Organization
Author Peter A. Gloor
By studying data from email archives and other sources, managers can gain surprising insights about how groups should be organized and led — as well as about optimal participation and communications patterns. Show and hide more
Release Date 2016/01 -
Why Learning Is Central to Sustained Innovation
Author Peter T. Ward , Rachna Shah , Toni L. Doolen , Philipp Mayrl , Anja Schulze , Udo Lin
Managers often say they want to improve their product development capability based on so-called “lean” principles and practices so they can innovate while reducing costs and improving quality. In studying manufacturing over the past two decades, the aut....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Navigating the Patent Minefield Through Consortia
Author Gonzalo Camarillo , Annabelle Gawer , David Lopez-Berzosa
Bringing high-tech inventions built on patented technologies to market can be complicated and risky. The threat of added costs from patent infringement lawsuits has led technology companies to pool their talents — and patents — in technology consortia. ....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Willy Shih , Matt Taddy , Susan Athey , Markus Perkmann , Florian Zettelmeyer , Lee F
As "big data" becomes increasingly integrated into many aspects of our lives, we are hearing more calls for revolutionary changes in how researchers work. To save time in understanding the behavior of complex systems or in predicting outcomes, some analysts say it ....
Release Date 2016/01 -
The Smart Way to Respond to Negative Emotions at Work
Author Christine M. Pearson
It is impossible to block negative emotions from the workplace. Whether provoked by bad decisions, misfortune, or employees’ personal problems, no organization is immune from trouble, and trouble agitates bad feelings. In many organizations, negative emotions....
Release Date 2017/04 -
Protect Your Project From Escalating Doubts
Author Thomas G. Lechler , Aaron J. Shenhar , Dov Dvir , Steven Spear , Ranga V. Ramasesh
Many projects are launched with great promise but lose traction and momentum during project delivery, when the real work of the initiative is underway. Shifting organizational priorities, changes in leadership, and distrust of information about the project’s....
Release Date 2017/04 -
The Most Underrated Skill in Management
Author Barbara H. Wixom , Nelson Repenning , Don Kieffer , Michael Morales , Todd Astor
According to the authors, there are few questions in business more powerful than “What problem are you trying to solve?” The authors argue that leaders who can formulate clear problem statements get more done with less effort and move more rapidly than ....
Release Date 2017/04 -
Saving Money Through Structured Problem-Solving
Author Michael Morales , Don Kieffer , Nelson Repenning
As busy as they are, leaders need to find ways to observe fundamental work processes in their organizations. When they do, they usually discover that there are gaps between theory and reality in how works get done. Michael Morales’ experience — in which....
Release Date 2017/07 -
The Pitfalls of Non-GAAP Metrics
Author David Aboody , Daniel Taylor , Ian D. Gow , Doron Israeli , Peter Joos , Pablo Fernan
For decades, companies have used custom metrics that don't conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or international financial reporting standards (IFRS) as supplements to their official financial statements. Some common non-GAAP measures include....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Could the Big Technology Companies of Today Be the Financial Advisers of Tomorrow?
Author Anthony Runco , Terrance Rogers , Peter Nolan , Luis Viceira
Although traditional financial services companies now offer mass-market financial advice via “robo-advisers,” average U.S. customers seeking investment advice are still underserved — and platform-based digital powerhouses like Amazon are taking no....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Is Your Company Ready for a Digital Future?
Author Stephanie L. Woerner , Peter Weill
There are four different pathways that businesses can take to become top performers in the digital economy. Leadership's role is to determine which pathway the company should pursue – and how aggressively to move. Show and hide more
Release Date 2018/01 -
A New Approach to Designing Work
Author James Repenning , Don Kieffer , Nelson Repenning
The goal of this article, according to the authors, is to help managers understand several key work design principles that undergird not only agile practices in software but also Toyota Motor Corp.'s well-known production system. Understanding these underlying wor....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Surviving in an Increasingly Digital Ecosystem
Author Stephanie L. Woerner , Peter Weill
Companies today will have to reinvent themselves to survive, and every large and ambitious company should be trying to figure out how to become a destination for its customers. Consumers are voting with their mobile devices and choosing from a handful of dominant &....
Release Date 2018/01 -
The Secret to Successful Knowledge Seeding
Author Sunil Mithas , Ali Tafti , Peng Huang
Launching a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing platform is not easy. Online support forums have two distinct segments: those who seek product support, and those who provide it. Knowledge seekers are hesitant to ask questions if knowledge contributors are few and far be....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Blockchain Is Changing How Media and Entertainment Companies Compete
Author Isabell M. Welpe , Andranik Tumasjan , Andre Dutra
Blockchain is poised to help media and entertainment companies build innovative business models that offer new monetization strategies for their digital assets and streamline critical business activities. Show and hide more
Release Date 2018/10