Linux in the Boardroom: How Linux is Changing Corporate Computing and What Executives Need to Know and Do About it

Who needs a book about a freely down-loadable computer operating system? If you manage a company, then you need to understand the impact of Linux on your organization, your industry, and your competition.If you're like most executives, you're part of a technology purchase committee. Making computer technology decisions has never been easy. You have to slog through the marketing hype and computer jargon to separate the promises from reality, and keep the rest of your committee on track, too.In this quick-reading book, business author and engineer Mark S.A. Smith de-mistifies the lingo and discusses what you need to know about Linux to make informed business decisions. With the ideas in this book, you'll know what questions to ask and what issues to examine when your IT director considers Linux for your company.Mark S. A. Smith is the author of 'Linux in the Boardroom: How Linux is Changing Corporate Computing and What Executives Need to Know and Do About it' with ISBN 9780974928968 and ISBN 0974928968.