Introduction

About This Book

If you are involved with any business or institution that currently uses IBM eServer pSeries, IBM RS/6000 servers, or other brands of UNIX servers, then this MaxFacts Guidebook is for you. It starts by describing the state of e-business today and where the general business population is in terms of the e-business adoption process. It will help you look inward at your own enterprise to evaluate your current state of e-business adoption. You will see where IBM is headed in terms of the future of e-business on demand and learn how to take full advantage of e-business in your organization. You will learn how to leverage your existing investment in AIX or UNIX computing infrastructure moving forward. You likely will see yourself somewhere in the "Top Ten Things That Tell You It's Time for a Change." Finally, you will read about the actual experiences of Toyota Australia as they moved down the e-business on demand adoption path.