Page Turner – publishing from the trenches

ITIL experts Larry Klosterboer and Robin Yearsley disuss how to create and implement a solid plan for change and release management. They discuss requirements, setting a scope, building a project plan, and rolling out to an entire organization.

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Part 2

ITIL experts Larry Klosterboer and Robin Yearsley continue by covering the most common operational roadblocks to effective services. Ending with recapping some benefits of effective change and release management.

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I was just out at Amazon.com and was happy to see the five star reviews for Enterprise Master Data Management: An SOA Approach to Managing Core Information.

It’s nice to see that people find this a valuable piece of work.  Here is what they are saying:

“This is a book which belongs on every desk of Enterprise Information IT-Architects, CIOs and business decision makers interested in optimizing their current business processes using Master Data Management!”

 ”After having read it, I can’t conceive of architecting an MDM solution without this book at my finger tips. “

Did you read the book?  How about posting your own review on Amazon.com 

I always like to say there is a book in everyone.  But I fully realize that not everyone has the skills to write a book.  If you are interested in writing a book – consider IBM Press.  We don’t publish novels or cookbooks but we have published close to 90 technology and busuiness books.

Want to learn more?

Here’s a podcast on the publishing program.

http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=bf998ef1-318b-4825-85be-01a6e78a24c7

For proposal information go here:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/ibmpress/IBMPress_propGuide.html

If you have questions – drop me a note.

IBM Press, in partnership with Pearson Education, is the official publisher of IBM retail books for students and professionals. IBM Press books address the wide range of IBM products and services, architectures, and business solutions. With books designed to help users prepare for IBM certifications, master the implementation and support of a diverse range of IBM products and solutions, and educate business leaders, IBM Press provides a variety of books to suit individual learning styles. IBM experts and industry innovators write and contribute to the various titles and series that make up the IBM Press portfolio of books.

First book review for our IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance Handbook was posted on Amazon today.  This 900 page book is chock-full of everything DataPower!

Best DataPower Resource Available, February 3, 2009 By  Thomas G. Watson – See all my reviews    Disclaimer – I work for IBM in DataPower Technical Sales and I know 3 of the 5 authors of this book. That being said, this is an excellent, long-overdue treatise on DataPower. The “DataPower Bible” if you will. My first exposure to DataPower was in March of 2007. The idea of pushing expensive software functions (xml/crypto) into hardware was an epiphany for me. I decided to pursue this with vigor. My initial excitement was tempered by the huge learning curve that awaited me. DataPower information was fragmented and the extensive capabilities of the device challenged me to learn many new things. There was never a single, authoritative source for DataPower information and best practices…….until now!!! I am now carrying these 900 pages in my backpack and insisting that my customers purchase this book.

I just learned that Sandy Carter, author of The New Language of Marketing 2.0 , will be leading a seminar, “From a Whisper to a Scream: Marketing 2.0″.  There’s also a raffle for free copies of Sandy’s book!

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