New Technologies: Competition or Continuum?

Each of the operating systems and architectures discussed in this chapter has its place, and each has been used successfully. However, the IS professional s main concern is to find solutions that optimize the organization s computing resources. Ultimately, you ll find uses in your computing environment for many of the various technologies. The next sections briefly examine some of these operating systems and architectures.

New technologies will work together under the thin-client/server model.