Making IT work a history of the computer services industry / Jeffrey R. Yost.
| Author/creator | Yost, Jeffrey R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2017] |
| Description | x, 359 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile STEAM Monographs D2O |
| Subjects |
| Series | History of computing |
| Contents | Introduction -- Industry origins -- Constructing expertise : Arthur Andersen, Diebold, and Canning-Sisson, 1953-1964 -- Processing data : IBM-SBC and automatic data processing, 1953-1964 -- Programming machines : computer usage, C-E-I-R, and computer sciences, 1955-1967 -- Integrating systems : system development and informatics, 1955-1969 -- Industry identity -- Cooperating competitors : ADAPSO, 1961-1982 -- Managing facilities : electronic data systems, 1962-1984 -- Sharing time : tymshare, 1965-1984 -- Expanding capabilities : IBM and Control Data, 1960-1988 -- Brokering contractors : Gentry Inc., Phyllis Murphy, COMSYS, and the NACCB, 1972-1998 -- Geographical and organizational change -- Transforming giants, offshoring work, and creating clouds : IIBM, HP, Accenture, Fujitsu, Capgemini, India's Big Five, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Saleforce.com, 1982-2016 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-351) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017002542 |
| ISBN | 9780262036726 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |