The Internet is rapidly changing the way we do business, the way products are bought and sold, and the way we think about brand loyalty and customer relationships. If we deploy server-side code, we can centralize the code on fewer servers, and the total cost of ownership goes down. A successful e-business uses the Internet to simplify and automate all of its business processes. Internet applications are easy to develop and inexpensive to run.
Complexity is centralized, making it easier to manage.
Data is consolidated, making it easier to understand. But moving to Internet computing and becoming a true e-business requires more than just creating a company home page or putting up a storefront on the Web. Done right, the transformation from business to e-business goes right to the core of a company's operations, making them more efficient, less expensive, and more nimble than ever before. In the Internet age, the operating system is reduced to managing systems resources. Perhaps the biggest difference for those moving to Internet computing is that applications are now centralized on multi-tier servers that must support hundreds or even thousands of users.