This book is for IT Administrators, Consultants and all those interested in getting a broad view of what it means to deploy software in a small and large IT environment. It should serve to give You a broad look at what technologies are available, and what it could mean for You. There are dozens of books covering detailed aspects of software deployment; they are mostly focused on a certain technique or software product, but getting "the big picture" is sometimes hard to find in one compact volume. From batch programming, Windows Installers, application virtualization to suites like ZenWorks...

You are human. You have the ability to think, analyze & imagine; to love, build and make decisions. Because decisions are what life is all about. You have been selected. Of the about 35.000 decisions you make every single day, AmI, the helper of tomorrow, influences almost all of them. Because, honestly, although you try your best, not all decisons you make are in your best interests. What is this book about? This book is a love story. A techno-novel. A mixture of fact and fiction, of things we do today (and might not even realize) and things we might do tomorrow (and still not realize it)....