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In article <1992Nov17.111656@is.morgan.com> mpiet@is.morgan.com (Mark Pietrasanta) writes:
>Okay.  I'll ask it.  Is Client-Server going down the tubes in
>favor of peer-to-peer?

Client-server applications are what you run on a network. Whether or not
that network has "servers" and "workstations" or runs "peer-to-peer" does
not change this.

>Are networks like Novell, Banyan, etc. that rely on the logical
>star of client-server a thing of the past now that Unix and
>Microsoft's Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT are on the
>horizon?

You will still likely have your database server process running on the node
with the big disk, fast processor and tape backup. As a result, that node
becomes a "server", even though the OS may be capable of making any node on
the LAN a server. 

>It would seem that business is more suited to a peer-to-peer
>environment, although IS typically isn't.  How do we IS'ers
>maintain our role (or any role) as the business units start to
>welcome the new peer philosophy?  Especially if they embrace
>Microsoft's solutions, which will mean they can support and
>develop with minimal man-hours and without IS?

Someone will still need to do the administration ( backups, installation
of new software, upgrades, etc ).
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