Client/server benefits, problems, best practices

The goal: Not just better technology but better business processes that make a company more competitive. Client/server systems link clients and servers via a network to support distributed computation, analysis, and presentation, providing a common method for distributing computer power within companies. Although companies are embracing client/server technology when moving from legacy systems [4], a 1996 survey of IS managers by InformationWeek found that only 40% of them consider client/server systems " a worthwhile investment " [1]. In fact, only about 16% of all client/server applications were (and are) viewed as successful by the companies implementing them [5].