B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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Chapter "| Q B2B to P2P Evolution The focus of this chapter Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing represents the next revolution in the B2B domain, as it will dramatically alter the way businesses communicate, collaborate and exchange data over the Internet. In this chapter, which is also the concluding chapter of the book, we will imagine the future of B2B applications as they are being shaped in the form of P2P-based architectures. Through examples, we will show the benefits of P2P applications in B2B integration. 469
470 B2B Integration — A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce 16.1. Why Peer-to-Peer? Throughout this book, the emphasis has been on efficient use of the three prime resources of the Internet — information, bandwidth and computing resources — for all current and future B2B applications. However, with the current client-server type architectures of B2B applications, which have relatively fewer servers and many clients, these resources are grossly underutilized. In this final chapter of the book, we will discuss a new revolution, peer-to-peer (P2P) computing that could change radically the business models, applications and enterprise technology management approaches. Peer-to-peer computing based architecture allows for decentralized application design, moving from centralized server models to a distributed model where each peer, independent of software and hardware platforms, can benefit and profit from being connected to millions of other peers. In such architectures, clients and servers have a lateral relationship, rather than the traditional vertical relationship, giving the whole peer group tremendous processing power, storage space and network bandwidth. This revolutionary change allows every networked machine to connect to another machine, fully leveraging the previously unused resources and changing the B2B landscape. 16.1.1. Let your imagination run wild Imagine a world in which billions and billions of electronic devices, all part of peer networks, seamlessly exchange messages and run applications among themselves. Imagine a world in which there is no need to load any software on computers, PDAs, cell phones. Imagine freedom from permanent IP addresses, domain names and registration with domain name servers. Imagine fully utilizing the worldwide computing resources of approximately 300 million PCs with average processing power of 300 MHz and 3 GB drives on average. Imagine access to all the net connected PCs with 90 billion MHz of processing power and 300 thousand terabytes of storage. P2P can make this fantasy come true. This is surely much bigger than the Internet revolution.
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