Chapter 14: Operating Standards and Practices for LANs
Leo A. Wrobel
THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO IS COMMON IN MANY ORGANIZATIONS: There are 200 local area networks (LANs) located across the country, in everything from small sales offices with a handful of people to regional distribution centers. The company does not know if these outlying locations handle mission critical data or not. The company does not know with certainty who is running these LANs, because it ranges from office managers and clerical employees right up to seasoned IS professionals. A site that once had 10 salespeople now has 9 salespeople and a LAN administrator. The company does not know how these sites are buying equipment, yet it is reasonably sure that they are paying too much, ...
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