Windows Server 2008 Print Services

Validating with the Business

To get a good idea of project scope, the requirements of the business need to be thoroughly understood. Work with business stakeholders to answer the following questions:

• Prioritize print workloads. Ask each business unit about the importance of its print workload. For example, in a billing department, printing invoices is likely to be mission critical; whereas, for IT, printing is more of a convenience. The answers to these questions should map to the requirements for fault tolerance.

• Compliance with government regulations. Compliance with government regulations (for example, HIPAA, SOX, and so on) often includes requirements for encryption or more stringent security. Are there any requirements that may affect the ...