ABSTRACT

Accounting for the rapid and often confusing changes currently underway in the information systems of organizations, such as the rush to replace mainframes with networks and the decentralization of data storage and processing, provides insights on the duties and challenges of a data center manager. Covers strategic planning, management practices, controls, systems and contingency planning, network technology, human resources, desktop computing, and future directions....

chapter

Introduction

section I|2 pages

Strategic Planning

chapter I-1|20 pages

Long-Range Information Systems Planning

chapter I-2|16 pages

Developing a Strategic Information Plan

section II|2 pages

Data Center Management

chapter II-2|12 pages

The Outsourcing Alternative

chapter II-6|14 pages

Managing Distributed Computing

chapter II-7|8 pages

Making the Decision to Outsource

chapter II-9|14 pages

Automating the Data Center

section 3|2 pages

Data Center Controls

chapter III-4|14 pages

File Retention and Backup

section IV|2 pages

Systems Planning

chapter IV-5|10 pages

An Update On Optical Disk Systems

section V|2 pages

Network Technology

chapter V-3|12 pages

Securing Distributed Data Networks

chapter V-4|12 pages

Distributed Network Security

chapter V-6|14 pages

Auditing LANs

section VI|4 pages

Contingency Planning

chapter VI-4|20 pages

Network Disaster Recovery Planning

section VII|108 pages

Human Resource Management

chapter VII-2|12 pages

Reengineering IS Professionals

chapter VII-3|10 pages

Career Planning: A New Set of Rules

chapter VII-7|10 pages

Mentoring as a Career Strategy

section VIII|40 pages

Desktop Computing

chapter VIII-4|12 pages

An Overview of Computer Viruses

section IX|80 pages

Future Directions