Reference no: EM13760889
Case Study: You are the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a medium sized business that provides an online data base to Internet subscribers. By then end of the current business quarter, you must propose a design for the implementation of client operating systems on 250 client computers (including desktop, laptop, tablets, and phabets) as well as the 50 servers that provide the database services. Before committing to any operating systems you must research the material (use the textbook as well as the Internet) to propose ONE of the following courses of action:
Safety of the status quo (specify the current client and server operating systems as well as the implementation of a NOS or D/OS)
Moderated change of the clients and/or server OS (specify which OS will be changed and why)
Cutting edge innovation (specify why you would take this risk and what returns you expect from it).
In your answer you must consider:
The IT environment:
the IT needs for the business
the implementation of either a NOS or D/OS
the network topology -
scalability of the network for the future
user training requirements
Cost of hardware and software
Your decision must be well supported and referenced as you select:
DOS alone
DOS/Windows combination of XP/Vista/Windows7/Windows 8 and Server 2003/2008/2012
Exclusively Windows environment for clients and servers
Linux
Apple iOS
Android OS (specifiy)
Carefully support your decisions and be sure to spell/grammar check along with proper citation references.
|
Define erp and describe its functionalities
: Explain the role of MIS in enterprise resource planning (ERP). Conduct research to address the following items. Write a two-page report to the CEO in which you: Define ERP and describe its functionalities
|
|
What is poetry
: What is poetry? This literary genre has been around, first as an oral tradition, since the beginning of human history. Yet there is no absolute, agreed-upon definition of poetry.
|
|
Workmanship-visual quality features
: The Manufacturer wishes to set up a control chart at the final inspection station for a gas water heater. Defects in workmanship and visual quality features are checked in this inspection. For the past 22 working days a total of 176 water heaters wer..
|
|
Estimating cash flows
: Would you be able to help me with another assignment? here is what it consists of and it is for estimating cash flows.
|
|
Cost of hardware and software
: Case Study: You are the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a medium sized business that provides an online data base to Internet subscribers. Cost of hardware and software
|
|
Preparing a cash budget
: The company is planning its cash needs for the third quarter of 2012, and the following information is available to assist in preparing a cash budget. Budgeted income statements for July through October 2012 are as follows:
|
|
Profit public sector organization responsible for organizing
: WV8 is a large not for profit (NFP) public sector organization responsible for organizing the operation of publicly financed schools within its region. WV8 receives its income solely from government grants but, because of funding cuts, is under press..
|
|
An organizational culture
: Reflect on the significance of evidence-based practice in health care.
|
|
How the u.s. supreme court''s interpretation
: Explain how the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the Commerce Clause has changed through history and how that change has impacted business today
|