Networking Strategies for Information Technology

Networking Strategies for Information Technology, Artech House, 1992.

This book addresses the "whys" and "hows" of realizing business objectives through information technology (IT), and provides a plan of action for designing a technical and organizational structure that promotes the strategic goals of your company. Written like a book on business strategy, it nevertheless provides a solid understanding of telecommunications and IT networks from a management perspective. Many books have been written on applying information technology to the business, but few provide as effective a framework for creating IT networks that support the needs of the business and users. Originally published in 1992, Networking Strategies still offers valuable guidance and prescriptions for IT activities, including:

• Aligning business and IT strategy
• Make or Buy decisions - the prologue to Outsourcing
• Defining and implementing the right outsourcing strategy
• Disaster Recovery and Emergency Preparedness
• Network Security
• Technology Scanning

The chapter on Make or Buy is available for download as a sample of the book (830 KB).