IT 3355 Unit 1 Discussion Enterprise Networks
IT 3355 Unit 1 Discussion Enterprise Networks
IT 3355 Unit 1 Discussion Enterprise Networks
Question
IT 3355 Network Architecture
Discussion Resources
The following
resources may be useful in completing this discussion and the course
assignments.
Meyers, M. (2018).
CompTIA network+ certification all-in-one exam guide: Exam N10-007 (7th ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.
Chapter 1, “Network
Models,” pages 2–?41.
Chapter 18, “Managing
Risk,” pages 627–?640.
Discussion
Instructions
For this discussion, consider
the following scenario:
Sally is the project
manager for a mid-sized publishing firm. She is currently working on a project
that involves a complete Windows upgrade for her organization. All of the
organization’s PCs are being upgraded with Windows 7 and all of the servers are
being migrated to Windows 2008. Halfway through the upgrade, Sally is ahead of
schedule and under budget when she discovers that there is a compatibility
issue with several major printers throughout the organization. With research,
she finds that 64-bit drivers are not available for the printers the
organization currently owns.
Use the discussion
resources and your own research to discuss the following:
Explain the network
engineering life cycle and identify the stage in which Sally made her error.
Discuss ways that
Sally can now rectify her mistake in planning without jeopardizing both the
schedule and the budget.
If you were Sally’s
superior, discuss what you would do in response to this potentially serious
situation with a high-visibility project.