Chapter 1. Planning Your Architecture

You will learn about the following in this chapter:

  • How to define the scope of your project

  • Techniques for classifying your system

  • Useful methods for collecting specifications for your system's goals and solutions

  • How to assess compatibility needs

  • How to choose hardware and software for your system

  • Important guidelines for evaluating support contracts

You have just been assigned the task of designing and deploying your company's next-generation IT architecture. Projects like this don't come along often, and you are understandably excited. As the euphoria wears off, you begin to realize the magnitude of the daunting task that lies before you: Construct a working, reliable technology infrastructure on which your ...

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