IT Management... anyone?

**Odysseus** · 05-30-2008, 02:19 PM

I was asked by my "boss" to prepare a diagram for a proposed IT Office for our community. Although I am currently an IT student, my field of concentration is on digital arts and not on the management side of IT. But my boss think that I can do it, so "pagbigyan na lang".

Basically, this is our organization setup. We are into print publishing. We have our own chain of bookstores (ST PAULS) and we do marketing/diffusion the traditional way, although we have concrete plans to go online before the current year ends. We have two existing websites: one is for the organization while the other is for apostolate (closed for renovation, for the meantime). Everything that has something to do with network, movement of data, internet/email usage, updating the website—will fall within the IT setup. But as to how and where to start, I am clueless.

Any basic model that you can recommend? Or maybe your office has an established IT setup which we could adapt. I've been googling about this topic for sometime now, and the results are quite frustrating. They are either too complicated or too difficult to modify.

**ailes** · 05-30-2008, 02:22 PM

add me to your YM sir... let's set this up..

**Odysseus** · 05-30-2008, 02:28 PM

Hi ailes. thanks. I certainly will.

**Odysseus** · 05-30-2008, 04:15 PM

Other ideas please.

**pael** · 05-31-2008, 12:50 AM

hi, what exactly are you looking for? an office work area setup using different technologies? or an online system/facility that will help you manage/track/assess the IT infra of your company?

**Odysseus** · 05-31-2008, 10:49 AM

Hello pael. After looking at the initial org chart which I made, I should say that second item in your post is what we need. Now, if you could only give me some ideas...

**triggerbokie** · 05-31-2008, 07:15 PM

i think your post is quite ambiguous. when you refer to IT management do you refer to 'network hardware' management, or to software that is flexible enough to manage the network from one node/workstation?

when you think of either, its important that you state your current setup and how your boss wants you to do it. to start with a blank model, mahihirapan ka nyan primarily because there are lots of options. you can go for proprietary software or open source. you can go wired or wireless or a mix. you can go for apple or 'windoze' SW, or perhaps SAP/Oracle... furthermore you have to consider when your are implementing it, are you gonna, run both system at the same time or is the new system an upgrade of the previous system so there is minimal issues for implementation. also, you have to factor the cost structure of the new system. is it a lease or outright buying? also what specifically do you need? for how many people? based on that, the technology to be used will be evaluated. then you need to look into people who are going to implement/upgrade the system. do you need certified technicians to do that? or are there already inhouse techs who can do it? after that, how and who will maintain these systems?
and on the other hand, what if someone else does this for you? (outsource!)

... i think i've blabbered too much. start with what specific does your boss need. then judge how those needs are gonna change in the next few years... you can start from there. technology will be easier when you have those specs.