Title :
Support of networked workstations in a large enterprise
Author :
Richerson, Michael E.
Author_Institution :
Boeing Inf. & Support Services, Wichita, KS, USA
Abstract :
The paper describes support of over 10000 networked workstations in a large corporate environment. The initial environment was terminals and PCs with terminal emulation networked to mainframes. The current environment includes both mainframes and very large local area networks. Several hundred engineering workstations are also attached to the current network. Many of the supported workstations are used by engineering organizations. However, manufacturing and business management organizations are also supported. Issues described include: network transition, staffing issues, organizational issues, technology, logistics and lessons learned
Keywords :
DP management; business data processing; computer network management; engineering workstations; executive workstations; human resource management; local area networks; mainframes; manufacturing data processing; personnel; technical support services; workstations; PCs; business management organizations; engineering organization; engineering workstations; large corporate environment; large enterprise; local area networks; logistics; mainframes; manufacturing organizations; network transition; networked workstation support; organizational issues; staffing issues; technology; terminal emulation; terminals; Application software; Computer architecture; Costs; Hardware; Intelligent networks; LAN emulation; Microcomputers; Network servers; Token networks; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547875
