GRA 743 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Disaster Recovery Plan, Xml, Application Programming Interface
26 Oct 2012
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Digital asset management (dam): ingesting, tracking, accessing, describing, recording, repurposing, and transmitting digital media (assets), dam systems consist of computer hardware and software that aid in this process. Hardware: database server, operating system, platform, speed (cpu(s), (ram, connectivity (backbone, lan, wan, storage. Requirements: capacity, speed, redundancy, expandability, backup, media, speed and frequency, disaster recovery, mirror data, network, security (firewall, encryption, cabling (cat5, fiber optic, wireless, router, hub, switches, isp, protection, ups, emergency power, surge/brown out protection, insurance, back up units. Software: database software, capabilities, expandability, compatibility, server or client based, functionality, backup and recovery, web server, software firewall, mis for usage tracking, many, many other utilities. Understanding the need a big problem with asset management is making it a profitable. Place costs against each job, but bill monthly. Clearly separate service and usage costs, even if you bill lump sum to the client.
