ADM 2372 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Software Projects, High Availability, Maintainability
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Mis infrastructure = includes hardware, software and telecommunications equipment that, when combined, provide the underlying foundation to support the organization"s goals. Amount of digital information produced - goes up. Cost of storing digital information - goes down. Cost of communications (sharing info) - goes down. Acceptance of standards and protocols (by business and consumers) - goes up. > agile means exible and quick to respond to changes (e. g. , growth, high demand ) > meets each person"s di erent system needs, requirements and authorization level. > web accessibility facilitates connection for people with physical, neurological and mental challenges: availability. > high availability means the system is operational at all times. > but systems must be taken down for maintenance and upgrades. > how quickly (and how easily) can a system be transformed to support changes in the organization"s environment e. g. , transform an e-business website to accept di erent currencies: portability.