Network Manager's Handbook : Building, Budgeting, Procuring, Staffing, and Scheduling the System

Muller, Nathan J.

ISBN 10: 0071405674 / ISBN 13: 9780071405676

Published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Network Manager's Handbook : Building, Budgeting, Procuring, Staffing, and Scheduling the System
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071405674
• ISBN 13: 9780071405676
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Here are the million-and-one essential details network managers must know, but won't learn in school! The skills of a network manager can literally make or break a company, yet most enter their job completely unprepared. While most schools and references are limited to teaching networking technologies, this Handbook explains life on the line with all the daily operations involved in running a business-scale network, and being a corporate officer at the same time. The author covers everything from strategic planning to documentation, retrofitting, and "managing up."
- Written in terms of real platforms, real products, and real budgets
- Explains why design is one-half the battle and implementation the other half
- Things never covered in the classroom: vendor repair and return policies, calculating "true cost," staff scheduling, downsizing, operating the help desk, asset identification, and more
- Thoroughly explains contingency planning, security tactics, purchasing policies, and network integration
- Covers LAN and WAN restoration planning

About the Author

Nathan Muller is Co-founder and Senior Consultant of Ascent Solutions Group, which designs and executes innovative sales, marketing and training programs for technology providers and users. With 30 years of telecommunications industry experience, Mr. Muller has written extensively on many aspects of computers and communications, having published 24 books--including six encyclopedias--and more than 2,000 articles in over 60 publications worldwide. He is a frequent speaker at industry trade shows, assocation meetings, and customer events. He lives in Sterling, Virginia and can be reached via e-mail at nmuller@ascent-llc.com.