Managerial Issues

Configuration management and preventative maintenance are essential when managing an organization’s IS infrastructure. There can be many challenges along the way such as Increasing Obsolescence, Expanding Storage, Diminishing Space, Expanding Consumption, and Fluctuating Demand (Valacich & Schneider., 2012). With businesses being on the competitive edge any business must be ready and willing for change. These companies may not always have the same routine they may have had before, things such as social media bringing the company attention, apps for phones or tablets to let users have easier access to a specific site.   However, the one thing that will never change will be the loyalty to the businesses customers. Every company wants to be the leading provider; they will strive to provide the best quality of service to maintain a good relationship. A business will strive to get the latest and greatest so they can stay on the map of success.
All businesses follow industry standards; though sometimes this may vary do to the area or an industry standard that relates to the type of business it is. For example Verizon’s industry standards would be different than a college’s industry standard. This is because Verizon is a cell phone provider that is nationwide with millions of customers and employees, where a college is more localized with less coverage, less staff and not nearly as many customers. However, IEEE.org can help any businesses meet standards and also find useful information with the specific equipment that they have or will possibly be acquiring, as well as help the business with configuration management. A business as well as their IT department should always know the history of the configurations that were made and keep up to date with all of the industry standards. They should also know their network and follow the best practices to avoid any losses which could damage or impair the business. By having this information it will be beneficial with feature...