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Contents
Foreword xxxvii
Chapter 1 Using Windows Server 2003 Planning Tools
and Documentation 1
Introduction ………2Overview of Network Infrastructure Planning ………2Planning Strategies ………3Using Planning Tools ………3Fundamentals of Network Design ………9Analyzing Organizational Needs ………11Information Flow Factors ………11Management Model and Organizational Structure ………12Centralization versus Decentralization ………13Management Priorities ………14Availability/Fault Tolerance ………15Security ………15Scalability ………16Performance ………16Cost ………16User Priorities ………17Electronic Communications ………17Scheduling/Task Management ………18Project Collaboration ………19Data Storage and Retrieval ………21Internet Research ………23Application Services ………23Print Services ………24Graphics/Audio/Video Services ………26Reviewing Legal and Regulatory Considerations ………26Calculating TCO ………27xvii
