257 pgs, 1992, Artech House
ISBN 978-0890064962

Networking Strategies for Information Technology focuses on management issues in using telecommunication and networking to further the information technology capabilities of an organization. Decision-making and application are stressed more than specific technologies (which tend to change rapidly these days), with particular attention paid to security and stability. Designed as a text for college level information system management courses, the text examines management issues through presentation of case studies from trade publications as well as Elbert's years of experience in the field.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. New Roles for the IT Network Manager
2. Strategic Outcomes from IT Networks
3. IT Network Organizational Strategies
4. Review of Network Solutions
5. "Make or Buy" Decisions
6. Disaster Recovery and Emergency Preparedness
7. Network Security Management
8. Scanning the Technology Horizon