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Computer Center Design

Summary
Chapter 1. IT Dilemma
Chapter 2. Success & Failures
Chapter 3. IT Costs
Chapter 4. IT Organization
Chapter 5. IT Director
Chapter 6. IT Operations
Chapter 7. Application Management
Chapter 8. Vendor Selection
Additional Topics
* Computer Center Design
* Computer Center Planning
* Legal Issues
* Performance Evaluation
* Steering Committee
 
This chapter provide a summary of how a computer center should be designed and what must be considered before design the computer center to help provide the most effective use of computer center .Protection to these computer design is the most important topic that must be considered before designing the center.
Murphy Law: If something can go wrong, it will go wrong.
According to this law stated by Murphy , everything can go wrong including all the equipments used in the computer center can go wrong. So that is why we need to prevent our hardwares from all the threats.
Room Design
• Computer room must have a raised floor to place the cables , wires underneath it. This is done for the conveniency of the room users. Air condition must be installed to cool the room and maintain the temperature of the room.
• Smoke and fire are also necessary to prevent the room from the fire accident which can easily occur in due to the heat coming out from the electrical equipments etc.
• Adequate Uninteruptible Power Supply is needed to prevent the shortage of power supply
• False Ceiling (With heat and smoke detectors)
Disaster Planning : Computer centers may face serious problem from disasters and may have to be closed down. However, the business must go on and the computer operations must be recovered as quick as possible. It is the responsibility of the computer center director to prepare such plan.
Disaster Recovery
• Backup Centers
• Reciprocal Agreement - agreement to use other company's computer centerto operate business
• Service Bureau-Use its service to operate company's business when facing the disaster
• Additional Sites-cold,warm and hot sites