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When analyzing IT infrastructure requirements, you should determine:
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The size and skills of the current (and planned) Web management team
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The availability of technical resources (e.g., the Webmaster or designers) to manage site content updates
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Whether time to market is an important consideration, especially when creating a new site
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When in-house resources are limited, if time and money are available for outside consultants to deploy a highly customized installation
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If the technical resources for ongoing site management, architecture and planning are currently being diverted to managing content updates
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Whether in-house Web designers want support for a variety of design tools (e.g., Dreamweaver, FrontPage, etc.)
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What desktop applications do content providers want to use in developing new materials (i.e., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, etc.)
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Which authoring environments need to be supported (e.g., Windows, Macintosh, Solaris) |
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What content repositories does the organization use (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, etc.) |
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What directory and membership services are used by the organization (i.e., NTDS, Site Server LDAP, etc.)
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If the IT department wants to use only industry standard (i.e., non-proprietary) technologies
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What time and money resources are available for training the Web management team to use a new product
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What technical resources are available to install and maintain the software used by content authors
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If interoperability with other business systems is required |
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Whether content must be reusable across different sites and audiences |
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If archiving and an audit trail will be required to meet corporate legal obligations |
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If the solution must be able to support the organization's evolving business needs (i.e., personalization, multi-device support, new Web applications using existing content, etc.)
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Additional site and infrastructure criteria may be identified through interviews with your organization's business managers, site designers, content authors, or the Webmaster.
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