Wingtip Toys
Wingtip Toys in Queens, New York
A senior network administrator for Wingtip Toys, a medium-sized toy manufacturing company with approximately 100 employees located in Queens, New York. The company is contemplating a migration of its network infrastructure from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. I have been asked by the senior administrator to perform an analysis for this possible upgrade. Organizations have different reasons and requirements for upgrading or migrating their software and hardware systems. Microsoft defines and publishes a support lifecycle for each of its products. As a system Administrator I recommend upgrading to a newer product before the support lifecycle has ended. For example, CAs running on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server operating system should be upgraded to Windows Server 2008 to be current on its Certificate Authorities. The choice between whether to upgrade or migrate your environment depends on the features and role services you want to implement and the current and desired network environment that you want to create. Wingtip Toys has made the decision to upgrade their Windows 2003 servers to Windows 2008 enterprise edition to take advantage of its newest features.
I will discuss the new upgrade, infrastructure, and its benefits to Wingtip toys. I will also perform a SWOT analysis to determine the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of the upgrade. As a server administrator, I take full responsibility of implementing and managing some of the most important technology in within the organization—the servers. Extensive monitoring and profiling tools are used to manage the network and tune systems so they perform at optimal levels. I will discuss connectivity protocols such as VPN, RRAS, file and print services, secure Internet connectivity, and centralized management of network resources. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition designed to meet the everyday needs of networks with applications and Web services.
A senior network administrator for Wingtip Toys, a medium-sized toy manufacturing company with approximately 100 employees located in Queens, New York. The company is contemplating a migration of its network infrastructure from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. I have been asked by the senior administrator to perform an analysis for this possible upgrade. Organizations have different reasons and requirements for upgrading or migrating their software and hardware systems. Microsoft defines and publishes a support lifecycle for each of its products. As a system Administrator I recommend upgrading to a newer product before the support lifecycle has ended. For example, CAs running on Microsoft Windows 2003 Server operating system should be upgraded to Windows Server 2008 to be current on its Certificate Authorities. The choice between whether to upgrade or migrate your environment depends on the features and role services you want to implement and the current and desired network environment that you want to create. Wingtip Toys has made the decision to upgrade their Windows 2003 servers to Windows 2008 enterprise edition to take advantage of its newest features.
I will discuss the new upgrade, infrastructure, and its benefits to Wingtip toys. I will also perform a SWOT analysis to determine the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of the upgrade. As a server administrator, I take full responsibility of implementing and managing some of the most important technology in within the organization—the servers. Extensive monitoring and profiling tools are used to manage the network and tune systems so they perform at optimal levels. I will discuss connectivity protocols such as VPN, RRAS, file and print services, secure Internet connectivity, and centralized management of network resources. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition designed to meet the everyday needs of networks with applications and Web services.
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