Enterprise ComputingWith Aspects of Computer Architecture

Jordan HarstadTechnology Support Analyst

Arizona State University

What Is Enterprise Computing?

Networks and other computing needs implemented throughout a large, often widely dispersed corporation. Microsoft and IBM, for example, are enterprises; a small business is not.

Aspects

System Architecture How different hardware architectures will affect a

large computing environment. Network Architecture Data Redundancy Coming Together Concluding

System Architecture

Hardware Interfaces Dual Core 64-bit Intel / AMD SCSI / IDE / S-ATA

Software Linux, Windows, etc…

Host or Node What device should be a host and which a node?

Servers, workstations, printers, etc….

Network Architecture

Topology The geographical aspect of networking.

Medium How the devices will communication (ex:

Ethernet, wireless, dial-up). Nodes

What devices are contained within the network.

Data Redundancy What is Data Redundancy?

The ability of a system to keep functioning normally in the event of a component failure, by having backup components that perform duplicate functions.

Why is redundancy needed? Prevent the loss of data in the event of hardware or

environment failure. What should be redundant?

User files Emails System Logs Etc…

Coming Together

System Architecture affects all aspects of Enterprise Computing. Data Recovery Network Behavior / Activities Data Redundancy

Concluding

Large Form Network Topology

Small Form Computer Architecture

Hardware design, CPU cache, Data Register Count