Computer technology and the networked organization

Imagine you are starting a new business; you are opening a medium-sized food store in your hometown. My home town food store is called “Giant Food”. (if a food store does not suit you, then any similar-sized business is fine for this assignment.) Specifically, you now must design the technology and networking architecture for your business.

For this case, write a 4-5 page description and justification for the technology and network architecture you decide upon and design. Be sure to articulate the structure, your procedure for securing and maintaining the network, and discuss and rationalize the sociotechnical linkages that you design between your organization and the technology.
1.Network Structure: http://www.pcmech.com/article/network-structure/
2.Breeding, M. (2013). Designing and Building the Best Small Office Network From the Ground Up. Network Computing. Available at http://www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/soho1.html
1.CISCO (2010). Internetworking Technology Handbook. Retrieved from http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Internetworking_Technology_Handbook
2.Network Structure Design: http://www.geeksnerds.co.uk/it-support/computer-network/
3.Paquet, C. (2013). Network Security Concepts and Policies. CISCO Press. Section on Security Policies. Available at http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=1998559&seqNum=3
4.Ten steps to securing Networks: http://howto.techworld.com/security/1862/ten-steps-to-secure-networking/
5.Sociotechnical systems in the 21st century: http://www.bayswaterinst.org/storage/Sociotechnical%20systems%20theory%20in%20the%2021st%20Century.pdf
6.Sociotechnical knowledge creation and storage in organizations: http://www.iriboffice.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=6n0yNKnHr5A%3D&tabid=245&mid=636

Required Reading

Breeding, M. (2013). Designing and Building the Best Small Office Network From the Ground Up. Network Computing. Available at http://www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/soho1.html

Network Structure: http://www.pcmech.com/article/network-structure/

CISCO (2010). Internetworking Technology Handbook. Retrieved from http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Internetworking_Technology_Handbook

Securing your network with Policies and Procedures: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/4776.aspx

Ten steps to securing Networks: http://howto.techworld.com/security/1862/ten-steps-to-secure-networking/

Sociotechnical systems in the 21st century: http://www.bayswaterinst.org/storage/Sociotechnical%20systems%20theory%20in%20the%2021st%20Century.pdf

Socio-Technical Systems. (2014). Socio-Technical systems engineering handbook. Large Scale Complex IT Systems. Retrieved from http://archive.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/STSE-Handbook/SocioTechSystems/

Optional Reading

Finney, R. (1999) The Politics of Information and Projects. ITMWEB White Paper. Retrieved 2010, from http://www.itmweb.com/essay008.htm

Schuman, E. (2005) The CIO Who Admitted Too Much. CIOInsight. Retrieved 2010, from http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,1852559,00.asp

Strassmann, P.A. (n/a) The Politics of Information Management: Policy Guidelines. Information Economics Press. Retrieved 2010, from http://www.infoeconomics.com/info-politics.php.

Strassmann, P.A. (2005) Check: How to Verify if You are Important. CIOInsight . July 8, 2005. Retrieved October 15, 2007, from http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1540,1849919,00.asp

Gulledge, T.R. and Haszko, R.A. (N.D.) The Information Technology Enabled Organization: A Major Social Transformation in the U.S.A. George Mason University. Retrieved 2010, from http://www.unesco.org/most/gulled.htm