Re: Define please.

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From: bennett
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 15:41

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In article <BtnMpp.L5J@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, gcumming@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (GREG CUMMINGS) writes:
> 
>      NETWORK MANAGER
>      LAN MANAGER
>      LAN ADMINISTRATOR
> 
>  I am hoping that someone out there can help me in defining the above titles. I am
> constantly reading about tools/products that can make their jobs easier but I do
> not believe I have seen any of the above defined.
>  Are they one in the same ? Does it depend on the size of your LAN/WAN. Any ideas
> would be welcome. Then I might know who these new products are actually going to
> help out.
> 
> Thanks in advance.

Good question.  And the answer is - it all depends....

Terms like Network/LAN Manager/Administrator could refer to a person, a file 
server system, or a management tool.

What is a LAN ?  To some it is an ethernet or token ring etc, with statiosn 
connected.  To others, it is the above plus a file server system such as 
Novell.

What is a Manager ?  Is it the person who manages, or a tool which makes
things more managable, or a tool used in the process of management.
Unfortunately, there isn't much standardisation on terminology here. eg 

  LAN Manager is a product 
  I am a network manager (at a hands off distance, because I have a management
                          section) 

So far I've been a great help, haven't I ;-)

My advice is : Don't be too concerned about the terminology, just look at 
product offerings, if they make promises, investigate them and see if they are
going to help you in your job.   Lotsa luck !!

Regards,

John Bennett                                E-mail: bennett@dstos3.dsto.gov.au
Head, Networks Group                        Phone : +61 8 259 5292
Corporate Information Systems               FAX   : +61 8 259 5537
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Postal: Bld 73 Labs Area
AUSTRALIA                                           PO Box 1500 Salisbury 
            "Lord Warden of the Sync Ports"         South Australia  5108
                (DSTO Network Manager)              AUSTRALIA

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