We will tour the University Information Systems (UIS) Operations
Center facilities on campus.
Enterprise Computing
What is an enterprise?
Enterprise Computing: "term used generally to refer to
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." -- microsoft.com
What makes enterprise computing different?
ERP - "Enterprise resource planning" (also sometimes called "back
office" systems) typically refers to a software application suite
that integrates and automates many of the functions associated
with various aspects of a company including: