Decentralized Computing at the Operational Level: Some Lessons Learned.

Muffo, John A.

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ERIC Number: EJ400975

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Publication Date: 1989

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Decentralized Computing at the Operational Level: Some Lessons Learned.

Muffo, John A.

CAUSE/EFFECT, v12 n4 p42-46 Win 1989

The results of a study at Virginia Tech which has a recent history of decentralized computing, are reported. The advantage of increased control in the decentralized environment was offset by the lack of experience in planning for computing at the academic and administrative operating levels. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Centers, Computers, Decentralization, Departments, Higher Education, Information Technology, Policy Formation, Resource Allocation, State Universities

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