Deployment Issues

These are the mechanical issues. See OIT's page on pedagogical deployment issues.

Delivery

Floppy

CD-ROM

Local Area Network

Distributed Loadset

Internet

Cost

Cheap

High start-up

Need infrastructure

Need infrastructure

Web presence

Speed

Slow

Fast

speed matches net

Slow performance

speed matches net

Turtle to Floppy

Availability

Ubiquitous

Becoming more available

Situational

Situational

Becoming universal

Maintenance

Difficult

Difficult

Easy

Easy

~Easy

Documentation

Get a pro. Test it too.

Testing

Need rigourous, trackable system. Try on groups of varying familiarity with computers.

Installation

Consider an installer if complicated. Keep layout sparse, obvious.

Support

Who will answer the phone when it doesn't work? Me? You? Follow up releases...

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Prepared by Alex Sergay for ED626 Class Presentation on November 25, 1996