COMPUTER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Computer Information And Resources Management

Computer information and resources management

Table of contents

Chapter I3

Introduction3

Chapter II7

Literature review7

Historical Perspective7

The Early Years7

MIS Databases9

Database Standards12

Data Dictionary/Directories13

NBS Standards Effort17

System Life Cycle17

Productivity19

Requirements Analysis20

Flexibility/Extensibility21

Information resources and coordination26

Chapter III38

Discussion38

Job-switching in Indian information firms38

Functions and structure of NIRMS39

Network resource management metadata42

Quality control of network information resources43

Knowledge mining on the Internet46

Filtering information47

Browsing result sets47

User's information feedback and interaction48

Intelligent Automated Agents51

Conclusion55

References59

Computer information and resources management

Chapter I

Introduction

Information-based organizations depend upon computer databases and information systems for their ongoing operation and management. Information Resource Management (IRM) is a program of activities directed at making effective use of information technology within an organization . Thes e activities range from global corporate information plannin g to application system development, operation, and maintenance and support of end-user computing. (Barreau, 2005, 66-78)

Numerous approaches to specific IRM activities have been proposed. They remain disjoint, however, and, hence globally ineffective. A significant reason for inability to integrate IRM activities is the failure to adequately define the informatio n resource. What is it that must be effectively managed? Thi s paper addresses this issue. It applies data modeling concept s to the problem of managing organizational information resources. A data model is developed to support and integrate the various IRM activities. This model formally defines th e information resource and the data needed to manage it. It provides a basic ingredient for effective Information Resourc e Management. Information Resource Management (IRM) is a program of activities directed at making effective use of informatio n technology within an organization (Barreau, 2005, 66-78). These activities range from globa l corporate information planning to application system development, operation, and maintenance, and support of end-use r computing. They include planning for and acquiring computer and communication technologies, selecting, implementing, and managing information system development. (Barreau, 2005, 66-78)

Information resource management has emerged from the 1970's as the term that accurately describes the methodology used for managing an enterprise's information resource. The term itself indicates that we have raised our level of comprehension from only data in the computer environment to the total information resource, which includes computer and noncomputer entities consisting of data, the processes that use it, and their relationships. (Barreau, 2005, 66-78). It is a synthesis of previous terms like database management, data management, etc., which have roots far back into the origins of electronic data processing. The origin, evolution, and growth of this methodology are traced for the purpose of establishing the need for standard tools in this age of multivendor enterprises. With the expansion of data independence to include nondatabase files, where programmer productivity is becoming a real issue and the approach of distributed systems and databases is imminent, a standard information resource management tool is an absolute requirement. Current efforts to develop an information resource dictionary system (IRDS) standard will be discussed with some ideas on the directions being taken. In the last few years, we have seen a geometric growth in the tools available for use in the data processing industry, from sophisticated hardware using ...