The information officer, Maria Gonzales, has the task of integrating disparate information sources. Internet technology offers the easiest, most cost-effective method to access the information.
Three groups of content users were identified:
Each group of users has a specific goal and uses a particular kind of content, as identified in Table 4.3.
Table 4.3 Content Strategy
Users | Goal | Content |
Workgroup | Team communication and collaboration | Plans development, document sharing |
Division | Division communication and collaboration | Internal supply, part number listing, employee directory, employee handbook |
Enterprise | Corporatewide communication and collaboration; migrating mission-critical applications to Internet technology | Plant and products catalog, retail ordering system |
Maria has chosen to phase in the integration of components, building on the success of each step, as shown in Table 4.4.
Table 4.4 Terra Flora Implementation Phases for Information Servers
Phase | Goal | Method |
1 | Team communication | Peer Web Services on an intranet desktop (see this chapter) |
2 | Division communication | Internet Information Server as a single intranet server (see this chapter) |
3 | Corporate collaboration | Creating virtual servers by using Internet Information Server (see Chapter 5) |
4 | Migrate mission-critical applications to Internet Information Server | Internet Information Server as a front end to a database (see Chapter 5) |
5 | Support heterogeneous clients on the network | FTP and Gopher servers (see Chapter 5) |
You can find related scenarios and more information about the Terra Flora example, including extensive information about how Windows NT Server can be used to achieve networking interoperability, in the Windows NT Server Networking Guide.