Managing your network

All network administrators need to be communists.  In terms of management, not politics!

We can add five syllable words such as collaboration to the mix, but that is simply a buzz word.  It all comes down to a simple concept: sharing. Sharing resources.

In a philosophical sense, communism is a social structure in which classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled. Goods are owned in common and available to all as needed.

In a non political, purely philosophical sense, the "perfect" computer network from an network administrators point of view is one in which all users have limited, but equal rights, and all property, (as in workstations) are commonly controlled.  Services are managed in common, and available to all as needed.

Technology works because of rules and conformity.  The world is full of chaos and individuality.

As a network grows, the need to have rules, the desire to have things be uniform, and the ability to commonly control things aid in the efficient management of a computer network.  So while the statement, all network administrators need to be communists is made tongue-in-cheek, it is to get non technology folks to understand the tough job of a network administrator.  To manage resources used by people with diverse personalities and needs, using a system and set of rules that work best when managed by a strong centralized system.

I hope this section can be a valid resource as a place to start developing "best practices" from an IT perspective, but to also get non technology managers to see the workings of technology and how it can be applied to their business.