In an effort to implement and control distributed systems, there is a need to use what is called system management software. Assuming a firm is big enough and has operations spread out substantially enough to warrant a distributed system, the extensive benefits are pretty obvious. For a growing company, there is a cutoff point at which it becomes unrealistic to do individual installations on each station, and examine the paper and electronic trail left by every user with the intention to centralize the complete setup.

It therefore becomes necessary for managers to determine the information need of the organization and established goals for what is to be achieved with the proposed information system. It is imperative for the manager to ensure that his proposed information system has the full support of the management and adequate or required finances are appropriated for the project. If not the project might fail.

The moment the organization makes decisions to develop and install information system, a task force within or outside the organization is necessary to supervise and monitor the project.

The organization has to assemble its database for the project and once this is done, it is important for the organization to determine its hardware needs and acquire the appropriate equipment.The global technological revolution has made it easy for organizations or individual employee to own personal computer system instead of the outdated mainframe computers.

Most of the time, businesses that use IT functions outsource their work when it comes to the installation of networks or the setting up of systems. It is therefore, important at this point to ensure that one enlists the services of a reputable IT services firm that has the capacity and professional qualifications to do the work.

Regardless of how well planned an information system is, there will almost certainly be hitches. For example the system may be unable to generate a report that needs to be made available to certain managers or the report may not be in appropriate format or certain employees may be unable to access data that they need. To put these problems under control, the installed system must be tested while appropriate modification is made.


All in all, having the system management done by a person with competence and through the use of a superior level of change software, you can rest be rest assured of the maximization of the performance level of your system and networks.