| With so much modern technology and everything | | | | processing, spreadsheets, presentation |
| on computers today, the role of the IT | | | | software, accounting programs, and even that |
| (Information Technology) manager is crucial | | | | of online meetings, it's pertinent that all |
| to the operation of almost any company in the | | | | systems be running at peak efficiency. That |
| world. Up until perhaps 35-40 years ago, only | | | | means that the job of the IT manager is not |
| hospitals and some mega conglomerates such as | | | | only required but also must be enhanced to |
| the DuPont Company were using computers, and | | | | meet the demands of a changing world. |
| the mainframe or core of the system took up | | | | |
| the better part of an entire room with | | | | In smaller companies, the job of an IT |
| meticulous temperature control a requirement | | | | manager may evolve into a 24-hour a day job, |
| because of the intricacy of the tapes that | | | | but with larger companies where there are |
| were used to store the information. With | | | | likely to be IT technicians as well, the IT |
| minimal software for detecting any problems, | | | | manager may not be such a round-the-clock |
| the work of the Systems Analyst were | | | | position. Even he may not physically be on |
| pertinent to keeping the system running. | | | | duty that much, he is on call in the event |
| | | | that something happens that requires his |
| Although the computer has evolved from having | | | | expertise or approval. After all, the IT |
| a huge computer network that runs the system | | | | manager must make sure that all of the |
| to that of a CPU on each desk, the work of | | | | systems within the company are running |
| the IT manager has not diminished by any | | | | properly and are upgraded as appropriately. |
| means. In fact, it may be an even great | | | | Within a larger company, the IT manager will |
| responsibility today because of the amount of | | | | supervise the IT technicians who do the |
| software that companies reply upon in the | | | | actual work, but will be available for |
| course of daily business. With word | | | | consultation as necessary. |