network inventory review

Research Subjects and Response Rate. This questionnaire will be sent to information technology personnel who are either in charge of or are knowledgeable about the network inventory review, such as network administrators, technology director, system administrator, and security administrator. The questionnaire will be sent to these personnel in a wide range of industries via email. Data Analysis Techniques. The questionnaire gathers descriptive data with multiple responses and rankings. The main data analysis techniques to be used are split-file frequencies and cross-tabulations for cross section analyses by industry and by organization size.

These analyses will produce findings of the network management hardware/software/practices used in different industries and in organization of various sizes. Cluster analyses will also be used to identify correlations between industry, organization size, and various network management challenges/issues. For example, certain industries might tend to have more security challenges or organizations with certain sizes might have certain management issues.