For the purposes of this assignment, imagine that you are a systems architect at a medium-sized publishing company with

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For the purposes of this assignment, imagine that you are asystems architect at a medium-sized publishing company with 130employees. The company primarily publishes books, both in print andonline. It also produces other kinds of content, such asaudiobooks, interactive reading material, and magazines. Yourleadership has decided that it is time to either upgrade thecurrent OS or adopt a new one (e.g., Windows, Linux, macOS).
As the systems architect, you have the responsibility todetermine which OS the company should implement for eachdepartment. There are many aspects to consider when making thisdecision, including what existing applications are used byemployees on a frequent basis, cost, functionality provided,performance, vendor support, and so on. To determine which OSshould be implemented, you need to complete a site survey first.Later, the site survey can be used to help you make a decision asto which operating systems to implement based on what is currentlyused in the department. For this activity, you will conduct a sitesurvey. This is also a step that you will need to take when yousubmit Project One in Module Four. The feedback that you receiveafter submitting this activity should be implemented as you craftyour Project One submission.
Prompt
Complete a Site Survey: A site surveycompares the three different operating systems that the company isplanning to implement. To complete this task, use the Project OneSite Survey Template linked in the Supporting Materials area.Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Complete this template by replacing the bracketed textwith the relevant information.
Stakeholder Info
This section lists the project stakeholders:
Chief Information Officer
Systems Security Officer
Assistant Vice President of Finance
IT Project Manager
Systems Architect [Insert your name]
Operating Systems
Provide approximate number of users who currently use eachOS:
Windows [Insert number of users]
macOS [Insert number of users]
Linux [Insert number of users]
*If there is additional information required, such as details ofthe OS version or different OSes being used, include here: [Inserttext here]
Server
Determine whether the desktops are on a hardware or cloud-basedserver. Also specify the version of the OS server.
Physical [Insert X and specify version if server isphysical.]
Cloud-based [Insert X and specify version if server iscloud-based.]
Standard Hardware for Operating System Types
Determine the hardware requirements:
[Insert hardware requirements here.]
Network Connection
Determine whether the network is wired or wireless. Select oneof the following:
Wired [Insert X if network is wired.]
Wireless [Insert X if network is wireless.]
Applications
Determine what applications are already on-site and/or whichapplications employees want to use, as well as which OS supportsthat application. Indicate by selecting below:
MS Office [Insert X to choose this application, then indicatewhich OS supports it.]
Adobe Desktop Publishing Software [Insert X to choose thisapplication, then indicate which OS supports it.]
Corel Desktop Publishing Software [Insert X to choose thisapplication, then indicate which OS supports it.]
Oracle or SAP [Insert X to choose this application, thenindicate which OS supports it.]
Virus Protection [Insert X to choose this application, thenindicate which OS supports it.]
PeopleSoft HR [Insert X to choose this application, thenindicate which OS supports it.]
Systems Architect
Name: [Insert your name] Date: [Insert date]
Proposal
[Insert text of proposal. Your proposal should be 1 to 3 pagesin length. As you complete your proposal, refer to the Project OneGuidelines and Rubric to ensure that you are meeting the projectrequirements.