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Re: IT Department Size

from [Kurt Buff] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: IT Department Size
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:53:39 -0700 
Rami.Prescott@frostbank.com wrote:

Would anyone know of a good place to find information on how large a 
system administrator/ network engineering department should be?

The general rule of thumb I've heard is 1 system administrator/network 
engineer for every 250 users.  Is this generally true in practice?

We define system administrator/network engineer as someone who has 5-10 
years experience in all OS and who is responsible for the operating system 
and hardware.

Thank you,
Rami Prescott
IT Audit


Your metric will only hold true where IT can actually lock down desktops
and servers such that end-users are not administrators on their
machines. I have never worked in such an organization, though I'd like
to get there.

It takes management discipline to make this happen, which is all too
often lacking.

Kurt
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