Designing a Company Infrastructure Components of an MIS infrastructure include everything from documentation to business concepts to software and hardware. Deciding which components to implement and how to implement them can be a challenge. New MIS components are released daily, and business needs continually change.

An MIS infrastructure that meets your company's needs today may not meet those needs tomorrow. Building an MIS infrastructure that is accessible, available, flexible, reliable, scalable, usable, and performs well is key to your company's growth, operations, and profitability. You are the manager for a large clothing company called Xedous. You are responsible for developing the initial MIS infrastructure. Create a list of questions you will need answered to develop it. Here are examples of a few of the questions you might ask:

• What are the company's growth expectations?

• Will systems be able to handle additional users?

• How long will information be stored in the systems?

• How much customer history must be stored?

• What are the company's business hours?

• What are the company's backup requirements?