Overview of Information Systems and Technology

Resource: Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization

Review the following scenario:

You are an employee of Riordan Manufacturing, which has just gone through a company reorganization. You have been reassigned to a different position and are now the information technology (IT) assistant project director. Your supervisor has informed you that the company is expanding and will open a new office in Seattle, Washington. You have been tasked with expanding the company's IT infrastructure by setting up the IT system in the new office.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that identifies the organization's information systems and their functionalities. Select one of the organization's major systems, and describe its global interconnectivity and the potential result of a failure of a major component of this system. Include the reasons to protect this system and the consequences of inadequate security.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.