Information Technology Reference
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The.point.of.all.of.this.was.to.help.us.understand.how.and.
why.these.folks.can.and.must.be.our.allies.when.we.attempt.
to.manage.our.electronic.data.
When. we. get. into. later. chapters. and. start. looking. care-
fully.at.all.of.the.places.data.can.be.stored.and.from.which.
electronic.evidence.might.need.to.be.acquired,.it.will.become.
even.more.obvious.that.the.men.and.women.in.the.IT.ield.
are,.in.the.end,.the.key.to.accessing.that.information..These.
folks. have. the. day-to-day. interactions. with. that. data.. They.
create,.monitor,.and.maintain.the.systems.on.which.the.data.
are.generated.and.stored.
No.one.understands.better.than.they.how.and.where.the.
data. are. maintained.. If. we. have. a. need. to. access,. acquire,.
recover,.store,.or.manage.any.electronically.stored.information,.
we.will.absolutely.rely.on.these.folks.as.our.allies.in.that.task.
So,. taking. the. information. in. this. chapter. to. heart,. it.
behooves.all.of.us.to.become.familiar.with.as.many.of.these.
parts. of. our. organization. as. possible. and. to. understand. as.
best.we.can.their.areas.of.expertise.and.access.
It.is.neither.important.nor.possible.to.become.an.expert.
in.any.of.these.ields..Yet.it.is.necessary.to.understand.all.of.
the.different.ields.of.expertise.enough.so.that.we.can.make.
the.necessary.connections.and.use.at.least.some.of.the.right.
terms.in.a.way.that.communication.becomes.possible.
One.way.to.accomplish.this.in.an.organization.is.to.ind.
people.who.are.competent.at.translating.geek..Find.people.
who. understand. the. technology,. but. who. also. understand.
budget,. law,. records. management,. supply. chain,. and. other.
important.parts.of.your.business..Either.locate.or.train.these.
folks. with. excellent. communications. skills. both. in. public.
speaking. and. writing. as. the. liaisons. between. your. IT. staff.
and.the.rest.of.your.organization.
If.yours.is.a.small.organization.or.if.this.is.a.need.of.yours.
in.your.personal.life,.it.may.be.your.job.to.become.a.compe-
tent.and.skilled.translator.of.geek..If.so,.read.on,.and.as.we.
end.this.chapter,.we.offer.some.tips.on.translating.geek.
