Computing center management
Agelia Valleman, Larry Haffner, Michael Danziger · ACM SIGUCCS Newsletter · 1987
A scant ten years ago, campuses began to embrace time-sharing as an alternative to remote batch computing. Only two years ago, or so, did we experience an unwavering infusion of microcomputing into research and instruction. And only within the past year have we witnessed the impact of supercomputing on the academic environment. All of these transitions have precipitated significant changes to the complexion of academic computing. These changes have compelled us to examine the strategies we use for delivering services to the academic community. Empirically, the length of time between major transitions has shortened. Our key challenge, therefore, is to anticipate the next transition now and concomitantly adapt our strategies for delivering services.