THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF A SOLID MIS INFRASTRUCTURE

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THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF A SOLID MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• MIS InfrastructureIncludes the plans for how a
  firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data,
  processes, and MIS assets
• Hardware
• Software
• Network
• Client
• Server
• Enterprise ArchitectIs a person grounded in
  technology, fluent in business, and able to
  provide the important bridge between MIS and the
  business

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SUPPORTING OPERATIONS INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• Backup and Recovery Plan
• BackupAn exact copy of a systems information
• RecoveryThe ability to get a system up and
  running in the event of a system crash or failure
• Fault tolerance
• Failover
• Failback
• Companies should choose a backup and recovery
  strategy in line with their goals and operational
  needs

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SUPPORTING OPERATIONS INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• Disaster Recovery Plan
• Hot SiteA separate and fully equipped facility
  where the company can move immediately after a
  disaster and resume business
• Cold SiteA separate facility that does not have
  any computer equipment, but is a place where
  employees can move after a disaster
• Warm SiteA separate facility with computer
  equipment that requires installation and
  configuration

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SUPPORTING OPERATIONS INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• Disaster Recovery Plan
• Disaster Recovery PlanA detailed process for
  recovering information or an IT system in the
  event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire
  or flood
• Disaster Recovery Cost CurveCharts (1) the cost
  to the organization of the unavailability of info
  and technology and (2) the cost to the
  organization of recovering from a disaster over
  time

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SUPPORTING OPERATIONS INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• Business Continuity Plan
• Business Continuity Planning (BCP)A plan for how
  an organization will recover and restore
  partially or completely interrupted critical
  function(s) within a predetermined time after a
  disaster or extended disruption
• Emergency Notification ServiceAn infrastructure
  built for notifying people in the event of an
  emergency

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SUPPORTING CHANGE AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE

• AccessibilityRefers to the varying levels that
  define what a user can access, view, or perform
  when operating a system
• Administrator AccessUnrestricted access to the
  entire system.
• AvailabilityTime frames when the system is
  operational
• UnavailableTime frames when a system is not
  operating and cannot be used
• High availabilitySystem is continuously
  operational at all times
• MaintainabilityHow quickly a system can
  transform to support environmental changes

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SUPPORTING CHANGE AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE

• PortabilityThe ability of an application to
  operate on different devices or software
  platforms
• ReliabilityEnsures a system is functioning
  correctly and providing accurate information
• ScalabilityHow well a system can scale up, or
  adapt to the increased demands of growth

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SUPPORTING CHANGE AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE

• PerformanceMeasures how quickly a system
  performs a process or transaction
• Capacity planningDetermines future environmental
  infrastructure requirements to ensure
  high-quality system performance
• UsabilityThe degree to which a system is easy to
  learn and efficient and satisfying to use

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MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• Moores LawRefers to how the computer chip
  performance per dollar doubles every 18 months
• Sustainable, or Green, MISDescribes the
  production, management, use, and disposal of
  technology in a way that minimizes damage to the
  environment
• Corporate Social ResponsibilityCompanies
  acknowledged responsibility to society

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MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• Increased Electronic Waste
• EwasteRefers to discarded, obsolete, or broken
  electronic devices
• Sustainable MIS DisposalRefers to the safe
  disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life
  cycle
• Increased Energy Consumption
• The energy consumed by a computer is estimated to
  produce as much as 10 percent of the amount of
  carbon dioxide produced by an automobile

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MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

• Increased Carbon Emissions
• The major human-generated greenhouse gases, such
  as carbon emissions from energy use, are very
  likely responsible for the increases in climatic
  temperature over the past half a century
• When left on continuously, a single desktop
  computer and monitor can consume at least 100
  watts of power per hour

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SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• Grid ComputingA collection of computers, often
  geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to
  solve a common problem
• Cloud ComputingRefers to the use of resources
  and applications hosted remotely on the Internet
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

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SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE

• VirtualizationCreates multiple virtual
  machines on a single computing device
• Data CenterA facility used to house management
  information systems and associated components,
  such as telecommunications and storage systems
• Sustainable Data Centers
• Reduces carbon emissions
• Reduces required floor space
• Chooses geographic location