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MIS Infrastructure

the plans for how a firm will build, deploy and use its data, processes, and MIS assets

hardware

physical devices associated with a computer system

software

set of instructions hardware executes to carry out

network

communications system created by linking two or more devices and creating a standard methodology

client

computer designed to request information from a server

server

computer dedicated to providing info in response to requests

enterprise architect

person grounded in tech, fluent in business, and able to bridge gap b/w MIS and business

Agile MIS infrastructure

hardware, software and telecommunications equipment that provides the underlying foundation to support the organization's goals

Sustainable MIS infrastructure

identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing resources while becoming less dependent on hardware and energy consumption

Information MIS infrastructure

where and how important info is maintained and secured

backup

exact copy of a system's info

recovery

ability to get a system up and running in event of a crash or failure restoring info backup

fault tolerance

ability for a system to respond to unexpected failures or system crashes as backup system immediately taking over with no loss of service

failover

when a redundant storage server offers an exact replica of real-time data and directs users to secondary server

failback

when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations

disaster

disrupts communications, damaging physical infrastructure, halting transportation, and blocking utilities

disaster recovery plan

detailed process for recovering info in event of catastrophe

hot site

separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster

warm site

separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration

cold site

separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place where employees can move after a disaster

disaster recovery cost curve

charts the cost to the company of the unavailability of info and tech & the cost to the company of recovering from a disaster over time
be where it intersects

emergency preparedness

ensures that a company is ready to respond to an emergency in a timely and effective manner

business continuity planning

details how a company recovers and restores critical business operations and systems after extended disruption

business impact analysis

identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a specific disaster may have on them; ensures that a company makes the right decisions about the order of recovery priorities

emergency notification service

infrastructure that notifies people in the event of an emergency

incident record

contains all the details on a incident

incident management

process responsible for managing how incidents are identified and corrected

technology recovery strategies

prioritize the oder for recovering hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets recovery requirements

incident

unplanned interruption of a service

networking

wireless, LAN, fiber, cable

data center

climate control, power supply, security

accessibility

varying levels allow system users to access, view of perform operational functions

availibility

system is operational during different time frames

maintainibility

system quickly transforms to support environmental changes

portability

system is available to operate on different devices or software platforms

reliability

system functions correctly and provides accurate info

scalability

system can scale up of adapt to the increased demands of growth

usability

system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use

administrator access

unrestricted access to the entire system

web accessibility

people with disabilities can use the web

web accessibility initiative

brings together people from industry and disability organizations to develop guidelines and resources to make the web accessible to people with disabilities

high availibility

system is continuously at all times

vulnerability

system weakness

performance

measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction

capacity

maximum throughput a system can deliver

capacity planning

determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-quality system performance

serviceability

how quickly a third party can change a system to ensure it meets user needs and the terms of any contracts

Moore's law

computer chip performance per dollar doubling every 18 months

sustainable MIS

production, management and use of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment

clean computing

environmentally responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of tech products

green personal computer

built using envrionmentally friendly materials and designed to save energy

ewaste

discarded or broken electronic devices

upcycle

reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product

energy consumption

amount of energy consumed by business processes

carbon emissions

carbon dioxide/monoxide produced by business processes

grid computing

collection of computers coordinated to solve a common problem

virtualization

creates multiple VM on a single computing device

cloud computing

stores, manages and processes data over the internet rather than on a personal computer

storage virtualization

combines multiple network storage devices so they appear to be a single storage device

network virtualization

combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into independent channels

server virtualization

combines physical resources from the applications (most typical)

multi-tenancy

single instance of a system serves multiple customers

single-tenancy

eah customer or tenant must purchase an individual system

cloud fabric

software that makes possible the benefits of cloud computing

cloud fabric controller

an individual who monitors and provisions cloud resources

cloud characteristics

on-demand self-service, broad network access, multi-tenancy, rapid elasticity, measured service

utility computing

offers a pay-per-use revenue model

Infrastructure as a service

delivers hardware networking equipment on a pay-per use basis
ex: Amazon EC2, google cloud

disaster recovery as a service

offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect applications from disruptions

software as a service

offers applications on a pay-per-use basis
ex: google apps, hotmail

platform as a service

offers hardware, networking, and applications on a pay-per-use basis
ex: amazon elastic

public cloud

promotes massive, global applications offered to the general public

private cloud

serves only one customer or org and can be located on/off customer's premises

community cloud

serves a specific community with common business models, security requirements and compliance considerations

hybrid cloud

includes 2 or more private, public, or community clouds but each is separate and linked by tech that allows data portability

cloud bursting

a company uses its own computing infrastructure for normal usage and accesses the cloud when it needs to scale for peak load requirements

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