IT Architecture for Dummies

Chapter - 3 & 4



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Chapter 3
Pondering Platform
Pros and Cons
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Standardizing your Platform
Establish suitable standards.
This includes:
Approved hardware platforms
Operating systems
Programming environments
Database management systems
Desktop and server configurations

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Benefits of Standardisation
Economy of scale
Ease of integration
Improved efficiency
Greater support option
Simplification of future control

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Overcoming challenges in
standardisation
Cost
Opposition to change
Reliance on existing technology
Risk of falling behind the change curve
Differing partner standards
Differing scales of need


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Open Source
Distributed under licensing agreement.
Open source is available for review and
modification.
Source code refers to the actual instructions used
to control the actions performed.
Open source followers often point to LAMP.
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Benefits of open source:
FOSS packages have no licensing fees.
Many useful tools and utilities have been
released into the open source community.
Drawbacks of open source:
Needs technical expertise.
Global organizations may find that some FOSS
software is not fully compatible.

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Closed Source
Proprietary and is licensed
Not modified.
It is not available for review.
Benefits of closed source:
Recovery and equipment replacement may be
easier.
Commercial technologies follows accessibility
guidelines.


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Easy access to vendor support services.
Drawbacks of closed source:
Requires more effort or may involve hiring the
vendor to perform customization.
Organisations stay with their original vendor
due to cost constraints.
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Chapter 4
Reducing Complexity through
Standardization and
Consolidation
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Recognizing Complexity in the
Enterprise
It is the state or quality of being complicated.
The complexity of the technological
environment increases both costs and support
requirements.
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Common sources of Complexity
Application Stack
Hardware
Identify Management
Application Development
Legislative And Regulatory Mandates
Connectivity
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Complications of complexity
Higher personnel costs
Increased costs for business continuity and
disaster recovery
Higher software costs
Redundancy
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Planning for technology end of life
Planned obsolescence
Hidden obsolescence
Cyclic replacement
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Addressing Concerns about
Standardization
Reduced functionality.
Decreased productivity.
Incompatibility with existing applications.
Risk of technology monoculture.
Preparing for opposition.
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Data Center
A large group of networked computer servers
Used for the remote storage, processing,
distribution of large amounts of data.
Benefits of data center:
Improved resource use
Improved document recovery
Improved security


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Automating the Data Center
Use automated solutions wherever possible
Benefits of automation:
Allows IT support staff to concentrate on
problems
Reduce the number of repetitive and menial
tasks
Provides management consoles that allow
support personnel to monitor many systems
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