IT Architecture for

Dummies Chapter 19 & 20

Presented by:
Group - 4
Kumar Mayank (14609038)
Vishmita Sabat (14609143)

Coverage
Challenges for Redesigning an Existing Enterprise
Getting executive support
Dealing with change
Overcoming other common issues

Low-Hanging Fruit Opportunities

Reducing and consolidating extra resources
Taking advantage of technology with updates, upgrades,
and more
Thinking green to save money

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Challenges for Redesigning an Existin

g Enterprise
Dealing with Lack of Executive Support.
Handling Opposition to Change.
Deciding on a Platform: Open Source versus Closed
Source/Commercial Off-the-Shelf.
Eliminating Resource Silos.
Integrating Legacy Systems.

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Challenges for Redesigning an Existin

g Enterprise.

When Change Doesnt Happen Fast Enough.

Maintaining Compliance throughout the Process.
Dealing with Separate Revenue Streams.
Supporting Personally Owned Equipment.
Know Your Limits.

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Dealing with Lack of Executive Support

One of the most soul-crushing situations.
Enterprise architecture must be a component of
organizational strategic planning and supported by
executive-level mandates.
One way to gain executive support is to tie new initiatives
to cost savings and perceived value.

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Deciding on a Platform: Open Source versus

Closed Source/Commercial Off-the-Shelf
Open source.
Closed Source/Commercial Off-the-Shelf

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Eliminating Resource Silos

Technical staff members may exhibit a near-religious fervo
r
when asked to examine a solution that doesnt fit with
their One True Way.
Loss of administrative autonomy may also be strenuously
resisted, complicating consolidation efforts.
To the typical system administrator, loss of administrative
privilege translates to demotion.

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Know your Limits

A pure business leader or project management leader
Cant effectively address technical concerns that will be
raised in opposition to changes.
Cant plan effectively for second- and higher-order
o
pportunities and interoperability challenges.
Cant lead or drive the evolution of the enterprise
u
nless they also possess updated technical skills and an
understanding of current systems and services in the
enterprise.

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Ten Low-Hanging Fruit

Opportunities

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1. Eliminate Resource Silos

Silos prevent effective resource sharing.

Isolate both services and technical support.
Create costly undesirable redundancies.

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2. Standardize the Workstation Environment

Improve the efficiency of help desk personnel by

allowing them to focus skills on fewer produc
ts.
Improve your security posture.
Reduce costs by taking advantage of economy of
scale with regard to software licensing.

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Ten Low-Hanging Fruit Opportunities

3. Create a Centralized
Data Center

4. Consolidate Resources
Already Within the Data
Center

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5. Implement Automated Update/

h Management Solutions

Patc

Manage Microsoft updates for both servers and workstations

using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
Novell servers using SUSE Linux can be updated
automatically through the YaST Online Update (YOU)
Computers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux can be
updated automatically through the Red Hat Network (RHN)

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Ten Low-Hanging Fruit Opportunities

6. Implement Enterprise-Level Anti-Malware Solutions

7. Use Risk Free Assessment to Find Easily Fixed

Vulnerabilities
Installing anti-malware software
Implementing a patch management solution
Installing network monitoring software.

8. Schedule Workstation Replacement

9. Implement Virtualization

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10. Reduce Cost from Consumables by

Implementing Green IT Practices

Change your font.

Make duplex printing the default.

Change quality setting.

Print only when necessary.
Take advantage of power saving features.
Use alternative energy production.

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