Tag: Data Center – SOC – NOC

IT Strategy and Technology

Becoming customer-centric starts with Strategy and is supported with Technology Enablers.  Technology is a means to an end.  Not an end in itself. Strategy and objectives identification. What is our overall mission? The value proposition? Marketing strategy? How will loyalty models be utilized or trigger-based marketing? Develop the customer and business metrics and establish benchmarks… Continue reading IT Strategy and Technology

Sample Visio – VMWare Virtualization Architecture

VMWare Server Runs on any x86 server hardware and OS Windows Server and Linux Host OS’s Partition a physical server into multiple virtual server machines Target market – IT centers providing multiple services Allows separate virtual servers to be separately configured for separate IT applications Provisioning Portability, replication, etc. VMware Server ESX Total decoupling between… Continue reading Sample Visio – VMWare Virtualization Architecture

Cloud Computing 3 of 3

Cloud Virtualization considerations: Snapshots & Migrations Snapshot: freeze a copy of virtual machine Identify all pages in disk files, VM memory Use copy-on-write for any subsequent modifications To revert, throw away the copy-on-write pages Migration: move a VM to another host Take snapshot (fast) Copy all pages of snapshot (not so fast) Copy modified pages… Continue reading Cloud Computing 3 of 3

Cloud Computing what is it… 2 of 3

Definitions Host Operating System: The operating system actually running on the hardware Together with virtualization layer, it simulates environment for … Guest Operating System: The operating system running in the simulated environment i.e., the one we are trying to isolate Cloud virtualization Decouple [OS, service] pair from hardware Multiplex lightly-used services on common host hardware… Continue reading Cloud Computing what is it… 2 of 3

Developing a Corporate Enterprise Business Continuity Plan

Obtain an updated copy of business’ organization chart containing the list of business units and functions names of the functional managers of each unit confirm with Business Unit Directors and Business Unit Senior Management that these are the correct people to be interviewed. Inform the interviewees, in advance, of the: Overall Business Continuity Plan process… Continue reading Developing a Corporate Enterprise Business Continuity Plan