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This module delves into establishing a comprehensive technology strategy that encompasses the scope and purpose of IT systems across all levels of computer and communications technologies. It includes guidelines for evaluating current IT status, assessing existing hardware and software, and determining personnel skills. The module highlights the benefits of proven solutions, effective data sharing, and seamless integration of application systems. It emphasizes the importance of long-term evolution in platform development, ultimately aiming to enhance business strategy support, scalability, and data management.
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IACT 901 Module 9 Establishing Technology Strategy - Scope & Purpose IACT 901 Module 9
Range of Topic Covers recommended solutions, guidelines, standards & approaches for all computer & communications technologies All computers - largest to smallest, specialised & general purpose All use of external & quasi-external IT services IACT 901 Module 9
Range of Topic All communications - voice & digital, including mobile units Application development methods, tech’s, tools and vendors IACT 901 Module 9
Scope & Purpose Cont. • Assessing current IT status • Resent installed hardware • Software systems, languages, databases • Personnel skills • Commitment to present systems • Commitment with present systems • Work planned & in progress • New start ups • ‘Givens’ IACT 901 Module 9
What Premise Are We Operating Under? • Business requirements should be filtered through a number of layers • Firstly, transformed into set of loadings on application systems portfolio • Secondly, into a set of workloads supported by set of technology environments • Applications implementation decisions should become limited to selection of the appropriate type of technical environment IACT 901 Module 9
What Are the Benefits? • Provision of ready-made, proven solutions to standards business requirements & problems • More effective sharing of core databases across business where relevant & appropriate • Improved ability to provide IT support to new business or units • Easier provision of timely, accurate, information flows in standard format • Standardisation of information flows IACT 901 Module 9
What Are the Benefits? • Ability to sustain efficient information flows & support to units • More effective integration of application systems & technical solutions • More effective technical solutions attained through requirement being clearly identified & common elements highlighted IACT 901 Module 9
What Are the Benefits? • Easier & more efficient method of assessing effect of alternative activity patterns • Range of recommended technical components may be treated as a single pool of candidate solutions • Questions of vendor and component qualification, range capacity & inter-component compatibility addressed once IACT 901 Module 9
Application Requirements Defined • Future platforms must offer good basis for long-term evolution • Need to support further evolution of business strategy • Need for flexibility in terms of: • Types of business support the platform can sustain IACT 901 Module 9
Application Requirements Defined • Locations of users, processing nodes & database locations • Range of workload requires to be handled at any location • Range of types of network connectivity required IACT 901 Module 9
Application Requirements Defined Volatility in the physical topology - capacity, environmental tolerance of the equipment Assessment & management of potential areas of business risk associated with IT strategy options IACT 901 Module 9
Long -Term Basis for Evolution Requires: • Application development & maintenance should be easy, fast, certain & cost effective. • Effective control over integrity, availability, resilience, security & physical distribution. • Good platform for packages. IACT 901 Module 9
Long -Term Basis for Evolution Requires: • Should enable easy compliance with mandatory standards. • Access should be uniform regardless of location of users. • Wide range of useable ‘scalability’ necessary. • Support for key networking roles, especially client/server. IACT 901 Module 9
Long -Term Basis for Evolution Requires: • Applications must be able to be moved easily between different platforms & environments. IACT 901 Module 9
Long -Term Basis for Evolution Requires: • Effective data management. • Good support for business devolution. IACT 901 Module 9
Long -Term Basis for Evolution Requires: • High level of environmental tolerance. IACT 901 Module 9
Long -Term Basis for Evolution Requires: Computing environment should require little human intervention and place low demands on user expertise. IACT 901 Module 9
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