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Personal Insights on IT Infrastructure: Balancing Devices, Data, and Identity

In this personal perspective by Ian Race of ICR Consulting Ltd, the complexities of modern IT infrastructure are explored. Covering practical aspects such as device management, data privacy, and identity in the digital landscape, Ian discusses the balance between personal and professional technology use. Key themes include the evolution of hardware, the significance of virtual networks, and the continuous transition towards a more integrated and personalized tech experience. This reflection provides valuable insights for those navigating the future of IT.

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Personal Insights on IT Infrastructure: Balancing Devices, Data, and Identity

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  1. The IT Infrastructure I want & why – A Personal Perspective Ian Race ICR Consulting Ltd

  2. My Infrastructure -1 • Two laptops – fortunately they are both Dell – so I have only one power supply

  3. My Infrastructure -2 • Two mobiles – fortunately they are both Sony Ericsson – so I have only one power supply

  4. My Infrastructure - 3 • Phew – Only one Blackberry – but it has its own power supply

  5. My Infrastructure - 4 • And that’s a total of 4 mobile phone SIM cards • 2 phones • 1 Blackberry • And 1 in the laptop! (2 aerials)

  6. My Infrastructure - 5 • Two one time PIN generators – on board power supply (but I can’t change it)

  7. My Infrastructure - 6 • Two pre-pay cards • Oyster • Work food (& access)

  8. My Infrastructure - 7 • 6 DVDs

  9. My Infrastructure - 8 • Two pairs of headphones

  10. My Infrastructure - 9 • A pile of physical tickets • And a pile of business cards

  11. My Infrastructure - 10 • 4 USB Drives

  12. My Infrastructure - 11 And a handful of Credit & Debit cards

  13. But what do I actually want to do? • Work • Collaborate • To contact and be contactable • Find things out and be informed • Shop • Bank • Travel • Eat and drink • Relax • Wake up

  14. Who Am I When I Do These Things? • Employee • Colleague • Customer • Prospective Customer • Family member • Myself • Anonymous ?

  15. What do I want to do vs who I am

  16. What do I use?

  17. The Abstracted View • Identity • Application • Data • Presentation/Delivery

  18. Identity • From our roles • Employee • Colleague • Customer • Prospective Customer • Family member • Myself • Anonymous Business equates to confidential Personal equates to confidential Prospective & anonymous equates to shared

  19. Application • May be shared or personal • Configuration

  20. Data • Business – confidential • Personal – private • Who do you trust with your data? • What data is yours? • Profiling

  21. Presentation/DeliveryUltra Light Work • For me to be able to work I just need a reasonably maintained PC and my work one time PIN generator • This gives me access to a virtual private network (VPN) or to a virtual work station • A great mobile solution providing there is some hardware to use (and no key loggers)

  22. Presentation/DeliveryMobile Devices for Nomads • Basic phone & text (text based services) • Email client • Internet – iPhone impact • Storage – 8Gb phones (5 films @ 1.5 Gb!) • Camera • Location / GPS / co-location • Geiger counter • Projector • Keyboard • Power • Identity Just enough real estate to do the job Cheap enough for the mass market

  23. Presentation/DeliveryI Just Want • Can I use devices provided • In a hotel • On a plane • On a train?? • In a coffee shop • In a bookstore?? I don’t bring my own media

  24. Presentation/DeliveryIf I’m Shopping • Some of my own data is useful • Shopping lists • Cupboard & fridge contents • Comparative prices

  25. Presentation/DeliveryShopping Offers If the store knows that I am shopping it could... • Pre-pack my basic shop • Prepare my basic shop while I look for other stuff • Personalise offers • Allow me to browse the store from the trolley or in store • Pre-order to collect...

  26. Can I Be Anonymous Ever Again? ? • There are some simple common themes • Role and identity • Application • Data • Much of what is happening today ties these together

  27. Other Consolidation • Cash cards and pre-payment • Cards and tickets • Media and solid state memory • USB Sticks and secure storage

  28. Current Industry Trends • MESH • The view of central infrastructure will continue be virtualised away from the hardware and the applications • End user hardware will continue to evolve and increase in functionality • Decrease in hardware costs will enable wider use of IT based services • Standard based environments for automated maintenance • Embedded computing will increase • We will see some limited function operating systems • Limited function languages being used to deliver niche application functionality

  29. So What? • As an Architect you have a key role • Infrastructure maturity • Mature in the data centre • Still immature almost every where else • One Certainty – it’s going to continue to evolve

  30. What Will Persist • Identity • Roles change • Data • The Key • Applications and Presentation/Delivery will continue to evolve Step back and look forward

  31. References My email • ian.race@dsl.pipex.com Sites • www.azulsystems.com • www.cohesiveft.com • www.paremus.com • www.mesh.com • www.economist.com • Feb 16-22 issue • March 8-14 issue • April 12-18 issue

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