管理信息系统mis9_ch06_ppt
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Chapter IT Infrastructure and
Platforms
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OBJECTIVES
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•Define IT infrastructure and describe the
components and levels of IT infrastructure
•Identify and describe the stages of IT
infrastructure evolution
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•Identify and describe the technology drivers of IT infrastructure evolution
OBJECTIVES (Continued)
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•Assess contemporary computer hardware
platform trends
•Assess contemporary software platform trends
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•Evaluate the challenges of managing IT
infrastructure and management solutions
•Challenge:fragmented, high-cost IT
i f l d d k d
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IT Infrastructure and Platforms
Hong Kong’s New World Telecommunications Case
infrastructure slowed down market and customer response times
•Solutions:integrated storage area network to enable the flow of information among different types and brands of computer servers
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•Reduce number of servers from 107 to 70
•Illustrates the importance of IT infrastructure for achieving business objectives
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Defining IT Infrastructure
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I l d h d ft d i
•Includes hardware, software, and services • A set of physical devices and software applications that are required to operate the entire enterprise
•Your firm is largely dependent on its infrastructure for delivering services to customers employees and
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delivering services to customers, employees, and suppliers.
•You can think of infrastructure as digital plumbing, but its much more than that!
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
The Connection between the Firm, IT Infrastructure, and
Business Capabilities Management Information Systems
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Figure 6-1
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Levels of IT Infrastructure
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Three major levels of infrastructure:
•Public
E t i
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•Enterprise •Business unit
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Levels of IT Infrastructure
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Figure 6-2