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5-2 THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF A SOLID MIS INFRASTRUCTURE  MIS infrastructure – Includes the plans for how a firm will build, deploy, use, and share its data, processes, and MIS assets Hardware Software Network Client Server

5-3 SUPPORTING OPERATIONS: INFORMATION MIS INFRASTRUCTURE  Backup and recovery plan  Disaster recovery plan  Business continuity plan

5-4 BACKUP AND RECOVERY PLAN  Backup – An exact copy of a system’s information  Recovery – The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure Fault tolerance Failover Failback

5-5 BACKUP AND RECOVERY PLAN  Disaster recovery plan - A detailed process for recovering information or an IT system in the event of a catastrophic disaster such as a fire or flood  Disaster recovery cost curve - Charts (1) the cost to the organization of the unavailability of information and technology and (2) the cost to the organization of recovering from a disaster over time

5-6 BACKUP AND RECOVERY PLAN  Hot site - A separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately after a disaster and resume business  Cold site - A separate facility that does not have any computer equipment, but is a place where employees can move after a disaster  Warm site – A separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and configuration

5-7 BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLAN  Business continuity planning (BCP) - A plan for how an organization will recover and restore partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after a disaster or extended disruption Emergency notification services

5-8 SUPPORTING CHANGE: AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE  Characteristics of an agile MIS infrastructure Accessibility Availability Maintainability Portability Reliability Scalability Usability

5-9 MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT  Moore’s Law - Refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months  Sustainable, or “green,” MIS - Describes the production, management, use, and disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment  Corporate social responsibility - Companies’ acknowledged responsibility to society

5-10 MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT Three Primary Side Effects Of Businesses’ Expanded Use Of Technology

5-11 SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT: SUSTAINABLE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE  The components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure include Grid computing Cloud computing Virtualized computing

5-12 GRID COMPUTING  Grid computing - A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem

5-13 CLOUD COMPUTING  Cloud computing - Refers to the use of resources and applications hosted remotely on the Internet

5-14 VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING  Virtualization - Creates multiple “virtual” machines on a single computing device

5-15 VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING  Data center – A facility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems  Sustainable data centers Reduces carbon emissions Reduces required floor Space Chooses Geographic location