Consolidation And The Enterprise

Ohio Digital Government Summit: Consolidation And The Enterprise Mark Stevanovich EMC Federal Client Services 5 October 2004

Consolidation And The Enterprise Why Consolidate Lower TCO Simplified management Better storage utilization Improve productivity App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data Network

Consolidation And The Enterprise From Local To Global Mindset What connects our different agencies? How can we leverage resources in a way that makes sense? How do we get out of a point solution mindset? How can I be sure that my consolidation efforts are comprehensive? How do I adopt an Enterprise Strategy?

Consolidation And The Enterprise Thoughtful Consolidation Protected Leveraging storage and network infrastructure Disaster proof –Direct –Indirect

Consolidation And The Enterprise Why Consolidate Opportunity to: –Gain control –Fix mistakes –Expand enterprise potential –Enhance Service Levels for customers App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data App Data Network

Consolidation And The Enterprise Prioritize or Align - People - Processes - Technology PEOPLE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROCESSES Prioritized or Tiered Consolidation - Realizes Efficiencies - Protects Data Accordingly - Leverages Resources Enterprise Considerations INFORMATION

Consolidation And The Enterprise Storage Systems Test Dev Operational‘Too Soon to Archive’Archive time Information Lifecycle Management Data Value Enterprise Midrange Serial ATA Archive B/R

Consolidation And The Enterprise Criticality Level RTO (Availability) RPO (Data Loss) CharacteristicSystem/Data Requirement System Sensitivity MCC I~0 Systems/Data that directly support the organization High confidentiality, high integrity and high availability High MCC II< 12 Hours< 12 hours Systems/Data that indirectly support the organization High confidentiality, high integrity and moderate availability High- Medium MCC III< 5 Days All other Systems/Data High confidentiality, low integrity and low availability Medium- Low MCC Levels

Consolidation And The Enterprise Tier MCC II/III Tier MCC I/II Test Develop Create ‘Too Soon to Archive’ Archive time Data Value Operational Enterprise Midrange Serial ATA Archive B/R Information Lifecycle Management and MCC

Consolidation And The Enterprise MCC I/II Test Dev Operational time Information Lifecycle Management and MCC Data Value Enterprise B/R

Consolidation And The Enterprise MCC III MCC I/II Test Dev Operational‘Too Soon to Archive’Archive time Information Lifecycle Management and MCC Data Value Enterprise Midrange Serial ATA Archive B/R

Consolidation And The Enterprise Benefits of Consolidation Save money Protect data efficiently with an Enterprise Approach Data archival Centrally manage systems Easy data recovery process Flexible and scalable architecture

Consolidation And The Enterprise Lessons Learned Do it right the first time. –Assess your environment. People Processes Technology Consider the resources of others. Technology alone will not solve all of your problems. Prioritize, prioritize, prioritize….

Consolidation And The Enterprise Ohio Digital Government Summit: Consolidation Q&A Session Mark Stevanovich – Charles F. Gerhards – 5 October 2004

Consolidation And The Enterprise