Marie-France Gauthier Chief, Forecast Operations CIS IICWG, October, 2007 NAIS Production System

NAIS Production System Project Brief Outline Background Project Activities Accomplishments / Results Next Steps

Background Creation of NAIS in 2003 – NAIS I NAIS IV – Common Production System NAIS Action 4-7: Establish a project with the goal of implementing a common NAIS production system within two years, through adoption or adaptation of existing NAIS IT technologies. The common production system must at minimum meet current NAIS client requirements in a non-disruptive fashion, and should be positioned to respond to anticipated future requirements.

Project Activities 2 Meetings –November – CIS –December – NIC Project Team –2 Co-Leaders –Facilitator –Recorder –IT, Ops, Science

Accomplishments/Results System Requirements –Critical, Mandatory, Desirable Hybrid of ISIS & SIPAS Option Retained NAIS Basic Data Flow – Architecture – Product Delivery Flow ArcGIS and Oracle COTS LINUX and Windows OS Resources Requirement Estimate per Major Components

Benefits and Opportunities (Anticipated) Shared Development Costs Shared Training and Procedures Robust Business Continuity Common Products for End Users Support Work Alignment International Partnerships

NAIS V Breakout Groups Discussion –Project Management/Decision-Making –Resources Staffing & Funding –Analysis Work Flow Integrated environment (database) vs. independent with reconciliation of the work at some time interval –Technical High availability (e.g. 99% uptime)

Next Steps Project Manager (PM) - Essential –Project Charter & TOR –Functional & Technical Accountabilities Funding –Cost Benefit Analysis –Capital/External Partnership Timeline –PM by March 2008

Questions? ISIS SIPAS NAIS