1. Teresa Shibao Westnet 26-June-2005
Directory Services
Teresa Shibao
Westnet
26-June-2005

2. How do we bring together many databases and directory services throughout UCAR/NCAR/UOP to provide:
Highly availability
Authoritative sources
Extensible
Available to applications ( clients, forms, other databases)
Secure
Accurate data
Immediate updates
Platform independence (MAC, Unix, Windows)
Easy to Use
Single location for user access
Maintainable

3. “People” Information Complete name Office phone number Email address
Fax number
Location (bldg/room/mail stop)
Home page URL
Job title
Scientist number
User name
Lab /Division /Program
Supervisor
Status

4. Current Model
Directory Info
Directory Info
Directory Info

5. Distributed Model Database View Directory Info Directory Info

6. Centralized Model
Directory Info
Centralized Database

7. Previous attempts have made some progress…
Diagramed work flows and improved or automated a few processes
LDAP tests and limited roll out
Conducted interviews of division representatives to bring their needs into view
Created report of recommendations for an improved directory service

10. Why wasn’t the recommendation implemented?
Employee resources were not made available to work on the project
No budget for the project
Politics
Resistance to change
Control issues

11. * From Gartner Group

12. Will we will implement a central directory this time?
More buy-in from authoritative database owners
Better representation within the organization – Advisory Committee for Central Infrastructure Service (ACCIS)
Formal central service proposal process
More support from management

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