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Chapter 5 discusses the importance of a solid Management Information Systems (MIS) infrastructure, including components such as hardware, software, and networks, as well as the roles of enterprise architects. It outlines critical plans for backup, recovery, and disaster recovery, emphasizing the need for business continuity and sustainable practices in MIS. The chapter also highlights the impact of technology on the environment and introduces concepts like cloud computing and virtualization as part of sustainable MIS infrastructure.

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m is Infrastructure

Chapter 5 discusses the importance of a solid Management Information Systems (MIS) infrastructure, including components such as hardware, software, and networks, as well as the roles of enterprise architects. It outlines critical plans for backup, recovery, and disaster recovery, emphasizing the need for business continuity and sustainable practices in MIS. The chapter also highlights the impact of technology on the environment and introduces concepts like cloud computing and virtualization as part of sustainable MIS infrastructure.

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THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF A

SOLID
MIS INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5
• 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

• Enterprise Architect—Is a person grounded


in technology, fluent in business, and able to
provide the important bridge between MIS and
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SUPPORTING OPERATIONS:
INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5

• 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

• Companies should choose a backup and 5-2


SUPPORTING OPERATIONS:
INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5

• Disaster 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 5-3
SUPPORTING OPERATIONS:
INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5

• Disaster 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 info and technology and (2)
the cost to the organization of recovering
from a disaster over time
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INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5

• 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 Service—An


infrastructure built for notifying people in
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SUPPORTING CHANGE:
AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 5
• Accessibility—Refers to the varying levels that
define what a user can access, view, or perform
when operating a system
 Administrator Access—Unrestricted access to the
entire system.
• Availability—Time frames when the system is
operational
 Unavailable—Time frames when a system is not
operating and cannot be used
 High availability—System is continuously operational
at all times
• Maintainability—How quickly a system can
transform to support environmental changes 5-6
SUPPORTING CHANGE:
AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 5

• Portability—The ability of an application to


operate on different devices or software
platforms
• Reliability—Ensures a system is functioning
correctly and providing accurate information
• Scalability—How well a system can scale
up, or adapt to the increased demands
of growth

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SUPPORTING CHANGE:
AGILE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 5

• Performance—Measures how quickly a


system performs a process or transaction
• Capacity planning—Determines future
environmental infrastructure requirements to
ensure high-quality system performance
• Usability—The degree to which a system is
easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to
use

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MIS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT Chapter 5

• Moore’s Law—Refers to how 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 5-9
MIS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT Chapter 5
• Increased Electronic Waste
 Ewaste—Refers to discarded, obsolete, or
broken electronic devices
 Sustainable MIS Disposal—Refers to the
safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of
their life cycle
• Increased Energy Consumption
 The energy consumed by a computer is
estimated to produce as much as 10 percent
of the amount of carbon dioxide produced
by an automobile
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MIS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT Chapter 5

• Increased Carbon Emissions


 The major human-generated greenhouse
gases, such as carbon emissions from
energy use, are very likely responsible for
the increases in climatic temperature over
the past half a century
 When left on continuously, a single desktop
computer and monitor can consume at least
100 watts of power per hour

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SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT:
SUSTAINABLE MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5

• Grid Computing—A collection of computers,


often geographically dispersed, that are
coordinated to solve a common problem

• Cloud Computing—Refers to the use of


resources and applications hosted remotely
on the Internet
 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

 Software as a Service (SaaS)

 Platform as a Service (PaaS)


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SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT:
SUSTAINABLE MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5

• Virtualization—Creates multiple “virtual”


machines on a single computing device
• 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

 5-13

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