...Managed Service Provider Migration | Student Name: | xxxxxxx | Degree Program: | Bachelor of Science IT, Network Emphasis | Student Mentor Name: | xxxxxxxx | Table of Contents Capstone Introduction 1 Review of Other Work 3 Project Rationale 8 Systems Analysis and Methodology 10 Goals and Objectives 14 Project Deliverables 16 Project Plan and Timelines 21 Project Development 22 Accomplishments 26 Conclusion 26 References 28 Appendix: 29 Capstone Introduction With the rising costs of running a business and the goals to increase profits, organizations are constantly looking at ways to reduce operating expenses. In the technology realm of an organization, reduction of costs can be achieved by streamlining processes and automation. Another option that can be explored within organizations to reduce costs is the outsourcing of their technology departments to a manage service provider. Organizations are looking into options to utilize technology to reduce costs by migrating their technology to a 3rd party to managed their infrastructure. Concordia is mid-sized bank based out of California that has a wide area network consisting of 125 branch offices spread out through California and the surrounding states. Concordia has implemented a project to get out of the information technology area so that they can focus on their core principles of the banking industry. Concordia preferred to leave the technical part of their infrastructure to the experts. The executives...
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...responsible for managing “the water resources of California in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the State's people, and to protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.” (http://www.water.ca.gov/about/mission.cfm) In late 2009 the Department of Water Resources (DWR) launched a multi-million dollar project to build a modernized IT infrastructure that is to house several of the California Natural Resources Agency’s (CNRA) commissions and conservatories. This project would make DWR a certified tier III data center. There are only four tier III data centers currently operating in California. The project was broken into two phases; the first was the build-out of the IT infrastructure, and the second phase is the migration and consolidation of the various agencies computer rooms and data centers. The first phase was completed in early 2011 and consisted of: * Better performance. New servers boost performance of key business solutions and applications by up to four times while enabling system engineers to keep computer intensive workloads in-house. * Consolidated IT. The new infrastructure provides four times the capacity of new business solutions while reducing the server footprint by two-thirds, cutting power consumption by 40 percent, and decreasing cooling requirements by 50 percent. * Reduced operating expenses. The IT group has avoided USD 2.2 million in maintenance costs alone and reduced overall...
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...ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming) ABAP Workbench The ABAP Workbench component is a fully-fledged development environment for applications in the ABAP language. With it, you can create, edit, test, and organize application developments. It is fully integrated in the R/3 Basis system and, like other R/3 applications, is itself written in ABAP. Application Servers R/3 programs run on application servers. They are an important component of the R/3 System. The following sections describe application servers in more detail. Structure of an Application Server The application layer of an R/3 System is made up of the application servers and the message server. Application programs in an R/3 System are run on application servers. The application servers communicate with the presentation components, the database, and also with each other, using the message server. The following diagram shows the structure of an application server: [pic] The individual components are: Work Processes An application server contains work processes, which are components that can run an application. Each work process is linked to a memory area containing the context of the application being run. The context contains the current data for the application program. This needs to be available in each dialog step. Dispatcher Each application server contains a dispatcher. The dispatcher is the link between the work processes and the users logged onto the application server. Its...
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...11 Identifying the best candidates for virtualization 12 Extending insights with data visualization 12 The confluence of discovery analytics and human analysis 15 Conclusion 16 For more information Introduction An intimate knowledge of IT assets and dependencies has always been imperative to mitigating the risk of data center migrations and improving the resiliency of the IT environment. But the IT discovery process can be slow, costly and prone to error. And for all their value in helping organizations determine where and how to plan a migration or improve IT resiliency, traditional asset inventories and dependency maps provide only part of the picture. With modern IT infrastructures an intricate web of interdependencies, uncovering the total IT environment, including the logical relationships between physical, virtual and cloud elements, has never been more important—or more complex. IBM’s analytics for logical dependency mapping, ALDM, reengineers the IT discovery process to provide a more complete and accurate view of the IT infrastructure. It is designed to facilitate data center migration planning but also provide insights for companies looking to optimize or improve the resiliency of their IT environment. Developed by IBM Research, ALDM uses analytics and advanced mathematical modeling to simplify IT inventories and dependency mapping, while...
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...Migration has been significantly reshaping the traditional social and economic structures of rural communities of this country. The livelihood activities of rural families are no longer confined to farming and are increasingly being diversified through rural-to-urban and international migration. With the development of trade and industry and the awareness produced by the mass media, rural poor are shifting towards the urban areas in order to improve their living standards and to search for better livelihood opportunities. The lack of employment opportunities in the rural areas and better employment prospects and infrastructure facilities in the urban areas motivate people to migrate to urban areas. In the rural areas, sluggish agricultural growth and limited development of the rural non-farm sector raises the incidence of rural poverty, unemployment and underemployment. Moreover, absence of non-farm employment, low agricultural production has resulted in a growth of seasonal migration. Seasonal migration is the migration for a limited period of the year when no farming activity is underway. As most of the high productivity activities are located in the urban areas, people from rural areas move towards town or cities with a hope to grab diversified livelihood opportunities. Migration primarily occurs due to disparities in regional development. The causes of migration are usually explained by using two broad categories, namely, push and pull factors. Studies conducted in...
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...Vendor Assessment 3) Perform Preliminary Migration Planning 4) Manage the Migration - Pre-Migration Planning -Migrate to Cloud Based Infrastructure -Decommission Legacy systems - Optimize for the Cloud - Maintain and Improve 5) Formalize Architecture Review Board process - Profile IT Systems -Review Business Impact Analysis -Formalize Future State Architecture 6) Manage Vendor Selection / Contracting -Develop Detailed requirements - Release RFPs and evaluate CSPs -Selects CSPs and Establish Contracts 7) Manage Enterprise Cloud Migration and Modernization -optimize re-architect systems for the cloud - monitor performance and service levels - Use cloud Maturity Model to evaluate Organizations and Improve Manage the Migration Key Activities Determine authority, scope and goals of the ARB (or review and update if already established) Formalize and document processes and procedures for the HUD Architecture Review Board (ARB) Establish governance structure to review modernization projects and determine alignment with cloud migration efforts and alignment with business impacts/needs Oversee vendor selection process and contract establishment Oversee cloud migration activities • Re-prioritize initiatives based on business needs, IT constraints, and security level • Review cost / benefit analysis for cloud migration initiatives • Review initiative specific migration plans • Oversee initiative migration activities • Monitor cloud service provider...
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...FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MINNA, NIGER STATE SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TOPIC: URBANIZATION IN AFRICA BY: SOLOMON T. JOHNSON 2012/1/41096MT COURSE: URBAN PLANNING SUBMITTED TO: DR. DUKIYA ABSTRACT Africa is urbanizing fast. Its rate of urbanization soared from 15 percent in 1960 to 40 percent in 2010, and is projected to reach 60 percent in 2050 (UN Habitat 2010). Urban populations in Africa are expected to triple in the next 50 years, changing the profile of the region, and challenging policy makers to harness urbanization for sustainable and inclusive growth. Although many have written about the phenomena, what is clear to us is that is impossible to deal with Africa’s growth and poverty challenges without managing urbanization. Urbanization is not a subȬ plot, but rather the main policy narrative for Africa. URBANIZATION IN AFRICA Challenges and Opportunities: Africa is urbanizing fast. Its rate of urbanization soared from 15 percent in 1960 to 40 percent in 2010, and is projected to reach 60 percent in 2050 (UN Habitat 2010). Urban populations in Africa are expected to triple in the next 50 years, changing the profile of the region, and challenging policy makers to harness urbanization for sustainable and inclusive growth. Although many have written about the phenomena, what is clear to us is that is impossible to deal with Africa’s growth and poverty challenges without managing urbanization...
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...Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable resources of computing that can spontaneously be provisioned and released with reduced management effort or service provider interaction (Mell and Grance, 2011: 2). This paper will focus on a project dealing with migration of an IT company to the cloud. As a project manager it is essential to keep an eye on what is happening during the project and foreseeing the general procurement of that newly remotely hosted service. Project Scope It is worth in noting that the strategy for acquiring cloud migration services should align with the strategy of the Federal Data center consolidation initiative. This project's overall goal is to implement the migration of workloads and the applications to the cloud, including the provision of cloud service environment which is essential. To achieve the objective, the cloud migration services must comply with the applicable business, technical, security, management, and administrative objectives. There is a need to align therefore the cloud migration services with the aims of an enterprise delivery model and support the ability to deliver future sustainable services to the clients. The project in progress is supposed to be coherent with the business objectives such as: i. Providing all the necessary support for...
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...connection by mobile workers to your corporate network without the need for a virtual private network (VPN) • Faster file downloads for branch office users • Dedicated features, such as Direct Access and BranchCach, aimed specifically at maximizing the synergy between Windows Server 2008 clients to enable powerful remote access capabilities Migration steps are different based on the server role or the applications to be migrated. There is no single step to migrate all types of server roles or applications, hence there are quite a lot of factors we will need to consider. A typical migration process involves clean installation of the operating system, installation of server roles, move data and settings from source to destination new server and point the clients to the new server. Microsoft has tons of tools available to ensure a smooth migration. These tools will help speed up the deployment of Windows Server 2008 in your existing infrastructure, by ensuring that your network infrastructure and existing hardware are supported and by providing recommendations on a successful migration. Generally there are two stages involved for the migration: Planning and implementing. For planning, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning provides an...
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...Question 2.2 Project Scope Checklist for AET Data Centre Migration 1. Project Objectives 1. Implementing the migration of a large data centre to a new office location 2. At a cost of $80 000 to $90 000 including the infrastructure upgrade of the new site. 2. Deliverables 1. Fully functional data centre with raised floor within agreed time limit. 2. Insure remote disaster “HOT” site for full functionality. 3. No downtime. 4. Switchover approval from functional departments. 3. Milestones 1. Handover of renovated building within 20 days. 2. Approval of the construction of raised floor and infrastructure within 2 days. 3. Ventilation system within 1 week. 4. Installation of new racks within 3 weeks. 5. Power supply within 5 days. 6. Install data cables within 1 week. 7. Batteries fully charge within 2 days. 8. Install test servers within 1 week. 9. Sign of primary system check within 1 day. 10. Move all network components to new data centre within 2 days. 11. Deliveries 1. Ventilation system deliveries lead time 3 weeks. 2. Racks lead time 2 weeks. 3. Power supplies and data cables lead time 1 week. 4. Technical requirements 1. Ventilation system to maintain ambient temperatures of 67⁰F. 2. Design new network as per specification. 3. Do power check – sufficient voltage. 4. Install test service. 5. Racks...
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...generation satellite mobile systems. Evolution to the current generation mobile networks to 3G doesn't necessarily mean seamless upgradation to the existing infrastructure to the 3G. Evolution should also be seen in context of coexistence of the 2G and 3G networks for some time, with users able to roam across the new and the old networks, able to access 3G services wherever 3G coverage is available. As mentioned before, a 3G network can have one of the 3 optional air interfaces supporting one of the two GSM MAP and IS-41 network architectures. This results in a range of choices for the existing networks to evolve/migrate towards 3G. Possible convergence of TDMA and GSM networks with EDGE adds another variable to the overall migration paths. Another variable that adds complexity to this already complex list of options is the time frames involved. By the time some of the 2.5 or 2.75G technologies go to field, we may see the emergence of 3G technologies also. So, a lot of thought regarding the costs involved, and/or the viability of 2.5G technologies like EDGE could be questioned. The same is true about the time frames of the so called "4G". Before I talk about evolution/migration paths of all the existing 2G mobile wireless technologies, let me briefly discuss the 3G network architecture and other technology factors involved in the migration to 3G. 3G Architecture The 3G network will have a layered architecture, which will enable the efficient delivery of voice and data services. A layered...
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...To what extent does rural-urban migration from the Lake Bogoria area of Kenya relate to core-periphery perceptions? Introduction Migration is an important part of human geography, and an interesting topic to study in Kenya where there is, and continues to be a sharp increase in the number of people relocating to its cities. Currently, 40% of Kenya’s population live in urban areas and this figure is expected to triple in the next 40 years (Khazan 2013). Migration has many effects on the rural and urban communities involved, as well as the environment and the rate of development of certain areas. Furthermore, migratory patterns can be useful indicators of the geography of economic opportunities within a country (Potts 2013), therefore I wish to establish exactly why people decide to migrate. My research aims to look beyond the assumptions made about the reasons behind rural-urban migration in Kenya and relate the push and pull factors of migration to the core-periphery concept. I wish to find what the people of Lake Bogoria think about urban and rural areas, and where perceptions of these areas are derived from. It is important to carry out research in this field in order to obtain an idea of future migration patterns in Kenya and the reasons shaping them. A recent article (Khazan 2013) reporting of Kenyan migrants taking their cows with them to the city has sparked an idea that there is perhaps a blend in the boundaries between the urban core and rural periphery. Lake...
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...Article Review JR Powell CMGT/445 March 24, 2013 Dr. Steve Powelson Summary The article I chose to read about was IaaS Cloud Architecture: From Virtualized Datacenters to Federated Cloud Infrastructures by Rafael Moreno-Vozmediano, Rubén S. Montero, and Ignacio M. Llorente. The purpose of the article was to highlight the evolution of cloud infrastructures, particularly infrastructure as a service. The article discusses the advantages of using a federated cloud infrastructure to allow more flexibility and gain more control over business virtualized server environments. Virtualized data centers were limited in customer controls and monitoring of business systems in these virtualized environments, and limited those virtualized environments to specific geographically located data centers for hosting. Federated cloud infrastructures would allow businesses to span their virtualized server across many datacenters regardless of location and allow more control over VM resources and system monitoring. Furthermore, VM’s could be migrated to other hosted data centers with little or no risk of data loss during complex migration processes. Critique Although the article does a good job of explaining cloud infrastructures it doesn’t accurately identify the variation of controls and services that cloud hosts provide for virtualized services including difference in cost. Currently my company uses Tierpoint and Greenhouse for hosted services. Tierpoint offers excellent support and solid...
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...In the grade 8 results for push and pull factors, employment, climate and family connections were the most common reasons for international migration with numbers of 25, 21 and 15 respectively. However, when all migration to Australia is considered, then the three most popular push and pull factors are employment, education and quality of life (climate, atmosphere etc). With internal migration in grade 8 families, the three most common push and pull factors for change of state were employment, family connections and other; with results of 33, 20 and 17 respectively. When all of Australia's internal migration is taken into consideration, the three most common reasons for change of state are employment, climate and educational services. According to Year 8’s results, 107 people have internally migrated between states in Australia. Our data shows that this is 27 more people than those who have internationally migrated to Australia. This means that 80 people from our year 8 families have internationally migrated to this country. Australia's population growth has been slow and consistent for the last five years, with a growth of 1.8% every...
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...other countries in the OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), as well as levels of resource use and per capita energy consumption ( Sustainable Futures: Linking Population, Resources and the Environment). In Australia, the rate of population growth has increased since the mid 2000s, causes are net overseas migration and natural increase with an average of one birth every minute and 45 seconds. However overseas migration is the main contributor, making up about 60% of population growth. In 2011, Australia's population increased to over 22 million people and (http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/3105.0.65.001) each year in Australia the population increases by about 400,000 people (http://www.tai.org.au/sites/defualt/files/Population%20Paper%20FINAL.pdf)....
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