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CHAPTER OVERVIEW
Chapter 5
SECTION 5.1
MIS Infrastructures
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Chapter 5
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THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF A
SOLID MIS INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 5
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THE BUSINESS BENEFITS
OF A SOLID MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5
Supporting operations
Information MIS infrastructure
Supporting change
Agile MIS Infrastructure
Supporting the environment
Sustainable MIS infrastructure
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SUPPORTING OPERATIONS:
INFORMATION MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 5
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Backup and Recovery Plan
Chapter 5
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Backup and Recovery Plan
Chapter 5
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Backup and Recovery Plan
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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 configuration
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Business Continuity Plan
Chapter 5
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
services
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SUPPORTING CHANGE:
AGILE MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 5
Characteristics of an agile MIS infrastructure
Accessibility
Availability
Maintainability
Portability
Reliability
Scalability
Usability
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Accessibility
Chapter 5
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Availability
Chapter 5
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Maintainability
Chapter 5
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Portability
Chapter 5
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Reliability
Chapter 5
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Scalability
Chapter 5
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Chapter 5
SECTION 5.2
Building Sustainable
MIS Infrastructures
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Chapter 5
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MIS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 5
Moores 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
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MIS AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 5
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Increased Electronic Waste
Chapter 5
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Increased Energy
Consumption
Chapter 5
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Increased Carbon
Emissions
Chapter 5
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SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT:
SUSTAINABLE MIS
INFRASTRUCTURE
Chapter 5
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Grid Computing
Chapter 5
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Cloud Computing
Chapter 5
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Cloud Computing
Chapter 5
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Virtualized Computing
Chapter 5
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Virtualized Computing
Chapter 5
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