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by Prentice Hall IT INFRASTRUCTURE The Cost of Storing Data Declines Exponentially,1950–2004 Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Figure 6-9 Source: “Exponential Growth an Illusion?: Response to Ilkka Tuomi,” by Ray Kurzweil, KurzweilAl.net, September 23, 2003. Used with permission.
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by Prentice Hall • Computer Hardware Platforms • Operating System Platforms • Enterprise Software Applications • Data Management and Storage Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS Seven Key Infrastructure Components
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Strong server market growth for 64 bit generic processors from AMD, Intel and IBM • Blade servers replace box servers • Mainframes continue as a presence working as very large servers INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS Computer Hardware Platforms (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Operating System Platforms • $100 billion annually spent in the United States • Continued dominance of Microsoft OS in the client (95%) and handheld market (45%) • Growing dominance of Linux (UNIX) in the corporate server market (85%) • Windows 2002 and 2003 Server remains strong in smaller enterprises and workgroup networks INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Enterprise Software Applications • $165 billion annually spent in the United States for basic enterprise software infrastructure • SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft (now Oracle), and Siebel dominate this market. • Middleware firms like BEA and JD Edwards serve smaller firms, and work also in the Web services space. INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • The enterprise market is consolidating around a few huge firms that have gained significant market share such as SAP and Oracle. • Microsoft is expanding into smaller firm enterprise systems where it can build on its Windows server-installed base. INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS Enterprise Software Applications (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Enterprise networking almost entirely Linux or UNIX • Cisco, Lucent, Nortel, and Juniper Networks continue to dominate networking hardware. • The telecommunications services market is highly dynamic with MCI, AT&T, and Sprint providing most trunk line services for both phone and Internet. • Growth of non-telephone Wi-Fi and Wi-Max services, and Internet telephony INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS Networking/Telecommunications Platform (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Internet Platforms • $32 billion annually spent on Internet infrastructure in the United States • Internet hardware server market concentrated in Dell, HP, and IBM • Prices falling rapidly by up to 50% in a single year for low-power servers INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Open-source Apache remains the dominant Web server software, followed by Microsoft’s IIS server. • Sun’s Java grows as the most widely used tool for interactive Web applications. • Microsoft and Sun settle a long-standing law suit and agree to support a common Java. INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS Internet Platforms (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Consulting and System Integration Services • Most firms today, even large firms, cannot develop their systems without significant outside help. • $130 billion annually spent on computer system design, and related business services like business process redesign in the United States • About 85% of business consulting in the United States involves IT business consulting. INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Integration services involves integrating data, and applications in a firm. • Connecting new applications and systems to legacy systems • IBM has transformed itself into a systems integration firm with IBM Global Services, the largest system integration firm. INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS Consulting and System Integration Services (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms The Integration of Computing and Telecommunications Platforms • Increasingly computing takes place over the network. • Client level: integration of cell phones and PDAs (Example: Palm Treo) • Television, video, and radio move toward digital production. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Server level: The integration of voice telephone and the Internet bring together two historically separate and distinct global networks. • The network in many respects is the source of computing power. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS The Integration of Computing and Telecommunications Platforms (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Grid Computing: • Involves connecting geographically remote computers into a single network capable of working in parallel on business problems that require short-term access to large computational capacity • Rather than purchase huge mainframes or super computers, firms can chain together thousands of smaller desktop clients into a single computing grid. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Most computers in the world are loafing, and at night they are sleeping. • It is estimated that from 25% - 50% of the computing power in the United States is unused. • Grid computing saves infrastructure spending, increases speed of computing, and increases the agility of firms. • Examples: Royal Dutch/Shell Group and the National Digital Mammography Archive CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Grid Computing (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms On-Demand (Utility) Computing: • Firms off-loading peak demand for computing power to remote, large-scale data processing centers • Developed by IBM, SUN, and HP • Firms pay only for the computing power they use, as with an electrical utility. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Excellent for firms with spiked demand curves caused by seasonal variations in consumer demand, e.g. holiday shopping • Example: Harry and David use IBM’s On-Demand computing • Saves firms from purchasing excessive levels of infrastructure CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS On-Demand (Utility) Computing: (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Autonomic Computing: • Computer systems (both hardware and software) have become so complex that the cost of managing them has risen. • Thirty to fifty percent of a company’s IT budget is spent preventing or recovering from system crashes. • Operator error is the most common cause of crashes. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Autonomic computing is an industry-wide effort to develop systems that can: • Configure, optimize, and tune themselves • Heal themselves when broken • Protect themselves from outside intruders and self-destruction • Example: Windows XP and Max X OS automatically download patches and updates. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Edge Computing: • Edge computing is a multitier, load-balancing scheme for Web-based applications. • Processing load is distributed closer to the user and handled by lower-cost servers. • Lowers cost of hardware CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Increases service levels • Provides firm greater flexibility in responding to service requests • Seasonal spikes in demand can be off-loaded to other edge servers. CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Edge Computing: (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Edge Computing Platform Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Figure 6-12 CONTEMPORARY HARDWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms The four major themes in contemporary software platform evolution: • Linux and open-source software • Java • Web services and service-oriented architecture • Software outsourcing CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms The Rise of Linux and Open-Source Software • Open-source software is free and can be modified by users. • Developed and maintained by a worldwide network of programmers and designers under the management of user communities CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Linux is the most widely used open-source software program. Linux is an operating system derived from Unix. • Mozilla Firefox browser and Thunderbird mail clients are the most widely used open-source applications. Others include MySQL. • IBM, HP, Intel, Dell, and Sun have adopted and support Linux. Linux is a major alternative to Windows server and even client operating systems. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS The Rise of Linux and Open-Source Software (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Java: • An operating system—Independent, processor- independent, object-oriented programming language • Applications written in Java can run on any hardware for which a Java virtual machine has been defined. • Java is embedded in PDAs, cell phones, and browsers. • Java is a leading interactive programming environment for the Web. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Java Is Everywhere
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Software for Enterprise Integration: • One of the most important software trends of the last decade is the growth of “enterprise in a box” or the purchase of enterprise-wide software systems by firms. • Rather than build all their own software on a custom basis, large firms increasingly purchase enterprise applications prewritten by specialized software firms like SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and others. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • The goal is to achieve an integrated firm-wide information environment, reduce cost, increase reliability, and to adopt business best practices which are captured by the software. • Enterprise software firms achieve economies of scale by selling the same software to hundreds of firms. • Today's enterprise systems are capable of integrating older legacy applications with newer Web-based applications. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Software for Enterprise Integration: (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Software Versus Traditional Integration Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Figure 6-13 CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS EAI software (a) creates a common platform through which all applications can freely communicate with each other. EAI requires much less programming than traditional point-to-point integration (b).
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Web Services and Service-Oriented ArchitectureWeb Services and Service-Oriented Architecture Web Services: • An alternative to enterprise systems is to use new Web-based standards to create a communication platform allowing older applications to communicate with newer applications. • Web services refers to a set of loosely coupled software components that exchange information with each other using Web communication standards and languages. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Web services permit computer programs to communicate with one another and share information without rewriting applications, or disturbing older legacy systems. • Web services are based on XML, and standards like SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI to create this communication environment. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Web Services and Service-Oriented ArchitectureWeb Services and Service-Oriented Architecture (Continued)(Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Service-Oriented Architecture • SOA refers to the use of Web services in a firm to achieve integration among disparate applications and platforms. • A firm might have applications (payroll) running on older AS400 IBM machines, IBM mainframes (customer data and inventory) and newer applications running on client/server networks. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • In SOA, these applications are integrated so that information stored on various systems can be brought together and fed into newer applications running on more contemporary equipment. • SOA is generally less expensive than rebuilding all the older applications and adopting a new enterprise wide system. CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Service-Oriented Architecture (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall How Dollar Rent a Car Uses Web Services Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Figure 6-14 CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Software OutsourcingSoftware Outsourcing • Today large and small firms purchase most of their software from outside vendors. Three kinds of outsourcing: • Purchase of software packages • Using application service providers • Custom outsourcing CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Application Service Providers: • A business that delivers and manages applications and computer services from remote computer centers to multiple users using the Internet or a private network Enterprise software packages: prewritten off-the-shelf software CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Purchase of Software Packages and Enterprise Software
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Application Service Providers: • Rather than purchase hardware and software, firms can go onto the Internet and find providers who offer the same functionality over the entertainment, and charge on a per-user or license basis. • Example: Salesforce.com provides customer relationship management and sales force management services to firms CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Purchase of Software Packages and Enterprise Software (Continued)
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Software Outsourcing of Custom Applications • A firm contracts custom software development or maintenance of existing legacy programs to outside firms, often in low-wage countries. • Example: Dow Chemical hired IBM for $1.1 billion to create an integrated communication system for 50,000 Dow employees in 63 countries. • Why would Dow not build this system itself? CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS
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by Prentice Hall Changing Sources of Firm Software Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Figure 6-15 CONTEMPORARY SOFTWARE PLATFORM TRENDS Sources: BEA National Income and Product Accounts, Forrester Research, December 2003; eMarketer Inc., “IT Spending 2004,” www.emarketer.com; and author estimates.
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by Prentice Hall MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Management Opportunities: Because of changes in hardware and software platforms, firms face significant new opportunities to obtain hardware and software capabilities that are more reliable, less costly, and more flexible than in the past.
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by Prentice Hall MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Management Challenges: • Making wise infrastructure investments • Choosing and coordinating infrastructure components • Dealing with infrastructure change • Management and governance
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by Prentice Hall MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Solution Guidelines: • Consider your strategic situation • Start out small, develop one module at a time • Consider the total cost of ownership Figure 6-16, “Competitive Forces Model for IT infrastructure” illustrates six strategic factors you should consider when making infrastructure decisions
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Competitive Forces Model for IT Infrastructure Figure 6-16 MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms • Experiment with new technologies on a smaller scale before taking up a large-scale infrastructure project. MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS Starting out small:
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by Prentice Hall Management Information SystemsManagement Information Systems Chapter 6Chapter 6 IT Infrastructure and PlatformsIT Infrastructure and Platforms Total cost of ownership of technology assets: When calculating the costs of systems, be sure to include all the costs: • Hardware acquisition • Software acquisition • Installation • Training • Support • Maintenance • Infrastructure requirements • Downtime • Space and energy MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND SOLUTIONS
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