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Spring 2014 Technology Product Roadmap

Spring 2014 Technology Product Roadmap. Prepared for Department of Social Services by Cindy Berberich and Janet Beach Presented June 3, 2014. The Product Roadmaps. Found at … http://www.vita.virginia.gov/itpartnership/default.aspx?id=12740. ROADMAPS

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Spring 2014 Technology Product Roadmap

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  1. Spring 2014Technology Product Roadmap Prepared for Department of Social Services by Cindy Berberich and Janet Beach Presented June 3, 2014

  2. The Product Roadmaps • Found at … http://www.vita.virginia.gov/itpartnership/default.aspx?id=12740 ROADMAPS • IBM Mainframe Services Product Roadmap   • Unisys Mainframe Services Product Roadmap   • Messaging-Directory Services Product Roadmap   • Network Operations Services Product Roadmap    • Security Services Product Roadmap *  • Server Services Product Roadmap    • End User Services Product Roadmap • COV Agency-Supported Software   ______________ * Request via agency ISO

  3. Product Roadmap – Overview • How to Read the Roadmap (Illustration intended for use as sample only. Data above not reflective of most recent status) Transitional period Obsolete Period: Strategic/ Availability Date Static Period Product Roadmap denotes forecasted lifecycles for specific products

  4. Roadmap – End User ServicesImportant Desktop Milestones: April 2014 • Windows XP • Now obsolete • Mitigation supported until Q1 2015 with Secured Workstation service • Windows 8 • Tablets Only* • Fujitsu Stylistic Q702 • Available for agency testing on other form factors Q3 2014. * Looking at adding tablet options

  5. Roadmap – End User ServicesImportant Desktop Milestones: April 2014 • Internet Explorer - DSS is currently on Version 8 • Version 10 beginning enterprise deployment • Version 11 in discovery • Office • DSS is currently on Office 2007 • Version 2010 beginning enterprise deployment • WR DSS-3551 for Shared Sites • Version 2013 limited to touch enabled Windows 8 tablet devices. • WR DSS-3986 for Shared Sites

  6. Roadmap – Future of Mobile • Blackberry and Cellular • Enterprise Handheld Service • AirWatch (replacement for Good Technology) • now available for Apple iOS and Android phones • Commonwealth-owned versus BYOD is an agency decision • Plan to move Good users to AirWatch in 2014 • Blackberry Devices • Current BES 5 service reaches EOL Q3 2015 • Your agency has approximately 224 Blackberry devices • How is your agency using Blackberry’s today? • What are challenges of moving to AirWatch? • Is there any support needed by VITA? • What are agency BYOD plans?

  7. Roadmap – Messaging and Directory Services • Meetings and Instant Messaging • MS Office versions through 2007 provided LiveMeeting for meetings and Office Communicator for instant messaging • Office Communicator obsolete Q4 2014 • Office 2010 and beyond offer Lync instead. • Migration to Lync will begin in Q3 2014

  8. Roadmap – Messaging and Directory Services • Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) going through an upgrade now • Exchange 2010 • Mainstream support runs through January 2015 • NG to assess next version of Exchange to deploy in 2014 • Evaluation to determine what future version of Exchange will be migrated to • Active Directory (AD) • Windows Server 2008 reaches EOL Q1 2015 • No transition path at this time • RightFax • EOL Q4 2014 • Looking at upgrade paths

  9. Roadmap – Messaging and Directory Services • Optional services • Secure Email (based on CRES) • Email Data Loss Protection • Hosted Mail Archiving (HMA) • WCS (aka SharePoint 2013) • SharePoint 2013 covered under managed support until April 2018

  10. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 • Server Operating Systems • MS Server • Version 2000, EOL July 2011 • Version 2003, obsolete Q3 2015 • Version 2008 and 2012, available now _________________________________________ Note: • Strategic MS Server versions 2008 & 2012 are both 64 bit only. • Migration from 2003 may require physical server upgrade.

  11. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS Server Summary by OS Type

  12. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 • Databases • MS SQL Server • Version 2000, obsolete Q2 2013 • Version 2005, begin to transition 2014 Q2 • Version 2012, available now • Oracle • Version 10.x, obsolete Q3 2013 • Solaris • Version 9, obsolete Q4 2014

  13. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS – Microsoft SQL 2005 Servers Note: Needs upgrade to SQL 2012

  14. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS – Microsoft 2008 SQL (includes desktop instances)

  15. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS – Microsoft 2008 SQL (includes desktop instances)

  16. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS – Microsoft 2012 SQL (includes desktop instances)

  17. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS Oracle Servers

  18. Roadmap –Server ServicesImportant Server Milestones: April 2014 DSS Solaris Servers

  19. Mainframe • MVS Operating system z/OS 2.1 • Next release planned December 2014 • DB2 Version 10 • Planned for end of June 2014; potential to push out to 3Q14 (only impacts DSS, SCB, and VEC) • Physical tape removed October 2013. • Unisys Database System • VMAX install June 8, 2014 • DLM 2200 to be retired

  20. Storage Infrastructure • Gen1 to UCS at CESC virtual environment • Updated hardware platform utilizing Cisco UCS servers  • Improved scalability in Memory and Computing (CPU) capacity • 10 gig NICs, UCS Fabric Inner Connects with 2x8GB connections back to directors • Increased performance to SAN core switches  • Latest versions of VMware software ESXi 5.1 • Highly scalable and reliable env; increases virtualization benefits • Storage Services Infrastructure • Replacing existing CX4-960 infrastructure at CESC with two new VMAX10K arrays (Mainframe, Servers (tier 2) and NAS) • Celera gateway infrastructure (at CESC & SWESC) to be replaced with VG8 NAS gateways. 240 CIFS File systems and 60 NFS file systems will be migrated to the new infrastructure.

  21. Feedback • Are there products that are important to DSS that we did not discuss today? • What questions or concerns does DSS have about products that are transitioning or the timelines for transition? • Please note that projects related to these transitions may be candidates for Business Requirements for Technology (BRT). • Does DSS want to be an early adopter for new products? • Are there products that DSS needs to implement on a specific timeline?

  22. Feedback VITA will be sending a survey to each of you over the next week.

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