DAY 5

A study tour to Data Centre in Groningen. Where the Data for Different Companies stores their data at the Campus of Groningen University and Hanze University. Dat centre have mare than 1000 servers with differnt information. The Centre is located in two different bulding locations but with same information stored in it.

Kind of System their using are more advanced and with Large storage Capacity. Some of the Systems that they are using:-Sun Mail Systems :-for managing mails of companyies hosting their email server at the Data store center, Website systems-for managing website contents, Calculation Systems: Used for calculations purpose as Statistical manipulation done by some companies. Vmware Systems 6.0:- Used to support Vmware environment within the hosting server that contain Vmware applications. Supper Computers( IBM Blue Gese/p): Which allows multiple operation to done by many user at same time.EMC Software

Some of the Company/Instution hosting their information at data store centre: Groningen University, Hanze University, Hospitals,Internet.Current the Data Store center is runing a New project called Target Project sponsored by IBM .

Observation: A well organized and Document Data Store Centre , With reliable Cooling Systems, Good Fire extinguisher System in case of fire,Good Internet connect at 2*20Gb,Data store management Systems to report all activities or faults within the Data Centre.

Conclussion: TPSC at least should implement Desktop Management System to monitor the system we have,like IGEL systems, Install standby generator for ComputerLab and Servers. Investing in companies with High speed of internnet Connection. TPSC should improve Colling system within the Server and Labs, More advanced server should be purchase in order to implement E-Learning

Who to implement: ICT personel should be responsible for implemating of the suggested technogy and full supported by TPSC Management on the new requirements.