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3. Preliminary Operations and Support Model  
3. Preliminary Operations and Support Model  
   
Master Services Agreement Operations and Support Plan
   
Scope to provide end-to-end anytime-anywhere information  
access and support. Specifically from 4CNET to desktop. 2.0/3.0/4.0
   
Proposed operational structure and how it is going to work.  
- How will an order be provisioned, installed, troubleshot, and  
MAC activity provided from 4CNET to desktop? 3.1
- What is the logical flow of activities and tasks (flow charts)? 2.5.1
- What is your organizational model to provide appropriate  
staffing support (centralized and decentralized)? 4.1
- The centralized operations and support model will encompass  
both the 4CNET and the campus backbone. 4.1.3
   
Definition of what will be provided in the end-to-end  
solution? For example:  
- Event detection and notification 4.1.3.4
- Dispatching the appropriate service provider 2.5.1
- Troubleshooting, fault isolation and resolution. Provide  
criteria for demarc of non-CETI LANs. 2.7.4/4.1.3.4
- Updating applications 4.1.3.6
- Performance monitoring and capacity management 4.1.3.2
- Electronic software distribution 2.7.6
- User administration 4.1.3.3
- Risk management including disaster recovery, back-up,  
restore and security 4.1.3/2.8
- 24X7 monitoring and management of network and services 4.1.1
- Effective end user support process 4.1.1
- Centralized purchasing for all CETI services and products 4.1.5
- Centralized inventory and asset management 2.7.6
- Centralized network-based software license management 2.7.6
- Flexible and automated installation procedure 4.1.5
- Change and configuration management 4.1.2
- On-site and depot maintemance 4.1.2
   
Specifying the CETI Infrastructure warranty considering  
the following:  
- What are the CETI infrastructures that need to be covered? 3.5
- What are the service and performance level standards? 3.1
- What are the management and administration tools that will  
be used? 2.7.8
- How much will it cost over the 10-year period? ?
   
Specification for the Quality Initiatives and ISO-9000  
Certification Requirement:  
- Need to define what this certification means. Need to delineate  
the difference between the proactive service approach and the  
reactive service approach. N/A
- What is the framework on how this is going to be done  
and over what period? N/A
- Define the service level agreements and performance  
standards in relation to contracted services and products.  
What flexibility are there to customize and revise SLAs  
and performance standards? 3.4
- Describe the legacy system support policy and procedure.  
Include product matrix. Illustrate some typical cost to  
demonstrate competitive pricing with the market place. 3.4
- What is the help desk and support structure? What will be the  
cost and are there any proposed "free" support included as  
part of the buildout? 4.1.1
- What is the remote monitoring and management model?  
Which tool(s) will e used and what standards will be supported  
to ensure network and server availability? 2.5.1/2.7.8/4.1.3.7
- Describe the refresh program to embrace new concepts and  
technology while mitigating expenses and risks. 5
- How is CETI going to benchmark legacy WAN/CAN/LAN  
performance to ensure new CETI-designed network meet and  
exceed all performance metrics? 4.10.2

Last Updated on 12/11/97
By John A. Cagle