The IT Path of Rural Development
The IT Path of Rural Development

[This article was published in the January 2010 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In order to ensure regular content flow of information with regard to Rural Development Programmes at various levels (National, State and District and Block levels), a number of steps have been taken to strengthen IT infrastructure in the Ministry.

State Data Centre
State Data Centre

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

In the early age of computing, huge computers involving complex sets of components were present which required a lot of power and cooling and posed a daunting task for infrastructure management and operations. During the computing industry boom, computers started to be deployed everywhere, in many cases with little or no care about operating requirements.

Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat
Gujarat: Among First to Setup SDC in India : Neeta Shah, Director (e-Governance), Gujarat Informatics Centre, Government of Gujarat

Challenges in setting up of Data Centres starts as soon as you start looking out for the right place. It is important that the Data Centre is setup at a location which is not disaster prone, can be physically secured, robust surveillance and capability of post activity data analysis and has room for growth. Other challenges to be kept in mind while setting up of DC are sizing of storage.

IT and Facilities Infrastructure: Two Pillars of an IT Data Centre
IT and Facilities Infrastructure: Two Pillars of an IT Data Centre

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

IT Data Centres are an integral part of any IT Infrastructure. All IT services are served by a backend Infrastructure, which is generally and in most cases hosted in IT Data Centres. This is true for any segment and any industry, be it Government, Telecommunications, Banking, Finance or Education and Research.

Data Centre Operations & Management: An Integrated Approach
Data Centre Operations & Management: An Integrated Approach

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]

Penetration of Internet, use of Web technologies, globalisation of operations have moved most of the critical IT Infrastructure of organisations be it Intranet or Internet applications to the Data Centres, resulting in the need for much larger capacities in Data Centres.

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