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Establishing a Data Governance Program: Part 1 Foundational Components

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Applied Data Governance Program Checklist

This checklist is based on applied best practices and lessons learned by some agencies with existing data governance programs that have successfully (as determined by the agency) delivered real business value.

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Theme:
Governance, Information Management
Topic:
EA: Data Architecture, Data Management
Content Type:
Applied Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Source:
Some of the agencies that have established a data governance program
Last Updated:
January 31, 2018

Establishing a Data Governance Program: Part 2 Organizational Structure

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Applied Data Governance Program Checklist

This checklist is based on applied best practices and lessons learned by some agencies with existing data governance programs that have successfully (as determined by the agency) delivered real business value.

... more
Theme:
Governance, Information Management
Topic:
EA: Data Architecture, Data Management
Content Type:
Applied Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Source:
Some of the agencies that have established a data governance program
Last Updated:
January 31, 2018

Establishing a Data Governance Program: Part 3 Business Processes

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Applied Data Governance Program Checklist

This checklist is based on applied best practices and lessons learned by some agencies with existing data governance programs that have successfully (as determined by the agency) delivered real business value.

 
... more
Theme:
Governance, Information Management
Topic:
EA: Data Architecture, Data Management
Content Type:
Applied Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Source:
Some of the agencies that have established a data governance program
Last Updated:
January 31, 2018

Guidelines: Secure File Transfer (SFTP) and FTP/s Integration

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These guidelines do not apply to SFTP and FTP/S implementations created prior to the release of these guidelines.  These guidelines do not apply to information systems used solely within an agency; however, agencies are encouraged to adopt these guidelines concerning their internal systems.

General Guidelines

  1. SFTP and FTP/S implementations should include:
    • Mechanisms for data and/or file validation.
    • Method to ensure complete file... more
Theme:
Integration and Interoperability, Enterprise Architecture
Topic:
Integration, EA: Application Architecture
Content Type:
Guidelines
Source:
OCIO Integration Workgroup
Last Updated:
January 22, 2018

Guidelines: Web Services (WS) and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

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These guidelines do not apply to web services and APIs created prior to the release of these guidelines.  All future major version number releases of web services / APIs created prior to the establishment of these guidelines should adhere to these guidelines.   These guidelines do not apply to information systems used solely within an agency; however, agencies are encouraged to adopt these guidelines regarding their internal systems.

General Guidelines

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Theme:
Integration and Interoperability, Enterprise Architecture
Topic:
EA: Application Architecture, Integration
Content Type:
Guidelines
Source:
OCIO Integration Workgroup
Last Updated:
January 22, 2018

Recommendation: IPv6 Design Considerations

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General Design Considerations

  1. Cleanup IPv4
  2.  Acquire IPv6 address block allocations from WaTech
  3. Validate devices can support IPv6 routing protocol of choice for both hardware and OS.
    • Consider using a vendor compatibility tool
  4. Implement a hierarchical addressing plan to allow for aggregation
    • Ensure scalability and stability
    • Put aside... more
Theme:
Infrastructure Management
Topic:
EA: Infrastructure Architecture, Infrastructure
Content Type:
Recommendations
Source:
IPv6 Workgroup
Related Policies and Standards:
Statewide Migration to IPv6
Last Updated:
January 22, 2018

Recommendation: Migration to IPv6 Preparation Cleaning Up IPv4

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General Considerations

  1. Cleanup IPv4 - Clean up current IPv4 Implementations.

 

  • It is much easier to implement IPv6 as an overlay onto a well-designed (ie: hierarchical) IPv4 and VLAN-segmented network.
  • Cleanup and verify current IPv4 network design, DHCP, DNS, and documentation before IPv6 migration.
  • Create location-centric VLANs as this shrinks the size of broadcast domains, simplifies... more
Theme:
Infrastructure Management, Enterprise Architecture
Topic:
Infrastructure, EA: Infrastructure Architecture
Content Type:
Recommendations
Source:
IPv6 Workgroup
Related Policies and Standards:
Statewide Migration to IPv6
Last Updated:
January 22, 2018

Recommendation: Migration to IPv6 Project Planning Template

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Download IPv6 migration project plan template:

MS Project Format

MS Excel Format

 

Theme:
Infrastructure Management
Topic:
EA: Infrastructure Architecture, Infrastructure
Content Type:
Recommendations
Source:
IPv6 Workgroup
Related Policies and Standards:
Statewide Migration to IPv6
Last Updated:
January 22, 2018

Strategy: Statewide Integration

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Strategic Intent

The intent of this strategy is to set the expectation that state agencies implement standardized integration approaches and technologies between state information systems in order to enhance the State’s ability to manage and share information in alignment with the State Enterprise Technology Strategic Plan.  This strategy does not apply to systems used solely within an agency; however, agencies... more

Theme:
Integration and Interoperability, Enterprise Architecture, Information Management
Topic:
EA: Application Architecture, Integration
Content Type:
Strategy
Source:
Integration and Interoperability Work-group
Last Updated:
February 2, 2018