Department of Natural Resources and Water

							Department of Natural Resources and Water



 Partners in Technology Industry Briefing
 6th February 2009
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•   Total ICT Budget $28M (Business Spend with IT)

Operating Environment
• 5300 desktops
• 5000 Staff (including M&E, QWC, SEQWGM, SSA)
• 250 Windows 2003 Servers
• 100 Unix Servers (Sun)
• 100 Unix Workstations
• 80 client hosts connected to a SAN environment
• Content Addressable Storage (CAS) with 8TB of storage
• Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM)
• Approximately 475TB data under management
• Microsoft System Management Server (SMS)
• Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)
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Operating Environment (Cont)
• Connectivity
  – Telstra IPWAN access at all non-CBD locations (128Kbps –
    20Mbps)
  – Metropolitan network:
     • High speed redundant fibre linking the data centres at Mineral House and the
       LandCentre.
     • All other sites have high speed links to either Mineral House, the LandCentre,
       or both.
  – Cabling:
     • Ethernet cabling is Category 6 UTP.
     • High speed Fibre Optic cabling used where necessary.
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Operating Environment (Cont)
• Desktop Environment
     –   Windows XP SP2 SOE
     –   HP and Dell
     –   Office 2003 Professional
     –   Symantec Anti-virus
•   Network Platforms
     – Cisco Catalyst Access, Distribution and Core switches
     – Cisco Integrated Services Routers
     – Cisco Works, Statscout, and Netflow Tracker Network Management Systems
•   Security Solutions
     – Strong perimeter security
     – Gateways (reverse proxy, web service, applications)
     – Network zoning
     – Intrusion prevention (NAC, CSA)
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Operating Environment (Cont)
• Application Servers and Middleware
  – WebLogic, Tuxedo, .Net
  – GIS (ArcGIS)
• Data Management
  – Ingres, Oracle, Informix, SQLServer
• Collaboration
  – Sharepoint
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Key Systems - Administrative
• Shared Services Agency
     –   Financial System – SAP
     –   HR System – SAP
     –   Asset Management - SAP
     –   My.Records
     –   My.Leave
•   Records and Document Management - Keeper
     – Open Text eDOCS
•   Management Information System – MIS
•   Service desk – INFRA
•   Receipting – LAIS
•   Ministerial and Executive Correspondence – MECS
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Key Systems - Operational
• Automated Titles System (ATS)
• Qld Valuations and Sales (QVAS)
• Land and Vegetation Administration (eLVAS)
• Land Tenure Ledger (LTL)
• Water Management System (WMS)
• Water Quantity and Quality (DADS & Hydstra)
• Digital Cadastre Database (DCDB)
• Surveying Support (CISP, SCDB, SunPOZ, APDB)
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• Resource Information Management Environment (RIME)
• Environment for Natural Resources Information
  Integration (ENRII) – Spatial Information Resource (SIR)
• Geographic Information Systems
• SmartMap Information System (SMIS)
• Queensland Native Title Information Management
  Environment (QNTIME)
• Government Asset Management System (GAMS)
• Land Asset Management System (LAMS)
• Scientific Systems (LIMS, GWDB, SALI)
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Major Procurement Plan
• Land Tenure Ledger (LTLr)
• Water Management System (WMS)
• On-line Service Delivery
  – Some services may be delivered through CITEC
• Knowledge Based Research Business (KBRB)
  – Eco-sciences precinct at Boggo Rd
  – Networking ??
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Software Procurement

• Identity Management
   – Dependent on IDES project
• PKI
• Desktop OS
   – Dependent on WoG direction
• Service Delivery Software Infrastructure
   –   ESB (immediate focus)
   –   Portal
   –   Registry
   –   BPM
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Hardware Procurement

• WoG Sun Contract (X.Ten.0196)
• Super computing – contract let, implementation in
  progress
• PCs – continuous rollout (3 year replacement policy)
• SRIP Project Server Hardware
   – About 20% complete
   – Ongoing rollout around the state
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Services Procurement
• Panel arrangement NRS0013 (Services)
   – Replacement advertised this week (NRS0031)
   – Closes 6th March
   – 4 major categories of service:
      •   Business Process Investigative Services (small to medium only)
      •   Dev and maintenance of application software (small to medium only)
      •   Specialist services for IT – business focus
      •   Specialist technical assistance – technology focus
   – Implementation 1st July 2009
• Panel arrangement NRS0012 (Contractors)
   – Replacement required to be active by August 2010
   – Planning to commence later this year
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Dealing with Natural Resources and Water
• Flexible workforce of FTE’s and contractors
• Fee for service environment (SLAs with business areas)
• Hosting for other Government Agencies
   –   Mines and Energy
   –   Queensland Water Commission
   –   South East Queensland Water Grid Manager (SEQWGM)
   –   Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence (QCCCE -
       EPA)
• Panel arrangements
Into the Future
• Issues
   – IDES – unclear adoption strategy
   – Technology Transformation Program
       • Will migrate specific activities as appropriate
   – Election??
       • Machinery of Government changes
• Opportunities
   – Virtualisation Services
   – Science Precinct
       • Greater collaboration between agencies
       • Opportunities for resource sharing
   – Green IT
• Strategies
   – Service First
       • More on-line services
       • Greater use of web delivery
Contact Details
• Howard Dyer
  – (07) 38963065
  – howard.dyer@nrw.qld.gov.au
  – Responsible for: ICT

• Mark Winter
  – (07) 38963503
  – mark.winter@nrw.qld.gov.au
  – Responsible for: ICT Procurement
Disclaimer

• The information provided in this briefing has been
  provided for information purposes only to assist
  you with your business planning and is subject to
  change without notice.