diff --git a/management/strategy.md b/management/strategy.md index 6af004d4..928e4d15 100644 --- a/management/strategy.md +++ b/management/strategy.md @@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ We rely on industry standards and professional solutions to ensure the sustainab ## Assessment and Planning -- **Inventory**: Conduct an inventory of existing systems and applications using Linux. - **Needs Analysis**: Identify departments or areas where Linux usage is critical or can be expanded. - **Stakeholder Consultation**: Engage with departments, scientists, staff and students to understand their Linux requirements and challenges. +- **Lifecycle Management**: Proactively address and prepare for end of support/end of life situations. +- **Order of Priority**: Security incident before operational incident before user issues before own development. ## Security and Compliance -- **Action**: We work on eliminating/upgrade/... vulnerable systems and services -- **Resilience**: We work to make PSI resilient and robust to cyber threads. -- **Security Policies**: Establish Linux-specific security policies and procedures (e.g., user permissions, firewall settings). -- **Regular Audits**: Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments of Linux systems. +- **Action**: We work on eliminating/upgrade/... vulnerable systems and services. +- **Support**: We provide latest updates. We provide our skills and knowhow for vulnerability and icident analyis. +- **Security Policies**: Establish Linux-specific security policies and procedures (e.g., user permissions, firewall settings) to make PSI resilient and robust to cyber threads. - **Compliance**: Our Linux systems should/must comply with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA). ## Standardization and Deployment @@ -26,17 +26,16 @@ We rely on industry standards and professional solutions to ensure the sustainab - **Linux Distribution**: We support a stable and well-supported Linux distribution (currently RHEL) for deployment across the PSI. - **Standardize Configurations**: Develop standardized configurations for Linux systems to ensure consistency and security. - **Automated Deployment**: We provide fully automated provisioning and deployment of Linux systems. - +- **Support**: For standard distribution, software and hardware we provide extensive support, the more exotic these get the less. ## Resource Optimization - **Virtualization and Containers**: Embrace virtualization and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) to optimize resource utilization. -- **Energy Efficiency**: Implement power management strategies for Linux systems to enhance energy efficiency. ## Monitoring and Performance Tuning - **Monitoring Tools**: Deploy monitoring tools to track Linux system performance and health. -- **Performance Optimization**: Regularly optimize Linux systems for performance based on monitoring data. +- **Performance Optimization**: We provide our skills and knowhow to analize performance problems. ## Training and Support - **Training**: Organize training sessions and workshops to enhance Linux skills within PSI. @@ -47,16 +46,16 @@ We rely on industry standards and professional solutions to ensure the sustainab ## Backup and Disaster Recovery - **Backup Solutions**: We rely and implement robust backup solutions for critical Linux data and configurations. (provided by other PSI teams) -- **Disaster Recovery Plans**: Develop disaster recovery plans specifically tailored for Linux systems. +- **Disaster Recovery**: Develop our system for easy disaster recovery. -## Continual Improvement +## Continous Improvement - **Feedback Loop**: Establish a feedback loop to gather insights from users and stakeholders for continuous improvement. -- **Periodic Reviews**: Conduct periodic reviews of our strategy and services to adapt to evolving needs and technological advancements. +- **Periodic Reviews**: Conduct periodic reviews of our strategy and services to adapt to evolving needs and technological advancements. (? do we or our management do that?) ## Misc - **Engagement in Communities**: Encourage participation in open source communities and projects relevant to our needs. - **Contribution**: Foster a culture of contributing back to the open source ecosystem. - **Encourage Innovation**: Promote Linux-based research and development initiatives within PSI. -- **Partnerships**: Explore partnerships with industry and other academic institutions for collaborative Linux projects. \ No newline at end of file +- **Partnerships**: Explore partnerships with industry and other academic institutions for collaborative Linux projects.