8-Harris County Cybersecurity Reference Architecture.pdf

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RFP - Fire Investigation Case Management System for the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office
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Harris County, Texas

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The document is a Technology Services Reference Architecture diagram for Harris County, Texas, detailing the comprehensive technology infrastructure and service framework for the county's enterprise IT operations. The diagram provides a holistic view of six primary service domains: Data Services, Digital Services, Enterprise Technology Infrastructure Services, Information Security Services, IT Service Management, and Technology Optimization. Each domain is broken down into specific sub-categories and functional components, illustrating the county's integrated approach to managing and delivering technology services across the organization.

The reference architecture emphasizes a data-centric approach, with a focus on transforming data into useful information, enabling digital services horizontally across the enterprise, and ensuring robust infrastructure and security services. Key areas of focus include structured and unstructured data management, web/portal services, digital channels, network services, cloud infrastructure, and comprehensive information security frameworks. The diagram, dated February 2024, demonstrates Harris County's strategic commitment to leveraging technology to improve processes, explore emerging technologies, and create a sustainable, forward-looking service model that complies with industry standards and best practices.

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TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZATION : Enterprise Technology Optimization focuses on leveraging digital technology and practices to improve existing processes and/or delivery model. Also focuses on exploring emerging technologies and practices to create a renewed, forward looking and sustainable service model.

DATA SERVICES: Data Services provide the frameworks and methods for transforming data into useful information. The principles of a data centric archticture have been adopted by the HCUS and are enabled by data services.

DIGITAL SERVICES: Digital Services provide services that are used horizontally across the enterprise to enable software or business applications.

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES: Enterprise Technology Infrastructure Services are used to support applications across the organizations, and are typically focused on Network Services, On-Premise/Co-Location Infrstructure and Cloud Infrastructure.

INFORMATION SECURITY SERVICES: Enterprise information security services provide frameworks and methods to all technology and data services provided by or to the County comply with all applicable standards, guidelines and best practices.

IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT: IT Service Management encompases the activities necessary to plan, design, deliver, operate and control the technology services offered and supported by the County.

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