Bimodal IT. Rubbish or Relevant?
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Gary Savarino
Bimodal IT
Gartner, 2014
Optimised for areas that are more
predictable and well-understood. It
focuses on exploiting what is known,
while renovating the legacy
environment into a state that is fit for a
digital world.
Stability
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Exploratory, experimenting to solve
new problems and optimised for areas
of uncertainty. These initiatives often
begin with a hypothesis that is tested
and adapted during a process involving
short iterations.
Agility
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The Fundamentals of IT
Is Bimodal IT Something New?
Mode 1 - Stability
Workplace
BAU
Run IT
Mode 2 - Agility
VS
Digital Transformation
Engineering
DevOps
Can You Successfully Execute Mode 2 in Isolation?
Successful Execution of Mode 2 is Dependent on Mode 1
The Backbone of Your Organisation
Office 365/Azure AD Adoption
How Important is On Premise Active Directory?
Consider This
Mode 2
Mode 1
No? What’s the Potential Damage?
Active Directory Back to Basics
Restructure
Recovery & Availability
Management & Security
Auditing & Reporting
Monitoring & Performance
Restructure
Recovery & Availability
Management & Security
Office 365
Azure AD
Lync
Exchange
SharePoint
AD LDS
Microsoft
SQL Server
OLE DB
Flat file
Auditing & Reporting
Clients
MMC
SSRS / Knowledge
Portal
Alert Info
WHO
Made the change?
Agents
Coordinator (s) &
Databases
Domain
Controllers
Windows File
Servers
• Active Directory
Web
SQL Server
• Authentication Services
• Defender
• AD Queries
• Lync
Workstations
WHAT
Was changed?
Alerts
WHEN
Was the change
made?
WHERE
Was the change
made?
WHY
Was the change
made? (Comment)
WORKSTATION
Where the change
originated from.
Email
Coordinator
Services
SNMP
MOM / SCOM
Applications
VMware
Exchange Online
/Office 365
Azure AD
NAS
EMC
NetApp
MS SQL Servers
Remote Auditing
Agents
Exchange Servers
SharePoint
Monitoring & Performance
Active Directory Back to Basics
Restructure
Recovery & Availability
Management & Security
Auditing & Reporting
Monitoring & Performance
Final Thought…
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