Per RCW 43.105.020, "Information technology" includes, but is not limited to, all electronic technology systems and services, automated information handling, system design and analysis, conversion of data, computer programming, information storage and retrieval, telecommunications, requisite system controls, simulation, electronic commerce, radio technologies, and all related interactions between people and machines.
Information Mapping/ Taxonomy/ Categorization defines the set of capabilities to support the creation and maintenance of relationships between data entities, naming standards and categorization and allow classification of data and information into specific layers or types to support an organization.
Information Exchange and Transformation - The tools and systems used to search, link, analyze, share and transport information such as reports or critical mission data. Transformation includes the set of capabilities to support the removal of incorrect or unnecessary characters and data from a data source
Information Discovery consists of all activities used to obtain information that is not readily obtainable
Defines the set of capabilities to provide active response and remediation to a security incident that has allowed unauthorized access to a government information system
Defines the set of capabilities to support the management of permissions for logging onto a computer, application, service, or network; includes user management and role/privilege management. This includes Identification and Authentication for digital signatures
Help Desk Services involves the management of a service center to respond to government and contract employees' technical and administrative questions.
Enterprise Search includes Query capabilities, Precision / Recall Ranking, Classification and Pattern Matching
Enterprise Licenses and Software includes License Management and Software Distribution; it supports the purchase, upgrade and tracking of legal usage contracts for system software and applications and supports the propagation, installation and upgrade of written computer programs, applications and components.
Enterprise Architecture is an established process for describing the current state and defining the target state and transition strategy for an organization's people, processes, and technology.
RCW 43.105.20 (5): "Enterprise architecture" means an ongoing activity for translating business vision and strategy into effective enterprise change. It is a continuous activity. Enterprise architecture creates, communicates, and improves the key principles and models that describe the enterprise's future state and enable its evolution.
