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About the SISB
The Shared Infrastructure Services Branch provides system administration and
other user support services on a 24-hour basis for NCEP computing and
communications systems. These systems include local and wide area networks,
high-performance computing systems, servers and workstations, personal
computers, NWS systems used within NCEP, ancillary devices such as graphics
plotters, and the interfaces among all of the above.
The Branch is
responsible for the overall planning, design, development, implementation,
and assessment of NCEP computing and communications capabilities as well
as for the facilities and infrastructure that support the relevant technology. This responsibility includes coordinating network and communications issues
between NCEP and other parts of NOAA as well as between NCEP and other
agencies.
The SISB also provides support to NCEP in the following areas:
- the acquisition, development, and use of special tools for monitoring
information systems
- the availability of training and documentation for
current and future information processing systems
- the review and evaluation
of concept studies which guide NCEP in the development, implementation, and
operation of information systems
- the preparation of requirements initiatives
and other information resources management documents necessary for the
acquisition and administration of software and hardware systems
- system
acquisition and contract management
- and the recommendation, formulation,
and preparation of policies and procedures needed to provide system security,
control, and accountability as required by NCEP and/or Federal rules and
regulations.
The Branch generates and promulgates standards relevant to
the development environment which supports the design, preparation, and
integration of application software, with particular emphasis on the use
of such hardware within an operational environment.
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