Strategic Plan (PDF) - Cioarchives.ca.gov - State of California

AppendixGlossary of Terms and AcronymsTerms (Continued)single authorities for certain types of identities that are trusted by members within atrusted domain.InfrastructureThe basic computing and telecommunications structure, support services, or featuresof a system or network.Legacy ApplicationAn application in which a company or organization has already invested considerabletime and money. Typically, legacy applications are or use database managementsystems (DBMS) running on mainframes or minicomputers.Legacy systemA computer system that continues to be used because of the cost of replacing orredesigning it. Generally the system is large, monolithic and diffi cult to modify.Offi ce of Technology Review Oversight and Security (OTROS)The OTROS organization is part of the Department of Finance (DOF) and isresponsible for reviewing IT proposals to ensure IT expenditures represent a prudentinvestment of resources while meeting the State’s business needs. The Offi ce alsorecommends funding and expenditure authority for IT projects and assists DOF toensure approved IT expenditures are in alignment with statewide IT policies, prioritiesand strategies.Portfolio ManagementPortfolio Management is a system used to select a list or portfolio of technologyinvestments to achieve the following:• Support the strategy of the enterprise• Rank or prioritize projects• Manage resources effectively and effi ciently• Maximize the value of the portfolioSegmentA targeted line of business that typically slices through all four architecture domains:business, data, applications, technologies.Segment ApproachPromotes the incremental development of architecture products with a focus on linesof business (e.g., security or common fi nancial systems) that is more likely to succeedbecause the effort is more narrowly defi ned.51