Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 5.1
Continued
Technology Product,
Process
West Coast/Alaska
Tsunami Warning Center
Paciic
Tsunami Warning Center
Technology Management Processes
System Back-up and
Redundancy
Regularly scheduled
Common processes between TWCs
System Security,
Information Assurance,
Quality Control
Not observed
Personnel,
Watchstanding
Redundancy, Back-up
Personnel can perform back-up activities and issue the other center's
messages (federal mandate requirement satisied).
Made dificult due to incompatible operating systems, applications, and
processes
Training required before back-up and redundancy is operational
Code Sharing, Code
Integration between
TWCs
Not possible due to incompatible operating systems, applications
Documentation
Limited
System Performance
Benchmarking,
Reporting, Metrics
System accuracy and response
time reported monthly
Center uptime (partially dependent
on IT system uptime) also reported
monthly
Not available or developed
Not part of an articulated IT
performance evaluation process
Adherence to/
Compliance with
International Process,
Product Standards
Not apparent
Software risks mitigated by use of legacy personnel performing timely
repairs
SOURCE: Committee member.
