Guidelines and best practices are designed to assist agencies by sharing information about practices based on repeatable procedures that have proven themselves over time. The state chief information officer strongly encourages the use of the following guidelines and best practices, because they can be expected to result in more efficient and effective use of public IT-related assets.

Network Series — NET

ITG-NET-01.  LAN/WAN Maintenance (.pdf)

Platform Series — PLF

ITG-PLF-03.  Hypervisor Selection (.pdf)

ITG-PLF-05.  Storage Virtualization (.pdf)

ITG-PLF-06.  X86 Server Virtualization (.pdf)

ITG-PLF-08.  Server Virtualization ROI TCO Calculator (.pdf)

• ITG-PLF-08-A. VMware ROI TCO Calculator Instructions and Value Recommendations (.pdf)

System Management Series — SYS 

ITG-SYS-01. Microsoft Licensing and Software Assurance (.pdf)  

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