The Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation - FCS (IT Lite: hosting of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010)

4/7/2015. The IT company announced end of the large infrastructure project implemented for the benefit of the Federal Customs Service of Russia. Works assumed transition to versions of software products based on which the domain structure of a uniform directory service of the uniform automated information system (UAIS) and departmental e-mail are constructed. According to the results of the open competition announced by the Federal Customs Service of Russia, the IT company acquired the right to execution of works on migration of domain structure of a uniform directory service of the uniform automated information system (UAIS) for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and migration of departmental e-mail on Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

Project Objectives

Were stated by main objectives of project works:

• increase in fault tolerance and providing new opportunities to users and system administrators of domain structure of a uniform directory service of EAIS of customs authorities and departmental e-mail
• increase in information security at the expense of new opportunities of software products, and failure from use of the software products removed from support
• consolidation of the differing regional mail systems in a single departmental system of e-mail of customs authorities

Project Progress

At the time of the beginning of works management of information infrastructure of FCS of Russia was connected with certain difficulties. The domain structure of a uniform directory service of EAIS was constructed on the basis of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, did not include recently created divisions of FCS of Russia. The separation of resources and use of the outdated version of the operating system complicated process of administration and led to emergency situations. The departmental e-mail constructed on Microsoft Exchange 2003 had a number of restrictions − because of architectural features of the platform it was impossible to create the disaster-proof solution, an outdated 32-bit system worked slowly and with regular idle times. The server hardware and the software morally also became physically outdated, it led to the failures resulting in impossibility of work with e-mail.

Specialists of IT performed works in all territorial subjects of the Russian Federation: translated 371 domain controllers under management of Windows Server 2008 R2, having ensured failsafe and disaster-proof functioning of a directory service − from the level of managements to the level of customs posts. During migration of departmental postal service FCS of Russia the number of mail servers is increased by Exchange Server 2010 up to 126, the fault tolerance of e-mail in regional customs authorities and disaster tolerance in central office of FCS of Russia is provided. Training more than for 200 system administrators according to the results of which specialists of information and technical services of FCS of Russia could accept both updated systems in operation was provided and manage competently them.

Result

In a project deliverable the area of implementation of domain structure of a uniform directory service of EAIS of customs authorities on all structure of customs authorities of the Russian Federation is expanded, transfer of all customs authorities of Russia on the departmental system of e-mail integrated with DS ESK EAIS of customs authorities is provided representatives of the company integrator reported TAdviser.

Development Plans

In the long term expanded management of group politicians is going to implement development of domain service and departmental e-mail of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, to provide mobile access to mail and to create single solution for archiving of mail servers.