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Hosting Enterprise Applications. George Laskaris , Executive Director, NJEDge.Net Cory Stokes , Enterprise Services Manager, UEN Dave Lois , Executive Director, WiscNet. Factors Impacting Growing Demand for Enterprise Applications.
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Hosting Enterprise Applications George Laskaris, Executive Director, NJEDge.Net Cory Stokes, Enterprise Services Manager, UEN Dave Lois, Executive Director, WiscNet
Factors Impacting Growing Demand for Enterprise Applications • Major capacity gains from optical network upgrade and last mile bandwidth improvements provided excess capacity to support new apps. • Very active CIO and community groups see the efficiencies and economies of scale of collaboratively implementing enterprise apps. • Community wants more than an ISP from their StateNet and has increasing confidence and trust in our ability to effectively deliver.
Community Building Efforts • Active statewide working groups • Distance Learning Academic Advisory Board • Coordinated Faculty Development Initiative – focused on showcasing best practices • Educational Activities Task Force / CIO Forum • Data, Video and Voice Resources Groups • High Performance Computing Initiative • Networking and the Performing Arts Initiative
Statewide Enterprise Applications Under Consideration • Centrally hostedcourse management systems • Sakai, Moodle, Blackboard/WebCT • Large-scale network attached storage / DR • Video-on-demand content repositories • Shared high performance computing GRIDS • Coordinated statewide software site licensing with distributed license management • Statewide Help Desk consortium
Challenges • Conducting requirements analysis & assessment • In-source, out-source or hybrid approach • Administrative overhead & customer support • Developing an effective business model • Statewide access and authentication issues • Service provider legal and liability issues • Privacy and security protections • Gaining community consensus & buy-in
Strategies for Enterprise Applications • Engage the community in the requirements analysis & development of a business model • Conduct RFQ’s to help evaluate in-sourcing and outsource options • Consider involving members institutions in hosting and supporting academic CMS’s by providing staff and additional hardware • Recover costs directly from economies of scale • Strongly consider implementing IdM
Statewide Enterprise Applications Current Strategies • Centrally hostedcourse management systems • Sakai, Moodle, Blackboard, WebCT • Large-scale network attached storage / DR • Video-on-demand content repositories • Shared high performance computing GRIDS • Coordinated statewide software site licensing with distributed license management • Statewide Help Desk consortium