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STATE OF THE NETWORK . May, 2008. TECHNOLOGY VISION STATEMENT. Glendale Community College envisions a reliable, secure, accessible, efficient and well-managed information infrastructure that facilitates the successful transfer of knowledge among all members of its community.
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STATE OF THE NETWORK May, 2008
TECHNOLOGY VISION STATEMENT Glendale Community College envisions a reliable, secure, accessible, efficient and well-managed information infrastructure that facilitates the successful transfer of knowledge among all members of its community. GCC will be recognized for its excellence in technology, and will provide high quality service, support, communication, and learning opportunities on new, relevant technology.
TECHNOLOGY VISION STATEMENT Glendale Community College envisions a reliable, secure, accessible, efficient and well-managed information infrastructure that facilitates the successful transfer of knowledge among all members of its community.
TECHNOLOGY VISION STATEMENT Secure Well-managed Efficient Accessible Reliable
RELIABLE • Installed VMWare High Availability Cluster • Upgraded operating systems • Decommissioned older servers • Performed Disaster Recovery Testing • Expanded Disk Space • Cross Trained Staff
SECURE • Migrated servers to private network or DMZ • Installed CISCO PIX firewall • Received independent audit of servers and facilities • Instituted policies regarding physical access
ACCESSIBLE • Launched new college web site • Implemented Virtual Private Network (VPN) device for off campus access https://gatekeeper.gccaz.edu • Launched new course schedule view • Added Employee Bio-Demo data to eGCC • Production SharePoint environment • Calendar Server upgrade
EFFICIENT • Successful migration of shadow systems to New Student • Fitness, Nursing and Tutor Trac • Genesis • New course management tools for eGCC
WELL-MANAGED • Nagios network monitoring http://nagiospub.gccaz.edu/ • Expanded pager alerts for network events • Employee Status Board http://gcis.gc.maricopa.edu/time/ • Network information display for HT1
CONSTRUCTION • GCC North • Converged Voice/Video/Data Network • Voice over IP • New Cabling and Network throughout • New Life Science • Business Building remodel
FOCUS FOR 2008-09 • Network Security • Role based Authentication and Authorization • Increased Firewall policies • Intrusion Detection • Network Monitoring and Management • Expanded eGCC support