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UTFAB Summary Presentation

UTFAB Summary Presentation. Patrick J. Burns Vice President for IT March 19, 2007. I. Central IT at CSU -- How Are We Doing in IT Relative to Our Peers?. Burns’ Assessment. National ranking of 42 on “Most Wired” list three years ago Increasingly lagging (now > 100): Wireless coverage

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UTFAB Summary Presentation

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  1. UTFAB Summary Presentation Patrick J. Burns Vice President for IT March 19, 2007

  2. I. Central IT at CSU -- How Are We Doing in IT Relative to Our Peers?

  3. Burns’ Assessment • National ranking of 42 on “Most Wired” list three years ago • Increasingly lagging (now > 100): • Wireless coverage • Classroom technology • GA classrooms, departmental rooms + UFFAB • Learning technology, especially next generation eLearning technology (see following slides) • Support of faculty for instruction • We “refresh” hardware on a regular cycle, but how do we “refresh” faculty? • Why? UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  4. The Value Judgment- A Central Fee Comparison - • Central Technology Fees at Peer Institutions • Texas A&M: $225.60/semester ($18.80/cr) • North Carolina State University: $175/sem (~$14.58/cr) • Iowa State University: $106/semester (~$8.83/cr) • Arizona State University: $100/semester (flat rate) • Oregon State University: $100/semester (~$8.33/cr) • University of Colorado, Boulder: $65.60/sem (flat rate) • Oklahoma State University: $60/semester ($5/cr) • Colorado State University: $15/semester (flat rate) Note: Assumes 12 credits/semester | Census Date: Jan. 16, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  5. ACNS “Before & After” – Trends in Growth of Services

  6. Informal Survey of Peers- Central IT Staff Avg/CSU = 4.30:1 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  7. Informal Survey of Peers- Central IT $$$ Avg/CSU = $4.41:$1 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  8. Yuma Lamar Holly Eagle Delta Vines CSUNTS CSUNTS2 ACNS Systems Services – 2000 8 Servers UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  9. ACNS Systems Services – Jan. 2006 30 Unix Servers 43 Windows Servers UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  10. Internet Modem pool OC-3 16K computers Internet2 5 routers, 1 ATM switch ACNS Networking – 2000 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  11. Internet2 Internet National Lambda Rail Gigabit Gigabit PacketShapers VPN 300 APs Bison North 28K computers Bison South Border Firewall Monitor 1,400 devices VoIP Video Conf. Fort Collins Community Network City and County Life & Safety Surveillance Core Routers ACNS Networking – Jan. 2006 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  12. ACNS Staffing –“Before and After” 2000 Jan. 2006 29 FTE, 22 Centrally 34 FTE, 33 Centrally UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  13. II. A Look Into the “IT” Future • “The farther we look into the past, the further we can look into the future.” – W. Churchill • “Prediction is so difficult, especially about the future.” N. Bohr UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  14. My Intelligent Agent Wikis & Blogs CMS/LMS ePortfolio Collaboration Groups Bb flickr Angel facebook Merlot eCollege YouTube more… The Next-Gen eLearning Environment(after Jafari, McGee, and Carmean, “Managing courses, defining learning,” EDUCAUSE Review, pp. 50-70, July/Aug. 2006. Course sites, Hybrid courses, Online courses Communication, Presence Public site, & Access req’d My Profile Presence, Podcasting, Video on demand, Real-time video Certified objects, Misc. objects, Peer review DAM, Lifelong Repository Social groups, Professional groups Social Networking Professional Networking RSS/web services UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  15. III. SIS Hardware Request

  16. SIS Hardware • Goal • Banner go live in Fall 2007 – address performance issues due to hardware • Hardware will be 4 years old in FY 08 • Upgrade decision process • Load testing • Consultation with other institutions running Banner in production • Both identified our back-end database server as a “choke point” • Solution – upgrade hardware, and dedicate to Banner

  17. Oracle DB Server Internet Internet Banner Application Portal/ RAMweb SIS Architecture Upgrade “Before” “After” Back-end “All” Oracle Applications Oracle DB #1 - SIS Oracle DB #2 – Other Banner Application Portal/ RAMweb

  18. Cost Itemization • ItemCost ($) • IBM p560Q (discounted) $94,000 • HMC (software) $5,000 • Fiber switch $10,000 • Rack $4,725 • Disk $52,000 • Oracle license $180,000 • Total $345,725 • UTFAB Request (50%) $172,862

  19. IV. FY08 Requests

  20. Reminder • There is sufficient money to do a lot of “good” • Remember that you represent your constituents, so your votes should be for “the greater good” • In addition to the UTFAB criteria, you may wish to consider managing your portfolio so risks are appropriate UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  21. Funding Request • See separate spreadsheet • Process • Discuss funding levels for individual projects • Discuss which projects should be “off the table” • Prioritize remaining projects and rank order • Discuss funding levels UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

  22. Recommendation from Advisor • No increase in UTF for FY 08 • Rather, prioritize projects

  23. Thank You • I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today as I strive to determine if our IT environment is Aligned with your expectations and pocketbooks • I very much welcome your feedback UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary

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