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SIS Hardware Update: The Back End & the Front End

SIS Hardware Update: The Back End & the Front End. UTFAB Presentation October 31, 2007 Rusty Scott. Oracle DB Server. Internet. Internet. Banner Application. Portal/ RAMweb. SIS Back-End Hardware Upgrade “Before” “After”. Back-end - “All” Oracle

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SIS Hardware Update: The Back End & the Front End

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  1. SIS Hardware Update: The Back End & the Front End UTFAB Presentation October 31, 2007 Rusty Scott

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

  3. SIS Hardware Costs • UTFAB - $173,000 • Exactly as approved by the UTFAB last year • Central Administration - $173,000 • Information Systems ~ $5,000 • The balance needed for the entire project 3 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  4. Results of Back-End Hardware Upgrade • Every request for registration this fall was met during add/drop • Original prime objective of the UTF!!! • Also allowed a full SIS database refresh in < 24 hours • Prior projection was ~ 60 hours • Database server has ‘headroom’ for future • A great success! 4 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  5. Pause for Discussion and Questions 5 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  6. Front End Infrastructure • The RamPoint Portal • The Message Broker (a “nerve center”) • “Traffic cop” that feeds all critical systems with student and course data • RamPoint – Identities, roles • RamCT – ‘Persons’, courses, instructors, enrollments 6 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  7. RamPoint – The ‘Nerve Center’ RamCT RamWEB Libraries, Research Services, Group & Course Tools RamPoint Portal ARIES-SIS Kuali FAMIS Email/Collaboration 7 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  8. Rampoint Usage – Logins/Month 8 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  9. RamPoint Usage – Tab Stats 9 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  10. Front End Upgrade Proposal • Now 4 years old • $25k/yr maintenance cost (very expensive) • Maintenance included in SIS annual costs (50%) • Older software platform • Concurrent user-limited • Options • “Maintain” – continue with existing systems until they melt • “Build” – deconstruct and replicate all front-end services • Integration all of those plus new services – infeasible! • “Buy” – upgrade to new, scalable architecture 10 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  11. Internet Internet Front-end Proposed Upgrade “Before” “After” Calendar Server Luminis DB server Luminis DB server Calendar Server Multiple, Redundant Boxes Rampoint Rampoint Rampoint Load Balancer Disk Rampoint 11 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  12. Cost Analysis • Upgrade front-end hardware • Net cost = ~$125K • Consulting ($40K estimate) is already paid for! • Normalized costs • Annual front-end cost = $125K/4 yrs = $31,250/yr • Student portion = $15,625/yr • Given 25,000 students, 2 semesters • Normalized cost = $15,625/2 semesters/25K students • 31¢/semester/student • 2.1% of $15/semester UTF • $25k savings/yr in maintenance costs • Initial cost of hardware will include 3 years maintenance 12 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  13. Why Does CSU Not Fund This? • ALL available resources this year devoted to RamCT • Upgrade to new system = $330k • Add disk = $30k • Add back-up capability = $60k • Add spare DB server - $30k • Need to double back-end server to 4 procs, • Currently, do not have the $ for even that • “Use it or lose it” consulting services this fiscal year 13 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  14. Other • Time to reinvigorate front end services • Support new (Google/MS) communication services for students • Create student group to help define new services • ACNS Targeted hire • 3-year time frame • Year 1 • Upgrade hardware, portal software • Assess tab content (remove ‘noise’) • Integrate new communication tools • Begin 3rd party integrations • Years 2 & 3 • Assess usage • Refine & define new services SIS Hardware Upgrade

  15. Hardware Upgrade, the Checklist 15 SIS Hardware Upgrade

  16. Discussion and Questions Are most welcome. 16 SIS Hardware Upgrade

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