Statewide Operating Review

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Statewide Operating Review

• Information Technology Services
• October 19, 2004

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From January 2004 ITS Briefing Goals Objectives
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18-Month Tactical Goals

• Standards
• MyUA Portal
• Facilities Database
• Virtual Private Network
• Enterprise Architecture
• Bandwidth Management
• Project Management
• Enterprise Architecture
• Training
• Train the Trainer
• Coordinate with HR/MAU

• Consolidation
• UAF-Statewide IT consolidation talks in final
  stages
• New Distance Ed Activity may drive more
  consolidation
• Security
• FY05 Security Review
• FY06 Capital Request
• Reduce CODB 5
• Target 1,350,000
• FY05 Savings 316,00
• Used in FY 05 for network/Internet deficit

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Partnerships

• Alaska Public Broadcasting 180,000
• Merging Networks
• Capital to Upgrade Network
• Lariat INBRE Project 500,000
• Capital to Upgrade Network
• Connect to ANHC
• ATUC -10,000
• Nonprofit Public Telecom Users
• In Start-up Year

• BASC New Facility
• Opportunity for network
• National Lambda Rail
• Research Network Backbone
• No Capability to Connect
• Bandwidth Constrained
• Limits ability to attract research dollars
• HCR32
• Alaska Information Infrastructure Policy Task
  Force

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Opportunities

• Further Consolidation
• Distance Ed
• Research
• ATUC Network Support (Revenue)
• Integration/Automation/Workflow
• Additional outsource opportunities
• Convergence is getting less expensive and more
  reliable (data, voice, video)

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Challenges

• An environment of plenty tends to counter
  consolidation and promote stovepipes
• Rising demands and cost of bandwidth and the
  urban/rural gulf
• Lack of disciplined project planning management
• Digital content management
• Identity management