Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

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Pennsylvania State Systemof Higher Education

• Pandemic Flu Preparedness Summit
• Integrated Information Systems Planning Issues
• January 26, 2007
• Presented by
• Neil L. Renaldi
• Director, Integrated Information System

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Objectives/Expected Outcomes

• Identify System-level Applications in Place to
  Support PASSHE Universities
• Infrastructure Components Critical to the
  Delivery of System-wide Services
• Steps to Better Enable System-level Staff to
  Provide Continued Services
• System- or University Level Tasks
• Opportunities to Collaborate for Backup

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System-level Applications

• Shared Admin. System
• SAP Finance (AP, Budget)
• SAP Materials Mgt. (Contracts, Procurement)
• SAP HR/Payroll
• E-time (Student Time Entry and Approval)
• SAP Portal (ESS, Student Self Service for Fin.
  Aid)
• WolffPack FINANCIER (Financial Aid)
• SAP Bus. Warehouse
• SAP Campus Mgt. and CRM (Recruitment)

• Blackboard Learning Management System
• SQL Server (Enterprise)
• PASSHE Active Directory
• PASSHE Exchange E-mail
• SAP Print Servers
• Keystone Library Network
• Secure FTP Server
• TracDat
• Facilities Info. System

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Core Infrastructure ComponentsSSHEnet and Data
Centers (2)

• Internet and Wide Area Network Connectivity
  (SSHEnet)
• Provides PASSHE with WWW, E-mail, Instant
  Messaging, Voice over IP (VoIP)
• Each Universitys LAN Connects to SSHEnet to
  Access Shared Admin. System, Learning Mgt.
  Systems, KLN, and Videoconferencing
• Proposal Submitted for Ongoing Viability
• Establish 2nd Internet Gateway
• Establish 2nd Internet Service Provider
• Cross Training for Replacements at Network
  Operations Center at West Chester University

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Core Infrastructure ComponentsSSHEnet and Data
Centers (2)

• SyTEC Data Center _at_ Millersville University
• SAP Finance, MM, HR
• SAP Portal
• Blackboard
• WolffPack FINANCIER
• E-Time
• SAP Business Warehouse
• SQL Server (Enterprise)
• Print Servers
• Active Directory

• SyTEC Data Center _at_ Shippensburg University
• Keystone Library Network
• Project Implementation Development and Quality
  Systems
• SAP Campus Management
• SAP Customer Relation Mgt.
• TracDat Web Server
• Hot Backup Site for
• Production Shared Admin. System Components
• Blackboard (Proposed)
• WP FINANCIER

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Enabling Continued Service

• Remote Access
• Laptops with Required Software
• Virtual Private Network (VPN)
• Soft Phone Capabilities using Existing VoIP _at_
  SyTEC
• Process Documentation Must be Up To Date
• Cross Training StaffBoth Functional and
  Technical (including SyTEC and Dixon Univ.
  Center)
• Ensure Security/Authorizations are in Place for
  Backup Staff

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System- or University Level Tasks? (Examples
Only, Not All Inclusive)
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Opportunities to Collaborate Food for Thought

• Univ. A Could Assign Authorization to a Univ.
  B User in SAP to Process Transactions
• Accounts Payable Check Printing Could be
  Re-directed to Another University
• A Universitys HR Officer Could Process Personnel
  Administration Actions for Another University
• SyTEC and/or a University Could Serve as Backup
  Security Administrators
• Universities Could Coordinate with SyTEC to
  Develop Generic Release Procedures to Make
  Purchases