Office of Information Technology Town Hall

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Office of Information TechnologyTown Hall
January 28, 2004
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Agenda

• Employee Award and Recognition
• Communications Update
• IT Strategy
• QA

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Employee of the Quarter Award
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Congratulations!
Cynthia Morneweck Academic Research Technolog
ies
Jerry Swann Operations
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GT Masters Series Executive Development Program
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2004 Participants
Congratulations! Victoria Anderson Information S
ecurity
Susan Paraska Office of the CIO
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Communications Update
Linda Cabot
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OIT-media Calendar in Corporate Time

• Publication Deadlines
• Conference Deadlines for participation
• OIT Events
• Campus Events (Orientation, FASET MarketPlace)

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OIT Publications
NEW
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External Communications
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OIT Website

• OIT Presentations OIT Templates
• OIT ONLY Content
• - Functional Org Charts with more detail
• - Internal OIT Presentations
• - Internal Newsletters
• Coming Soon Directors Meeting Minutes
• Coming Soon Central Systems Diagrams

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Campus Orientations
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Nominations/Awards Group

• FY03 members
• Lou Zehner, Maria Hunter, Thomas Miller, Jewel
  Coleman, Sam Rundles
  
• FY04 members
• David Williams, Steven Snelgrove, Tangirala
  Reddy, Thomas Miller, Lou Zehner

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Goals for 2004

• Communications Plan Revised
• http//www.oit.gatech.edu/inside_oit/employee_reso
  urces/
  
• communication_plan.cfm
• Communications Processes
• How to communicate OIT news
• http//www.oit.gatech.edu/inside_oit/employee_reso
  urces/
  
• communication_process.cfm

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Outlook for 2004

• Major Initiatives
• HRMS Upgrade
• Portal Upgrade
• WebCT
• Collaborative Suite

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Outlook for 2004

• Major Initiatives
• Patch Management
• Business Continuity Site
• Telecommunications
• BellSouth-Cingular research projects

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Outlook for 2004

• Major Initiatives
• National Lambda Rail - Southern Light Rail
• Distance Learning - Local and Global
• Campus Partnerships

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IT Strategy

• Change the way we relate to clients
• Partnerships with Campus
• Setting Priorities
• Identifying requirements and solutions
• Solving Problems

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IT Strategy

• Standards and Guidance
• Coordinated Support for Windows and Linux
• Integrated/coordinated approach to campus
  technical support
  

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Our Activities of 2003
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Our Activities of 2003

• New OIT Web Page Design
• EST Classroom Support
• SACS
• IPST Merger
• Emory Visit regarding support services
• Electronics Records Management

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Our Activities of 2003

• Acquisition of document imaging systems from SCT
• Firewall implementation begins on campus
• Acquisition of SACs Class software begins
• Secure business applications with Kerberos
• DRP and alternative NOC sites

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Our Activities of 2003

• Technology Square network infrastructure
• GTA-CCOP Project
• Impact of SPAM on Spectrum
• Campus Wireless Access
• Identify appropriate projects for ITAC
• New mail list manager (Sympa)

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Our Activities of 2003

• Denial of Service attacks
• Benefits of Using a portal (Nelson Baker)
• Technology Square projects
• IPST merger
• INS requirements with Banner
• gtID

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Our Activities of 2003

• National Light Rail
• GT (Dr. Clough) represents us with GTA/CCOP
  Project
  
• IT strategy for DLPE and GLC
• ERP system for GTRI
• Institute emergency preparedness

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Our Activities of 2003

• ORNL network project
• Administrative Service Award George Smedberg
• Kerberos Update
• CITRIX project-GTREP/Lorraine access
• Integration of CPBIS into GT/IPST merger

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Our Activities of 2003

• Active Directory Project
• Open Point project
• BOR audit in March
• Information Security (units/firewall
  architecture/ incident response)
  
• BuzzPort

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Our Activities of 2003

• Data synch for Banner and WebCT
• New EDP guidelines
• Human Relations Award Danny Ingram
• LWC-Phase II
• Emergency Response policy

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Our Activities of 2003

• IPST part of College of Science
• OATS
• Ferst Center attack
• Results of BOR audit
• Grants management
• Annual inventory process

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Our Activities of 2003

• PeopleSoft Accounts receivable go live
• P-card web system
• DCAA audit
• Budget decreases for 04
• Cellular phone usage policy
• Rich 140 renovated

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Our Activities of 2003

• TouchNet use by DLPE
• Separation of sensitive servers in operations
• BuzzPort/Spectrum single sign on
• Banner/WebCT integration
• GLBA and relationship to campus
• Vista Upgrade review

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Our Activities of 2003

• GTA to replace GSAMS
• CCOP terminated
• Update wireless policy (ITAC)
• On-line tenure review process
• Inventory changes re tracking equipment
• Active Directory

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Our Activities of 2003

• Electronic accounts and BuzzPort
• Rich 140 complete 148 started
• On-line thesis application
• DCAA findings
• Rich 140 floods
• New access policy for machine rooms

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Our Activities of 2003

• Tiger teams formed for Tech Square moves
• BuzzPort in production
• MAGE project to begin in July
• New FASET presentation
• Secure network access to begin Oct. 2003

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Our Activities of 2003

• BCI/wireless potential project
• SACS new phase
• Tech Square hard court press
• OIT Web page new look
• PeopleSoft HRMS upgrade to v. 8
• Training on GT CNUP

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Our Activities of 2003

• Firewall implementation expands
• Digital signage for Tech Square
• National Lambda Rail
• Collaborative Suite
• Value of IT in Education (MBA project)
• Wireless access public/private

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Our Activities of 2003

• WebCT integration with Luminis
• Classroom Support model
• SoBig virus hits campus
• Patch management initiative (ITAC)
• Grants management system
• Active Directory project

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Our Activities of 2003

• Tech Fee proposals
• Wireless connectivity on Stinger/Trolleys
• BuzzPort success
• Emergency procedures manual
• LWC/French machines upgraded
• Channel creation in BuzzPort

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Our Activities of 2003

• Luminis Platform II review
• Disaster recovery/business continuity plans
• Faculty promotion tracking system
• Internal audit on OIT systems/controls
• Chemical Tracking
• European visit

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Our Activities of 2003

• Patch management recommendation/acquisition
• BuzzCard replacement
• Telecomm/GTA/BellSouth negotiations
• Business office procedures updated/posted
• New materials created for new GT employees

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Our Activities of 2003

• Dean/Chairs retreat
• GLBA policy/FERPA/sensitive data access
• Data access policy
• MAGE project
• WebCT review/usage (move to Campus Edition-prep
  for VISTA)
  

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Our Activities of 2003

• Remedy review growth/use
• Alternative site identified for business
  continuity
  
• January GTISC workshop review
• Collaboration with IAC IT council
• HRMS conversion complete
• Nortel networks telephony/wireless/VOIP

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QA
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Thanks for all you do!