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CWRU Internal Context

• Master Plan
• Crawford, Baker
• Space, Space, Space
• KSL, Med School, Etc
• IS Operations in Crawford, Baker, KSL, Med School
• Estimate of move of terminated network systems
  (with Baker (video) and Crawford (data and
  voice), machine room in KSL as drivers
  approximately 6.5-8million
• Cost represents significant outlay to move
  headend and operations environment look for
  alternative

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External Context

• Preliminary Use for the Former Site of Mt. Sinai
  Hospital Document (Nov 2001)
• Administrative Support Functions
• Community Partnerships
• Multi-Tenant Space
• Conference and Continuing Education Center
• Biomedical Research Infrastructure
• Initial Approach Viewed moving IS operations to
  Mt. Sinai as part of Administrative Support
  Functions

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Internal Business Case Analysis

• Begs the question how to lessen the burden that
  IS represents to the campus ie. How to try and
  avoid, or at least reduce the 6.5-8 million to
  move its headend and operations

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Nature of the Opportunity

• Bold initiative to position CWRU, University
  Circle, Cleveland, NE Ohio with the institutional
  capacity (human and technological infrastructure)
  to address the most vexing challenges of the new
  millennium (human gnomics, bio-medical
  engineering, life sciences advanced imaging and
  bioinformatics) combining high-performance
  computing and data management technologies with
  advanced visualization capabilities allowing
  engineers and researchers to gain new insight
  through analysis of critical data in innovative
  and collaborative ways

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And at the same time

• Enable the university to move a large part of its
  IS group to the University Circle Advanced
  Technology Commons to support the scientific and
  scholarly research of the commons AND continue to
  support the CWRU campus.

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Elements of a solution

• Internet 2 UCCN Giga Pop Proposal
• Carrier Hotel for Internet Traffic
• Next Generation Internet Applications Center
• Common UCATC technical network architecture,
  storage area networks and server farm

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Next Steps
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