UCI IT Projects. Project Name & Description Academic Computing

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1 UCI IT Projects Project Name & Description Academic Computing EEE Course Management System Perform ongoing EEE enhancements to instructional toolkits (communication tool, semester support for law school, online add/drop of courses). Status Ongoing Distance Learning via Moodle Course Management System Perform ongoing Moodle enhancements, software updates, and distance learning support for an increasing number of accredited UCI online courses. February 2010 Institutional Blogging Bring blogging to UCI using the popular WordPress MU software. This service enables faculty, staff and departments to blog in the context of representing the University, their academic pursuits, offices and selves. End of Summer 2009 Institutional Course Casting Implement software to capture and distribute classroom and individual podcasts. The Lecture Casting pilot will run from September 23, 2009 through December 11, Fall 2009 WASC & Learning Assessment Review IT needs and help implement IT solutions for DUE s Research & Evaluation Support group s accreditation tracking/reporting needs. Planning Phase DUE Information Systems Support Manage DUE s central application development, desktop and server support efforts. DUE-IT also works with DUE units and programs to provide backup and coordination of local IT staff to ensure an effective, integrated approach to Information Technology. Ongoing Academic Personnel Merit and Promotion Review System Proceed to develop and expand UCSD s APOL online Merit and Promotion Review for use at UCI based upon an approved joint project proposal. Planning Phase 1

2 Academic Personnel Faculty Recruit System Expansion to UCSD Provide AP Recruit as a software service to UCSD in exchange for UCSD s APOL Review application, currently developing features to manage applicants, cross-list positions, update diversity reports for the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, and user interface enhancements and updates. Academic Personnel Digital Measures MyData Integration Enhance Digital Measures using Shibboleth to improve security, provide a more effective web service to update faculty database for publications and presentations. Ongoing Unifying research cluster support (MPC, Green Planet, BDUCS, and standalone clusters) Provide financial planning for support costs/coordination meetings and on-line documentation with campus partners (ICS and PS)/merging of MPC and BDUCS cluster operating systems, head units, and queuing systems. Early 2010 BDUCS research computing cluster disk storage subsystem Build a reliable and large user disk system using Broadcom donated NetApp equipment. End of Summer 2009 Major expansion of Green Planet cluster with inclusion of non-ps research groups Provide financial planning/co-location of system in ADC/completion of cluster operation systems tools/program optimization of major user codes. Re-opening of MPC research compute cluster to new research partners Provide financial planning/colocation of added system in ADC or elsewhere on campus/long term funding model with current MPC partners. Begins in July July 2010 Completion of new scheduled computer lab in Social and Behavioral Sciences Bldg. - Purchase and deploy 120 computers in three labs, two adjacent with movable partition to create 100 seat scheduled instructional lab. Currently pending funding. Late Fall

3 Remote Scientific Applications study and deployment in coordination with School of Social Science Use Windows Terminal Services to provide research computing applications to remote users. Study proceeding during summer 2009 with expected initial deployment of statistical software applications campus wide in late Uses Broadcom donated servers for computing engines. Late 2009 Administrative Computing Systems Development Kuali Financial System Assessment Perform an assessment to replace our 27-year-old legacy Financial System and include a mapping to a new, more flexible Chart of Accounts. Tentatively scheduled for June 2010 but is subject to change Kuali COES Research Administration Streamline the research proposal and grant submission process. March 2010 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Report Allow departments to track and report on ARRA funds under Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 through a reporting application. September 2009 Campus Time & Attendance Application Integrate UCOP s Time Reporting Web Service for automatic real-time updates from the Medical Center and Campus Time Collection Systems. The campus HR Strategic Redesign group has identified Employee Time & Attendance as key to streamlining payroll time collection. June 2010 Human Resources Web Redesign for Self-Service Update the HR web site to include more self-service information and transactions per the campus HR Strategic Redesign group. December 2009 Student Financial Services: Housing Support Support for Graduate Family Housing financial processing and far future due and reversal. April 2010 Student Financial Services: Law School Mandates Support for the Tax Relief Act and write-off business transaction. December

4 Student Financial Services: Campus Billing System Online Create and implement a web-based online invoice generation and cancellation/reversal for students and non students to eliminate labor and postage costs associated with printing and mailing student invoices, electronically deliver and present complete student account for new invoices and payment history, and provide students with echeck payment option for invoices. Student Financial Services Guest Access Provide UCInetID authentication for student applicants prior to Statement of Intent to Register, and to guests/parents designated by student. Permit students to take positive step for whether we may show detailed financial info to guest. Allow for guest access to billing data. Facilities Management Preventive Maintenance and Scheduled Work Enhancement Provide the ability to efficiently track, manage, and report on preventive maintenance and scheduled work through the Tririga ERP application (FACserv). Examples include maintenance of elevator inspections and grounds keeping. December 2009 Campus Enterprise Authorization Security Service Deploy a campus-wide application authorization and access control that meets audit requirements, application integration requirements, vendor integration requirements as well as Web server page level access controls has been a requirement on this campus for many years. Application and Database Firewall Appliance Implementation Implement the application firewall purchased by AdCom to protect all Web interfaces against a potential breach of our confidential data or defacement of our web sites. August 2009 IBM (Zeus) Decommissioning Analyze, plan, and implement the effort required and procedures necessary to decommission the operation of the AdCom IBM mainframe CPU and migrate the running of all mainframe-based systems, to UCOP. Data Warehouse Payroll / Employee Data Migration and Development of AdHoc Queries and Reports Migrate all Employee and Payroll History (HDB) and Payroll Audit Record (PAR) data from Zeus to UCI s Data Warehouse as part of IBM Decommissioning. New query functionality will also be added. 4

5 Sybase Database Decommissioning / Database Consolidation Consolidate database technology through migration of Sybase Database applications and data to Microsoft SQLServer or mysql. Migration to Virtual Server and Desktop Technology Optimize hardware and power consumption through a large expansion of the use of virtual technology for both the server and desktop environment. June 2010 December 2010 Data Center Planning Interim small expansion of Academic Data Center (ADC) with school and VCR matching funding Make available 8-12 racks in Fall 2009/relocation of ADC networking equipment. AdCom Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) replacement Provide operating stability to genset/ups combination. Relocation of AdCom Data Center Find a new home/financial plan and cost analysis/engineering analysis of possible new sites including ADC periphery. End of 2009 Summer 2009 Likely moved to late 2010 Infrastructure Services New campus Electronic Directory for Identity Management System Migrate the directory to a new modern database system that integrates the entire directory information for campus. The new database will be exported to LDAP for lookups. June 2010 Law School IT Support Perform modifications to the quarter system to accommodate the Law School semester system (impacts directory, EEE, Student Billing, Registrar systems). Fall 2009 Google Apps for Undergraduates Provide accounts in the uci.edu Google Apps domain for undergraduates who wish to use them for and Google Apps. Fall 2009 for pilot service Virtual Server Subscription Services Rent VMWare virtual servers to interested campus departments. This will provide departments with a more affordable alternative to purchasing and maintaining their own servers in their spaces. End of July 2009 to start pilot service 5

6 UCInetID Length Expansion Extend the length of UCInetIDs. In the analysis/planning phase. IT Security IDS Hardware Upgrade Perform maintenance on the Intrusion Detection System hardware (expires in ). This system helps to protect UCInet and campus computers from security threats. Internal Network Security Monitoring Pilot Test a combination of Netflow data and placing IDS sensors at strategic network taps to gain visibility to malicious internal network traffic. Security Peer Reviews Perform security peer reviews on the top three priority areas on campus. November 2009 Security Inventory Follow-up with units to review precautions. Ongoing Penetration Testing Service Expansion Expand the penetration testing service to non PCI-DSS hosts. Currently in pilot with Extension and Advancement. Network & Telephone Wireless Network Enhancements: Autonomous WAP to LWAP conversion Provide better manageability, performance, security, and guest access for the campus wireless network. Approximately 575 lightweight access points will be deployed by the end of the summer. We intend to convert the existing 367 autonomous access points to light weight mode to use extended services provided by the newly installed WiSMs (Funded, equipment in place, need to implement conversion configurations). Switch Redundancy Configuration Dual connect critical edge switches in server rooms to enterprise switches in various data centers to improve redundancy (may require equipment purchases). Border Router and Border Security Redundancy Request for funds submitted to add redundant border router and security equipment (Unfunded). 6

7 Unsupported Network Equipment Replacement Replace Cisco c1924 style switches. UCInet has approximately 100 Cisco c1924 style switches in production. They operate at 10mbps to the desktop. These switches are no longer supported by Cisco (Unfunded). ULAR Animal Research Lab Research Security Cameras Install IP based cameras. There are ten buildings that have been identified to have IP based cameras installed to enhance surveillance of secure areas housing research animals (ULAR funding, NACS planning). Telephone System Upgrade Plan for a required major upgrade to the campus phone system to extend its useful life, to expand capacity, to add functionality, and to provide a higher degree of disaster preparedness (Unfunded). Replace Campus Voice Mail System Customize the user interface to match the current voice mail system to eliminate user-training requirement. In progress Improve Campus Cell Phone Service Install more cell site infrastructure to improve campus service working with cellular service providers. In progress zotalert Emergency Notification System Enhancements Develop and test enhancements to the zotalert system that uses cell phone text messaging to quickly notify the UCI community with emergency and safety related information. In progress Design and Installation of UCINet and FacNet Telephone & Network Infrastructure o Engineering 3 95% completed; implementation phase. January 2003 June 2009 o Social & Behavioral Sciences - 65% completed; implementation phase. January 2004 August 2009 o Humanities - 50% completed; implementation phase. January 2004 August 2009 o Medical Education - 20% completed; design phase. January 2005 December 2009 o Stem Cell/Gross Hall - 25% complete; design phase. January 2008 July 2010 o Arts Building - 50% complete; design phase. January 2007 December 2010 January 2003 December