In May, the Division of Information Technology celebrates our student employees who are graduating and our retiring staff. We also prepare for the next academic year. Some of our projects are provided below.
The Division of Information Technology (IT) will upgrade webMethods to 10.5 on Wednesday, May 19. There will be little to no downtime during the upgrade.
K-State uses webMethods to automate tasks by connecting apps and services. Some of the services that use webMethods include KSIS, HRIS, Qualtrics, and Canvas.
Upgrading webMethods to 10.5 will provide improved security and stability. The upgrade is part of the IT Strategic Goal to modernize K-State’s Infrastructure. To learn more, view K-State’s IT Strategic Plan.
Since the fire on the roof of Hale Library in May 2018, the Division of Information Technology (IT) has undertaken the goal of modernizing our data center with a cloud-first strategy. One of the largest projects was moving more than 800 K-State websites to the cloud.
Staff from the Division of Communications and Marketing and IT have spent countless hours planning, preparing, testing, and retesting. While some tweaking continues, the move is a great success. The benefits of moving to the cloud include disaster recovery/business continuity, scaling, resiliency, and reduced downtime. Continue reading “K-State completes successful migration of websites to the cloud”
The Financial Information System (FIS) upgrade is complete. This was a required upgrade to Oracle 19c and prepares FIS for a major upgrade that will occur later this fall.
Upgrading is an important step toward the Division of Information Technology (IT), achieving its goal of providing a modern, scalable network and computing infrastructure for K-State. To learn more, view K-State’s IT Strategic Plan.
FIS is the central accounting system utilized by KSU colleges, departments, and administrative units to process payment transactions, reporting, and manage grant post-awards.
The Financial Information System (FIS) will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Friday, March 12, through Sunday afternoon, March 14. This is a required upgrade to Oracle 19c and will prepare the system for a major upgrade that will occur later this fall.
FIS is the central accounting system utilized by KSU colleges, departments, and administrative units to process payment transactions, reporting, and manage grant post-awards.
The Division of Information Technology staff are enjoying this gorgeous weather and making headway on networking and system projects.
Networking projects include:
Smaller Scale Infrastructure Projects
Listening sessions are underway for the Data Analytics Project to create an enterprise data store or data warehouse.
Gary Pratt, Kansas State University’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), has been named to the HEUG (Higher Ed User Group) Board of Directors. HEUG is a global nonprofit organization whose mission is “to facilitate sharing ideas, information, and experience among its members.” Enterprise systems have been the focus of HEUG, a 20+-year-old organization with 32,000 members from 900 campuses and 37 countries.
HEUG hosts the Alliance Conference every year, which “is the premier place for higher education and public sector knowledge sharing, collaboration with peers, and finding the inspiration that comes from learning about creative solutions.”
According to Pratt, “The Higher Education User Group (HEUG) was formed around the need to improve and enhance the core PeopleSoft and Oracle applications, including K-State’s primary administrative systems (KSIS, HRIS, and FIS). Membership on the HEUG Board will allow K-State to help guide the evolution of these key systems into the future.”
The HRIS and KSIS upgrade to PeopleTools 8.57 and 19C Database is complete.
HRIS and KSIS users will notice several enhancements, including:
With the upgrade, one change to note is the three horizontal lines “hamburger icon menu” you see at the top of many screens has changed to an “ellipsis icon menu.”
Upgrading is an important step toward the Division of Information Technology (IT), achieving its goal of providing a modern, scalable network and computing infrastructure for K-State. To learn more, view K-State’s IT Strategic Plan.
HRIS, KSIS, and DARS will be unavailable after 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, thru Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28. During this time, HRIS and KSIS will be upgraded to PeopleTools 8.57 and 19C Database.
Continue reading “HRIS and KSIS upgrade begins 9 p.m. Friday”
The Financial Information System (FIS) will be unavailable from 7 p.m. Friday, March 12, through Sunday afternoon, March 14. This is a required upgrade to Oracle 19c and will prepare the system for a major upgrade that will occur later this fall.
FIS is the central accounting system utilized by KSU colleges, departments, and administrative units to process payment transactions, reporting, and manage grant post-awards.
