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IT Update

The rebuilding phase for information technology is in full swing. Below are some of the activities of information technology over the first five weeks of the year.

Modernize Data Center

An “on-prem” location search for the data center is underway. IT is working on the cloud first strategy. Project plans will be shared as they are completed.

Service Operations

Duo, two-factor authentication is being rolled out in increments of 200-300 individuals every two weeks. We now have 765 faculty/staff using two-factor authentication.

Planning

The Tactical Planning session with the extended IT Leadership group was well received with attendees developing pre-charters for 13 of the objectives in the IT Strategic Plan. Data gathered from the session is under review. Listening sessions continue on campus to ensure we captured the expectations of K-Staters. Individuals who want to provide feedback, can do so on this form.

The ERP Task Force is drafting their final report with a release planned for mid-February. Continue reading “IT Update”

ITS Update

ITS UpdateEnterprise Architecture 2.0 and Planning – Planning for the K-State Enterprise Architecture 2.0 (data center, enterprise applications, networking, etc.) remains the top priority for ITS, with a goal to relocate systems and services from Hale Library in the next 18-24 months. We have been meeting with consultants, distributed IT, and ITS staff to plan for an inclusive architecture that combines on premise and public/private cloud computing. Within this framework, we will be using terms like infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, application and/or software as a service. Definitions of each and more will be shared in the coming months.  

Speaking of cloud, ITS is maintaining HRIS in the cloud. As part of our business continuity process, KSIS has been staged in AWS.

KSIS

Gary Pratt, CIO continues listening tours with the K-State community regarding our future ERP environment. For more information, see the ERP Task Force website.

ITS is building a Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan using Boldplanning, a system available from the State of Kansas. Continue reading “ITS Update”