Goals and Objectives

Ensure the protection and security of university data.
Minimize duplication of effort, services and resources.
Eliminate inefficient and costly redundancies.
Define what services, if any, should be restructured or eliminated.
Eliminate non-compatible standards and architectures.
Identify obstacles for departments wanting to move computing operations to the Division of Information Technology.
Recommend a strategy for evaluating the university-wide impacts of major information technology purchases including analysis of total cost of ownership.
Evaluate the complexity and risks of managing a complex distributed computing environment, including system security, exposure to data loss and virus protection.
Identify issues and trends in technology that may affect the university’s technology infrastructure and long-term architecture.
Recommend the most effective balance of central and distributed technology services, staffing and resources. Detail any logical alternatives. Recommendations will include background, advice and alternatives that address the following:
- Create a cost efficient blend of centralization and decentralization of information technology resources - properly aligning the university’s information technology infrastructure to best meet the needs of its teaching, research and outreach missions.
- Create a coherent campus-wide information technology computing architecture and a solid foundation for the university’s information technology infrastructure.
- Develop a long-term organizational process and structure to ensure the best utilization of the university’s information technology resources for the future.
- Estimate the costs of infrastructure and support, including personnel and training, in the current distributed environment and to estimate the same costs for the alternatives proposed.