Maximizing Collaboration and Content Centralization Department of Information Technology Brett Rexroat & James Grizzle Brett

Table of Contents Introduction Current Situation Our Solution Key Goals Intended Use Deliverables Current Versioning System M3C Versioning Solution Design Elements Network Topology Hardware Conclusion Questions James

Introduction Maximizing Collaboration and Content Centralization (M3C) is a Web based project created for the Department of Information Technology to allow students, faculty and community members to access, revise and share information more quickly, safely and accurately. Brett

Current Situation Brett

Our Solution Brett

Key Ideas Information is centrally managed with versioning enabled Students and staff are able to create, share and edit workspaces Groups have access to enterprise level organizational tools Visitors are able to view published workspaces James

Intended Use Visitors Students Faculty Staff Potential Students Employers Students Student Groups Senior Design ITLC Faculty Classes Advising Personal Projects Staff James

Deliverables Explore feasibility of a virtualized Microsoft SharePoint Server Farm Microsoft Server 2008 Microsoft Hyper-V Microsoft SQL 2008 Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Use MS Server 2008 with Hyper-V to host three virtual machines. Configure the host machine to act as a virtualized network switch to ensure the virtual machines are entirely independent. James

Deliverables (continued) Deploy a SharePoint Server Farm utilizing virtual machines Web front-end server Index server Data server Replace current Department of Information Technology Web site with an Internet facing SharePoint Web Portal. Create workspaces for project teams and student groups. Employ a self-service site creator for students, faculty and staff. Brett

Current Versioning System Brett

M3C Versioning Solution Brett

Design Elements Master Pages, Themes, and CSS style sheets Unified theme and color scheme White, black, red, light gray, and dark gray All new sites start from a limited view Temporary view to prevent overwhelming new users The first time a user logs in Training videos section Task list of things to accomplish within the site Minimize user input for most tasks James

Network Topology James

Network Topology James

Hardware Requirements Model and Cost 2 Quad Core 3.00 Ghz Dell PowerEdge 2900 III 32 GB RAM 4TB Storage Total Cost $5745.00 *According to the HP SharePoint Sizing and Configuration Utility Brett

Conclusion Information Technology is the art and science of gathering, storing and utilizing information in the manner most effective to a particular cause Our solution would allow our department to implement that art in the most effective way for students learning to be Information Technology professionals Brett

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