New IT Building/Data Center Office of the CIO Information Session May 7, 2014

How Do You Use the Data Center? Apply for admission Use your SUNY card Submit grant proposals Find a library book Edit your web site Place a work-order Submit grades Login to anything Analyze data Make a phone call Track donations & gifts Access courses Order football tickets Report data to SUNY Award financial aid Access the Internet 2

Whats in the Data Center? Information Assets…

Where We Are… 4 Main Data Center in CS-5

Inappropriate Space for todays IT demands –Outdated infrastructure circa 1964 –Inadequate Space, Power, Cooling, Security –Inefficient –Occupying prime academic real estate –Lack of flexibility At risk (aging, no generator, floods) Why Where We Are Isnt Where We Should Be… 5

Information Technology Services New IT Building and Data Center Information Session May 7, 2014

Information Technology Services New IT Building and Data Center Information Session May 7, 2014

Information Technology Services New IT Building and Data Center Information Session May 7, 2014

I knew putting a data center in the basement was a bad idea… 12

Secure and Protect our Information Assets Support growth in research computing and data analytics Enable new IT services and applications Eliminate at-risk facilities, and not just CS-5 Why is the New UAlbany Data Center a Good Thing, and Just in Time? 13

Sophisticated and flexible infrastructure Operational Excellence Shared Services begins at home Greater efficiencies, LEED Silver and Tier III certifications Concurrently maintainable (less downtime) Improved network capability Benefits – IT Operations 14

Retain and recruit world-class faculty/researchers Strategic priorities, including E-TEC, Online T&L, Mesonet, Big Data, Computer Engineering program Returns space to campus inventory, for Facilities Master Plan Benefits - Campus 15

Data Center chill plant and generator shared by campus plant to serve dorms and podium Leverage opportunity for shared services Adaptive reuse of aging campus building Attractive anchor for west campus entry Benefits - Campus 16

17 The Move Computing Center (circa 1964) New IT/DC (circa 2014)

Two years and counting Assistance from The Cavan Group Data Center Working Group meets weekly Data Center Advisory Committee meets monthly –Deferral of cyclic replacement/technology refresh –Building ITS financial reserves –Comprehensive inventories of equipment and applications –Developing play books (step by step activities) –Developing timeline(s) Planning the Move 19

Each VP/Dean has named liaison rep –Provide input to the schedule –Disseminate move info within their unit ITS website will post the schedule Coordination and Communication 20

The First Step: –Building turned over to the campus Certificate of occupancy Was May, June, now July 7 Current Timeline – A Moving Target 21

The Major Physical Move groups –Research computing –Enterprise computing Now July and August… Current Timeline – A Moving Target 22

The goal is to minimize disruption to the campus We cannot move from one facility to the other without some service interruptions –Research Computing 3-5 days –Enterprise Computing 1-3 interruptions, depending on the service Hours/minutes, not days What to Expect 23

The Project Timeline 24

Campus capital funds:$29.3M ITS funded items: –Addl capital expense$ 1.2M –New IT equipment et al$ 1.2M Project Costs 25

26 Questions?