1 587 servers virtualized reducing equipment renewal reducing power consumption increasing utilization efficiency reducing data space requirements Operational Effectiveness Projects Server Virtualization $3.0 million Cumulative Savings
2 Free-cooling chiller Low power consumption air handlers Sequestered hot air return and cold air supply, Enhanced circulation of chilled air to the IT load Saving all achieved in power consumption (375kW reduced to 80kW) Operational Effectiveness Initiatives Data Centre Power Consumption $1.5 million Cumulative Savings
3 First major Canadian university to move student to the Microsoft cloud U of T concurrently improved student services and reduced future system replacement costs By October 2012, over 103,000 students and alumni were provisioned with UTmail+ accounts Operational Effectiveness Initiatives Managed Hosting of Student Managed Hosting of Student $500k Annual Savings
4 Allows students to check their degree progress and view requirements fulfilled and outstanding, plan hypothetical degrees Tool has a view for administrators which allows them to check if students meet pre-requisite and confirm they have satisfied degree requirements Operational Effectiveness Initiatives Degree Explorer $121k Annual Savings
5 VPRI in partnership with CIO replaced the previous paper-based process for internal review and approval of research applications with a web- enabled solution 96% resources saved by elimination of manual signature approvals, and re-keying of data Operational Effectiveness Initiatives MRA – My Research Application $1.2 million Cumulative Savings
6 Tri-campus fund Encourage and foster energy cost reduction strategies and initiatives Provides seed money to directly fund energy efficiency or renewable energy projects that will significantly reduce our environmental footprint and save operating costs. Operational Effectiveness Initiatives Utilities Reduction Revolving Fund (URRF)
7 MSB HVAC TPC $1.5M Savings $850K per year Payback < 2 years Chemistry Fume Hood Optimization TPC $45K Savings $64K per year Payback < 1 year OISE HVAC TPC $1.2M Savings $450K per year Payback 3 years Operational Effectiveness InitiativesURRF
8 40,000 square feet of leased space filled and partially leased to companies that have spun out of UofT research Supports entrepreneurs turning research discoveries into innovative products and companies that create skilled jobs for students and the province. Operational Effectiveness Initiatives Banting & Best Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
9 Downsview Library Collaboration (five universities) E-Procurement (renewal of USHOP) Next Generation Student Information System (NGSIS) Leasing Revenue (retail, office, commercial, etc.) Robarts Library retrofit (URRF) Operational Effectiveness Initiatives Some of the Projects in Motion
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