1. 1 a unit of Information Technology Services AIS Systems Development Modernization Project Enabling business through IT… Project Manager: Kathy Plavko (kjp1@psu.edu)kjp1@psu.edu

2. 2 a unit of Information Technology Services Our Goal… T o create a service-oriented enterprise architecture to effect dramatic change and improved efficiencies in the development and deployment of administrative services.

3. 3 a unit of Information Technology Services This is not a road trip, it is a journey. We are planning for it knowing that there will be detours and construction delays along the way.

4. 4 a unit of Information Technology Services Penn State’s Application Development –Approximately 170 full-time application developers across the University. –The majority of development is done using 5 tools: Natural ColdFusion Active Server Pages Visual Basic Smalltalk –Many other tools are also used by smaller numbers of application developers across the University.

5. 5 a unit of Information Technology Services Highlights of our Destination The preferred language for future AIS application development will be Java. The environment in which we will deploy administrative services will be IBM WebSphere in Linux on zSeries. Our new, agile enterprise architecture will support faster delivery of University business services.

6. 6 a unit of Information Technology Services The Three Parts of the Journey Enterprise Server Enterprise Application Services Training & Re-tooling Developers

7. 7 a unit of Information Technology Services The zSeries Enterprise Server –Optimizing our zSeries environment for Linux (zSeries). –Implementing enterprise infrastructure management software. –Implementing storage area network upgrades. (Systems, performance and storage updates over 3 years)

8. 8 a unit of Information Technology Services Enterprise Application Services –Creating, testing and optimizing a WebSphere environment in Linux on zSeries. –Establishing policies and procedures for the new application development environment. –Designing and implementing a Java enterprise application framework for developers. –Implementing a prototype application to demonstrate efficiencies of the environment.

9. 9 a unit of Information Technology Services Training & Re-tooling Application Developers –Training an established Open Standards Development Team in AIS. –Selecting Eclipse based (open standards) application development tools for University developers. (i.e., Rational Application Developer) –Introducing new software development methodologies and standards. –Providing training and equipment to enable University developers.

10. 10 a unit of Information Technology Services System Development Modernization Challenges & Opportunities –Open standards based environment will enable more integration among disparate systems. –Most University development staffs are currently using other development languages (Natural, Cold Fusion, etc.) and may find it difficult to go through the transition. –Processes and procedures are needed for management and support of the open standards environment.

11. 11 a unit of Information Technology Services System Development Modernization Challenges & Opportunities –Governance of enterprise architecture and application standards is needed. –Improved University-wide collaboration can minimize duplicate efforts and enable more re-use of services. –A newly trained developer work force makes it possible to engage University developers in multi- department teams for future enterprise application replacement. (Example: Payroll)

12. 12 a unit of Information Technology Services Anticipated Timeline (Year 1 of 4 year project) 2005 –Upgrade zSeries 800 to 890 with IFL engines –Test WebSphere on zSeries server & research J2EE frameworks. –Develop blue prints for architecture and outline new policies. –Create survey for University application developers. –Negotiate Rational tool set trial. –Review SAN storage strategy and requirements. –Assess and recommend system management tool sets for evaluation.

13. 13 a unit of Information Technology Services Anticipated Timeline (Year 2 of 4 year project) 2006 –Evaluate selected system management tool sets. –Convene application framework design team using identified Eclipse based tool set. –Evaluate the outcome of tool set trial. –Evaluate survey results from University developers. –Implement application framework. –Create developer training road map. –Engage training vendors. –Begin training sequence.

14. 14 a unit of Information Technology Services Questions about the Project?