1. UTFAB Summary Presentation Patrick J. Burns Vice President for IT March 19, 2007

2. I. Central IT at CSU -- How Are We Doing in IT Relative to Our Peers?

3. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 3 Burns’ Assessment National ranking of 42 on “Most Wired” list three years ago Increasingly lagging (now > 100):  Wireless coverage  Classroom technology GA classrooms, departmental rooms + UFFAB  Learning technology, especially next generation eLearning technology (see following slides)  Support of faculty for instruction We “refresh” hardware on a regular cycle, but how do we “refresh” faculty? Why?

4. The Value Judgment - A Central Fee Comparison - Central Technology Fees at Peer Institutions  Texas A&M: $225.60/semester ($18.80/cr)  North Carolina State University: $175/sem (~$14.58/cr)  Iowa State University: $106/semester (~$8.83/cr)  Arizona State University: $100/semester (flat rate)  Oregon State University: $100/semester (~$8.33/cr)  University of Colorado, Boulder: $65.60/sem (flat rate)  Oklahoma State University: $60/semester ($5/cr)  Colorado State University: $15/semester (flat rate) Note: Assumes 12 credits/semester | Census Date: Jan. 16, 2007 March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 4

5. ACNS “Before & After” – Trends in Growth of Services

6. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 6 Informal Survey of Peers- Central IT Staff Avg/CSU = 4.30:1

7. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 7 Informal Survey of Peers- Central IT $$$ Avg/CSU = $4.41:$1

8. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 8 ACNS Systems Services – 2000 DeltaEagleHollyLamarYuma 8 Servers VinesCSUNTSCSUNTS2

9. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 9 ACNS Systems Services – Jan. 2006 30 Unix Servers43 Windows Servers

10. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 10 ACNS Networking – 2000 Internet OC-3 Modem pool 5 routers, 1 ATM switch Internet2 16K computers

11. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 11 ACNS Networking – Jan. 2006 Internet Internet2 National Lambda Rail Gigabit Fort Collins Community Network Bison North Bison South Packet Shapers Border Firewall 300 APs VPN Video Conf.VoIP Surveillance City and County Life & Safety 28K computers Monitor 1,400 devices Core Routers

12. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 12 ACNS Staffing –“Before and After” 2000 Jan. 2006 34 FTE, 33 Centrally 29 FTE, 22 Centrally

13. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 13 II. A Look Into the “IT” Future “The farther we look into the past, the further we can look into the future.” – W. Churchill “Prediction is so difficult, especially about the future.” N. Bohr

14. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 14 The Next-Gen eLearning Environment (after Jafari, McGee, and Carmean, “Managing courses, defining learning,” EDUCAUSE Review, pp. 50-70, July/Aug. 2006. Wikis & Blogs Collaboration Groups CMS/LMSePortfolio Course sites, Hybrid courses, Online courses Public site, & Access req’d Communication, Presence My Profile RSS/web services Certified objects, Misc. objects, Peer review Social groups, Professional groups Social Networking DAM, Lifelong Repository Presence, Podcasting, Video on demand, Real-time video Professional Networking My Intelligent Agent BbeCollegeMerlotAngelYouTubefacebookflickrmore…

15. III. SIS Hardware Request

16. SIS Hardware Goal  Banner go live in Fall 2007 – address performance issues due to hardware  Hardware will be 4 years old in FY 08 Upgrade decision process  Load testing  Consultation with other institutions running Banner in production Both identified our back-end database server as a “choke point”  Solution – upgrade hardware, and dedicate to Banner

17. SIS Architecture Upgrade “Before” “After” Oracle DB #1 - SIS Back-end “All” Oracle Applications Oracle DB Server Banner Application Portal/ RAMweb Internet Oracle DB #2 – Other Banner Application Portal/ RAMweb Internet

18. Cost Itemization Item Cost ($)  IBM p560Q (discounted) $94,000  HMC (software) $5,000  Fiber switch $10,000  Rack $4,725  Disk $52,000  Oracle license$180,000  Total$345,725  UTFAB Request (50%)$172,862

19. IV. FY08 Requests

20. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 20 Reminder There is sufficient money to do a lot of “good” Remember that you represent your constituents, so your votes should be for “the greater good” In addition to the UTFAB criteria, you may wish to consider managing your portfolio so risks are appropriate

21. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 21 Funding Request See separate spreadsheet Process 1. Discuss funding levels for individual projects 2. Discuss which projects should be “off the table” 3. Prioritize remaining projects and rank order 4. Discuss funding levels

22. Recommendation from Advisor No increase in UTF for FY 08 Rather, prioritize projects

23. March, 2007 UTFAB Spring 2007 Summary 23 Thank You I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today as I strive to determine if our IT environment is Aligned with your expectations and pocketbooks I very much welcome your feedback