A Federated IT partnership delivers exceptional user experiences by providing dedicated IT support to MSU colleges and units. Working collaboratively, this innovative approach identifies the balance between unit expertise and enterprise capabilities to best support the mission, vision, and values of the partner college/unit, IT, and the university. Through the Federated IT model, dedicated unit-level IT services are provided that are specific to the partner while leveraging enterprise-wide, common good services, leading to effective collaboration and service improvement while managing institutional risk, stewardship, and providing increased financial clarity.
Value of Federated IT
- Meets unique technology needs of a college or unit, helping it to best reach its goals.
- Leverages centralized and scalable enterprise commodity services to improve efficiencies.
- Places a Unit IT Manager to drive a college’s or unit’s technology strategy and innovation.
- Creates more financial clarity on the partner’s IT costs and drives decisions around those costs.
- Unit IT Manager is charged with delivering the strategic goals and objectives of the unit, interacting with stakeholders within the college/unit to understand business drivers, goals, and strategy. The manager works to ensure IT is best aligned to deliver toward those needs.
- Manages institutional risk.
MEET THE TEAM
Lee Auge
Information Technology Assistant Director
Sarah Davis
Administrative Business Analyst
Jamie Gorden
Administrative Assistant
For all Federated IT matters moving forward and to contact the team, please direct all communications to ITS.FederatedIT@msu.edu.
