Tag: Data center
Financial Benefits of Data Centralization
Submitted by Kevin Floyd,
Security and Support Manager at Michigan State University Human Resources
Editor’s Note: MSU HR has been steadily moving away from hosting their own server and infrastructure and moving towards a centralized model. The following case was an optimal time to make another move to MSU IT Central Services rather than continuing our efforts separate from MSU IT. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses new data center, IT Service Management, service catalog, email updates
The MSU IT Council met on September 15. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Data Center UpdateRob McCurdy, Interim Chief Information Officer, said the MSU Board of Trustees approved the construction budget to build a new data center for the university. Construction was scheduled to begin in September 2016 and to be completed by February 2018. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council receives updates on network, email, student success projects
The MSU IT Council met on October 7. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Data center and network planning projectsMSU IT Chief Technology Officer Nishanth Rodrigues updated the IT Council on projects to build a new data center and upgrade the campus network.
A new data center would strengthen MSU’s technology environment for academic, administrative, and high performance computing. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council hears from President Simon; discusses standards, data center, status updates
The MSU IT Council met on September 2. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
President Simon addresses the IT CouncilPresident Lou Anna K. Simon talked to the MSU IT Council on September 2. She said that campus IT has stagnated over the last several years creating a technology deficit at MSU. Read Full Article →
