Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors Systems Office| June 7, 2013
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Louisiana State UniversityBoard of Supervisors Systems Office| June 7, 2013
TransitionAdvisoryTeamUpdate
THE DIGITAL AGE CHALLENGEProviding the cyber-infrastructure that is needed to properly support the research and creative activities of students and faculty in a modern research university.
3 PART CHALLENGEHIGH-CAPACITY &
LONG-TERM
DIGITAL STORAGE
HIGH-BANDWIDTH
NETWORKHIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTERS
3 PART CHALLENGEHIGH-CAPACITY &
LONG-TERM
DIGITAL STORAGE
HIGH-BANDWIDTH
NETWORKHIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTERS
WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW
LONILouisiana Optical Network Initiative
Support to Higher Education Research Provided by Various Regional Optical Networks
Regional Network Networking Computing Big Data
North Carolina MCNC ’85 @ RENCI --
Oklahoma OneNet ‘95 @ OU --
Georgia PeachNet prior to ‘04 Modest Modest
Louisiana LONI ‘04 Yes This recommendation
Texas LEARN ‘05 @ Rice & UT-Austin --
Florida LambdaRail ‘05 -- --
Arkansas ARE*ON ‘06 -- --
Mississippi MissiON ’11 -- --
Tennessee -- -- --
Alabama -- -- --
South Carolina -- -- --
HOW BIG IS THE CHALLENGE?• Astronomy• Meteorology• Experimental high-energy physics
HOW BIG IS THE CHALLENGE?• Astronomy• Meteorology• Experimental high-energy physics• Medical imaging• Genomics• Coastal hazards modeling• Three-dimensional visualization• Medical records• e-Commerce• Digital games• Virtual architecture• Social media
BIG DATAIS A BIG TOPIC
STRATEGIC PRIORITYTRANSFORMATION… Build and maintain a Big Data strategic advantage that attracts top researchers, faculty, students, industry and entrepreneurs
BIG DATA STRATEGIC PRIORITYINVESTMENT ESTIMATE$5 million capital $1 million annual for storage + qualified IT and library staff
FACULTY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
CREATION OF NEW
KNOWLEDGE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH &
LARGER GRANTS
ROI FOR LSU
PREVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS
• Monetizing Assets– Revenue Generation
• Nimble, High Performance/High Accountability Organization - Human Resources– Streamlining
• Procurement– Administrative Services, Streamlining
• Online courses/flipped classroom– Student Experience, Revenue Generation
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