President's Report - FY10 Q4
€ Pilot and assess application delivery through the new
KeyServer infrastructure (carried over from Q3)
On track. Pilot is ongoing and we've expanded the pool
of available applications to include Adobe CS5 (just
released) applications, including Captivate. We were
able to get Adobe and Sassafras to work together directly
to begin resolving some of the interaction and patching
issues we have seen.
€ VMware images early summer deployment to the community
The student, admin, and base images are complete and
are being tried out in the field by our DLC collaborators
and Service Desk students.
€ Service Desk participation in Campus Preview Weekend
The Service Desk and FSX had a successful presence at
Campus Preview Weekend.
Some other accmplishments from Q4 are below. Again, feel
free to trim as needed. I think the only two I'd definitely
like to see in the report are a note on the KSL-CopyTech
transition and the Athena WG wrapping up phase 1.
Athena and Student Computing:
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* Space updates and carpet replacement in W20-575 (largest
student computing lab)
* SUN Solaris decommissioning complete (all centrally
deployed Athena workstations are now Windows or Ubuntu
Linux)
* Development of Debathena / Lucid
Development is pretty much done (some cleanup items remain).
Deployment on track for summer. Public beta machines are up
for public use by students in dorms and several computer lab
locations.
Student Printing:
* KSL to CopyTech transition
We've been working with KSL and CopyTech to transition service
and maintenance from a third-party vendor (KSL) to an MIT
service provider (CopyTech, part of DSL), in preparation for
a possible implementation of Pharos hold-and-release printing
for public student printers this fall (pending approval of
Athena working group phase 1 recommendations). The transition
is effective July 1, 2010.
* Pharos Pilot reviews of W20 and Baker House pilots
Pilots remain operational and continue to garner positive
reviews from students.
Faculty and Departmental Engagement and Outreach:
* Athena Working Group
The Athena Working Group completed it's phase 1 report
and recommendations to the sponsors (Dan Hastings,
Marilyn Smith) but approval of recommendations and
chartering of phase 2 is delayed until later this summer
due to scheduling constraints. We expect that we may
begin moving forward with printing recommendations ahead
of the other two areas of recommendations (Quickstation
kiosks and cluster/computer lab spaces).
* Video Portal
The Video Portal project (a MIT CET / ACCORD chartered project
involving people from the Libraries, OCW, and IS&T) is approaching
delivery on August 1, 2010. The goal of the project is to create
a section on the Teaching With Technology web site which
aggregates best practices, resources, and specifications for
any video use in education at MIT.
* Kaltura
The Libraries are replacing TechTV's back-end service provider
(Viddler) with more comprehensive service from Kaltura. The
swap is expected to be complete by the end of August, and will
include several immediate and potential feature additions such
as web-based editing, media management (including images),
integration with Touchstone and LDAP (group membership), and
so on. I have mainly been working with Steve Gass in a
consultative capacity, but mention it here because it involves
effort from several areas of IS&T to help with integration
work, and I'm not sure it is being highlighted elsewhere. We
are also looking at a successful Kaltura implementation by
the Libraries as a possible alternative for current Thalia
customers.
* Via the GIS Planning group, the Libraries, IS&T, and OEIT
worked through several small projects to streamline GIS lab
operations, including hardware renewal and service staffing
FY10 Q3
Oliver Thomas' email to Barbara Goguen and cc: Gresham, Sheppard and Aufiero (dated 4/12/2010)
SUBJECT: Re: Q3 Narrative Reminder
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Goals for Next Quarter
- Implement process for Asset Recovery for IS&T and community
- Complete VIP Exchange migrations
- Partner with the Office of the President to develop and implement a
process to ensure future Institute wide publications (e.g., Task
Force Report) are accessible to the entire MIT population - Co-lead an initiative to define a framework (aka menu of options)
for Institute certifications. Partnering with RACC to leverage the
framework to begin developing a certification program around Sponsored
Research Administration - Deliver the next release of Debathena, tracking the public release of
Ubuntu “Karmic” - Deliver W20 and Baker House kiosk-based printing pilots with CopyTech
and student organizations, and assess their effectiveness and potential
for larger deployments - Pilot and assess application delivery through the new KeyServer
infrastructure - Work with OIS to distribute updated Citrix ICA clients for Mac and Windows
from IS&T software download site - Pilot distribution of a VMware image for business help applications
- Complete PCI compliance incident response
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On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:12 PM, Barbara J Goguen goguen@mit.edu wrote:
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