Client Services, Operations, and Infrastructure
Mission
Provide the highest quality of computing and networking infrastructure services to all customers,
while employing efficient and dependable operational methods to achieving this
goal.
Strategic Directions
Provide the highest quality of client services and support
Ensure that the University's data, voice, and cable TV network backbone performs
at the needed capacity and service levels to support the University's instructional,
research, outreach, and business activities.
Supporting the business and administrative functions and offices of the University
through central enterprise server hardware and associated software systems
while providing dependable, timely, and accurate information technology services.
Provide campus support for the UGA mainframe and system operations.
Provide effective Security Operational methods to support all
University equipment, services, and data.
Partnering with the University's research community to develop and provide
a research computing environment that meets current and emerging needs.
Compact Plan Initiatives:
Client Services
Client Services and Support
- Improvement of client support
- Improvement of Cost Recovery Operations
Security, Network Operations, and Infrastructure
Next Generation Network
- Fiber Installation for redundancy from building to Core routers
- Core router equipment to 10 Gigs
- Upgrading distribution layer with Foundry equipment
- Off-campus network evaluation and options
Telecommunications Evaluation
- Evaluate current telecommunications systems, infrastructure and develop recommendations for future strategy.
Video Conferencing QOS
- Evaluate video conferencing requirements across the network
- Set standards for Video Conferencing across the network
Hosting Servers in the Boyd Data Center
- Support for servers with critical data
- Physical security
- 24/7/365 staffing
- System administration
- Generator and UPS
Security Operations
- Disaster recovery planning
- ASSETS (Automated Security Self-Evaluation Tools)
- DMCA (Digital Millennium Copy Right Act)
- Security training
System Provisioning and Maintenance
System Administration
- Life cycle management and enhancement for core production services
- Upgrading, enhancing and securing directory services
- Enhancing current and/or providing new services to campus
- Research/investigation/evaluation of emerging technologies and new
Services
Mainframe Operations and System Support
- Evaluation of mainframe security
- Development of a disaster recovery Plan
Research Computing
Research Computing
- Improving high-performance computing
- Bioinformatics resources and support
- Increase research storage capacity
- Software licensing support
Staffing and Organization
The Client Services, Infrastructure, and Operations division is lead by the
associate CIO for the division. The associate CIO reports to the UGA
chief information officer and associate provost through the senior associate
CIO. [
EITS Organiztional Chart]
The division has four directors, one for each of the following areas:
- Client Services
- Security, Network Operations and Infrastructure
- System Provisioning and Maintenance
- Research Computing
Plans, Reports, Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines
There are many informational sources to review
divisional policies, procedures, and standards.