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We live in a world of growing threats where a
battle for the truth rages conducted by morons
and geniuses alike, operating from safe havens
created by a flattening of the norms of human
behavior which threaten the very existence of
mankind….
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t Success: An Update to the Georgia Southern IT Community
Dr. Curtis A. Carver Jr. presented updates on Georgia Southern IT community focusing on student success, service availability, and emerging trends in technology and security. The presentation highlighted the importance of providing low-cost, flexible educational experiences while addressing growing cybersecurity threats from nation-state actors. Additionally, advancements like Desire2Learn and the upgrades of PeachNet services were discussed, positioning the IT community for enhanced functionality and efficiency.
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- 1. Student Success: AnUpdate to the Georgia Southern IT Community Dr. Curtis A. Carver Jr. Vice Chancellor and CIO Board of Regents
- 2. Agenda • System Update •Georgia Student Success • Future Trends • Services Update • Questions, Comments, a Conversation
- 3. ITS Services Service Availability Service 2013 20Best Ideas to Steal:Governor’s Data Data Analytics 100.00% INGRESS Distance Ed 99.93% LMS Email 99.82% SharePoint 100.00% 99.98% PeachNet Financials (iS) Availability 99.99% 2013 ED-Tech Cover Article: PeachNet 99.98% Financials (PS) 99.88% Student 2013 GTA Innovation Award: The Advising Point GALILEO 100.00% Student Info System GIL 100.00% 2013 Information Week Top 500: #9 • Highest Ranked Educational Company • Highest Ranked Georgia-based Company 100.00% 99.95% 99.89%
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- 5. Percent of AdultsAge 25 to 34 Holding an Associate’s Degree or Higher Source: OECD Education at a Glance (2008); U.S. Census Bureau; American College Survey
- 6. The Organization forEconomic Co-operation and Development http://www.oecd.org
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- 9. I need alow cost, flexible higher educational experience that fits the rest of my lifestyle. Residential Experience Access Selective Experience Experience Student Success
- 10. I need aneducational experience utilizing the latest technologies and graduate with no debt. Residential Experience Access Selective Experience Experience Student Success
- 11. I need aselective higher educational experience at one of the best institutions in the world. Residential Experience Access Selective Experience Experience Student Success
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- 15. This space forrent by Chinese National Army. Please contact Dr. Curt Carver as we can read all his email anyway. PREMISE 1: GROWING THREAT
- 16. Emerging Threats (on ascale of 1 to 10) 10 United States, United Kingdom, Russia 7 China 3 Iran
- 17. Can You DefendAgainst 100,000 Professionally Trained Hackers?
- 18. Consider Mandiant Reporton AG1 • Believed to be People Liberation Army Unit 61398. • State sponsored, state funded, state secret. • Since 2006, they have compromised 141 companies spanning 20 major industries. • Maintained access for an average of 356 days. Longest measured access was 1,764 days.
- 19. Focus on NationStates If a nation state wants to break into your system, will they?
- 20. Quiz • Question: Whathappens if you Google a system error? • Answer: Nation states run a site that provides guidance on answering a system error while attacking your computer.
- 21. First Rule ofthe Internet Agreement does not scale
- 22. Effect of theWWW on the Normal Curve of Behavior?
- 23. It is thebest of times, for morons and geniuses alike.
- 25. Quick Recap We livein a world of growing threats where a battle for the truth rages conducted by morons and geniuses alike, operating from safe havens created by a flattening of the norms of human behavior which threaten the very existence of mankind…. [run-on but very depressing sentence continues]
- 26. Emerging Opportunities Well, wehave the geniuses….
- 27. 6.8 billion people…. 5.1own cell phones…. 4.1 own toothbrushes….
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- 30. Desire2Learn • On budgetand on time • Strong adoption by campuses – 100% system availability in first year – 50 million hits a day on ITS hosted services – more than 160 times a day per student – 15,000 concurrent sessions at any given time • Version 10.3 release in December
- 31. Desire2Learn • Intelligent agentsavailable now (think free predictive analytics) • 7, 8, 9 campuses implementing D2L analytics • Functionality Support (think open enrollment) • MOOC Support (particularly state MOOCs) – Need more student registration support – Need more peer assessment support
- 32. Central Banner • NewBanner Managed Services going very well: – Campus control, cost effective, high availability – 9 institutions in new model – Two more 2 institutions transitioning in FY15 • 1/3 of Banner Georgia Mods retired allowing increased focus on important mods like HOPE. • Increased communications with campus communities on desired functionality.
- 33. Banner Contract • Upfor renegotiation in 2017. • Campuses who bought services are contractually bound to those services until 2017. • There is limited flexibility to prematurely curtail the contract.
- 34. DegreeWorks • All USGand TCSG institutions are utilizing this software. • 11 institutions are hosted by ITS. • Complete campus control and lowest possible cost. • Scribing available at no additional cost (2 scribes).
- 35. PeachNet • Major Upgradeto backbone underway from 2 -> 10 Gbps. • Dual homing of institutions bid and work underway. • Working on finding a dual path to the last institution (Coastal). • Department of Education is likely join PeachNet in FY15. Will create tremendous opportunities for USG.
- 36. PeachNet • • • • Storage as aservice Backup as a service Virtual Data Centers as a service Virtual Computers as a service (maybe, soon, you tell me) • Services run about 25% less expensive than Amazon.
- 37. GALILEO • New GALILEODiscovery Tool (think Google of Steroids) • Possible reinvestment in GALILEO – Focus on affordable resources – New Library Management System – Possible greater inclusion of other educational state agencies
- 38. Other Topics Consumerization ofIT • Bring Your Own Device Standard • Cell Phone Stipends • Mobility – Ellucian – N2N • IT Handbook – Change Management • Data – Regent Mobile App – Desire2Learn – Banner • Cloud – PeachNet – Amazon, Microsoft 365, Google, PeachNet
- 39. Questions, Comments, A Conversation? Dr.Curtis A. Carver Jr. Vice Chancellor and CIO Board of Regents