IT Transformation Project

CFAES
August
2020

Project Update

Visit the CFAES IT Transformation webpage for additional data and project updates.

The project continued to move forward over the summer following a brief pause due to official COVID-19 response announcements. This is a complex puzzle; while health is the primary focus, there are related topics such as technology and OCIO is working to enable employees to continue to work remotely. For more resources and strategies on working remotely, visit keepworking.osu.edu.

We’re grateful for your support, dedication and perseverance. If you have questions regarding your IT services during this time, please contact the IT Service Desk at 614-514-4848 (IT4U) or go.osu.edu/it. Our team is working to reschedule onboardings and adopt new remote processes.

Columbus Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 28 buildings (100% of in scope buildings complete)
  • Moving to OCIO services next: AEDE, Animal Science, Entomology, Hort. & Crop Science, Plant Pathology, SENR
  •  17 of 25 departments move to OCIO services
  • Virtual Servers
    • Retired: 68 of 89 
    • Migrated: 1 of 6
    • Replaced: 1 of 11
  • Firewalls
    • Retired: 6 of 18

Wooster Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 69 buildings (102% of in scope buildings complete)
  • Moved to OCIO services in March: ATI Hawk's Nest
  • Moving to OCIO services next: Animal Science, Entomology, Hort. & Crop Science
  •  27 of 35 departments move to OCIO services
  • Virtual Servers
    • Retired: 36 of 47
    • Migrated: 5 of 6
    • Replaced: 2 of 3
  • Firewalls
    • Retired: 23 of 26

State-wide Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 82 buildings (72% of in scope buildings complete)
  • Moved to OCIO services in summer: Erie, Harrison
  • Planning kicked off with: Fulton, Logan, Lake, Licking
  • 85 of 103 statewide units move to OCIO services

Onboarding Survey Results

Members of units that moved to OCIO services were given the opportunity to provide feedback about their experience.

Thinking about the overall process of receiving new IT services, how would you rate your experience?

August 2018 - March 2020; n=178

What did you think about the communications you received throughout the onboarding process?

August 2018 - March 2020; n = 177

Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied were you with your onboarding experience?

August 2018 - March 2020; n = 174

CFAES IT Team Progress

The CFAES IT team is working on a variety of projects including research, web and application support. Below are some highlights from April through July.

CFAES IT Team Progress

Research:

AEDE

  • Consulted with a Ph.D. candidate to build a Linux virtual machine for data analysis of travel time trends.

Entomology

  • Consulted to upgrade active status hardware of greenhouses in advance of additional remote monitoring options.
  • Assisted with the connectivity of research hardware to enable plotting, saving, and loading measured spectra data.

FABE

  • Departmental review of IT resources.
  • Cloned PC hardware in labs to extend the life of research instrumentation.
  • Evaluated Wacom tablet for potential remote Zoom use in Construction Systems Management instruction.
  • Device consultations for measuring & logging environmental variables within greenhouses.

FST

  • Departmental review of IT resources.
  • Gathered requirements and coordinated to deploy a PC based DNA sequencer.

HCS

  • Implementation of specialized PC configuration for Gas Chromatograph use.

Plant Pathology

  • Coordinating specialized IT support efforts & requirements for ecology lab.

Animal Sciences

  • Implemented a fix to restore operations of feed management software.

ATI Dairy

  • Addressed security vulnerabilities in Apache for continuing operations of SmartDairy reporting.


Apps:

  • The team attended Apple Coding Academy to assist with future CFAES statewide educational endeavors.
  • Risk assessments for LiveHelpNow, PigChamp, Walcom, RedBud, Framework.
  • 2020 Wheat Performance Trial site updated.
  • EventPro calendaring site moved to a new web server and updated to eventpro.cfaes.osu.edu.
  • CFAES State Vehicle Mileage site updated to cover all CFAES vehicles.
  • CFAES Conference room site updated to ets.cfaes.osu.edu.
  • Bee Host Survey - helping identify host plants in bee photos from a citizen science project on iNaturalist.
  • New Web Server Migration - Set up SSL with help of OCIO Solutions Engineers and gradually moving over sites. Working on getting Shibboleth working on a new server.
  • Flipgrid approved for use in Extension.
  • Consulted with Extension to identify tools for virtualizing annual conference.

 

State-wide Progress

County Status Table

County NameStatus
AdamsFully moved to OCIO services
AllenScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
AshlandCounty Owned: In Talks
AshtabulaFully moved to OCIO services
AthensFully moved to OCIO services
AuglaizeWaiting for Skype
BelmontFully moved to OCIO services
BrownFully moved to OCIO services
ButlerWaiting for Skype
CarrollWaiting for Skype
ChampaignScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
ClarkFully moved to OCIO services
ClermontFully moved to OCIO services
ClintonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
ColumbianaFully moved to OCIO Services
CoshoctonFully moved to OCIO services
CrawfordWaiting for Skype
CuyahogaFully moved to OCIO services
DarkeFully moved to OCIO services
DefianceScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
DelawareScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
ErieWaiting for Skype
FairfieldFully moved to OCIO services
FayetteFully moved to OCIO services
FranklinFully moved to OCIO services
FultonWaiting for Skype
GalliaFully moved to OCIO services
GeaugaFully moved to OCIO services
GreeneFully moved to OCIO services
GuernseyScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HamiltonWaiting for Skype
HancockFully moved to OCIO Services
HardinFully moved to OCIO services
HarrisonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HenryFully moved to OCIO services
HighlandFully moved to OCIO services
HockingFully moved to OCIO Services
HolmesFully moved to OCIO services
HuronFully moved to OCIO services
JacksonFully moved to OCIO services
JeffersonFully moved to OCIO services
KnoxScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LakeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LawrenceFully moved to OCIO services
LickingScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LoganScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LorainFully moved to OCIO services
Lucasfully moved to OCIO services
MadisonFully moved to OCIO services
MahoningFully moved to OCIO services
MarionWaiting for Skype
MedinaFully moved to OCIO services
MeigsFully moved to OCIO services
MercerWaiting for Skype
MiamiCounty Owned: In Talks
MonroeWaiting for Skype
MontgomeryCounty Owned
MorganFully moved to OCIO services
MorrowFully moved to OCIO services
MuskingumFully moved to OCIO services
NobleFully moved to OCIO services
OttawaFully moved to OCIO services
PauldingFully moved to OCIO services
PerryFully moved to OCIO services
PickawayFully moved to OCIO services
PikeFully moved to OCIO services
PortageFully moved to OCIO services
PrebleWaiting for Skype
PutnamFully moved to OCIO services
RichlandWaiting for Skype
RossFully moved to OCIO services
SanduskyFully moved to OCIO Services
SciotoScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
SenecaWaiting for Skype
ShelbyWaiting for Skype
StarkWaiting for Skype
SummitFully moved to OCIO Services
TrumbullFully moved to OCIO Services
TuscarawasWaiting for Skype
UnionScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
Van WertWaiting for Skype
VintonFully moved to OCIO services
WarrenScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WashingtonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WayneFully moved to OCIO Services
WilliamsFully moved to OCIO services
WoodFully moved to OCIO services
WyandotWaiting for Skype

 

Unit Progress

Agricultural Research Stations

UNIT NAMESTATUS
Ashtabula ARSComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
Eastern ARSComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
Jackson ARSComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
Muck Crops ARSComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Network and Skype
North Central ARSComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
Northwest ARSKickoff meeting completed 3/18/20
Western ARS

Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype

Academic Units

UNIT NAMESTATUS
AEDENetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
ACELFully moved to OCIO services
Animal SciencesNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
ATIFully moved to OCIO services
EntomologyNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
Extension LeadershipNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
FABEComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
FAHRPFully moved to OCIO services
FSTNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
HCSNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
Plant PathologyNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
SENRNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services

 

Business Units

UNIT NAMESTATUS
4-HFully moved to OCIO services
Academic AffairsComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
AdvancementFully moved to OCIO services
Agricultural Operations Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
Capital PlanningComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
Dean's SuiteFully moved to OCIO services
Director of WoosterComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
FinanceComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
FSRFully moved to OCIO services
Government AffairsComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
HRComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
International ProgramsComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
ITComputers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype
MarCommFully moved to OCIO services
Research & GraduatesFully moved to OCIO services
SafetyFully moved to OCIO services
SecrestFully moved to OCIO services
Wooster Conference CenterNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services
Wooster OperationsNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services