IT Transformation Project

CFAES
July
2019

Project Update

Over half of the departments in Columbus and Wooster have been moved to OCIO services. State-wide, over 20% of county extension offices have moved to OCIO services. Visit the CFAES IT Transformation webpage for regular project updates.

Columbus Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 20 buildings (72% of in scope buildings completed)
  • Moving to OCIO services next: FABE, OSUE Admin
  • 11 of 21 departments moved to OCIO services

Wooster Campus

  • Wi-Fi implementation complete in 39 buildings (58% of in scope buildings completed)
  • OSUnet complete in 44 buildings (66% of in scope buildings completed)
  • Moved to OCIO services in June: IT
  • Moving to OCIO services next: OARDC - FABE, OARDC - Plant Path, OARDC – MCIC
  • 21 of 35 departments moved to OCIO services

State-wide Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 45 locations (39% of in scope buildings completed)
  • Moved to OCIO Services in June: Sandusky & Muskingum
  • Moving to OCIO services next: Brown, Lucas, Wood
  • Planning kicked off with the following counties: Mercer, Shelby
  • Next counties to kick off: Knox, Tuscarawas, Holmes, Washington, Noble, Guernsey, Coshocton
  • 20 of 88 counties moved to OCIO services

See state-wide map below for additional details

 

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?

Bar chart describing survey results. 33.3% had an extremely positive experience, 30% moderately positive, 8.9% slightly positive, 8.9% neutral, 14.4% slightly negative, 4.4% moderately negative, and 0% extremely negative.

 

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

Bar chart describing survey results. 21.6% found communications extremely effective, 33% very effective, 26.1% moderately effective, 15.9% slightly effective, and 3.4% not effective at all.

 

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

Bar chart describing survey results. 24.7% were extremely satisfied, 34.1% very satisfied, 14.1% slightly satisfied, 8.2% neutral, 10.6% slightly dissatisfied, 7.1% very dissatisfied, and 1.2% extremely dissatisfied.

 

CFAES IT Team Progress

The CFAES IT team is working on a variety of projects including research and application support. Below are some of the highlights from June.

Research Support

  • FABE: Setup a user with Windows Subsystem for Linux to run Robot Operating System
  • MCIC: Fixed an issue where share drives weren’t mounting properly
  • MCIC: Met to discuss computer needs
  • Plant Pathology: Met with PI’s to discuss computer needs
  • Service Testing and Research Laboratory: Fixed an issue where instrument software wasn’t starting

Application Support

  • AEDE: With Web Team, provided consultation to Knowledge Exchange project team on IT support resources for processing big data and publishing to the web
  • Extension: Established partnership with OSU Technology and Commercialization Office for mobile app publishing
  • FABE: Administered Adobe Creative Cloud for student employees
  • Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center: Upgraded event management software.
  • Research & Graduate Education: Deployed new digital signage in Agricultural Administration building  
  • Shisler Conference Center: Upgraded event management software.
  • Migrated all Zoom cloud recording videos to BuckeyeBox in support of migration to CarmenZoom.  

 

State-wide Progress

Map of Ohio showing project status in each county. See table below for data.

County Status Table

County NameStatus
AdamsFully moved
AllenCounty owned: in talks
AshlandCounty Owned
AshtabulaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
AthensNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
AuglaizeCounty Owned: In Talks
BelmontNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
BrownNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ButlerCounty Owned
CarrollCounty Owned
ChampaignCounty Owned: In Talks
ClarkNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ClermontFully moved
ClintonCounty Owned
ColumbianaFully moved to OCIO Services
CoshoctonCounty Owned
CrawfordCounty Owned
CuyahogaFully moved to OCIO Services
DarkeNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
DefianceCounty Owned: In Talks
DelawareCounty Owned
ErieCounty Owned
FairfieldWaiting Skype
FayetteCounty Owned
FranklinFully moved
FultonCounty Owned
GalliaNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GeaugaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GreeneNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GuernseyUniversity Owned
HamiltonWaiting Skype
HancockFully moved to OCIO Services
HardinFully moved
HarrisonCounty Owned
HenryScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HighlandCounty Owned: In Talks
HockingFully moved to OCIO Services
HolmesScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HuronCounty Owned
JacksonFully moved
JeffersonCounty Owned
KnoxCounty Owned
LakeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LawrenceFully moved
LickingCounty Owned
LoganCounty Owned
LorainNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
LucasNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
MadisonFully moved
MahoningNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
MarionCounty Owned
MedinaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MeigsWaiting Skype
MercerCounty Owned
MiamiCounty Owned
MonroeCounty Owned
MontgomeryCounty Owned
MorganCounty Owned: In Talks
MorrowScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MuskingumWaiting Skype
NobleNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
OttawaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PauldingCounty Owned: In Talks
PerryFully moved
PickawayNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
PikeWaiting Skype
PortageNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
PrebleNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
PutnamNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
RichlandCounty Owned: In Talks
RossScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
SanduskyWaiting Skype
SciotoCounty Owned: In Talks
SenecaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ShelbyNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
StarkCounty Owned
SummitFully moved to OCIO Services
TrumbullFully moved to OCIO Services
TuscarawasNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
UnionCounty Owned
Van WertNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
VintonNetworking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WarrenScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WashingtonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WayneNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WilliamsCounty Owned
WoodNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WyandotCounty Owned