IT Transformation Project

CFAES
March
2019

Project Update

Networking and Wi-Fi are completed in more than 70 locations in Columbus, Wooster, and throughout the state. While more units are moving to OCIO services, the application and research services teams are hard at work finding solutions for the many unique IT needs within the college. Visit the CFAES IT Transformation webpage for regular project updates.

Columbus Campus

  • Wi-Fi implementation complete in 17 buildings
  • OSUnet complete in 20 buildings
  • Moved to OCIO services in February: Marketing and Communications
  • Moving to OCIO services next: Research and Graduate Education

Wooster Campus

  • Wi-Fi implementation complete in 20 buildings
  • OSUnet complete in 36 buildings
  • Moved to OCIO services in February: Marketing and Communications
  • Moving to OCIO services next: ATI, Research and Graduate Education

State-wide Campus

  • OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 34 locations
  • Moved to OCIO Services in February: Hocking
  • Moving to OCIO services next: Franklin, Perry, Lawrence
  • Planning kicked off with the following counties: Jackson, Lawrence, Clark, Champaign, Fairfield
  • Next counties to kick off: Wyandot, Marion

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. 39.3% had an extremely positive experience, 21.4% moderately positive, 10.7% slightly positive, 10.7% neutral, 17.9% slightly negative, 0% moderately negative, and 0% extremely negative.

 

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

Bar chart describing survey results. 29.6% found communications extremely effective, 33.3% very effective, 25.9% moderately effective, 7.4% slightly effective, and 3.7% not effective at all.

 

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

Bar chart describing survey results. 33.3% were extremely satisfied, 37.5% very satisfied, 8.3% slightly satisfied, 4.2% neutral, 16.7% slightly dissatisfied, 0% very dissatisfied, and 0% 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 highlights from February.

Research Support

  • Animal Sciences: Assisted a user with an issue where milk data wasn’t properly saving
  • Entomology: Recovering ARC GIS data from a failing RAID Array
  • Food Animal Health Research Program: Replaced a Windows XP computer with a Windows 10 computer to run proprietary software for a piece of equipment
  • Molecular & Cellular Imaging Center: Restoring commercial class battery back-up units for research lab standalone instruments
  • Molecular & Cellular Imaging Center: Resolved three issues on the bioinformatics servers that were caused by the power outage on 2/24
  • Plant Pathology: Assisted a user in updating Genome Studio

Application Support

  • FABE: Completed risk assessment for academic room scheduling system called Lantiv Studio.
  • Extension: Helped procure mobile app to publish county fair information. Risk assessment for Grandstand Apps completed.
  • HCS: Managed risk assessment for FossConnect Manager to analyze grain data. Worked with Research Computing team and OCIO to get scientific instrument online.
  • SENR: Helped ensure the safe use of Ideal-Logic to issue certifications for Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists by completing a risk assessment on the system.
  • Secrest Arboretum: Completed risk assessment to implement IrisBG to present botanical collection online.
  • SENR: Deployed digital signage system to Heffner Wetlands. 
  • STAR Lab: Developed Excel macro for large data sets.
  • Worked with OCIO to migrate web and database servers from Wooster to the State of Ohio Computer Center.
  • Set up development environment in AWS for weather data system.
  • Three new Amazon Web Services certifications achieved among team members for a total of 5.

 

State-wide Progress

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

County Status Table

County NameStatus
AdamsNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
AllenCounty Owned
AshlandCounty Owned
AshtabulaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
AthensScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
AuglaizeCounty Owned
BelmontScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
BrownNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ButlerCounty Owned
CarrollCounty Owned
ChampaignCounty Owned: In Talks
ClarkCounty owned: in talks
ClermontNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ClintonCounty Owned
ColumbianaWaiting Skype
CoshoctonCounty Owned
CrawfordCounty Owned
CuyahogaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
DarkeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
DefianceCounty Owned: In Talks
DelawareCounty Owned
ErieCounty Owned
FairfieldNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
FayetteCounty Owned
FranklinNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
FultonCounty Owned
GalliaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
GeaugaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GreeneNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
GuernseyUniversity Owned
HamiltonNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
HancockFully moved to OCIO Services
HardinNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
HarrisonCounty Owned
HenryScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
HighlandCounty Owned: In Talks
HockingFully moved to OCIO Services
HolmesNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
HuronCounty Owned
JacksonNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
JeffersonCounty Owned
KnoxCounty Owned
LakeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
LawrenceNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
LickingCounty Owned
LoganCounty Owned
LorainNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
LucasNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
MadisonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MahoningScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MarionCounty Owned
MedinaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MeigsNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
MercerCounty Owned
MiamiCounty Owned
MonroeCounty Owned
MontgomeryCounty Owned
MorganCounty Owned: In Talks
MorrowScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
MuskingumNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
NobleScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
OttawaScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PauldingCounty Owned
PerryNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
PickawayNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
PikeScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PortageScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PrebleScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
PutnamCounty owned: in talks
RichlandCounty Owned
RossScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
SanduskyNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
SciotoCounty Owned
SenecaNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
ShelbyNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
StarkCounty Owned
SummitScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
TrumbullWaiting Skype
TuscarawasNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
UnionCounty Owned
Van WertNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
VintonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WarrenScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WashingtonScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WayneScheduled for networking/Wi-Fi
WilliamsCounty Owned
WoodNetwork/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services
WyandotCounty Owned