Purdue University www.itap.purdue.edu
Server Virtualization
Project Lead: Mike Rubesch, Director of IT Infrastructure Systems
Project Description: Facing a space and resource crisis, Purdue University virtualized 140 servers onto three HP DL-585 physical machines, reducing overall power usage by 84 percent. Taking up a tenth of its previous footprint, the VMware-based environment is expected to reduce facilities costs by $75,000 per year and hardware costs by $250,000 annually.
Sam Houston State University www.shsu.edu
Open Source VoIP
Project Lead: Aaron Daniel, Senior Voice Analyst
Project Description: Sam Houston State University migrated 6,000-plus extensions from Cisco CallManager to Asterisk, eliminating phone licensing costs and increasing customization control and security in the process. Open source VoIP functionality is spread across six redundant Dell servers and has resulted in per-phone cost savings of approximately 66 percent.
Sinclair Community College www.sinclair.edu
Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence: Analytics/Reporting
Project Lead: Karl Konsdorf, Manager of Database Analytics and Reporting
Project Description: Seeking to leverage student data to help improve programming, budgeting, and enrollment, Sinclair Community College constructed an integrated information architecture centered around SAS software. Data regarding its students and the college's business activities is pooled and analyzed by the system, delivering reports to improve administrators' decision-making abilities. The initiative supports more than 75 departments, mining 10 years' worth of student data, and has proved instrumental in turning around enrollment and improving student success rates.
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