University of Washington

Specific UW-IT Priorities for FY 2013 Improve the student experience: Enhance MyPlan student academic planning tool. Support Canvas learning management system rollout and UW adoption. Sponsor Canvas as a national Internet2 NET+ service. Further deploy Tegrity Web-based lecture capture and enhance for non-course uses. Develop course availability notification software. Support a new admission system. Better support for research: Upgrade the research network backbone to 40G to support scientific applications, contingent on funding. Deploy second phase of Hyak, UW's shared high-performance computing cluster. Deploy lower-cost options for long-term storage of research data. Experiment with OpenFlow and other "software-defined networking" technologies. Deploy EduRoam to improve researcher collaboration. Co-host cyberinfrastructure for science workshops. Partner with eScience Institute to explore Windows Azure and Amazon Web Services cloud platforms. Deliver core infrastructure: Continue third phase of phone system upgrades, and expand server and storage offerings. Improve Wi-Fi coverage, business continuity, security, and privacy protection. Continue emergency preparation. Improve geographic redundancy for critical business systems by building out UW's remote data center in Eastern Washington. Modernize UW's business systems: Move forward with the HR/Payroll replacement project by completing Business Process Redesign and selecting a vendor. Implement an Enterprise Document Management System. Automate purchasing and accounts receivable (procure-to-pay) to facilitate business-tobusiness transactions. Enhance MyFinancial Desktop by automating revenue, bulk, and GL journal vouchers. Build out the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) with research and student credit hour data. Launch a new EDW visualization pilot to help staff quickly spot trends and patterns. Basic Bundle of IT Services Engage the UW community: Work within the new IT governance structure to obtain input on strategies, priorities, and services. Use the ITIL framework to engage UW partners to improve service delivery and accountability. Engage stakeholders across the UW to obtain an end-to-end view of UW's HR/Payroll business processes and to plan future improvements. Funding Sources Total: $39,750,278 Almost 50 percent of UW-IT's FY 2013 budget ($39,750,258) is dedicated to providing a basic bundle of critical information technology services to all UW students, faculty, and staff. These basic services are supported by $21,350,278 in UW central funds and $18,400,000 from the Technology Recharge Fee. This fee was established in FY 2011 to provide a sustainable, long-term funding model for information technology. It replaced an outdated recharge model based on phone lines, which did not fully cover the cost of services. The Technology Recharge Fee is a per capita rate paid by all UW academic units, UW administrative units, and Medical Centers. Enhance collaboration: Offer Microsoft Office 365 for email, calendaring, and collaboration across campuses and medical centers. Lower the cost of virtualization with HyperV technologies. Pilot Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management software with partners to improve student engagement. Deploy hundreds of Windows 8 desktops as part of an early adopters program. Enable additional Google services. Technology Recharge Fee $18,400,000 UW Central Funds $21,350,278 Credits Feature writing: Rudy Yuly; Writing and editing: UW-IT Communications Team; Design: Karin Mellskog, UW Creative Communications; Feature photography: Mary Levin, University Photography; Other photography: Brian DalBalcon, Rick Ells, Kilian Frey, Doug Plummer, Dennis Wise Contact uw.edu/uwit December 2012

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