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The Illini Cloud State of the art computing resources for K-12
Overview • •
Introductions
• • • • •
Status Quo
Historical Perspective of Shared Network Computing for IL School Districts IlliniCloud Solutions Technical Overview Q&A Getting Involved
History • LincOn • Networking and Services for K12 • Issues for Success • network latency • technology of the time • opt ALL-in
History Continued •
Illinois Century Network / Learning Technology Centers
•
District IT Scramble
•
• •
870+ Districts Similar services / varying levels of implementation and success
Continuing Demand on IT resources to keep up with the Joneses.
Issues Facing School District IT
•
Lack of funds to provide reliable computing infrastructure.
•
Keeping up with rapid demand for computing, storage, and networking infrastructure.
•
Protecting existing district assets for continuity and disaster recovery.
•
Staff retention and development to keep pace with training and onsite technologies.
•
Limited bargaining power with vendors.
What can Cloud Computing do to Help?
•
Creates a model of computing where districts do not rely on capex but opex expenditures.
•
Through economy of scale provides state of the art computing, storage, and networking resources to all districts regardless of size
•
Enables districts the ability to provide existing resources more efficiently with little overhead and expense for expansion of additional computing resources.
What is the Illini Cloud ?
• Massive scalable computing resources
spread across 3 data centers in the state
• Enterprise level Storage • Next Generation Networking Infrastructure
• Stateless Computing Hardware
What is the Illini Cloud ?
• Standards based / vendor neutral • On-NET Services • Content Delivery • Discovery/Learn 360 ...
What is the Illini Cloud?
•
• •
a new model for bargaining with hardware and software vendors.
• •
Districts control the cloud Pay to Play / Wal-Mart Model
Opportunities for Integration on the backend Provide Computing Mobility
•
Opt-in / Opt-Out Anytime
Who is the Illini Cloud? • Evolving Cast of Characters in K12 • Datacenter Management Team • Autonomous Advisory/Governing boards • Technology Trailblazers from large and small • ICN and Non-ICN Districts
Why should I get involved?
• •
It is THE time
• •
Cost Savings
•
Changing the way District IT relates to vendor negotiations
Computing Resources managed by application and cloud specialists Changing the way District IT relates to computing demand
Technical Preview • Design Overview • Implementation Plan
How can I get involved / more information? • www.illinicloud.org • [email protected]
Overview • •
Introductions
• • • • •
Status Quo
Historical Perspective of Shared Network Computing for IL School Districts IlliniCloud Solutions Technical Overview Q&A Getting Involved
History • LincOn • Networking and Services for K12 • Issues for Success • network latency • technology of the time • opt ALL-in
History Continued •
Illinois Century Network / Learning Technology Centers
•
District IT Scramble
•
• •
870+ Districts Similar services / varying levels of implementation and success
Continuing Demand on IT resources to keep up with the Joneses.
Issues Facing School District IT
•
Lack of funds to provide reliable computing infrastructure.
•
Keeping up with rapid demand for computing, storage, and networking infrastructure.
•
Protecting existing district assets for continuity and disaster recovery.
•
Staff retention and development to keep pace with training and onsite technologies.
•
Limited bargaining power with vendors.
What can Cloud Computing do to Help?
•
Creates a model of computing where districts do not rely on capex but opex expenditures.
•
Through economy of scale provides state of the art computing, storage, and networking resources to all districts regardless of size
•
Enables districts the ability to provide existing resources more efficiently with little overhead and expense for expansion of additional computing resources.
What is the Illini Cloud ?
• Massive scalable computing resources
spread across 3 data centers in the state
• Enterprise level Storage • Next Generation Networking Infrastructure
• Stateless Computing Hardware
What is the Illini Cloud ?
• Standards based / vendor neutral • On-NET Services • Content Delivery • Discovery/Learn 360 ...
What is the Illini Cloud?
•
• •
a new model for bargaining with hardware and software vendors.
• •
Districts control the cloud Pay to Play / Wal-Mart Model
Opportunities for Integration on the backend Provide Computing Mobility
•
Opt-in / Opt-Out Anytime
Who is the Illini Cloud? • Evolving Cast of Characters in K12 • Datacenter Management Team • Autonomous Advisory/Governing boards • Technology Trailblazers from large and small • ICN and Non-ICN Districts
Why should I get involved?
• •
It is THE time
• •
Cost Savings
•
Changing the way District IT relates to vendor negotiations
Computing Resources managed by application and cloud specialists Changing the way District IT relates to computing demand
Technical Preview • Design Overview • Implementation Plan
How can I get involved / more information? • www.illinicloud.org • [email protected]
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