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NYSERNet Business Continuity Center

Internet2 Member Meeting San Diego, CA, October 11,2007

NYSERNetNew York’s Networking Future

Tim Lance

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Safe LocationFundsFacilityConnectivityDuplicated equipmentPower and operations

Needed raw materials

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NYSERNet Staff Member en route to Data Center

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Safe LocationFundsFacilityConnectivityDuplicated equipmentPower and operations

Needed raw materials

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Comparison by State Size

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Comparison By State Budget

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Government Support of Networking

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Safe LocationFundsFacilityConnectivityDuplicated equipmentPower and operations

Needed raw materials

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Command Center

9x14Storage

24x14Conference Room

Closet

Pantry

Copy Data CenterReceiving/

Setup

Wiring

File Cabinets

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Safe LocationFundsFacilityConnectivityDuplicated equipmentPower and operations

Needed raw materials

NYSERNet’s Dedicated Research & Education Network

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Campus leadership doesn’t understand the costSome on campuses don’t appreciate the risk, while others are quite aware. DR and BC planning just beginning in many places High priority for most institutions, but few have authorized additional funding, nor has the state.

Challenges

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Enormous trust at Board levelBoard’s willingness to take calculated risksOptical infrastructureBuild it and they will come – againLessons learned from NYSERNet participation in 9/11 recovery

Resources

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