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Transcript of The Foothill-De Anza Technology Environment Willie Pritchard Vice Chancellor, Technology.
The Foothill-De Anza Technology Environment
Willie Pritchard
Vice Chancellor, Technology
Goals for the session
Show models of current technology environment– Physical– Network– Software
Help audience understand technology challenges and opportunities
Layout a road map for our near term future Provide a glimpse of our longer term future
CAUTION
TECHNICAL JARGON
AHEAD
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
Technology Layers
Think of our technology environment as a series of layers…
Now we’ll take one layer at a time.
First the physical environment…
Computers, servers, switches, printers,cablecable, switches, routers, hubs, software,applications, browsers, databases, educational information system
Physical Environment
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Physical
What are the characteristics of an “excellent” network?
– Reliable– Secure– Fast
What technical requirements ensure each?– Firewall – Lots of bandwidth– Authentication/Authorization– Switched network– Segmented networks (VLANs)– VPN
Network Environment
PhysicalNetwork
What are the characteristics of an “excellent” network?
– Reliable– Secure– Fast
What technical requirements ensure each?– Firewall (Reliable, Secure)– Lots of bandwidth (Fast) – Authentication/Authorization (Reliable, Secure)– Switched network (Secure, Fast)– Segmented networks (VLANs) (Reliable, Secure, Fast)– VPN (Secure)
Network Environment
PhysicalNetwork
Network Environment
Two ways to view our network– Physical Network– Virtual Network
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Foothill Physical Network
ADF (hub)
Backbone
SpokesPhysicalNetwork
De Anza Physical Network
ADF (hub)
Backbone
SpokesPhysicalNetwork
Virtual Network
What are VLANs?– “Virtual Local-Area Networks” – A “virtual” method for separating an enterprise
network into different segments (LANs) for performance and security
– The FHDA network has several VLANs• Open (to the world)• Secure (only authorized users have access)• Academic (for instructional uses)
– Based on physical location of network jack– Not currently applicable to wireless
PhysicalNetwork
ImportantPoint!
Virtual Network Environment
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Off Campus
UsersCampus
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Virtual Network Environment
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Virtual Network Environment
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Virtual Network Environment
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Virtual Network Environment
Campus Users
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PhysicalNetwork
Security for Outside Access
We need a Virtual Private Network (VPN)– Provides secure method for connecting from
off campus to our Secure VLAN• Authentication• Authorization• Encryption• Tunneling
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Virtual Network Environment
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Virtual Network Environment
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Software Environment
Software Environment State of our current software environment
– Multiple applications– Multiple interfaces– Steep learning curve– Incompatible applications– Multiple passwords and accounts– Expensive to acquire, develop, or replace– Multiple database formats– Inflexible backend database for our information
system
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
Software Environment
DesktopApplications
Middleware
BackendDatabases
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Browsers
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SQL(Relational)
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Oracle Portal
(Relational)
Meeting MakerIR Data WarehouseAutomated workflowStudent TrackingTouchNet RegistrationSIRSITech Helpwww.foothill.eduAccuStreamGo PrintSEVISResource 25Student ID cardsCATSMS Active DirectoryETUDES-ng
Java, JavaScript
HTML, XHTML
XML
SOAP
JSR 168
WSRP
APIs
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
RDB
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“Network-aware” applications
New Portal Environment…
Will provide the following remedies– Single sign-on– Unified interface– Integrated applications– One-stop shop– Inexpensive, quick development– Portable to new information system– Individualization and customization– Transparent backend databases– Little training needed
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal
What is a portal?– An electronic, personalized, customized
newspaper
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal What is it?
– Entrance (portal) to all of your district resources
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal
What is it?– Uses standard web technologies
• Graphical User Interface• Industry standards
– Made up of channels (or portlets) of information and functionalities
– Provides access to many different resources
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal What kind of channels/portlets are there?
– Informational• News, weather, book and movie reviews• Campus news, events, significant dates
– Functional• Workflow processes (timesheets, evaluations, grade submittals, etc.)• Data retrieval• Search tools
Where do we get portlets?– CampusEAI Consortium (open source)– Develop ourselves
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal
How is it customizable?– By group
• Students• Faculty• Staff• Managers• Campus (Foothill, De Anza, Central Services)
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal
How is it personalized?– Each individual will have a selection of portlets
to choose from– Some portlets will be required of all
• Emergency notifications
– Some will be required of certain groups• Students – registration• Employees – workflow
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal
Demonstration of current prototype– Lots of work yet to be done– This is not the final design– Many more portlets to acquire and build
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal What are some possible portlets?
Daily planner
Campus Headlines
Campus Views
My Degree Progress report
Academic Information
Employment opportunities
Library check out record
Campus web search
This month in campus history
IT Services Announcements
RSS & Blogs
Slashdot
Campus News
Campus Events
My demographic info
My schedule
Parking Waiting lists
Poll
16 favorite web sites
Today in history
MSN Money Stock Ticker
Search Movie database
Weather
Live on campus
Film reviews
Word of the day
Blackboard
LDAP authentication
InfiNET
Book Reviews
SciFi Storm
Search pulldown
Film Society
News
IT eStores (Apple, Dell, etc.)
HR "open area"
Emergency notification
Library pathfinders
TV Show news
Online phone directoryPhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal What portlets might we develop?
Data query tool
CATS
CMS (ETUDES) integration
Workflow (forms) processing
Faculty access to SIS
Library records
Interface to Meeting MakerHR info update
Financial Aid applications
Class rostersBookstore
Benefits Enrollment
Survey Portlet
Early Alert for students
Voter registration
Interface to TouchNet Registration
Transcript request?
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
FHDA Portal
What is the timeline for implementation?– As fast as we can do within the constraints we have
What still needs to be done?– User interface design underway– Identity Management – Authentication & Authorization– FHDA portlets need to be developed
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
Workflow (Forms) Processing
How does it work?– Applies logic to the flow of our paperwork– Allows for electronic distribution through the web– Electronic approvals
Examples– Timesheets/payroll– Faculty Evaluation– Grade Submittals– Next?
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
PhysicalNetworkSoftware
Remember the three layers…
On most projects and work requests,we have to deal with all three
Computers, servers, switches, servers,cablecable, switches, routers, hubs, software,applications, browsers, databases, educational information system
Technology Layers
Questions?