The future of UC Davis's IT infrastructure

To: DTC, TIF Subject: The future of UC Davis's IT infrastructure

 Based on discussions in TIF, DTC, and other campus forums, we are convening a task force to take a focused look at the future of UC Davis's IT infrastructure.  The goal will be to ensure a robust, standards-based, highly-interoperable infrastructure that fosters innovate services and applications in support of the University's missions of research, education, and public service, both now and in the future.

This group will:

• identify components of our IT infrastructure that warrant attention to specific issues,
• create subgroups to analyze alternative approaches to address those issues,
• vet potential approaches with DTC, TIF, and appropriate TIF subcommittees, and
• recommend a preferred approach to the CIO.

At our first meeting, we will select the issues that warrant attention and designate the subgroups that will draft white papers analyzing alternative approaches for later discussion by the full group.  In preparation for that meeting, a wiki will be established to collect issue descriptions for selection by the full group.  We will also use the wiki as a repository for our work products.

Our goal is to produce a set of recommendations to the CIO by September 1.  After the first meeting, we will allow about six weeks for the subgroups to complete their work, then schedule 3-4 meetings approximately every two weeks to synthesize our final recommendations.

Please let us know if you are interested in participating by Monday, May 9, so we can schedule our first meeting.  Please send your interest to Kathy Beyer (KMBeyer@ucdavis.edu).

We are looking forward to what promises to be an engaging discussion.

David Walker
IT Architect

Morna Mellor
Director, Data Center and Client Services