Louisiana State UniversityBoard of Supervisors Systems Office| June 7, 2013

TransitionAdvisoryTeamUpdate

THE DIGITAL AGE CHALLENGEProviding the cyber-infrastructure that is needed to properly support the research and creative activities of students and faculty in a modern research university.

3 PART CHALLENGEHIGH-CAPACITY &

LONG-TERM

DIGITAL STORAGE

HIGH-BANDWIDTH

NETWORKHIGH-PERFORMANCE

COMPUTERS

3 PART CHALLENGEHIGH-CAPACITY &

LONG-TERM

DIGITAL STORAGE

HIGH-BANDWIDTH

NETWORKHIGH-PERFORMANCE

COMPUTERS

WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW

LONILouisiana Optical Network Initiative

Support to Higher Education Research Provided by Various Regional Optical Networks

Regional Network Networking Computing Big Data

North Carolina MCNC ’85 @ RENCI --

Oklahoma OneNet ‘95 @ OU --

Georgia PeachNet prior to ‘04 Modest Modest

Louisiana LONI ‘04 Yes This recommendation

Texas LEARN ‘05 @ Rice & UT-Austin --

Florida LambdaRail ‘05 -- --

Arkansas ARE*ON ‘06 -- --

Mississippi MissiON ’11 -- --

Tennessee -- -- --

Alabama -- -- --

South Carolina -- -- --

HOW BIG IS THE CHALLENGE?• Astronomy• Meteorology• Experimental high-energy physics

HOW BIG IS THE CHALLENGE?• Astronomy• Meteorology• Experimental high-energy physics• Medical imaging• Genomics• Coastal hazards modeling• Three-dimensional visualization• Medical records• e-Commerce• Digital games• Virtual architecture• Social media

BIG DATAIS A BIG TOPIC

STRATEGIC PRIORITYTRANSFORMATION… Build and maintain a Big Data strategic advantage that attracts top researchers, faculty, students, industry and entrepreneurs

BIG DATA STRATEGIC PRIORITYINVESTMENT ESTIMATE$5 million capital $1 million annual for storage + qualified IT and library staff

FACULTY RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

CREATION OF NEW

KNOWLEDGE

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH &

LARGER GRANTS

ROI FOR LSU

PREVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS

• Monetizing Assets– Revenue Generation

• Nimble, High Performance/High Accountability Organization - Human Resources– Streamlining

• Procurement– Administrative Services, Streamlining

• Online courses/flipped classroom– Student Experience, Revenue Generation