Governance decisions at a glance

University Support Services portfolio

Jan. 15 • Project priorities were discussed, and a list of the top 20 was compiled for consideration. Unified Communications items will be co-overseen with the Infrastructure Portfolio. See the full summary here.

Infrastructure portfolio

Jan. 15 • Peter Panos presented historical growth of UIT metrics and costs, showing a deficit of funding. Caprice Post updated the group on the voice RFI to streamline phone services. Mike Ekstrom reported on the external network review. The Teaching and Learning Portfolio will decide whether to adopt a campus-wide virtual desktop infrastructure. See the full summary here.

Research portfolio

Jan. 14 • Chris Gregg discussed the capacity and performance needs of Genomics researchers. Steve Corbató shared the prospects for federal research funding. Downtown Data Center space-allocation decisions will be made by this group. See the full summary here.

Operational IT Committee

Dec. 4 • The OITC reviewed many UIT resources to determine whether they were common resources or should become a fee-for-service offering. Decisions were made on most of the resources reviewed. The body considered suggestions for altering the membership of portfolios. See the full summary here.