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Infrastructure Update
Dan Uetrecht, Director of Networks & Computing
March 15, 2013
Change is in the wind
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S&T Campus Wireless Upgrade
S&T VOIP Phone System Replacement
S&T Network Access Control
UMIT Microsoft Lync replaces OCS
UMIT Office 365 replaces Outlook Live
UMIT Data Center Consolidation
S&T Campus Wireless Upgrade
• Dell branded Aruba 802.11N 600Mb/s 2.5
and 5Ghz wireless solution selected
• Deployed to 25 buildings both on and off
campus to date
• Will be proceeding with deployment on or
before spring break
• Current status and FAQ at:
http://it.mst.edu/services/wireless/aruba-n/
S&T VOIP Phone System
• Current Cisco VOIP system at end of life
• New Cisco replacement not cost effective
• Evaluated
– UMC using CenturyLink hosted Broadsoft
– Fidelity Communications hosted Broadsoft
– Locally hosted Asterisk
• What features do you want to see in UC?
S&T Network Access Control
• NAC, what is it?
– Easy wireless onboarding
– Network access gatekeeper
– Policy enforcer
• Selected Impulse Point SafeConnect
• Deployment plan
– Audit mode
– Protect wireless network
– Upgrade and protect wired network
Microsoft Lync replaces OCS
• What is OCS?
– MS first stab at UC
– IM w/presence and video conferencing
• Lync is OCS on steroids.
– Think of free Webex using IP based audio.
– Outside federation to Office 365 coming
– Public federation possible
– SIP connectivity may integrate with local VOIP
• UMIT upgrading OCS to MS Lync on 4/1
Office 365 replaces Outlook Live
• Outlook Live transition to Office 365 over
the summer
• Office 365 has more features
– Exchange
– Sharepoint
– Lync
– Office
– 25G of SkyDrive
UMIT Data Center Consolidation
• Part of the UMIT reorganization strategic
initiative
• Engaged World Wide Tech to assist us
with right sizing the UMIT Data Center
environment
• Statement of work is being finalized
• Basic process is assessment, analysis,
recommendations, action plan.