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Research Project: My files - University Provided Individual User Space Analysis


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Summary: 

Personal file space for faculty, staff, and students to store their files is a key ingredient for use of several of the services currently offered to the ASU community, as well as future services. 

An example of an existing service is the My Apps online application delivery environment.  The current personal file space requires the use of a client and additional support for use.  The web interface to the personal file space does not allow multiple file manipulation. 

The current experience does not fulfill the needs of users for reliability and ease of use that the ASU community has come to expect from services offered by UTO.

This project will look at the current environment and determine the appropriate method to migrate personal file space to the new environment.

Start Date: 
June 22, 2009
Current Milestone: 
August 21, 2009 Project Initiation Meeting (Sharan Johnson)
Stage: 
On hold
People
Sponsor/Champion: 
Adrian Sannier, Vice President and University Technology Officer
Project Manager: 
Sharan Johnson
Contact for more information: 
robin@asu.edu
Associate VP University Technology: 
Bob Nelson
University Technology Director: 
Robin Manke-Cassidy
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Source: 
Internal
Priority: 
Medium
Scope: 
  • Provide an easy to access file system for faculty, staff, and student personal files.
  • Requires no client for Linux, Macintosh, or Windows operating systems to access.
  • Provides a web interface that allows mutiple file manipulation and ease of use.
  • Ease of use with other services such as the My App online application environment.
  • Easy to deploy.
  • Compatible with Citrix.
  • Faster than current option.
All Milestones and Schedule: 

Project Approved -- Completed

Project Manager assigned -- Completed

High-Level Project Milestones defined -- Completed

Project Initiation Meeting (Sharan Johnson) -- To be completed by August 7, 2009.

Discovery Phase: Personal File Space Solutions

  • Personal file space solutions in use at other Universities -- Date TBD
  • Personal file space solutions in use at major corporations -- Date TBD
  • Engage the NetApp vendor to research/evaluate options for migration and function -- Date TBD
  • Provide documentation of current AFS environment/structure -- Date TBD 

Evaluation Phase:

  • Convene evaluation team members (Jack Hsu, Greg Wilson, Mehran Yahya, Robin Manke-Cassidy) -- Date TBD
  • Determine evaluation criteria -- Date TBD
  • Conduct evaluation -- Date TBD
  • Compile results -- Date TBD

Decision Phase:

  • Present results to Bob Nelson and Max Davis-Johnson -- Date TBD
  • Determine next steps (Bob Nelson and Max Davis-Johnson) -- Date TBD

Post Implementation Review -- Date TBD

 

Deliverables: 
  • Personal file space for faculty, staff, and students that is easy to use and adds value to other Unversity provided services.
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