Progress Report on Implementation of Recommendations from the Indiana University Cyberinfrastructure Research Taskforce. Stewart, C., A. Technical Report 2010.
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This document refers to the Final Report of the Indiana University Cyberinfrastructure Research Taskforce at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/469 . The summary that follows conveys progress-to-date on the ten recommendations in the CRT final report. Even as we face unprecedented budgetary challenges, IU aims to maintain "excellent facilities for research and education," as stated by President McRobbie. In this memo I summarize some of the key activities undertaken in response to the 2005 Cyberinfrastructure Research Taskforce report by the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology (OVPIT), University Information Technology Services (UITS), and its partners in developing and providing IU's advanced research cyberinfrastructure, particularly the School of Informatics and Computing (SOIC), Digital Library Program (DLP), and Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI). (Note that PTI is itself a collaborative effort of the School of Informatics and Computing, Maurer School of Law, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, and University Information Technology Services.) CRT Recommendation #1: Indiana University should continue investments in core IT infrastructure that is a foundation for IU's advanced cyberinfrastructure. The university should expand the successful principles of equipment life cycle budgeting in line with the ITSP to all levels (schools, departments, etc.) to ensure the long-term sustainability of the core IT infrastructure required by scholars. The expansion of life cycle budgeting approaches for all core infrastructure remains a goal, and an increasingly difficult one in tough budget times. A recent review of the life-cycle funding (LCF) program has also assessed how new models of virtualization can provide more sustainable options for some services that had formerly relied on local equipment refreshes. University Information Technology Services (UITS) continues to manage core infrastructure, such as public computing labs and classrooms, with required LCF for any expansion. The new IU Bloomington Data Center also represents a critical element of IU's core information technology infrastructure. This hardened facility plays a key role in protecting valuable

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