Resiliency. Agility. Security.
Lanita Collette, Deputy Chief Information Officer, uses these words to describe what ASITS (Accelerating Secure IT Services) is bringing to the University.
“The ASITS program strengthens institutional resiliency and agility both through the secure technologies we are deploying and the increased communication and collaboration the project is engendering across the University” stated Collette, when asked about the focus and benefits of the program.
ASITS will provide resiliency to withstand the changing landscape of higher education. It incorporates a level of agility, enabling rapid deployment of new technologies in support of educational and research needs. A strong focus on security improvements meets increasingly stringent requirements from regulatory agencies and research partners.
The University is making these commitments by incorporating a suite of services: Secure Network, Identity & Access Management, Technology Lifecycle Care, and Managed Cloud Services.
Last month, the project team collaborated with college and division staff to develop an inventory of the University’s IT infrastructure. In the months of February and March, the combined team reached its first project milestone, the completion of campus-wide Transition Toolkits. The ASITS core team then spent 14 days and nearly 75 hours evaluating the Toolkit data to begin planning the rollout of services.
The ASITS project will modernize technology infrastructure and prepare the University for our next big challenges. This project is dedicated to building and maintaining close alignment with campus partners, building trust, and working efficiently and cohesively in the University’s IT support structure.