Storage Architecture and
Collegiate Alignment Strategy
Jacqueline Campbell
IT Manager – Storage and Backup
Infrastructure
History
• SAN/NAS Implemented 2004
– 50TB
– FY2010 - 1PB of data
• Fast Evolution
“If we build it they will come”
• Organic Growth
Initial Services
• SAN Hosted Storage
– Tier 1
– Tier 2
– Tier 3
– Tier 4
• NAS Hosted Storage
– Tier 3
Charge from Senior
Leadership
• Form Storage Services Users Group
(SSUG)
• Collaboration – Common Storage Vision
• Fit gap analysis
– Collegiate Units
– Super Computer Institute
– Office of Information Technology
Analysis Phase
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SSUG
Consultant
Research Cyber Infrastructure Alliance
IT Directors
Senior Leadership
5 Year Roadmap
Recommendations
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Short Term Tactical Changes to OIT SAN
Large Storage Pools – “Cloud”
Data Analysis, Trending and Forecasting
Augment Common Good Services
Policy and Governance Alignment across
units
• Archive – Additional Tiered Service
Continued Collaboration
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Architecture Best Practices
Common Infrastructure Components
Reduce Duplication
Increase financial responsibility to
University
Example
• Media Mill Project
– College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and OIT
project with shared vision for expansion to
other colleges
External Review
OIT Managed Technology
Collegiate Managed Technology
IT Governance Alignment
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SSUG
IT Directors
Research Cyber Infrastructure
Academic Technology Advisory
Committee
• Strategic Technology Advisory Team
Jacqueline Campbell
jac1@umn.edu
612-626-7938