IT is Innovation in Technology

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These are the slides from my talk at the 17th CIMA-Loughborough Shared Services Forum in Newcastle on 26th September 2013. I introduce some of the changes and challenges posted by Cloud Computing, Post-PC, Bring (or Choose) Your Own Device, and so on. I also feature some case studies of work that we have been involved with, and offer some pointers to the way forward.

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Martin HamiltonHead of Academic Systems,Loughborough Universityhttp://martinh.net@martin_hamilton

IT is Innovationin Technology

1. A River of Clouds

2. IT is Innovation in Technology

3. Case Studies

4. Actions Required

Themes

1. A River of Clouds

2. IT is Innovation in Technology

3. Case Studies

4. Actions Required

Themes

Themes

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A River of Clouds: Pros– Reduce headcount, capex

– Make IT a revenue cost not

a capital cost

– Best of breed services are

run by large expert teams

– Anytime, anyplace access

across devices is a given

– Flex service capacity

according to business

needs

A River of Clouds: Cons– Loss of expertise

– Ceding of control• cf. Windows 8

– Loss of flexibility around

spending windows

– Risk of vendor lock-in

– Clarity around SLAs,

Ts&Cs?

– Fear Uncertainty and

Doubt e.g. industrial

espionage

1. A River of Clouds

2. IT is Innovation in Technology

3. Case Studies

4. Actions Required

Themes

Wearables

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IT is Innovation in Technology

IT is Innovation in Technology

– Lazy Conclusions:• BYOD/CYOD and VDI the

norm

• Old style PCs for power users

• Cloud services for many key

roles (Google Apps,

Salesforce.com, …)

• Business Process

Re-Engineering

– But real focus should be on

the value-add:• IT as a partner in business

transformation

IT is Innovation in Technology

– Lazy Conclusions:• BYOD/CYOD and VDI the

norm

• Old style PCs for power users

• Cloud services for many key

roles (Google Apps,

Salesforce.com, …)

• Business Process

Re-Engineering

– But real focus should be on

the value-add:• IT as a partner in business

transformation

1. A River of Clouds

2. IT is Innovation in Technology

3. Case Studies

4. Wrapping Up

Themes

Case Studies: i2012 Hybrid Cloud

– Multi-million pound programme

to:• Refresh campus network core and

edge

• Migrate to IP telephony

• Virtualize data centre services

• Pilot Virtual Desktop (VDI)

– Delivered through Framework

Agreement, negotiated through

Competitive Dialogue• Logialis, Cisco, NetApp, CA

– 1st UK Hybrid Cloud site with

cloudbursting and full IP

mobility

Case Studies: i2012 Hybrid Cloud

Case Studies: i2012 Hybrid Cloud

Case Studies: i2012 Hybrid Cloud

Case Studies: Kit-Catalogue– kit-catalogue.com

– Catalogue and share high value

equipment (e.g. >£25K)

– Open source software

developed at Loughborough

University• Now in use at 17 other institutions

– Subscription model for support

and cloud hosting

– Now following this approach

with other locally developed

software

Case Studies: Kit-Catalogue

Case Studies: Kit-Catalogue

Case Studies: HPC Midlands– hpc-midlands.ac.uk

– Centre of Excellence in High

Performance Computing• £1m seed funding from EPSRC/BIS

– Remit is to make

Supercomputing Accessible to

Industry• Working with startups and leading

firms such as Airbus, E.ON, Rolls-

Royce, RWE npower and Tata Steel

• Flexible licensing from ISVs

including ANSYS, CD-adapco and

MSC Software

Case Studies: HPC Midlands

Case Studies: HPC Midlands

Case Studies: JANET ESISS– esiss.ac.uk

– Education Shared Information

Security Service

– Accredited penetration testing

– Information security

consultancy

– Staff trained to CISSP, Tiger

Scheme Senior Security Tester

etc

– Worked with 60+ organizations

over a 4 year period

Case Studies: JANET / eduroam

– eduroam.org

– Roam seamlessly between

150+ Universities and Colleges

in the UK

– And 50+ countries worldwide

– Use your normal user name

and password wherever you go• Securely tunnelled back home

– Originally for network access,

multi-protocol approach being

explored through Project

Moonshot

Case Studies: MEGS VLE

1. A River of Clouds

2. IT is Innovation in Technology

3. Case Studies

4. Actions Required

Themes

Actions Required- Awareness- Building capability

- 100,000 IT vacancies- 1m young unemployed- Generation Pi

- Role for Technology Strategy Board?- UK/EU cloud providers- Common authentication- “National grid” to plug

into, using open standards

Actions Required: Building Capability

Actions Required: Building Capability

WearablesActions Required: Generation Pi

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Martin HamiltonHead of Academic Systems,Loughborough Universityhttp://martinh.net@martin_hamilton

IT is Innovationin Technology

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