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Rampoint Assessment & Recommendation

IAC Presentation August 13, 2008 R. Scott. Rampoint Assessment & Recommendation. Agenda. Acknowledgements Drivers for Action Initial Usage Review Charge to Committee Evaluation Process Recommendation. Many Thanks. CASA; Mike Brake Human Resources; Chris Domanik, Carolee Davis

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Rampoint Assessment & Recommendation

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  1. IAC Presentation August 13, 2008 R. Scott Rampoint Assessment & Recommendation

  2. Agenda • Acknowledgements • Drivers for Action • Initial Usage Review • Charge to Committee • Evaluation Process • Recommendation IAC Presentation

  3. Many Thanks • CASA; Mike Brake • Human Resources; Chris Domanik, Carolee Davis • Information Systems; Ken Johnston • Libraries/Colleges; Don Albrecht • Registrar’s Office; Chris Seng, Jerry Becker • Research Services; Diane Rees, Jon Peterson • ACNS; Randy Miotke, David Urano, Rusty Scott IAC Presentation

  4. Drivers for Action • Luminis platform upgrade overdue • Not trivial – complex architecture • Required (both hardware and software) • Scalability concerns • Expensive • Evidence suggests limited use of portal • Result: Take a closer look IAC Presentation

  5. Initial Rampoint Usage Review • Tabs • 75% of total hits are on RAMWeb & ARIESweb • Course tools • Near absolute zero for Fall ’07, Spring ‘08 • Groups • 40 new groups created last academic year • File storage for internal departmental use, search committees, a few photo albums • Tab owner input • Except for Research Services and ARIESweb, all have built alternate access points (outside the portal) IAC Presentation

  6. Initial Rampoint Usage Review (con’t) • Rampoint Dependencies • Research Services (SSO functionality) • ARIES & ARIESweb access • RamCT depends on data transport mechanism for real-time enrollment updates IAC Presentation

  7. Committee Charge for Recommendation • Evaluate: • Current platform (Luminis III) • Luminis IV • Open source Uportal • Local custom built solution • Considering: • Integration with existing systems • Flexibility in adding new services and integrations • User interface, User support • Staffing support • Hardware and software costs • Make recommendation based on: • Experience & common sense • Not in-depth product analysis IAC Presentation

  8. Evaluation Process • Features matrix • Portal product vs. Portal concept • Tab administrator input • Charge calls for a value judgment rather than exhaustive analysis IAC Presentation

  9. Evaluation Matrix • See attachment IAC Presentation

  10. Portal Product vs. Concept IAC Presentation

  11. More Observations • Our use of the Luminis product features is very limited • Users don’t customize • Chat/Discussion tools virtually unused • SSO – desired, but non-trivial to implement and therefore, not broadly used • Campus priority is in developing extensive services ‘around’ the portal • RAMWeb, RamCT, Email (Google Apps), iTunesU • ARIESweb, KRA • Document management/workflow, KFS, SciQuest, Discoverer, Banner, ODS, HR IAC Presentation

  12. Tab Administrator Input • Continued communication looking for show-stopping dependencies or concerns • None found to date IAC Presentation

  13. Recommendation • The limited use of portal ‘product’ features does not justify the ongoing costs (hardware, software), therefore the committee recommends that the campus transition away from the existing Luminis platform to in-house custom web services that will provide: • Intuitive user interface • Secure SSO infrastructure • Role-based presentation • Less complexity for integrators and administrators • Flexibility, agility • Access to shared documents IAC Presentation

  14. Implementation Considerations • New/enhanced access points for key groups • SSO Technologies • WebISO (CoSign, Yale CAS, etc.) • Message Broker options • Continue use of LDIS from Sungard • Open Source JMS • JDIS • Shared documents • Students, individual and organizations (Google Apps) • Faculty & Staff – Existing gap IAC Presentation

  15. Timeline • August 13, 2008 – IAC Presentation and support • September, 2008 – UTFAB Approval • September, 2008 – ITEC Approval • September, 2008 – Luminis Decommission Project Team formed • Spring 2009 – Begin replacement of RamPoint/Luminis services • June 30, 2009 – End of RamPoint system and Luminis maintenance agreement IAC Presentation

  16. Questions • Are most welcome IAC Presentation

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