Contributions to efficiency have been the chief outcome of the IT Transformation process. Focused primarily on studying, planning and implementing consolidation projects, the IT transformation continues to be a UB success.
Over a dozen consolidation projects have been substantially completed since their launch in 2007. Projects were selected according to their university priority, their alignment with UB 2020 goals and their feasibility and return on effort.
The projects clustered on six themes:
| Project Outcome | Value to UB |
|---|---|
Standardization Workstations purchased through the UB 2020 workstation standardization program procurement and support costs |
Substantially less expensive computers; lower support costs |
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) More than 70 disparate phone systems have been decommissioned, along with more than 3,000 Centrex phone lines terminated. More than 7000 people now use the same VoIP phone system at UB |
Single, unified, modern telephone system |
Printing iprint@ub reduced paper and toner consumable costs |
Reduced waste, environmentally friendly, faster turnaround |
Virtualization Server consolidations have turned off more than 50 campus print and file servers and seven administrative email servers |
Lower costs, less energy usage, more reliable IT services |
Cloud Computing Moved new student email into the cloud: Google Apps for Education |
Mobile access, lower costs, increased collaboration |
Green IT Employed new green technologies in UB datacenters, deployed Energy Star-qualified devices and used “green” equipment recycling and disposal
Read more about Environmental Stewardship at UB |
Living up to the UB Green Promise |
Automation Enabled automation of appointment, procurement and recruitment business operations campus wide |
Green processes, faster response |
Information Security Established workstation and server patching and antivirus support campus wide |
Priceless |