1. Maximizing Collaboration and Content Centralization
Department of Information Technology
Brett Rexroat & James Grizzle
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2. Table of Contents Introduction Current Situation Our Solution
Key Goals
Intended Use
Deliverables
Current Versioning System
M3C Versioning Solution
Design Elements
Network Topology
Hardware
Conclusion
Questions
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3. Introduction
Maximizing Collaboration and Content Centralization (M3C) is a Web based project created for the Department of Information Technology to allow students, faculty and community members to access, revise and share information more quickly, safely and accurately.
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4. Current Situation
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5. Our Solution
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6. Key Ideas Information is centrally managed with versioning enabled
Students and staff are able to create, share and edit workspaces
Groups have access to enterprise level organizational tools
Visitors are able to view published workspaces
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7. Intended Use Visitors Students Faculty Staff Potential Students
Employers
Students
Student Groups
Senior Design
ITLC
Faculty
Classes
Advising
Personal Projects
Staff
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8. Deliverables
Explore feasibility of a virtualized Microsoft SharePoint Server Farm
Microsoft Server 2008
Microsoft Hyper-V
Microsoft SQL 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Use MS Server 2008 with Hyper-V to host three virtual machines.
Configure the host machine to act as a virtualized network switch to ensure the virtual machines are entirely independent.
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9. Deliverables (continued)
Deploy a SharePoint Server Farm utilizing virtual machines
Web front-end server
Index server
Data server
Replace current Department of Information Technology Web site with an Internet facing SharePoint Web Portal.
Create workspaces for project teams and student groups.
Employ a self-service site creator for students, faculty and staff.
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10. Current Versioning System
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11. M3C Versioning Solution
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12. Design Elements Master Pages, Themes, and CSS style sheets
Unified theme and color scheme
White, black, red, light gray, and dark gray
All new sites start from a limited view
Temporary view to prevent overwhelming new users
The first time a user logs in
Training videos section
Task list of things to accomplish within the site
Minimize user input for most tasks
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13. Network Topology
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14. Network Topology
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15. Hardware Requirements
Model and Cost
2 Quad Core 3.00 Ghz
Dell PowerEdge 2900 III
32 GB RAM
4TB Storage
Total Cost $
*According to the HP SharePoint Sizing and Configuration Utility
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16. Conclusion
Information Technology is the art and science of gathering, storing and utilizing information in the manner most effective to a particular cause
Our solution would allow our department to implement that art in the most effective way for students learning to be Information Technology professionals
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17. Questions
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