2. Michigan State University Home of two time champion mascot … Sparty!

3. Goals! Brief Background on MSU IT Facts about MSU High Level or Hot Issues Your IT Department Has Have you remember something – there will be a quiz! In 10 minutes!

5. Background on MSU

6. Where the heck are we?

7. MSU Campus

8. General Information Largest single-campus residence hall system in the country with 23 undergraduate halls, one graduate hall, and three apartment villages Founded February 12, 1855 As the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan 1964 – Name changed.. Michigan State University 45,000 students 10,500 faculty and staff (4500/6000) 5,200 acre campus 200+ academic buildings

9. Right around the corner http://www.golfmsu.msu.edu/

10. Spartan Stadium

11. Culture and Entertainment Wharton Center for Performing Arts Breslin Student Events Center MSU Museum Kresge Art Museum: now and in the future Abrams Planetarium: with a 150-seat Sky Theater Horticultural Demonstration Gardens: six distinct gardens over 7.5 acres

12. An NCAA National Championship Four regular-season Big Ten Championships Two Big Ten Tournament titles Three NCAA "Final Four" appearances Six straight NCAA Tournament appearances MSU Basketball – One of the Best! Note: Exhibition game vs. Michigan Tech, Wed at 7pm!

13. MSU Hockey – 2007 National Champions

14. MSU Football

16. MSU Dairy Store Badger Cherry Cheesecake Gopher More Hoosier Strawberry Illini Orange Cream Maize ‘n’ Berry Mint Cookie and Cream Nittany White Out Purdue Tracks Wildcat Crunch

17. 50 years of Computing http://computing.msu.edu/50years/

18. How powerful was MISTIC? When completed, it measured 10 feet high, 11 feet long and 2 feet deep. 40K of memory!

19. Who’s Here?

20. IT Facts at Michigan State

21. One of smallest central IT spending in the Big Ten

22. IT Facts Computer Laboratory formed in 1957 to create MISTIC (renamed to ACNS in 2004) 91,000 computers in 136 buildings on the network Three Central Computing Help Desks for Distance Learning, Academic/General and Administrative, and classroom support line. Distributed Support

23. wireless.msu.edu 934 access points in 95 buildings and growing

24. High Level or Hot Issues for IT

25. Hot Issues! Email Log File Retention Help Desks Virtualization Central Backup Central vs Local Support Communication WirelessEBS Cellular coverage Telecom Mobility Features Security Course Mgmt Effective use of limited Resources

26. Michigan State University A great place to work! And now… Great People…

27. Quiz Time!

28. What was the name of the department that created Mistic? And what is it called now?

29. Name one place for entertainment or culture at MSU

30. Name 2 sports teams at MSU that are good

31. Where to go for Ice Cream or Cheese?

32. Name 2 hot IT Issues at MSU

33. Thank You!