American Society of Engineers of

Indian Origin

30th National Convention

Sasi K. PillayChief Information Officer

University of Wisconsin SystemSeptember 19, 2015

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Evolution of Computing

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• Mainframe Computing• Minicomputer Computing• Personal Computing• Client-Server Computing• Internet/Web based Computing• SMAC Computing

– Social– Mobile– Analytics– Cloud

Social Media

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• Providing Information• Connecting with the organization• Creating engagement – Personalization• Enabling collaboration

Mobile

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• Ubiquitous Access • From anywhere• At anytime• Using any device• Securely

Mobile

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• Bring Your Own device (BYOD)• Bring Your Own Experience (BYOE)• Support multiple applications

– Differing Authorizations– Multiple security models– Dynamic security– Granular security policies

Pope Benedict (2005)

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Pope Francis (2013)

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Analytics

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• Data driven decisions• Real time dashboards• Move from reports to adhoc analysis• Single source of truth• Common data definitions

Data Governance Model

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What is Data Governance?

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• Data governance (DG) is the development and implementation of policies, procedures, roles, and responsibilities related to effective data management with the involvement of data stewards within each campus and across the system.

• Data governance is an enterprise program that helps ensure quality, access, and integration of data to maximize the effectiveness of data analytics solutions.

Data Governance Council

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• Agreement to create a System wide Council• Created a Working Group• Focus on creating standard definitions

Cloud

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• More choices of deployment• CapEX OpEX• Capacity when needed• Pay for what is consumed• Improved security• Agility• Reduced technical obsolence

Student Information SystemA Path Forward

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Confluence to Innovation

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Internet of Things Digitization Disruption InnovationSMAC architecture

Approaches to Innovation

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• Open Innovation– Intrapreneurship– Crowd Sourcing

• Cannibalism

Intrapreneurship

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• IT Labs @ NASA• Innovation Fund @ UW System• Project time 90 to 120 days• Maximum award of $20K to $25K

Crowd Sourcing

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• NASA Space Apps Challenge• Year 2012

– 83 Locations– 9100 Participants– 770 Solutions– 58 Challenges

• Year 2015– 135 Locations– 13819 Participants– 949 Solutions– 35 Challenges

Current Initiatives

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• Risk framework for IT Security• Innovation Fund• Student Information System (SIS) Implementation at UW-Stevens Point• Data Governance Council• Interactive Reporting (IR) Tool Replacement / Business Intelligence (BI)

Infrastructure • Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC & VoIP)• Canvas Pilot • Academic Systems Roadmap• UWS Student Survey• Faculty Development• Learning Environment Needs Assessment• Alma Implementation• Common System Review Group• Huron Consulting Studies