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The University of Pennsylvania has 7,000 employees and operates in the higher education sector with an estimated revenue of $3 billion. Key IT initiatives include transitioning from tape backups to more efficient solutions, automating file system access monitoring, and migrating from Lotus Notes to Exchange over two years. The IT infrastructure consists of 45 virtualized servers, 120TB of Dell storage, and critical applications supported by SQL databases.

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M 01 Res 07

The University of Pennsylvania has 7,000 employees and operates in the higher education sector with an estimated revenue of $3 billion. Key IT initiatives include transitioning from tape backups to more efficient solutions, automating file system access monitoring, and migrating from Lotus Notes to Exchange over two years. The IT infrastructure consists of 45 virtualized servers, 120TB of Dell storage, and critical applications supported by SQL databases.

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University of Pennsylvania First Call Information

3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

IT Contacts
Donna Haynesworth
Senior Information Technology Project Leader

Ms Josephine Mercer
IT Administrator

Ronald Cohen
IT Manager

Alan Fels
Manager Inforamation Technology Services
Company Information

 7,000 Employees
 Industry- Higher Education
 $3 Billion Estimated Revenue (Fiscal Year End: January)
 Locations across the State of Pennsylvania with several affiliate schools

Business/IT Initiatives
1. Still backing up to tape. Environment is too large and tape costs are out of control.
a. Timeline: 4 months
2. Automate file systems access monitoring and policy enforcement
a. Timeline: 6 months
3. Huge initiative to convert whole school to Exchange (Currently using Lotus Notes)
a. 2 year long project

Critical Applications

1. Accounting- Microsoft SQL


2. Human Resources- Microsoft SQL
3. Interactive Classroom- SQL backend (This is used for online classes and assignments)
Network Environment

Number of Servers 45 Virtualized Manufacturers: Dell


Storage Dell storage with 120TB (Accounting, HR, Interactive Classroom,
Exchange, File Servers) (Total Capacity- 150TB)
Backups Symantec Net Backup (Weekly Full, Daily Incremental)

Security Central Antivirus (McAfee) and Firewall Server (Symantec)

Applications 6 web server running at all times to house the Website and support
Interactive Classroom
6 Accounting Application server (SQL) housing accounting records
6 SQL Servers for Purchasing and Human Resources
15 File Servers housing Student data
Account Name: Industry:

Industry Related Drivers Compliance Data Retention Security


Healthcare Financial Legal
Media Higher Ed Manufacturing
Services Retail Other

Account and Initiatives RFP Existing Net New


Consolidation DR/BC
Upgrade SDS
Cloud Services Other

Opportunity - Computers Physical Virtual Mixed


Workstations Servers
Web Other

Opportunity - Storage DAS NAS Mixed


EMC Non-EMC
Up Capacity Replace

Opportunity - Applications Proprietary Off-shelf Mixed


Migration Replacement
Virtualization Other

Opportunity – Professional Services


Migration Deployment
Upgrade Residency

Opportunity - Education Physical Virtual Mixed


Workstations Servers
Upgrade Backup
Other

Additional Information Needed


Servers Storage Applications Users
Servers Configs Capacity Data Workloads Numbers Profiles
Workloads SPcollect NAR
RPO/RTO
Connectivity Activity Config

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