Core Technology Infrastructure
Kenneth S. Blackney is Director of
Core Technology Infrastructure.
This department maintains a stable level of service and also provides a consultative role
to integrate the myriad technology components within the University. The result is greater
economies of scale and steady, controlled progress in the areas of server support and networking.
The Director's primary focus is on the planning and coordination of strategic projects involving
network communications and server support. Duties include providing the leadership to integrate
any technologies proposed by departmental and research groups into the overall campus computing
and telecommunications architecture. Administrative duties include oversight of the daily
operation of the Department as well as pursuing externally funded projects.
Functionally organized "Groups" within the CTI Department include:
- Networking:
With the upgrade of the entire campus network infrastructure, staff will play a key role in
making available the latest networking technologies to the University community. Duties
include maintaining the cable facility, resolving problems, moves, and installs and managing
the increased complexity of network communications.
- Operations:
The purpose of this Group is to provide 7 x 24 support of the institutions "server farm" and
data network, backup management and data recovery, and optical scanning services. The server
farm consists of approximately 50 systems running Solaris and Windows NT or 2000 Advanced Server.
- Security:
The goal of this Group is manage network and system security for Drexel-owned resources and to
advise and assist users connected to DrexelNet and the other networks at Drexel.
- Systems:
The goal of this Group is to provide seamless support for all administrative and academic
computing needs of the University with simultaneous support of applications and systems
programming across all server platforms as noted above. Maintenance of an efficient and stable
means of access to central computing systems as well as operating system support (e.g. UNIX and NT)
for all platforms.
- Technical Services:
The goal of this Group is to serve as the "front-end" of CTI by taking user requests for services
and reports of outages along with front-line network and system troubleshooting and deployment of
basic network services.
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