Core Technology Infrastructure
Kenneth S. Blackney is the Associate Vice President for Core Technology Infrastructure (CTI).
This group 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 AVP'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 group as well as pursuing externally funded projects.
CTI is organized into four groups.
Communications
People and computers both work better in groups. CTI Communications designs, installs, and operates the wired and wireless networks that provide voice, data, and video communications for the Drexel community. From basic telephone service to advanced unified messaging, from the Internet to which millions connect to the advanced Internet2 with only twenty-three direct connections, and from gigabit Ethernet jacks in every classroom, office, and residence to ubiquitous advanced multi-path wireless networks, CTI Communications provides the Drexel community with a broad set of capabilities.
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
Reliable technology services require an expansive and resilient computing infrastructure. Systems operates two on-campus data centers to provide computing, information, and communications redundancy. CTI recognizes and embraces the power of the Internet to provide "cloud" services. As such, CTI is both a provider of information technology services to other colleges and universities and a consumer of IT services — all based on the power of networking.
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.
Web Services
DrexelOne, Web Content Management, Surveys, Databases, and more.
