| Current Status | Critical Needs | Long Range Goals | ||
| 1 | Funded Depreciation: funds are set aside each year to replace functionally obsolete technologies | 40% of the annual allocation for "funded depreciation" is earmarked for information technologies and audio-visuals | Increase annual allocation; review expectations for five year functional life of some technologies | Implement predictable and adequate budget process for hardware replacement |
| 2 | Displacement of old: when appropriately adopted, new technology should displace old technology to improve supportability; technologies should not be accumulated | We continue to accumulate hardware and software thereby increasing support demands | Replace obsolete, hard-to-support systems with industry standard systems using a highly consistent, supportable software complement | Work with clients to define "old" and "standard" systems on a regular basis |
| 3 | Special Funding: respond to rapid changes in expectations and needs for technology with special funding strategies, such as extramural grant applications | On-going process: Pew, HHMI, Mellon, Culpeper and others | Strong emphasis on collaborative work with academic departments for extramural grant applications; residential technology needs funded on-budget | Continued leadership in grantsmanship |
| 4 | Inventory: technology assets (hardware, software) are cataloged with appropriate levels of detail | Information is current (1996); Utopia Inventory system in use | Utopia data is verified and used extensively in providing client support services | Asset management systems in place to forecast replacement needs |
Contact: Scott Siddall, Information and Computing Services,
scott@siddall.info
Edited: 01-27-97