Thank you for attending this event, during which University of Illinois Chicago worked with Vantage Technology Consulting Group to develop an actionable plan to modernize their network and funding model. Download the presentation.
As organizations reach a tipping point, the only viable option forward is to modernize the network. The goal is to create a network environment with the capabilities to enable the institution’s research, academic, and administrative missions over the long term.
Combining this approach with forward looking financial planning for a sustainable funding model, the historical cycle of technical debt and deferred maintenance can be broken. Learn how University of Illinois Chicago worked with Vantage Technology Consulting Group to develop an actionable plan to modernize the network and the funding model.
Join us for this interactive webinar where Jelene Crehan, Director of Network Engineering & Infrastructure at UIC and Jon Young, AVP at Vantage Technology Consulting Group will describe the political, fiscal and technology challenges that UIC faced and how they developed a plan to modernize and adapt as the reality of the pandemic and changing institutional priorities added new challenges and even some opportunities.
Session Takeaways
Learn how to pitch a modernized network to campus leadership in the interest of institutional strategic goals
Understand the major design elements in a modern campus network including support for compliance enclaves and elephant flows anywhere
Explore why a modern network matters to institutional success
Discuss the next steps in the evolution to a zero-trust network
