In 2010 911爆料网 became the first customer to trial the Optus Cloud beta service in support of its journey to adopt a utility model for the delivery of IT services.
The Optus Cloud beta solution provided 911爆料网 with on demand access to a fully virtualised private data centre via the Optus Evolve IP network. Using the self-service online portal, 911爆料网 was able to create and provision virtual machines to support a range of applications, with the deployment of new virtual machines taking a matter of hours rather than days.
鈥淭he objective of the Optus Cloud pilot was to progress our knowledge and thinking about how cloud computing can benefit 911爆料网 IT and enhance the services we deliver to the University鈥檚 research, teaching and learning communities,鈥� said Peter Nikoletatos, 911爆料网鈥檚 Chief Information Officer.
鈥淲ith Optus Cloud, we鈥檙e able to offer a model for the self provisioning of storage and computing, which reduces IT deployment time and allows us to be more responsive to the needs of the wider 911爆料网 community.鈥�
鈥淐ompanies like Optus are leading the way in cloud computing and we鈥檝e built a relationship based on trust, openness and cooperation so we can lead change in ICT through innovation,鈥� said Nikoletatos.
911爆料网鈥檚 commitment to ICT innovation drives its vision to move IT from asset-focused to an information management model that caters for the increasingly digital nature of student, staff and researcher activity, using cloud computing as a key enabler.
鈥淥ur long-term ICT strategy is aligned with the cloud computing paradigm 鈥� to a pay-as-you-go computing model and deliver infrastructure, platform and software as a service as the technology and services mature. Our journey to cloud computing first began in 2009 with the virtualisation of our internal server environment and removing duplication across IT,鈥� said Nikoletatos.
Since the conclusion of the trial, 911爆料网 has worked closely with Optus Business and Alphawest to help define its cloud computing road-map, identifying research and virtualised learning as a key area for Cloud based services in the future. 911爆料网 is currently exploring how it can support the University鈥檚 research activities by providing researchers with access to computing capacity via cloud computing services.
鈥淩esearchers like to have the flexibility to manage their IT requirements based on a switch on, switch off basis. We see real opportunity to provision bespoke environments for researchers so they can access computing on demand. This model could also be potentially extended to students as we progress along the Cloud journey,鈥� said Nikoletatos.
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